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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Third Stream Music: The 1960 Atlantic Recordings
Jazz - Released by Soundmark on 1 Jan 1960
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Revelation
Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Raney, Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on 5 May 2008
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2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West (feat. Jim Hall) [Bonus Track Version]
Jazz - Released by Lullaby in Rhythm on 1 Jun 2014
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Take a Coffee Break
Jazz - Released by moreeguale on 26 May 2014
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Jazz Guitar
Jazz - Released by Firefly Entertainment on 1 Jan 2000
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Two Jims and Zoot
Zoot Sims, Jimmy Raney, Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Mainstream Records on 1 Jan 1964
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The Street Swingers
Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney
Bebop - Released by Music Manager on 7 Feb 2022
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Good Friday Blues
Jim Hall Trio, Jim Hall, Modest Jazz Trio
R&B - Released by Wave Octave on 11 Feb 2019
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Music On Air
Jazz - Released by Underground Inside Records on 6 May 2016
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Greensleeves, Time After Time and a Lot of Great Songs
Pop - Released by Bamboodi on 27 Jan 2014
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Look for the Silver Lining
Pop - Released by Bamboodi on 27 Jan 2014
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Free Association
Contemporary Jazz - Released by ArtistShare on 29 May 2020
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Meet And Greet On Broadway
Jazz - Released by classics & more on 24 Feb 2016
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Wonderful Collection
Country - Released by Underground Inside Records on 16 Jun 2017
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Good Friday Blues
Jim Hall, The Modest Jazz Trio
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Firefly Entertainment on 5 May 2008
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