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| A1 | Wail, Frank WailWritten-By – Elmo Hope |
6:26 |
| A2 | ZarouWritten-By – Elmo Hope |
5:12 |
| A3 | FosterityWritten-By – Frank Foster |
6:16 |
| B1 | Georgia On My MindWritten-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell |
6:38 |
| B2 | ShutoutWritten-By – Frank Foster |
5:48 |
| B3 | YahoWritten-By – Elmo Hope |
7:40 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Fantasy, Inc.
- Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
- Remastered At – Fantasy Studios
Credits
- Bass – John Ore
- Drums – Arthur Taylor*
- Engineer – Van Gelder*
- Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
- Piano – Elmo Hope
- Remastered By [1985] – Gary Hobish
- Supervised By [Supervision] – Bob Weinstock
- Tenor Saxophone – Frank Foster
- Trumpet – Freeman Lee
Notes
Recorded New York City October 4, 1955.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, etched): ᴬ OJC 1703 A₁ KM-13247-A + +
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, etched): ∝ OJC 1703 B KM-13247-B + +
- Other (Stamped in Runouts between ++): KM
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRLP 7021 | Elmo Hope Quartet And Quintet* | Elmo Hope Quartet And Quintet* - Hope Meets Foster (LP, Album, Mono) | Prestige | PRLP 7021 | US | 1956 |
| 32-033 | Frank Foster, Elmo Hope | Frank Foster, Elmo Hope - Wail frank Wail (LP, Album, Mono) | Esquire | 32-033 | UK | 1956 |
| VIJ-5021 | Elmo Hope Quartet And Quintet* Featuring Frank Foster | Elmo Hope Quartet And Quintet* Featuring Frank Foster - Hope Meets Foster (LP, Album, Mono, RE) | Prestige | VIJ-5021 | Japan | 1977 |
| P-7021, OJCCD-1703-2 | Elmo Hope | Hope Meets Foster (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM) | Prestige, Original Jazz Classics | P-7021, OJCCD-1703-2 | US | 1991 |
| UCCO-5221 | Elmo Hope Quartet And Quintet* | Elmo Hope Quartet And Quintet* - Hope Meets Foster (CD, Album, Mono, RE, RM, SHM) | Prestige | UCCO-5221 | Japan | 2013 |

