Lawrence Jones

Elmo Hope - Sounds from Rikers Island (1963) {Audio Fidelity–Fresh Sound FSR-CD338 rel 2003}
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© 1963, 2003 Audio Fidelity / Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 338
Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop / Piano

Kudos to Spain's Fresh Sound label for digging this one out of its undeserved obscurity. This 1963 session assembled by composer Sid Frey, pianist and composer Elmo Hope, and vibist Walt Dickerson (who doesn't appear on the record) is a blowing date centered around the notion of drug addiction and hopelessness for the addict/slave musician who ends up in places like Rikers Island. As a cultural and social critique, it fails other than in its liner notes. As a musical document, it is an overwhelming success. Hope surrounds himself with musicians whose reputations are now legendary: Philly Joe Jones, John Gilmore, Ronnie Boykins, Lawrence Jackson, and Freddie Douglas.

World War II drama in which Richard Widmark, as Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence, replaces the popular commanding officer of a group of underwater demolition divers. a crew of fiercely independent studs who hang their proverbial hats in Davy Jones' locker. The martinet Lawrence tightens the discipline of the unit, making him mucho unpopular with the macho frogmen. Finally, Lawrence proves himself as more than just a stuffed white shirt, showing he has the cojones to keep up with their peculiar brand of the jones, becoming one of the team by fearlessly defusing a live torpedo at the risk of his own life.

This Missouri-born songsmith has a fun way with words. Even if corporate radio has kept his voice from reaching you, you've still heard his songs. He wrote "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" and "Choices" for George Jones; and he's written songs for George Strait, Tracy Lawrence, Gary Allen, Kenny Chesney, and Sara Evans, as well as dozens of others. But when Billy decides to sing for himself, it's a grand thing to hear.I complain about the state of country radio a lot….

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