RCA Victor – LPM-1451Rec. Dates : December 24 & 26, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Jack MontroseVibes : Red NorvoAlto Sax : Joe MainiBass : Buddy Clark, Max BennettDrums : Bill Dolney, Shelly ManneGuitar : Jim Hall Cashbox : 07/20/1957 The highlight of the first Victor effort for composer-artist (tenor sax) Montrose is…
Atlantic – 1272Rec. Date : July 30, 1956, February 21 & August 24, 1957Stream this Album Piano : John LewisBass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayGuitar : Barry Galbraith, Jim Hall Billboard : 03/24/1958 The subtle, imaginative and penetrating work of John Lewis on piano in this new set makes it a standout disk…
Atlantic – 1282Rec. Date : January 20, 21 & 23, 1958Stream this Album (YT only) Clarinet : Jimmy GiuffreBaritone Sax : Jimmy GiuffreGuitar : Jim HallTenor Sax : Jimmy GiuffreValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 05/12/1958 The new Jimmy Giuffre 3 featuring Bobby Brookmeyer on trombone and Jim Hall on guitar make an auspicious…
Riverside – RLP 445 / 9445Rec. Dates : July 16 & 17, 1962Stream this Album Piano : Bill EvansBass : Percy HeathDrums : Philly Joe JonesGuitar : Jim HallTrumpet : Freddie Hubbard Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, NJ)Don Lass : 09/07/1963 This is one of the best examples of improvisation on record. Most often…
RCA Victor – LSP / LPM 2569Rec. Dates : November 5, 10, 12, 14, 25, 1963 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Paul DesmondBass : Gene Cherico, Gene WrightDrums : Connie KayGuitar : Jim Hall Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, NJ)Don Lass : 12/07/1963 Desmond, long the key soloist with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, is…
Contemporary – C3545 / C3546 / C3547Rec. Dates : November 12, 1956, November 13, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Hampton HawesBass: Red MitchellDrums : Bruz FreemanGuitar : Jim Hall Cashbox : 06/14/1958 The common denominators here are: (1) the quartet membership is the same on all three disks; (2) the sixteen selections on the separately issued packages were…
Pacific – PJ-1233Rec. Date : July 13, 1957, July 16, 1957Album is Not Streamable Valve Trombone : Bob BrookmeyerBaritone Sax : Jimmy GiuffreBass : Joe Benjamin, Ralph PeñaDrums : Dave BaileyClarinet : Jimmy GiuffreGuitar : Jim HallPiano : Bob BrookmeyerTenor Sax : Jimmy Giuffre Billboard : 11/11/1957Spotlight on… selection A beautifully conceived, superbly executed taste of “traditional” jazz with a world…
Pacific – PJ-1227Rec. Dates : January 10, 1957, January 24, 1957Stream this Album Guitar: Jim HallBass : Red MitchellPiano : Carl Perkins Army TimesTom Scanlan : 05/18/1957 Jim Hall, a solo guitarist with a refreshing melodic sense who can remind you of Charlie Christian at times (like Christian, Hall leaves “holes” rather than cramming in meaningless runs) sits in with…
Atlantic – 1254Rec. Dates : December 3, 1956, December 4, 1956Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Jimmy GiuffreBass : Ralph PeñaClarinet : Jimmy GiuffreGuitar : Jim HallTenor Sax : Jimmy Giuffre Audio : August, 1957Charles A. Robertson Jazz instrumentation has become so varied that there is little left in the way of surprises. Still, it may take…
Pacific – PJ-1216Rec. Dates : November 12, 1954, January 4, 1956, February 10, 1956, February 13, 1956 Stream this Album Drums : Chico HamiltonAlto Sax : Buddy ColletteBass : Carson SmithCello : Fred KatzClarinet : Buddy ColletteGuitar : Jim HallFlute : Buddy ColletteTenor Sax : Buddy Collette Billboard : 05/26/1956Spotlight on… selection Hamilton’s first 12-inch…
