Editing Elmo Hope (section)

===Back in New York – 1961–67===
In June 1961, Hope was part of Philly Joe Jones' quintet, which included trumpeter [[Freddie Hubbard]].<ref>"Philly Joe Jones Joins Monk". (June 24, 1961). ''New York Amsterdam News''. p. 20.</ref> Their first gigs were arranged by Hope's old friend, Monk, as was a recording session for [[Riverside Records]] that month, with Hope as leader.{{sfn|Kelley|2008|p=313}} The pianist recorded four albums in New York around 1961,<ref name="discog" /> including ''[[Hope-Full]]'', which contained his only solo tracks and some piano duets with his wife.{{sfn|Mathieson|2012|p=314}}<ref name="millennium" />

Some of the companies that he recorded for at this stage in his career reduced Hope's dignity, in the view of musician and critic [[Robert Palmer (American writer)|Robert Palmer]].<ref name="Palmer" /> One album was entitled ''[[High Hope!]]'' (1961), and another, released as ''[[Sounds from Rikers Island]]'' (1963) in reference to [[Rikers Island|a New York City jail complex]], featured performances exclusively by musicians who had at some point been imprisoned for drug-related crimes.<ref name="Palmer" /> Between these two sessions as leader, Hope was briefly in prison again for drug offenses.{{sfn|Mathieson|2012|p=315}} These and other album releases in the early 1960s did little to develop a wider awareness of Hope.{{sfn|Mathieson|2012|p=315}}

Hope played with McLean again late in 1962.<ref>Levin, Robert (December 6, 1962). ''The Village Voice''. p. 10.</ref> He also led a piano trio: early in 1963 it contained Ray Kenney on bass and [[Lex Humphries]] on drums;<ref>Womble, Bertha (February 9, 1963). "MacLean Concerts Draw, Provide Excellent Jazz". ''New York Amsterdam News''. p. 14.</ref> in late 1964, it had [[John Ore]] on bass and [[Billy Higgins]] on drums.<ref>"'Jazz on the West Side' Launches Fall Season Sat". ''New Pittsburgh Courier''. (November 14, 1964). p. 11.</ref> In 1965, Hope was continuing to lead a trio and quartet in the New York area.<ref>"Who Makes Music and Where". ''The New York Times''. (October 31, 1965). p. X17.</ref><ref>"Music Notes". ''The New York Times''. (April 26, 1965). p. 39.</ref> Drug and health problems, however, meant that he played less often late in his career.{{sfn|Rosenthal|1993|p=56}}{{sfn|Feather; Gitler|1999|p=329}} His last recordings were made in 1966, but not released for 11 years.<ref name="BB">Verna, Paul (November 16, 1996). "The Final Sessions". ''Billboard''. Volume 108/46. p. 77.</ref> Hope's final concert was at Judson Hall in New York City in 1966.<ref name="ANBO" /> Fellow pianist [[Horace Tapscott]] reported that, later, Hope's "hands were all shot up and he couldn't play".<ref>Tapscott, Horace (2001). ''Songs of the Unsung: The Musical and Social Journey of Horace Tapscott''. p. 49. Duke University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8223-2531-4}}.</ref>

Visits to one hospital that was experienced in addressing the health problems of drug addicts left Hope feeling that he was being experimented on, so he went to another, [[Saint Clare's Hospital (Manhattan)|St. Clare's]].{{sfn|Kelley|2008|p=388}} Here, according to his wife, the treatment was not adjusted for the methadone program he was on, putting added strain on his heart.{{sfn|Kelley|2008|p=388}} Hope was hospitalized with pneumonia in 1967 and died a few weeks later, on May 19, of heart failure.<ref name="Gitler">Gitler, Ira [http://hardbop.tripod.com/ehope.html ''Trio and Quintet'']. [Liner notes]. Blue Note. Reproduced at hardbop.tripod. Retrieved August 23, 2014.</ref> His wife was aged 31 at the time of his death.<ref>Gourse, Leslie (1996). ''Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists''. p. 116. Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-19-510647-3}}.</ref> They had three children;<ref name="ANBO" /> their daughter, Monica Hope, became a singer.<ref name="Bertha" />