Jim Hall - Something Extraordinary

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 75:14

Size: 172.3 MB

Styles: Guitar jazz

Year: 2015

Art: Front

[6:09] 1. Time After Time

[4:29] 2. Alianca

[3:53] 3. The Lonely Time

[2:40] 4. California, Here I Come

[6:13] 5. The Girl From East 9th Street

[4:14] 6. Crazy She Calls Me

[4:51] 7. Mack The Knife

[3:46] 8. That's The Way It Is

[7:24] 9. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West

[3:05] 10. The Green Country (New England Mood)

[5:06] 11. Samba Cepeda

[2:40] 12. Time Enough

[5:33] 13. The Swamp People

[4:53] 14. O Gato

[2:02] 15. Greensleeves

[4:38] 16. Show Me The Way To Go Home

[3:32] 17. The Train And The River

IN THE INTRO TO JIM HALL’S MAY 1983 cover story, Jim Ferguson and Arnie Berle wrote, “While most jazz guitarists are bebop-influenced and therefore somewhat alike stylistically, Jim Hall has managed to develop an approach rivaling that of Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, and Wes Montgomery in individuality. Inspired by tenor sax men Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and Ben Webster, Hall’s horn-like solos are either passionately lyrical or abstract and angular, but never predictable. Yet he’s equally know for the notes he doesn’t play—his work is unusually sparse. And Hall’s playing always reflects the gentle warmth and thoughtfulness of his own personality.”

Hall had an extraordinary career that saw him work his melodic magic with the greatest jazz musicians on the planet, including Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Ornette Coleman, Ron Carter, Chet Baker, Steve Gadd, and many, many others. Along the way he made a profound impact on scores of jazz guitarists such as Pat Metheny, John Scofield, John McLaughlin, Bill Frisell, and just about anyone whoever played a lilting melody.

Jim Hall passed away December 10, 2013, less than a week after his 83rd birthday and the world and the world of music are poorer because of it.

Something Extraordinary  

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