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Jim Hall, born in Buffalo and educated at the Cleveland Institute of Music, moved to Los Angeles where he began to attract national and international attention in the late 1950s. By 1960, Hall had arrived in New York to work with Sonny Rollins and Art Farmer, among others, and participate in live and recorded collaborations with Bill Evans, Paul Desmond, and Ron Carter. In 1999, Jim Hall released a duo recording with Pat Metheny, who called Hall the "father of modern guitar playing." Their eponymous release was reissued by Nonesuch Records in November 2011.

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Jim Hall, born in Buffalo and educated at the Cleveland Institute of Music, moved to Los Angeles where he began to attract national and international attention in the late 1950s. By 1960, Hall had arrived in New York to work with Sonny Rollins and Art Farmer, among others, and participate in live and recorded collaborations with Bill Evans, Paul Desmond, and Ron Carter. Hall continues to compose, record, and perform with a variety of ensembles around the world. In addition to working with his own trio, Hall performs with various guests, including Joe Lovano, Greg Osby, the New York Voices, Kenny Barron, Pat Metheny, Slide Hampton, and others.

In 1999, Jim Hall released a duo recording with Pat Metheny, who called Hall the "father of modern guitar playing." Their eponymous release was reissued by Nonesuch Records in November 2011.

Jim Hall died on Decemeber 10 in his Manhattan apartment at the age of 83.

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  • November 8, 2011

    Pat Metheny's 1999 duo collaboration with Jim Hall, whom Metheny called the "father of modern guitar playing," features 17 tracks reissued for the first time on Nonesuch—original tunes from each guitarist, several improvisations captured in the studio, plus six tunes recorded live in concert, including Gershwin's "Summertime." "The excellence of the playing is the heart of the matter," says the Philadelphia Inquirer. "It's a privilege to listen in." The Los Angeles Times calls it "extraordinary."

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  • November 8, 2011

    The acclaimed 1999 album Jim Hall & Pat Metheny, reissued for the first time on Nonesuch Records, is out now. Pat Metheny's duo collaboration with Jim Hall, whom he has called the "father of modern guitar playing," features 17 tracks: original tunes from each guitarist, several improvisations captured in the studio, plus six tunes recorded live in concert, including Gershwin's "Summertime." "The excellence of the playing is the heart of the matter," says the Philadelphia Inquirer of the album. "It's a privilege to listen in." The Los Angeles Times calls it "extraordinary."

  • October 20, 2011

    The acclaimed 1999 album Jim Hall & Pat Metheny will be reissued for the first time on Nonesuch Records on November 8 and is available to pre-order now. Metheny's duo collaboration with Hall, whom he has called the "father of modern guitar playing," features 17 tracks: original tunes from each guitarist, several improvisations captured in the studio, plus six tunes recorded live in concert, including Gershwin's "Summertime." "The excellence of the playing is the heart of the matter," says the Philadelphia Inquirer. "It's a privilege to listen in." The Los Angeles Times calls it "extraordinary."

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About Jim Hall

  • Jim Hall, born in Buffalo and educated at the Cleveland Institute of Music, moved to Los Angeles where he began to attract national and international attention in the late 1950s. By 1960, Hall had arrived in New York to work with Sonny Rollins and Art Farmer, among others, and participate in live and recorded collaborations with Bill Evans, Paul Desmond, and Ron Carter. Hall continues to compose, record, and perform with a variety of ensembles around the world. In addition to working with his own trio, Hall performs with various guests, including Joe Lovano, Greg Osby, the New York Voices, Kenny Barron, Pat Metheny, Slide Hampton, and others.

    In 1999, Jim Hall released a duo recording with Pat Metheny, who called Hall the "father of modern guitar playing." Their eponymous release was reissued by Nonesuch Records in November 2011.

    Jim Hall died on Decemeber 10 in his Manhattan apartment at the age of 83.

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