Jim Hall – Concierto (1975) [MFSL 2003] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Jim Hall – Concierto (1975) [MFSL 2003]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 67:47 minutes | Scans included | 1,1 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,2 GB
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab # UDSACD 2012

Guitarist Jim Hall is the sort of musician who displays such technical expertise, imaginative conception, and elegance of line and phrase that almost any recording of his is worth hearing. Still, Concierto ranks among the best albums of his superb catalog. For starters, the personnel here is a jazz lover’s dream come true. Paul Desmond (saxophone), Chet Baker (trumpet), Roland Hanna (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Steve Gadd (drums) are on board, creating – along with Hall – one of the highest profile lineups ever put to tape. Yet Concierto is not about star power and showboating. As subtle, nuanced, and considered as any of Hall’s output, the ensemble playing here demonstrates great group sensitivity and interplay, giving precedence to mood and atmosphere over powerhouse soloing. Conductor and arranger Don Sebesky evinces a chamber ambience from the sextet on “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To,” the smoky “The Answer Is Yes,” and the Hall centerpiece “Concierto de Aranjuez”.

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Jim Hall – Live Vol.2-4 (1975/2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Jim Hall - Live Vol.2-4 (1975/2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz] Download

Jim Hall – Live Vol.2-4 (1975/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 03:07:36 minutes | 2,75 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ArtistShare

Jim Hall: Live! Vol. 2-4 is an unprecedented live album release from an utter legend of jazz guitar. This box set features previously unreleased recordings from Jim Hall’s trio performances at Bourbon Street in Toronto, Canada circa 1975. The recordings provide an incredible additional 3 hours of music from the original Jim Hall: Live! (Horizon/1975) release. Featuring Don Thompson on bass and Terry Clarke on drums, the album was released as part of Jim’s latest Fan- Funded ArtistShare Project. These previously unreleased recordings are an absolutely essential addition to this guitar giant’s already extensive catalog of classic live recordings. Jim Hall’s fans will be absolutely delighted by this previously unheard music.
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Jim Hall – It’s Nice To Be With You: Jim Hall In Berlin (Live) (1969/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Jim Hall - It's Nice To Be With You: Jim Hall In Berlin (Live) (1969/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz] Download

Jim Hall – It’s Nice To Be With You: Jim Hall In Berlin (Live) (1969/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 37:20 minutes | 674 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

The intimate musical get together that occurred in June 1969 was due to a large extent to the close friendship between the inimitable American guitarist Jim Hall and Producer Joachim Ernst Berendt. As Hall was visiting him in Berlin, Berendt proposed a recording with bassist Jim Woode and drummer Daniel Humair; this configuration developed into an intensely introspective session. In such a transparent setting, Hall unfurled all his finest qualities – what Humair perceptively summed up as “clarity, purity, sensitivity”. Hall’s harmonic brilliance on “Up, up and Away”, demonstrates how he could turn a pop melody into his own, and “Blue Joe” reveals a free approach to the blues. Whereas brilliantly coordinated interplay comes to the forefront on the title piece, there are also amazing solo elements. In the style of his idol Bill Evans, Hall engages in an intensive conversation with himself on “In a Sentimental Mood” and the tender “Young One”; no note is superfluous, and every tone is heart-felt. With its sophisticated Bossa mood, “Romaine” delivers a surprising finale to the record. Jim Hall had to wait for over a decade to record a second album under his own name. This recording was ample compensation for the long wait he and his fans endured.
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Charlie Haden and Jim Hall – Charlie Haden – Jim Hall (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Charlie Haden and Jim Hall – Charlie Haden – Jim Hall (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:16:02 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Impulse!

This recorded, intimate document was recorded at Jazz Beat during the Montreal Jazz Festival in 1990 and sees its first official release on this Impulse! volume. Bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist Jim Hall played a number of duet concerts together over the years, but this was certainly among the very earliest. Given their respective careers up to this point, both men had nearly perfected the artistry of playing in this particular chamber jazz setting. That all said, it does not prepare the listener for the canny, intimate, yet absolutely electric interplay on offer here. From readings of standards such as “Bemsha Swing,” “Body and Soul,” and Skylark” through to Ornette Coleman’s “Turnaround” and excellent originals by both men — including Haden’s bookends, the tenderly dissonant “First Song” and the knotty “In the Moment,” and Hall’s sprightly melodic Latin waltz “Down from Antigua” and his fingerpopping “Big Man Blues” — this music is an adventure top to bottom. It unfolds gradually and cannily over 76 minutes. Ethan Iverson’s liner essay is spirited, insightful, and illuminating to boot. This set is not only impossible to criticize, but adds an immeasurable depth to the catalogs of both artists. ~ Thom Jurek

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Baden Powell, Barney Kessel, Jim Hall, Buddy Guy, Elmer Snowden – Berlin Festival Guitar Workshop (1968/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Baden Powell, Barney Kessel, Jim Hall, Buddy Guy, Elmer Snowden – Berlin Festival Guitar Workshop (1968/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 43:11 minutes | 804 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

For almost half a century, the Brazilian born guitar player Baden Powell has been one of the key musicians among his country’s jazz scene. However, Powell’s work demonstrates a mastery of many classical guitar styles, from the South American tradition of flamenco to interpretations of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Nevertheless, on the whole Powell built his reputation as an innovator of bossa nova or the marriage of Brazilian sambas and jazz, often aided by the poet and lyricist Vinicius de Moraes. Although his popularity in the United States has never truly expanded beyond jazz and guitar aficionados, Powell’s name has been virtually a household word in Europe from the early 1960s, when he relocated to that continent for several decades.

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Art Farmer, Jim Hall – Big Blues (1978/2013) DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Art Farmer, Jim Hall – Big Blues (1978/2013)
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82MHz | Time – 34:45 minutes | 1,37 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: e-Onkyo | Front Cover |  © CTI Records

Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in February 1978 and issued on the CTI label in 1978, Big Blues finds flugelhornist Art Farmer and guitarist Jim Hall pairing up for one of their first sessions together since their collaborations in the mid-60s and they literally don’t miss a beat. The unique quintet project is rounded out by Mike Mainieri (vibraphone), Michael Moore (bass) and Steve Gadd (drums) and the results are as relaxed as they are lyrical.

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Jim Hall ‎- Concierto (1975) (US Pressing) (24-Bit/96Khz) (Vinyl Rip)

Jim Hall ‎– Concierto (1975)
Vinyl rip in 24 bit/96 kHz | 740 Mb | FLAC tracks | LP Artwork
CTI Records ‎– CTI 6060 S1 (US Pressing) (1975) | Jazz, Bop

Tracklist
A1 You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To
Written-By – Cole Porter 7:04
A2 Two’s Blues
Written-By – Jim Hall 3:48
A3 The Answer Is Yes
Written-By – Jane Hall 7:36
B1 Conceirto De Aranjuez
Written-By – Joaquin Rodrigo* 19:17

Credits
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
Arranged By – Don Sebesky
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Steve Gadd
Guitar – Jim Hall
Piano – Roland Hanna
Trumpet – Chet Baker

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