Jim Hall
A sensitive, versatile guitarist equally gifted in solo, trio or larger combo settings, Jim Hall was a dynamic jazz contributor from the '50s onward. His playing reflected the influences of Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian, and featured blues-tinged solos, carefully crafted statements, and a rich, full tone and sound. His harmonic and rhythmic subtlety, achieved without sacrificing swing or intensity, were legendary. Hall began his professional career in Cleveland as a teen, then attended the Cleveland Institute of Music. After moving to Los Angeles and studying classical guitar with Vicente Gómez, Hall joined Chico Hamilton's quintet in the mid-'50s. He was in the Jimmy Giuffre 3 from 1956 to 1959, and made his recording debut as a leader in 1957. Hall made several sessions for Pacific Jazz and Pausa in the '60s. He worked extensively in the late '50s and into the mid-'60s, though he was also encountering severe problems with alcohol. There were sessions with Ben Webster, the masterpiece Undercurrent with Bill Evans, and a stint with Ella Fitzgerald in 1960 and 1961. Hall recorded frequently with Paul Desmond, and worked with Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins, and Art Farmer. He played in the studio band for The Merv Griffin Show, worked with Evans again, and made some excellent duo records with Ron Carter. Hall divided his time in the '70s, '80s, and '90s between leading groups and doing sessions. He recorded for CTI, Milestone, Horizon, Artist House, and A&M (Japan) in the '70s, then mostly for Concord in the '80s. He recorded for MusicMasters in the '90s. Mosaic issued a comprehensive box set of his recordings with Desmond in 1987. His early Pacific Jazz recordings and much of his work with Rollins has been reissued on CD, as have some of the CTI, Fantasy, and Milestone dates. The Concord and MusicMasters sessions remain in print. Jim Hall died at his apartment in Manhattan on December 10, 2013; he was 83 years old.
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Revelation
Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Raney, Jim Hall
Jazz - Erschienen bei Diamond Days am 05.05.2008
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2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West (feat. Jim Hall) [Bonus Track Version]
Jazz - Erschienen bei Lullaby in Rhythm am 01.06.2014
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Take a Coffee Break
Jazz - Erschienen bei moreeguale am 26.05.2014
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Jazz Guitar
Jazz - Erschienen bei Firefly Entertainment am 01.01.2000
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Two Jims and Zoot
Zoot Sims, Jimmy Raney, Jim Hall
Jazz - Erschienen bei Mainstream Records am 01.01.1964
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The Street Swingers
Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney
Bebop - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 07.02.2022
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Good Friday Blues
Jim Hall Trio, Jim Hall, Modest Jazz Trio
R&B - Erschienen bei Wave Octave am 11.02.2019
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Music On Air
Jazz - Erschienen bei Underground Inside Records am 06.05.2016
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Greensleeves, Time After Time and a Lot of Great Songs
Pop - Erschienen bei Bamboodi am 27.01.2014
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Look for the Silver Lining
Pop - Erschienen bei Bamboodi am 27.01.2014
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Free Association
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei ArtistShare am 29.05.2020
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Meet And Greet On Broadway
Jazz - Erschienen bei classics & more am 24.02.2016
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Wonderful Collection
Country - Erschienen bei Underground Inside Records am 16.06.2017
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Good Friday Blues
Jim Hall, The Modest Jazz Trio
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Firefly Entertainment am 05.05.2008
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Jazz Guitar
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Firefly Entertainment am 01.01.2000
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