tracks 1, 4, 7, 12 alto saxophone Bobby Porcelli
tracks 1 to 5, 7 to 12 bass Doug Miller
tracks 6 bass Peter Washington
tracks 1 to 5, 7 to 12 drums John Bishop
tracks 6 drums Kenny Washington
engineer [assistant] Maureen Sickler
tracks 13, 14 flugelhorn, trumpet Don Sickler
photography by [cover], art direction John Bishop
photography by [new stories] Larry Bishop
photography by [of elmo hope] Francis Wolff
tracks 11, 13, 14 piano Bertha Hope
tracks 1 to 5, 7 to 12 piano Marc Seales
tracks 6 piano Ronnie Mathews
producer, liner notes Don Sickler
recorded by, mastered by, mixed by Rudy Van Gelder
tracks 6 voice Roberta Gambarini
written-by [except where noted] Elmo Hope
Phonographic Copyright (p) Don Sickler
Copyright (c) OriginArts
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Mastered At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Mixed At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Ⓟ 2004 Don Sickler Ⓒ 2004 Origin Arts
Manufactured in the USA.

Recording Dates:
- Tracks 1 to 5, 7 to 10 on April 28, 1998
- Track 6 on August 3, 1999
- Track 11 on May 1, 1998
- Tracks 13 & 14 on August 27, 2002

Title Variations on release:
- Spine & CD: NEW STORIES HOPE IS IN THE AIR: The Music of Elmo Hope
- Front- & Rear Cover: HOPE IS IN THE AIR The Music of Elmo Hope
Barcode: 8 05558 24342 4 (Text)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LM26
Mould SID Code: IFPI KN15
Matrix / Runout: ORIGIN RECORDS 380365 D1