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.© Ron Wynn & David Nelson McCarthy /TiVo Read more
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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It's Nice to Be with You: Jim Hall in Berlin
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by MPS on Jan 1, 1969
Jim Hall recorded this trio session with expatriate bassist Jimmy Woode and one of Europe's top drummers, Daniel Humair, during a 1969 visit to Berlin ...
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Concierto (CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition)
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by CTI on Apr 1, 1975
Guitarist Jim Hall is the sort of musician who displays such technical expertise, imaginative conception, and elegance of line and phrase that almost ...
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Alone Together
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Milestone on Jan 1, 1972
Long considered a classic and a revelation to listeners who had taken guitarist Jim Hall for granted, this set of duets with bassist Ron Carter (reiss ...
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Live ! (Toronto, 1975)
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by A&M on Jan 1, 1975
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Commitment
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by A&M on Jan 1, 1976
There is lots of variety on this CD reissue, which features guitarist Jim Hall in several different settings. He has separate duets with pianist Don T ...
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Where Would I Be?
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Milestone Records on Jan 1, 1971
Although the rhythm section was more "modern" than he usually used (keyboardist Benny Aronov, bassist Malcolm Cecil, and Airto Moreira on drums and pe ...
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Something Special
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by MusicMasters on Nov 2, 1993
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Jazzpar Quartet + Four (Remastered 2021)
Jim Hall
Bebop - Released by Storyville Records on Mar 19, 1999
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Jim Hall and Friends Live at Town Hall
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Musical Heritage Society on Jan 1, 1991
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Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Baseline Jazz on Aug 11, 2021
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Jim Hall and Friends: Live at Town Hall, Vol. 1 (Live at Town Hall, New York, 1989)
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Musical Heritage Society on Feb 25, 2022
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Jim Hall and Friends: Live at Town Hall, Vol. 2 (Live at Town Hall, New York, 1990)
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Musical Heritage Society on Jun 26, 1990
For the second half of a two-part Town Hall concert dubbed "The Jim Hall Invitational," different personnel appears on each selection. Throughout guit ...
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Hallmarks: The Best Of Jim Hall (1971-2000)
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on Jan 1, 2006
The double-disc anthology Hallmarks: The Best of Jim Hall collects a nice cross section of material that jazz guitarist Jim Hall recorded for the Conc ...
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Jazz Guitar
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Pacific Jazz on Jan 1, 2000
Jim Hall's debut as a leader has a somewhat tortured history. The original LP had ten tracks, though producer Richard Bock edited six of them for a la ...
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Jazz Guitar
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 1957
Jim Hall's debut as a leader has a somewhat tortured history. The original LP had ten tracks, though producer Richard Bock edited six of them for a la ...
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Subsequently
Jim Hall
Contemporary Jazz - Released by MusicMasters on Jan 1, 1992
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Jazz Maestro
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Chameleon Archive on Jun 23, 2020
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Ballad Essentials
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Concord Jazz on Mar 14, 2000
When the subject of Jim Hall's guitar playing comes up, one of the adjectives that you inevitably hear is "lyrical." Hall has enviable chops, but he's ...
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Panorama: Live At The Village Vanguard
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Telarc on Jan 1, 1997
Jim Hall's previous two Telarcs, Dialogues and Textures, were so adventurous and out-of-perceived-character that this compendium of small-group live d ...
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By Arrangement
Jim Hall
Jazz - Released by Telarc on Jan 1, 1998
Long acclaimed for his understated lyrical approach to the guitar, Jim Hall's diverse arrangements on this CD are also first-class. His dazzling arran ...
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