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Jim HallA harmonically advanced cool-toned and subtle guitarist, Jim
Hall has been an inspiration to many guitarists, including some (such as Bill
Frisell) who sound nothing like him. Hall attended the Cleveland Institute of
Music and studied classical guitar in Los Angeles with Vincente Gomez. He was
an original member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet (1955-1956), and during 1956-1959
was with the Jimmy Giuffre Three. After touring with Ella Fitzgerald (1960-1961)
and sometimes forming duos with Lee Konitz, Hall was with Sonny Rollins' dynamic
quartet in 1961-1962, recording The Bridge. He co-led a quartet with Art Farmer
(1962-1964), recorded on an occasional basis with Paul Desmond during 1959-1965
(all of their quartet performances are collected on a Mosaic box set), and then
became a New York studio musician. He has mostly been a leader ever since and,
in addition to his own projects for World Pacific/Pacific Jazz, MPS, Milestone,
CTI, Horizon, Artists House, Concord, Music Masters, and Telarc, Jim Hall recorded
two classic duet albums with Bill Evans. A self-titled collaboration with Pat
Metheny followed in 1999. A flurry of studio albums, reissues, and compilations
followed throughout the next few years, with the exceptional Jim Hall & Basses
standing out for its bass/guitar duet format.
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This is Jim Hall's forte. A trio with bass and drums allows him to really shine.
A word of warning however, this is hard-core jazz, not likely to receive airplay
on the local smooth jazz station. Dark and woody sounding, this CD is perfect
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