SCCD 31276 Elmo's Fire / Bertha Hope Quintet “… a homage paid by pianist Bertha Hope to her husband Elmo who died in 1967… An ensemble of beautiful coherence, sensitive to its sonority on those arrangements of perfect taste acknowledges its roots in bop…A great listening pleasure .” (Pierre Schavey, The Lion) “ Un très […]
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Bertha Hope – In Search Of Hope (SCCD 31276)
SCCD 31276 In Search Of Hope / Bertha Hope Trio This is the first leader recording by Elmo Hope’s widow Bertha Rosemond Hope (b. November 8, 1936 in Los Angeles). She started playing piano at the age of three. She became interested in jazz through Bud Powell and turned pro in the early 50s. She […]