tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post8971559577212926325..comments2024-03-28T03:13:32.555-07:00Comments on JazzProfiles: Elmo Hope: A Jazz Composer Of SignificanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post-15614004075542507782020-04-05T12:07:25.521-07:002020-04-05T12:07:25.521-07:00Elmo, as well as so many other people in the 1940s...Elmo, as well as so many other people in the 1940s/50s, was convicted of possession of narcotics during the ridiculous and mostly racist war on drugs waged by Federal Bureau of Narcotics Commissioner Harry Anslinger. In those days, they'd arrest you just for having injection track marks on your arms. These were felony convictions, which, in NYC, resulted in the revocation of your cabaret card - hence, your living.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046561210883490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post-38032691945331626652020-04-05T11:55:06.828-07:002020-04-05T11:55:06.828-07:00"Despite these acerbic remarks—particularly b..."Despite these acerbic remarks—particularly blunt in light of the typical musician's tendency to overpraise colleagues".<br /><br />Please give examples of the "the typical musician's tendency to overpraise colleagues" and who gets to make that determination?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046561210883490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post-562717497676316852019-05-19T18:46:37.813-07:002019-05-19T18:46:37.813-07:00This article presents Elmo Hope as a victim of New...This article presents Elmo Hope as a victim of New York City's former cabaret card system. In considering that viewpoint, it would be helpful to know for what Elmo Hope was convicted. David Kehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164537788059330060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853772569125614798.post-24471513684370421212017-04-25T12:13:39.970-07:002017-04-25T12:13:39.970-07:00Hi.
A pleasant surprise is his article about the p...Hi.<br />A pleasant surprise is his article about the pianist Helmo Hope of which I am fan since a few years ago I listened to his album Informal Jazz. Since then I listen carefully to everything I find in his work.<br />Greetings from Toledo, Spain.doctorsientetebiennoreply@blogger.com