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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Dedications & Inspirations
Jazz - Released by Telarc on 1 Jan 1993
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Good Friday Blues: The Modest Jazz Trio (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by Deeds & Reeds Records on 25 Apr 2014
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Good Friday Blues (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Classics on 1 Jan 2013
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Jim Hall and Friends: Live at Town Hall, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by Jazz Heritage Society on 25 Feb 2022
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Jazz Maestro
Jazz - Released by Chameleon Archive on 23 Jun 2020
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Interplay
Bill Evans, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Freddie Hubbard, Philly Joe Jones
Jazz - Released by DNV on 16 Jul 2016
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Blues on the Rocks
Jazz - Released by Ascension Records on 1 Apr 2022
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Good Friday Blues
Jim Hall, The Modest Jazz Trio
Jazz - Released by Mile End on 5 May 2008
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Jazzpar Quartet + 4
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Storyville on 19 Mar 1999
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Folk Jazz
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Firefly Entertainment on 5 May 2008
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Good Friday Blues: The Modest Jazz Trio
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 2000
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The Street Swingers
Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Raney, Jim Hall
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Lumi Entertainment on 25 Apr 2016
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Folk Jazz
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Supreme Media on 5 May 2008
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The Unreleased Sessions
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on 1 Jan 2004
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Jazz Guitar (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 1 Jan 2000
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Jazz Guitar - Ultimate Collection, Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Documents 2 on 13 Dec 2014
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The Classic Years
Jazz - Released by Sleeping Giant Music on 16 Apr 2012
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Jim Hall Classic Quartets with Billy Taylor & Paul Bryant
Jazz - Released by Jazz Musts on 3 Feb 2014
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