Bertha Hope
| Bertha Hope-Booker | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bertha Rosemond[1] |
| Born |
November 8, 1936 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, band leader |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Associated acts | Walter Booker, Elmo Hope, Jazzberry Jam |
Bertha Hope-Booker (née Rosemond,[1] born November 8, 1936 in Los Angeles, California[2]) is an American jazz pianist and jazz educator. She is the widow of fellow pianist Elmo Hope, with whom she collaborated.[3] She has toured Europe and Japan and played with a diverse group of artists.[4] In the 1990s she had her first CDs as a leader and additionally worked with her later husband,[5] bassist Walter Booker.[6]
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990* | In Search of Hope | Steeplechase | |
| 1991 | Elmo's Fire | Steeplechase | Sextet, with Eddie Henderson (trumpet), Junior Cook and Dave Riekenberg (tenor sax), Walter Booker (bass), Leroy Williams (drums) |
| 1992 | Between Two Kings | Minor | Trio, with Walter Booker (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums) |
| 1999 | Nothin' But Love | Reservoir | Trio, with Walter Booker (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums) |
As sidewoman
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Hope, ElmoElmo Hope | Hope-Full | Riverside |
| 2009* | Irabagon, JonJon Irabagon | The Observer | Concord |
References
- 1 2 Weeks, Todd Bryant (2010) "Bertha Hope-Booker Interviewed for Allegro, January 13, 2010". Transcript of interview for Allegro. pp. 2–3.
- ↑ Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, pp. 738–739. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Jazz Berry Jam bio". Jazzberryjam.com. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ↑ Owen McNally (August 28, 1997). "Many Colors of Woman Concert Features Pianist Bertha Hope". The Courant. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ↑ Scott, Ron (November 30, 2006) "Bassist Walter Booker Dies at 73". New York Amsterdam News. p. 25.
- ↑ Leslie Gourse, Madame Jazz, Oxford University Press, 1996, p. 165. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
External links
Hope's biography on the History Makers Project
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