Cyril Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 RIP, Jim Hall, and my condolences to all who loved him and his music...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I never did see him perform, as I'm not that much a guitar fan (nevertheless I regularly end up playing with them), but I've always loved Jim Hall's playing, because it was not just guitaristic. Thanks for the music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I was fortunate to see him several times over the years. He was a true original, never afraid to adopt new technologies, to the dismay of some of his fans :-)He's on many great sides with Chico Hamilton, Art Farmer, Jimmy Giuffre, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Paul Desmond, Ron Carter, and the list goes on and on. RIP, Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 R.I.P. Sad news. I'm gonna play the album 'Two Jims & Zoot' later, one of my favourites.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 He played so well in so many contrasting contexts - with Hampton Hawes, Chico Hamilton, Art Farmer, Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Bill Evans - just to mention the 1955-62 period. And the great 1959, 1961 and 1963-1965 recordings with Paul Desmond on Warner Bros. and RCA, and his Pacific Jazz dates, Jazz Guitar and Good Friday Blues - The Modest Jazz Trio. Forgot Desmond. Have edited post. He not only recorded with Desmond in the period you mentioned, but also after 1962. I know. I've got the discs! Marc Myers' JazzWax post this morning reminds me that I should have put Jimmy Giuffre, Bob Brookmeyer (thanks also, Ubu) and John Lewis in that list, too. http://www.jazzwax.com/ I mentioned "contrasting contexts", but the really big shock came when he appeared on Rollins' The Bridge. At the time I knew him as the Chico Hamilton quintet's guitarist and in those days we foolishly believed that "East is East and West is West and never the twain ...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Marc Myers' JazzWax post this morning reminds me that I should have put Jimmy Giuffre, Bob Brookmeyer (thanks also, Ubu) and John Lewis in that list, too. http://www.jazzwax.com/And Helen Merrill, too (thanks Jim!) - those Milestone albums are among my very favourites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I'm sorry to hear this. I can't honestly say that Jim Hall ever meant much to me; I've only got 3 albums on which he played: Paul Bryant's 'Burnin'' (PJ); Nat Adderly's 'That's right' (Riv); and the 3 volume set of Hamp Hawes 'All night long'. Even in that small sample, there's plenty of variety there. A good guy. RIP MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Ah Jim, we're going to miss having new music from you. Your guitar and amp sound was always interesting and I've loved the sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Many years ago I saw the duo of Jim Hall and Ron Carter at the Detroit Institute of the Arts. Great Jazz + Great Art = One of the best concerts I ever saw. RIP Jim Hall Quick aside: Pretty sure there's a tape of that performance. A remarkable number of concerts at the museum in the 1970s and 80s were taped for archival purposes -- I saw a list last spring that was stunning and I recall seeing the Hall-Carter duo there. An incredible list of performers, from bebop to free jazz, with a major emphasis on the cats from Detroit in various combinations. I believe they are in the process of transfering many of the reel-to-reel tapes to digital but don't know where they are in the process. As you might imagine, I'm interesting in having a listen to more than a few ... Not to divert the thread, but that news about the concerts taped at that Detroit museum is exciting--I saw a very memorable Sun Ra concert there near Halloween, 1980, in which the Arkestra played a lightly swinging, really together "Satin Doll" which I would love to hear again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) Holy crap. I saw him two weeks ago. I thought something was wrong when he played the same song back to back and didn't realize it. The bass player and drummer just went along and didn't correct him. RIP Jim Hall. Edited December 11, 2013 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I'm sorry to hear this. I can't honestly say that Jim Hall ever meant much to me; I've only got 3 albums on which he played: Paul Bryant's 'Burnin'' (PJ); Nat Adderly's 'That's right' (Riv); and the 3 volume set of Hamp Hawes 'All night long'. Even in that small sample, there's plenty of variety there. A good guy. RIP MG Granted there wasn't really anything from Jim in the greasy/funky/dirty direction - I understand where you're coming from. Absence of that element from Bill Evans' playing was initially a barrier for me - but only initially. I remember a musician friend trying to convince me by arguing that this wasn't essential in a jazz performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I'm sorry to hear this. I can't honestly say that Jim Hall ever meant much to me; I've only got 3 albums on which he played: Paul Bryant's 'Burnin'' (PJ); Nat Adderly's 'That's right' (Riv); and the 3 volume set of Hamp Hawes 'All night long'. Even in that small sample, there's plenty of variety there. A good guy. RIP MG Granted there wasn't really anything from Jim in the greasy/funky/dirty direction - I understand where you're coming from. Absence of that element from Bill Evans' playing was initially a barrier for me - but only initially. I remember a musician friend trying to convince me by arguing that this wasn't essential in a jazz performance. Well, the Paul Bryant album is somewhat greasy, without being swamped in GREEEAAAZZZE. But Jim Hall played very nice, clear guitar music, with a lovely sound, which was always a pleasure to hear, even though I never sought him out. It's not necessary to be a 'FAN' to appreciate and be glad for the existence of people who play well. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I was fortunate to see him several times over the years. He was a true original, never afraid to adopt new technologies, to the dismay of some of his fans :-) He's on many great sides with Chico Hamilton, Art Farmer, Jimmy Giuffre, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Paul Desmond, Ron Carter, and the list goes on and on. RIP, Jim. Yeah, I have to admit I wasn't thrilled to hear him use a chorus device on some of his later stuff. I also wasn't too thrilled about some of the company he was keeping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Keep in mind that Tony Williams asked him to join Lifetime before John McLaughlin got the gig ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) Quick aside: Pretty sure there's a tape of that performance. A remarkable number of concerts at the museum in the 1970s and 80s were taped for archival purposes -- I saw a list last spring that was stunning and I recall seeing the Hall-Carter duo there. An incredible list of performers, from bebop to free jazz, with a major emphasis on the cats from Detroit in various combinations. I believe they are in the process of transfering many of the reel-to-reel tapes to digital but don't know where they are in the process. As you might imagine, I'm interesting in having a listen to more than a few ... Thanks Mark for the information. I'd love to hear more of the stuff taped at the Detroit Institute of Arts --I know they released a few of the concerts in the, I believe they called them the, "Underneath Detroit Series" and I picked them up but I was hoping they'd release more of them. I went to several concerts at that venue and they were all great. Hear's to hoping they release more!! That Jim Hall/Ron Carter duo concert was special --you could hear a pin drop as they played -- I know I was awestruck! [i obviously haven't figured out how to use the quote feature yet!] Edited December 11, 2013 by JohnT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Keep in mind that Tony Williams asked him to join Lifetime before John McLaughlin got the gig ... Really?! That's weird to even think about, would have made it a very different band, not bad, just different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 "Jim Hall was a great musician. A super friend. And among the highest order of human beings I have ever met." Sonny Rollins - from the official SR website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Keep in mind that Tony Williams asked him to join Lifetime before John McLaughlin got the gig ... Really?! That's weird to even think about, would have made it a very different band, not bad, just different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiRiIII Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 RIP. My Guitar Hero. I just saw him once at the Blue Note in 2000 with Joe Lovano: "Grand Slam" concerts. Marvelous. I got his autograph as well. Yesterday, the french classical/jazz radio, after broadcasting the Sax Summit Paris '13 concert, they paid tribute to Jim Hall. A year ago they dedicated ten 1-hour programs to the guitarist, who was also interviewed by phone. You can find them here: http://www.francemusique.fr/jazz/rencontre-avec-jim-hall-les-heures-exquises-du-maitre-des-guitaristes-13815 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 R.I.P. Sad news. I'm gonna play the album 'Two Jims & Zoot' later, one of my favourites.. One of my favorites, too. Hall and Raney were an intense pairing, especially on "Move It" (think that's the title and think it's a Hall piece). The young Steve Swallow adds a lot to this date, as he does to the Art Farmer Quartet with Hall, and Walter Perkins or Pete LaRoca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) Keep in mind that Tony Williams asked him to join Lifetime before John McLaughlin got the gig ... Really?! That's weird to even think about, would have made it a very different band, not bad, just different! It shows how open minded he was considered. Hall declined, I can't remember the reasons nor where I read about it. Could have been somewhere on this board. He definitely was the most progressive of his generation, even without going "out". Edited December 12, 2013 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Keep in mind that Tony Williams asked him to join Lifetime before John McLaughlin got the gig ... Really?! That's weird to even think about, would have made it a very different band, not bad, just different! It shows how open minded he was considered. Hall declined, I can't remember the reasons nor where I read about it. Could have been somewhere on this board. He definitely was the most progressive of his generation, even without going "out". Yeah, his playing with Sonny goes right up to the edge of 'out'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 R.I.P. Sad news. I'm gonna play the album 'Two Jims & Zoot' later, one of my favourites.. One of my favorites, too. Hall and Raney were an intense pairing, especially on "Move It" (think that's the title and think it's a Hall piece). The young Steve Swallow adds a lot to this date, as he does to the Art Farmer Quartet with Hall, and Walter Perkins or Pete LaRoca. The other date he did with Zoot, featuring Ron Carter and some pianist named billevans, was also pretty special... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Sad news... great player... my favorite is the one led by Bill Evans called "Intermodulation" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Keep in mind that Tony Williams asked him to join Lifetime before John McLaughlin got the gig ... Really?! That's weird to even think about, would have made it a very different band, not bad, just different! It shows how open minded he was considered. Hall declined, I can't remember the reasons nor where I read about it. Could have been somewhere on this board. He definitely was the most progressive of his generation, even without going "out". Don't forget his great work on Ornette's Science Fiction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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