Elmo Hope complete trio

[take5]

Came across this one in the store. I think it's pretty new.

I hadn't heard much of his music, at least not as a leader. He may be one of those over-looked greats, though. This is an interesting collection- not everything here is gold, but for 5 hrs of trio recordings it's impressively varied. Hope does these Monk bits and reminds of Ahmad Jamal in places. Frank Butler, on disc 3, gets a bit carried away with the drums at times, and the bass is way too low in the mix.

The one downside of this comp is that it has pieces of some albums that might have been fun to hear in their entirety.

[Alexander Hawkins]

Is that the Frank Butler/Jimmy Bond trio? I've always thought of that as something like the perfect trio album!

[six string]

What label is this 4 cd set on?

[clifford_thornton]

What label is this 4 cd set on?

Looks Lonehill/Fresh Sound-y. However, it's nice that the material is collected.

Frank Butler is awesome. And he's from Kansas - doubly awesome!

[jazzbo]

It's a Gambit Records release.

[take5]

Is that the Frank Butler/Jimmy Bond trio? I've always thought of that as something like the perfect trio album!

It's a career collection, and does include the album those three did together. It does happen to be my favorite material on the box as of now.

[clifford_thornton]

Yes, that record was originally released on HiFi Jazz and reissued by Contemporary. It's a doozy.

[João Santos]

Here's the detailed info:

http://www.jazzmessengers.com/ProductInfo.asp?ref=115227

I actually came across the 12" for 1955's Meditations yesterday and its a wonderful album as well.

[jazzbo]

Meditations is my favorite of these. Just something special about it.