Fantastic guitar virtuoso, Jim Hall is one of the most respected names when speaking about jazz guitar. He was born as James Stanley Hall in Buffalo, New York, USA on December 4th, 1930.
Some of the bands where he played are:
1955: Bob Hardaway
1955: Ken Hanna Orchestra
1955: Dave Pell Octet
1955-1956: Chico Hamilton
1956-1959: Jimmy Giuffre Three
1959: Jazz At The Philharmonic
1960-1961: Ella Fitzgerald
1961-1962: Sonny Rollins Quartet
1962-1964: Paul Desmond
1962-1964: Art Farmer
Jim Hall passed away on December 10th, 2013 in New York. He had reached 83 the week before his death.
This is just a glimpse about his live bands...
CHICO HAMILTON GROUP
This was the original Chico Hamilton Quintet, formed in 1955:
This was the second Chico Hamilton Quintet still in 1955, now with Carson Smith on bass:
CHICO HAMILTON GROUP #1 |
1955 |
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Chico Hamilton † drums | Jim Hall † guitar | Jim Aton bass | Buddy Collette † flute | Fred Katz † cello |
This was the second Chico Hamilton Quintet still in 1955, now with Carson Smith on bass:
CHICO HAMILTON GROUP #2 |
1955 |
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Chico Hamilton † drums | Jim Hall † guitar | Carson Smith bass | Buddy Collette † flute | Fred Katz † cello |
JIMMY GIUFFRE GROUP
This was the personnel for Jimmy Giuffre 3 in 1957:
Pena was replaced in 1958 by trombonist Bob Brookmeyer.
The great Jimmy Giuffre 3, in 1958:
JIMMY GIUFFRE GROUP #? |
1957 |
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Jimmy Giuffre † clarinet, sax | Jim Hall † guitar | Ralph Pena † bass |
Pena was replaced in 1958 by trombonist Bob Brookmeyer.
The great Jimmy Giuffre 3, in 1958:
JIMMY GIUFFRE GROUP #? |
1958 |
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Jimmy Giuffre † clarinet, sax | Jim Hall † guitar | Bob Brookmeyer † trombone |
ELLA FITZGERALD GROUP
This was the Ella Fitzgerald Group that recorded the live album Ella in Berlin - Mack the knife in February 1960:
ELLA FITZGERALD GROUP #? |
1960 |
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Ella Fitzgerald † vocals | Jim Hall † guitar | Wilfred Middlebrooks bass | Paul Smith † piano | Gus Johnson drums |
LEE KONITZ GROUP
During 1960 and 1961, Lee Konitz played concerts as a duo with Jim Hall:
LEE KONITZ GROUP #? |
1960-1961 |
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Lee Konitz sax | Jim Hall † guitar |
JIM HALL GROUP
This was the great Jim Hall Group in 1962:
This was another early edition of the Jim Hall Trio, don´t know the year:
JIM HALL GROUP #? |
1962 |
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Jim Hall † guitar | Ron Carter bass | Tommy Flanagan † piano |
This was another early edition of the Jim Hall Trio, don´t know the year:
JIM HALL GROUP #? |
? |
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Jim Hall † guitar | Percy Heath † bass | Tommy Flanagan † piano |
GERRY MULLIGAN GROUP
This was the Gerry Mulligan Sextet that appeared at Newport Jazz Festival in July 1963:
GERRY MULLIGAN GROUP #? |
Jul 63 |
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Gerry Mulligan † sax | Jim Hall † guitar | Bill Crow bass | Art Farmer † flugelhorn | Bob Brookmeyer † trombone | Dave Bailey drums |
JIM HALL GROUP (again)
This was the Jim Hall Group in 1965:
Jim Hall and Ron Carter played as a duo, don´t know the period:
Jim Hall also played as a duo with bassist Jack Six:
Around July 1979, Jim Hall and Bob Brookmeyer played as a duo, for almost a year:
JIM HALL GROUP #? |
1965 |
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Jim Hall † guitar | Red Mitchell † bass | Colin Bailey drums |
Jim Hall and Ron Carter played as a duo, don´t know the period:
JIM HALL GROUP #? |
? |
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Jim Hall † guitar | Ron Carter bass |
Jim Hall also played as a duo with bassist Jack Six:
JIM HALL GROUP #? |
? |
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Jim Hall † guitar | Jack Six bass |
Around July 1979, Jim Hall and Bob Brookmeyer played as a duo, for almost a year:
JIM HALL GROUP #? |
1979 |
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Jim Hall † guitar | Bob Brookmeyer † trombone |
MICHEL PETRUCCIANI GROUP
This was the powerful Michel Petrucciani Group in July 1986:
MICHEL PETRUCCIANI GROUP #? |
? |
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Michel Petrucciani † piano | Jim Hall † guitar | Wayne Shorter sax |
JIM HALL GROUP (again)
This was the Jim Hall Group around 1988:
In June 1991, Jim Hall and Pat Metheny played some gig as a duo:
JIM HALL GROUP #? |
1988 |
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Jim Hall † guitar | Jim McNeely piano | Billy Hart drums |
In June 1991, Jim Hall and Pat Metheny played some gig as a duo:
JIM HALL GROUP #? |
1991 |
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Jim Hall † guitar | Pat Metheny guitar |
JIMMY GIUFFRE GROUP (again)
This was the wonderful Jimmy Giuffre Group around October 1992:
JIMMY GIUFFRE GROUP #? |
1992 |
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Jimmy Giuffre † clarinet, sax | Jim Hall † guitar | Steve Swallow bass | Paul Bley keyboards | Bob Brookmeyer † trombone |
DON FRIEDMAN GROUP
This was the Don Friedman Group in July 2007, featuring Jim Hall:
DON FRIEDMAN GROUP #? |
2005 |
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Don Friedman keyboards | Jim Hall † guitar | George Mraz bass | Joe Lovano sax | Lewis Nash drums |
JIM HALL GROUP (again)
This was the Jim Hall Group in 2005:
In 2009, these were the members of Jim Hall Group:
   BANDS AND SELECTED RECORDINGS:
   SOME SESSIONS:
JIM HALL GROUP #? |
2005 |
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Jim Hall † guitar | Steve LaSpina bass | Geoffrey Keezer keyboards | Terry Clarke drums |
In 2009, these were the members of Jim Hall Group:
JIM HALL GROUP #? |
2009 |
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Jim Hall † guitar | Scott Colley bass | Lewis Nash drums |
   BANDS AND SELECTED RECORDINGS:
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Paul Desmond Group |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Art Farmer Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Ella Fitzgerald Group |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Don Friedman Group |   |  
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Jimmy Giuffre Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Merv Griffin Orchestra |   |  
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Jim Hall Group |   | 15 RECORDINGS:
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Chico Hamilton Group |   | 7 RECORDINGS:
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Ken Hanna Orchestra |   |  
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Bob Hardaway Group |   |  
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Jazz At The Philharmonic |   |  
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Lee Konitz Group |   |  
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Gerry Mulligan Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Dave Pell Group |   |  
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Michel Petrucciani Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Sonny Rollins Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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   SOME SESSIONS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
Anamari Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Chet Baker Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bob Brookmeyer Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Gary Burton Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Ron Carter Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Ray Charles Band |   | 2 COMPILATIONS:
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Ornette Coleman Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Buddy Collette Orchestra |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Eric Dolphy Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bill Evans Trio |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Lee Fardon Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Stan Getz Group |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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Herbie Hancock Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Johnny Hartman Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Quincy Jones Orchestra |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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Barney Kessel Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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John Lewis Big Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Charlie Mariano Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jack Montrose Group |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Oliver Nelson Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Claus Ogerman Orchestra |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Orchestra USA |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Freda Payne Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Lee Schaefer Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Lalo Schifrin Orchestra |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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George Shearing Group |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Sonny Stitt Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Toots Thielemans Group |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Big Joe Turner Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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VVAA |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Paul Whiteman Orchestra |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Jim Hall mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Bob Brookmeyer (20)
Clark Terry (18)
Ron Carter (16)
Jerome Richardson (16)
Ernie Royal (16)
Phil Woods (16)
Quincy Jones (14)
Ray Alonge (13)
George Duvivier (13)
Freddie Hubbard (13)
Romeo Penque (13)
Grady Tate (13)
Snooky Young (13)
Jimmy Cleveland (12)
Urbie Green (12)
Milt Hinton (12)
Osie Johnson (12)
Tony Studd (12)
Chico Hamilton (11)
Joe Newman (11)
Seldon Powell (11)
Lalo Schifrin (11)
Creed Taylor (11)
Nick Travis (11)
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