Find Elmo Hope Lead sheets here: www.jazzleadsheets.com Bertha Hope, Jerry Dodgion, and Putter Smith talk about the great Elmo Hope. Elmo Hope was a classically trained pianist with technique rivaling that of his childhood friend Bud Powell and a composer of music whose inventiveness and complexity approaches that of Thelonious Monk. In fact, Elmo, Thelonious and Bud used to hang out so much together they became known as "The Three Musketeers." Bertha Hope was married to Elmo Hope until his passing in 1967. She is an accomplished pianist herself, who studied with Richie Powell (Bud's brother) in Los Angeles. Jerry Dodgion, saxophonist, knew Elmo during the time that he was living in California. Putter Smith has been an in demand bass player in Los Angeles since he was a teenager. He played with Elmo Hope for a six week residency in Los Angeles when he was 17 years old.
