Meditations (also released as Elmo Hope Memorial Album) is an album by American jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1955 for the Prestige label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Fans of bop piano and Bud Powell will want this enjoyable CD reissue".

Meditations (Elmo Hope album)

Track listing

All compositions by Elmo Hope, except as indicated

"It's a Lovely Day Today" (Irving Berlin) - 2:56

"All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 3:38

"Quit It" - 2:53

"Lucky Strike" - 2:38

"I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 3:22 "Huh" - 4:55 "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:24 "My Heart Stood Still" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:46 "Elmo's Fire" - 6:40 "I'm in the Mood for Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 3:22 "Blue Mo" - 4:24

Meditations (Elmo Hope album)

Personnel

Elmo Hope - piano

John Ore - bass

Willie Jones - drums

References

1955 albums

Albums produced by Bob Weinstock

Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio

Prestige Records albums

Elmo Hope albums

Albums recorded in a home studio

Meditations (Elmo Hope album)