Elmo Hope

[felser]

13 hours ago, mhatta said:

It's interesting that 2023 is the centennial for Red Garland and Elmo Hope (and the next year is Bud's).  Is there any other big name born in 1923?

A lot.  I quit looking after hitting Bags. Fats, Dex, Wes, and Thad, all first quarter.

[Gheorghe]

22 hours ago, Larry Kart said:

 

"Bud´s worst friend" -- How so?

It´s written in Mr. Peter Pullman´s book "Wail-The Life of Bud Powell". 

As @T.D. said it, it refers to substance abuse. It´s documented in many letters that Bud´s mother Pearl wrote to Oscar Goodstein. 
The very last meeting between them two happened when Bud during his 1964 schedule at Birdland missed a show and went out on his own to search Elmo Hope, were he went to Elmo´s old adress in the Bronx, where he was told the new adress in Harlem and Bud managed to get there in very bad shape and was brought back to his hotel. That´s what I have read.