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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Good Friday Blues: The Modest Jazz Trio (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Deeds & Reeds Records am 25.04.2014
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Good Friday Blues (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 01.01.2013
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Jim Hall and Friends: Live at Town Hall, Vol. 1
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Heritage Society am 25.02.2022
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Jazz Maestro
Jazz - Erschienen bei Chameleon Archive am 23.06.2020
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Interplay
Bill Evans, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Freddie Hubbard, Philly Joe Jones
Jazz - Erschienen bei DNV am 16.07.2016
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Blues on the Rocks
Jazz - Erschienen bei Ascension Records am 01.04.2022
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Good Friday Blues
Jim Hall, The Modest Jazz Trio
Jazz - Erschienen bei Mile End am 05.05.2008
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Jazzpar Quartet + 4
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Storyville am 19.03.1999
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Folk Jazz
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Firefly Entertainment am 05.05.2008
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Good Friday Blues: The Modest Jazz Trio
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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The Unreleased Sessions
Jazz - Erschienen bei Lone Hill Jazz am 01.01.2004
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The Street Swingers
Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Raney, Jim Hall
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Lumi Entertainment am 25.04.2016
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Jazz Guitar (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 01.01.2000
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The Classic Years
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sleeping Giant Music am 16.04.2012
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Jim Hall Classic Quartets with Billy Taylor & Paul Bryant
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Musts am 03.02.2014
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Third Stream Music: The 1960 Atlantic Recordings
Jazz - Erschienen bei Soundmark am 01.01.1960
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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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