An impeccable rhythm section... - Jazz Times. New York producer, trumpeter and publisher Don Sickler has long made it his business to document the works of underrated Jazz composers. With this CD, the Seattle-based New Stories trio add their own spin to many of the melodic and complex compositions of unsung bebop hero Elmo Hope, bringing them into the 21st Century. Featuring altoist Bobby Porcelli, Sickler on trumpet and a special appearance by Bertha Hope, this album was recorded and mixed by Rudy Van Gelder, who was involved with many of Hope's original recordings.