Stellar CD Collaborations

With Bob Brookmeyer

Traditionalism Revisited. Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone & piano) Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax), Jim Hall (guitar) Joe Benjamin and Ralph Pena (bass) Dave Bailey (drums). Recorded in Los Angeles, July1957, for Pacific Jazz.

Street Swingers with Bobby Brookmeyer (valve trombone, piano), Jim Hall & Jimmy Raney (guitars), Bill Crow (bass), and Osie Johnson (drums) Recorded December 1957 for Pacific Jazz

Kansas City Revisited (also issued as Fresh Sound) Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone) Paul Quinichette (tenor sax) Nat Pierce (piano) Jim Hall (guitar) Addison Farmer (bass) Osie Johnson (drums) Big Miller (vocal). Recorded in New York, October 1958, for United Artists.

Title unknown (Verve MGV8413) Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone, piano), Jim Hall (guitar) Bill Crow (bass) Mel Lewis (drums). Recorded in New York, June 1961, for Verve.

Trombone Jazz Samba Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone, piano), Gary McFarland (vibes), Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney (guitars) Willie Bobo, Carmen Costa, Jose Paulo (percussion). Recorded in New York, August/September 1962, for Verve.

Jim Hall/Bob Brookmeyer: Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival Recorded in 1979. Released on CD in 1999 by Challenge.

With Ron Carter

Alone Together Jim Hall (guitar) and Ron Carter (bass). Recorded live at The Playboy Club in New York, August 1972, for Milestone.

Live at the Village West Jim Hall (guitar) and Ron Carter (bass). Recorded in New York, November 1982, for Concord.

Telephone Jim Hall (guitar) and Ron Carter (bass). Recorded live at Concord Pavilion in California, August 1984, for Concord.

With Paul Desmond

Paul Desmond and Friends (Warner Brothers)

East of the Sun
Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Percy Heath (bass), Connie Kay (drums). Recorded in New York, September 1959, for Warner Brothers.

Late Lament Al Richman (flugelhorn) Paul Desmond (alto sax) George Marge, Robert Doty (woodwinds) Eugene Bianco (harp) Jim Hall (guitar) Gene Cherico (bass) Connie Kay (drums) Bob Prince (conductor) + strings. Recorded in New York, September 1961, for RCA/Bluebird.

Desmond Blue Paul Desmond (alto sax) Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque (woodwinds) Gloria Agostini (harp) Jim Hall (guitar) Milt Hinton (bass) Bobby Thomas (percussion) Bob Prince (conductor) + strings. Recorded in New York, September 1961, for RCA

Bossa Antigua Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Eugene Wright (bass), Gene Cherico (bass on 1 track), Connie Kay (drums). Recorded in New York, 1963 and 1964, for RCA.

Easy Living with Paul Desmond (RCA)

With Bill Evans

Undercurrent Bill Evans (piano) and Jim Hall (guitar). Recorded in New York, April/May 1962, for United Artists.

Interplay Freddie Hubbard (trumpet) Bill Evans (piano) Jim Hall (guitar) Percy Heath (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums). Recorded in New York, July 1962, for Riverside.

Intermodulation Bill Evans (piano) and Jim Hall (guitar). Recorded in New York, April/May 1966, for Verve.

With Art Farmer

Interaction: Art Farmer Quartet Art Farmer (trumpet, flugelhorn) Jim Hall (guitar) Steve Swallow (bass) Walter Perkins (drums). Recorded in New York, July 1963, for Atlantic

Live At the Half Note Art Farmer Quintet Featuring Jim Hall. Recorded in New York, December 1963, for Atlantic.

Big Blues: Art Farmer/Jim Hall Art Farmer (flugelhorn), Mike Mainieri (vibes), Jim Hall (guitar), Michael Moore (bass), Steve Gadd (drums). Recorded in New York, February 1978, for CTI.

With Jimmy Giuffre

The Jimmy Giuffre 3 Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Ralph Pena (bass). Recorded, December 1956, for Atlantic.

Trav’lin’ Light: The Jimmy Giuffre 3 Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Bob Brookmeyer (trombone and piano). Recorded in New York, January 1958, for Atlantic.

Jimmy Giuffre Trio Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Bob Brookmeyer (trombone and piano). Recorded at Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts, June 1958.

Western Suite- Jimmy Giuffre Trio Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Bob Brookmeyer (trombone and piano). Recorded in New York, December 1958, for Atlantic.

Seven Pieces Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Red Mitchell (bass). Recorded in Los Angeles, February/March 1959, for Verve.

Princess Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Buddy Clarke (bass). Recorded live at Adrino Theatre in Rome, Ital, June 1959, for Fini Jazz.

The Easy Way Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Ray Brown (bass). Recorded in Chicago, August 1959, for Verve.

In Person Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Buell Neidlinger (bass), Billy Osborne (drums). Recorded live at the Five Spot in New York, August 1960, for Verve.

With Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton Quintet Buddy Collette (alto & tenor sax, clarinet, flute) Fred Katz (cello) Jim Hall (guitar) Carson Smith (bass) Chico Hamilton (drums). Recorded at Strollers in Long Beach, California. August 1955, for Pacific Jazz.

Chico Hamilton Trio Jim Hall (guitar) George Duvivier (bass) Chico Hamilton (drums). Recorded in Los Angeles, February 1956, for Pacific Jazz.

Ellington Suite: Chico Hamilton Sextet Buddy Collette (alto & tenor sax) Paul Horn (flute & alto sax) Fred Katz (cello) Jim Hall (guitar) Carson Smith (bass) Chico Hamilton (drums). Recorded in Los Angeles, January 1959, for Pacific Jazz.

With Sonny Rollins

The Bridge Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Harry T Saunders (drums). Recorded in New York, January/February 1962, for RCA.

What’s New Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Ben Riley (drums). Recorded in New York, April 1962, for RCA.

With Others

All Night Session (volumes 1, 2 & 3) Hampton Hawes (piano) Jim Hall (guitar) Red Mitchell (bass) Bruz Freeman (drums). Recorded in Los Angeles, November 1956, for Contemporary,

David X. Young’s Jazz Loft Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone), Hall Overton, Dave McKenna (pianos), Jimmy Raney, Jim Hall (guitars), Bill Crow (bass), Dick Scott (drums). Recorded live at the Jazz Loft in New York, 1957. Released on CD by Jazz Magnet in 2002.

First Edition: George Shearing and Jim Hall Recorded in New York, September 1981, for Concord.

Power of Three Michel Petrucciani (piano), Jim Hall (guitar), and Wayne Shorter (tenor & soprano sax). Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland, July 1986, for Blue Note.

Jim Hall & Pat Metheny a combination of live and studio-recorded duets, released in 1999 by Telarc.

Duologues: Jim Hall & Enrico Pieranunzi – recorded September 16-18, 2004 for Cam Jazz.