Jim Hall

Jim Hall & Bob Brookmeyer - Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1979 (1999)

Jim Hall & Bob Brookmeyer - Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1979 (1999)
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 307 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 178 Mb | Scans included | 01:10:33
Cool, Post-Bop, Guitar Jazz, Trombone Jazz | Label: Challenge | # CHR 70063

Released for the first time on this 1999 Challenge CD, this live set features the unusual duo of guitarist Jim Hall and valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, two-thirds of the 1957 Jimmy Giuffre Three. Although there are occasions when one of the musicians accompanies the other one, much of the time Hall and Brookmeyer function as equals, improvising together on a set of standards plus an ad-lib blues called "Sweet Basil." Their ability to improvise while thinking of the whole picture and their knack for spontaneously harmonizing really come in handy during this intriguing and frequently exciting outing. Among the selections reborn in the playing of Hall and Brookmeyer are John Lewis' "Skating in Central Park," "Body and Soul," "Darn That Dream," and "St. Thomas." A successful effort that should not have taken 20 years to release.

Jim Hall - Three Classic Albums Plus (1957-1961) [2011]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Sept. 12, 2018
Jim Hall - Three Classic Albums Plus (1957-1961) [2011]

Jim Hall - Three Classic Albums Plus (1957-1961) [2011]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 727 MB | Covers - 37 MB
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Avid Entertainment (AMSC1033)

Don’t rush for those Blue Suede Shoes just yet, the Carl Perkins sitting in with Jim Hall on our first of his featured albums “Jazz Guitar” is the piano playing Perkins. Alliteratively speaking! Born in New York in 1930 this first album for Jim Hall as leader, also features Red Mitchell on bass. “Folk Jazz” under the leadership of Bill Smith, finds Jim alongside clarinettist Bill Smith with Monty Budwig on bass and the legendary Shelly Manne behind the drums. The album is somewhat of a reflection of the traditional folk background of Bill Smith. “Good Friday Blues” introduces us to the “Modest Jazz Trio”. Jim Hall on guitar of course, Red Mitchell on piano and Red Kelly on bass on a date from 1960.you could almost call it the Reds meet the Blues! All three albums have been digitally re-mastered for probably the finest ever sound quality.

Jim Hall - Concierto (1975) Reissue 2001  Music

Posted by Designol at March 24, 2023
Jim Hall - Concierto (1975) Reissue 2001

Jim Hall - Concierto (1975) Reissue 2001
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 307 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 162 Mb | Scans included
Cool, Post-Bop, Guitar Jazz | Label: Epic/Legacy/CTI | # 5060252 | 01:05:58

Guitarist Jim Hall is the sort of musician who displays such technical expertise, imaginative conception, and elegance of line and phrase that almost any recording of his is worth hearing. Still, Concierto ranks among the best albums of his superb catalog. For starters, the personnel here is a jazz lover's dream come true. Paul Desmond (saxophone), Chet Baker (trumpet), Roland Hanna (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Steve Gadd (drums) are on board, creating – along with Hall – one of the highest profile lineups ever put to tape. Yet Concierto is not about star power and showboating. As subtle, nuanced, and considered as any of Hall's output, the ensemble playing here demonstrates great group sensitivity and interplay, giving precedence to mood and atmosphere over powerhouse soloing. Conductor and arranger Don Sebesky evinces a chamber ambience from the sextet on "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To," the smoky "The Answer Is Yes," and the Hall centerpiece "Concierto de Aranjuez".
Charlie Haden & Jim Hall - Charlie Haden & Jim Hall [Recorded 1990] (2014)

Charlie Haden & Jim Hall - Charlie Haden & Jim Hall [Recorded 1990] (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 305 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 179 MB | Covers - 10 MB
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop, Chamber Jazz, Modern Creative | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Impulse!/Universal (0602537841837)

This recorded, intimate document was recorded at Jazz Beat during the Montreal Jazz Festival in 1990 and sees its first official release on this Impulse! volume. Bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist Jim Hall played a number of duet concerts together over the years, but this was certainly among the very earliest. Given their respective careers up to this point, both men had nearly perfected the artistry of playing in this particular chamber jazz setting. That all said, it does not prepare the listener for the canny, intimate, yet absolutely electric interplay on offer here. From readings of standards such as "Bemsha Swing," "Body and Soul," and Skylark" through to Ornette Coleman's "Turnaround" and excellent originals by both men - including Haden's bookends, the tenderly dissonant "First Song" and the knotty "In the Moment," and Hall's sprightly melodic Latin waltz "Down from Antigua"…

Jim Hall - ...Where Would I Be? (1971) Remastered Reissue  Music

Posted by Designol at May 2, 2023
Jim Hall - ...Where Would I Be? (1971) Remastered Reissue

Jim Hall - …Where Would I Be? (1971) Remastered Reissue
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 199 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 101 Mb | Scans included
Label: Milestone/Original Jazz Classics | # OJCCD-649-2 (M-9037)
Cool, Post-Bop, Guitar Jazz | Time: 00:39:44

Although the rhythm section was more "modern" than he usually used (keyboardist Benny Aronov, bassist Malcolm Cecil, and Airto Moreira on drums and percussion), guitarist Jim Hall (who always had a harmonically advanced style anyway) has little difficulty adapting to the fresh setting. Highlights of the well-rounded CD reissue include Hall's "Simple Samba," "Baubles, Bangles and Beads," an unaccompanied "I Should Care," and Milton Nascimento's "Vera Cruz".

Jim Hall - Plays Standards (2020)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Sept. 14, 2020
Jim Hall - Plays Standards (2020)

Jim Hall - Plays Standards (2020)
FLAC tracks | 2:23:15 | 722 Mb
Genre: Jazz / Label: EG Jazz

In the ultimately rather small club of jazz guitarists, he was an artist of his own, refusing to engage in any pyrotechnics of virtuosity. Jim Hall was even the opposite. A kind of Cantor of purity. One of the greatest Impressionists of his instrument. Never a note too much, all in finesse and silence to better serve the melody, he was the living embodiment of this formula dear to the Anglo-saxons, less is more (the least is the most). A language he will practice alongside giants such as pianist Bill Evans, saxophonist Sonny Rollins, trumpeter Art Farmer, double bassist Ron Carter or singer Ella Fitzgerald … always open to new ideas, Jim Hall will work with his prestigious cadets who will claim his influence such as Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny and John Scofield.

Jim Hall - Live! (1975) {2003 Verve Music Group} **[RE-UP]**  Music

Posted by TestTickles at May 4, 2021
Jim Hall - Live! (1975) {2003 Verve Music Group} **[RE-UP]**

Jim Hall - Live! (1975) {2003 Verve Music Group}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 235 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 105 mb
Genre: jazz

Live! is the 1975 album by Jim Hall. Originally released by Horizon/A&M, this is taken from a CD remaster by Verve Music Group released on 25 March, 2003.
This fine club date features guitarist Jim Hall in Toronto with two of the top Canadian jazzmen, bassist Don Thompson and drummer Terry Clarke. The interplay between the three players is sometimes wondrous, and although the five selections are all familiar standards (such as "'Round Midnight," "Scrapple From the Apple" and "The Way You Look Tonight"), Hall makes the music sound fresh and full of subtleties. This enjoyable LP has yet to be reissued on CD.

Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (2001)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 25, 2020
Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (2001)

Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (2001)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 238 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 161 MB | Covers - 13 MB
Genre: Jazz, Guitar Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Telarc (CD-83506)

Jim Hall is no stranger to guitar/bass duets after several memorable outings with the likes of Ron Carter and Red Mitchell, but this series of studio sessions is even more challenging, mixing it up in pairings with Dave Holland, Christian McBride, Charlie Haden, George Mraz, and Scott Colley. Only three of the 13 pieces are standards, including a soft and sparse treatment of "All the Things You Are" with Mraz, a whisper-soft and slowly savored "Don't Explain" with Haden, and a switch to acoustic guitar for a tense "Besame Mucho" with Colley. Hall's skills as a composer are vastly underrated by the jazz audience as a whole, but his fellow players recognize his formidable skills. He makes a relatively rare appearance on a 12-string acoustic guitar in his challenging opener, "End the Beguine," in which he and Holland rise to the demands of this captivating piece…

Jim Hall - Jim Hall's Three (1986)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Oct. 2, 2019
Jim Hall - Jim Hall's Three (1986)

Jim Hall - Jim Hall's Three (1986)
EAC Rip | APE (image+.cue+log) - 183 MB | Covers (4 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Guitar Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Concord Jazz (CCD-4298)

The Jim Hall Trio, on this occasion, finds the guitarist joined by two veterans, bassist Steve LaSpina (a veteran of many of Hall's sessions) and drummer Akira Tana. Hall, as usual, solos in his unique economical style and leaves plenty of breathing room for the music. "Skylark" is initiated with a very sparse yet lyrical Hall solo before LaSpina and Tana eventually join him; he takes a similar approach to "Poor Butterfly," but he remains unaccompanied throughout this masterful performance. A time tested standard like "All the Things You Are" is given a facelift with the leader's roller coaster arrangement, which is full of sudden turns…

Art Farmer & Jim Hall Quartet - Complete Live Recordings (2008)  Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 24, 2024
Art Farmer & Jim Hall Quartet - Complete Live Recordings (2008)

Art Farmer & Jim Hall Quartet - Complete Live Recordings (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 357 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 181 Mb | Scans included
Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Cool | Label: Gambit Records | # 69288 | Time: 01:08:56

2008 release compiles all of Art Farmer and Jim Hall's live quartet recordings in their entirety including the 1963 Half Note performances and the extremely rare 1964 London concert. Features musical assistance from Steve Swallow, Walter Perkins and Pete La Roca. This material is presented here for the first time ever in one package. New and careful remastering, includes comprehensive 12-page booklet.