Jim Hall
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Guitarists · 1930–2013

Jim Hall

American jazz guitarist, composer (1930–2013)

Born
4 December 1930
Buffalo
Died
10 December 2013
Buffalo
Country
United States
Active
1955–2013
Record labels
A&M Records, CTI Records, ArtistShare
Discography
43 albums

Biography

Jim Hall was a jazz musician who played guitar. Jim Hall was born on 4 December 1930 in Buffalo and died on 10 December 2013 in Buffalo. The music is usually filed under jazz and cool jazz. Record labels: A&M Records, CTI Records and ArtistShare. The discography here lists 43 albums, from “A Girl And A Guitar” (1958) to “The Early Albums Collection” (2023). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

James Stanley Hall (December 4, 1930 – December 10, 2013) was an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

A Girl And A Guitar 1958 · United Artists
"Live" at the Half-Note 1964 · Live
To Sweden With Love 1964 · Atlantic It’s Nice to Be With You - Jim Hall in Berlin 1969 · MPS Concierto 1975 · CTI Commitment 1976 · Horizon Jazz Impressions Of Japan 1977 · A&M Records Jim Hall and Red Mitchell 1978 · Live · Artists House Jim Hall's Three 1986 · Concord Records ... Where Would I Be? 1991 · Milestone Jim Hall and Friends Live 1991 · Live · Limelight
Concierto De Aranjuez 1992
Subsequently 1992 · MusicMasters Jazz Youkali 1992 · CTI Something Special 1993 · Music Masters Jazz Dedications & Inspirations 1994 · Telarc Jazz All Across the City 1995 · Concord Jazz Dialogues 1995 · Telarc Jazz Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard 1997 · Live · Telarc Jazz Textures 1997 · Telarc Jazz By Arrangement 1998 · Telarc Jazz Jim Hall & Pat Metheny 1999 · Live · Telarc Jazz Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 1999 · Live Grand Slam: Live at the Regattabar 2000 · Live · Telarc Jazz Jim Hall & Basses 2001 · Telarc Jazz Downbeat Critics' Choice 2002 · Telarc Jim Hall Live! 2003 · Live · Verve Magic Meeting 2004 · Live · ArtistShare The Unreleased Sessions 2004 · Lone Hill Jazz Duologues 2005 · CAM Jazz Free Association 2006 · ArtistShare Hemispheres 2008 · ArtistShare The Complete Town Hall Concert 2009 · Live · Jazz Lips Three Classic Albums Plus 2011 · Avid Jazz Conversations 2012 · ArtistShare Live Vol. 2-4 2012 · Live · ArtistShare Live In Tokyo: Complete Version 2015 · Live Something Extraordinary 2015 Valse Hot: Sweet Basil 1978 2016 · Live · ArtistShare Live In London 2019 · Live · Harkit Records Uniquities 2022 · Live · ArtistShare The Early Albums Collection 2023 · Enlightenment Jazz Impressions of Japan & Live in Tokyo · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Jim Hall is credited as a sideman

1957 The John Lewis Piano — John Lewis guitar
1957 Grand Encounter — John Lewis/Bill Perkins guitar
1957 Traditionalism Revisited — Bob Brookmeyer guitar
1958 Street Swingers — Bob Brookmeyer piano
1959 You and Lee — Lee Konitz guitar
1959 A Gasser! — Annie Ross & Zoot Sims guitar
1960 First Place Again — Paul Desmond electric guitar
1960 Big Joe Rides Again — Big Joe Turner guitar
1960 John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music 1: Jazz Abstractions: Compositions by Gunther Schuller & Jim Hall — John Lewis guitar
1960 That's Right! Nat Adderley and the Big Sax Section — Nat Adderley guitar
1960 Western Suite — Jimmy Giuffre with Bob Brookmeyer & Jim Hall guitar
1960 At the Renaissance — Ben Webster guitar
1962 What’s New? — Sonny Rollins guitar
1962 The Bridge — Sonny Rollins guitar
1962 Big Band Bossa Nova — Stan Getz guitar
1962 Undercurrent — Bill Evans & Jim Hall electric guitar
1962 Desmond Blue — Paul Desmond guitar
1962 Essence — John Lewis guitar
1962 Kansas City Revisited — Bob Brookmeyer guitar
1962 Cantando Bossa Nova Means Singing the Bossa Nova — Vi Velasco with Zoot Sims and his Orchestra guitar
1963 Night Lights — Gerry Mulligan guitar
1963 '63: The Concert Jazz Band — Gerry Mulligan guitar
1963 Take Ten — Paul Desmond guitar, electric guitar
1963 The Gary McFarland Orchestra — The Gary McFarland Orchestra, Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans guitar
1963 Chico Hamilton with Paul Horn — Chico Hamilton guitar
1963 The Great Chico Hamilton featuring Paul Horn — Chico Hamilton featuring Paul Horn guitar
1963 Little Big Horn! — Nat Adderley guitar
1963 A Jazz Portrait of Charlie Mariano — Charlie Mariano guitar
1963 That's How I Love the Blues! — Mark Murphy guitar
1964 Butterfly With Hiccups — Gerry Mulligan electric guitar

Awards

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Jim Hall play?

Jim Hall is known for playing guitar.

When and where was Jim Hall born?

Jim Hall was born 4 December 1930 in Buffalo.

What are Jim Hall's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include A Girl And A Guitar (1958), To Sweden With Love (1964), It’s Nice to Be With You - Jim Hall in Berlin (1969), Concierto (1975) and Commitment (1976).

External links

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