Homecoming! is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1961 for the Riverside label.[1]

Homecoming!
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedJune 22 & 29, 1961
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
GenreJazz
Length51:00
CD reissue with bonus tracks
LabelRiverside
RLP 381
ProducerBill Grauer
Elmo Hope chronology
High Hope!
(1961)
Homecoming!
(1961)
Hope-Full
(1962)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]

The AllMusic review by Brandon Burke stated "Homecoming! is a particularly high-spirited record for this stage in Hope's troubled career. Following an extended stay in Los Angeles, a number of the day's top players helped welcome a refreshed Hope back to New York on this session... Expect fine performances by all. This great hard bop record is highly recommended".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated

  1. "Moe, Jr." – 5:56
  2. "Moe, Jr." [alternate take] – 4:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  3. "La Berthe" – 3:14
  4. "Eyes So Beautiful as Yours" – 6:33
  5. "Homecoming" – 5:15
  6. "One Mo' Blues" – 6:48
  7. "A Kiss for My Love" – 5:33
  8. "A Kiss for My Love" [alternate take] – 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:43

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Riverside Records Catalog: 300 series". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  2. ^ a b Burke, B. AllMusic Review accessed October 26, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 723. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.