Jim Hall

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Jim Hall was an influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his subtle, lyrical playing and innovative contributions to modern jazz.

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instanceOf bandleader
composer
human
jazz guitarist
associatedAct Art Farmer
Bill Evans
Chico Hamilton
Jimmy Giuffre
Paul Desmond
Red Mitchell
Ron Carter
Sonny Rollins
birthName James Stanley Hall
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1930-12-04
dateOfDeath 2013-12-10
educatedAt Cleveland Institute of Music
genre cool jazz
jazz
modern jazz
post-bop
influenced Bill Frisell
John Scofield
Mike Stern
Pat Metheny
influencedBy Charlie Christian
Count Basie
Lester Young
instrument guitar
movement cool jazz movement
name Jim Hall self-link
notableFor innovative contributions to modern jazz guitar
subtle and lyrical guitar style
notableWork Alone Together (with Ron Carter)
Concierto (album)
Intermodulation (with Bill Evans)
Live! (Jim Hall Live!)
Undercurrent (with Bill Evans)
occupation guitarist
musician
placeOfBirth Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel CTI Records
Impulse! Records
Pacific Jazz Records
Verve Records
style harmonically sophisticated chord voicings
melodic, lyrical phrasing
minimalist improvisation

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Isn't It Romantic? (jazz standard) hasNotablePerformer Jim Hall
subject surface form: Isn't It Romantic?
My Romance notableRecordingBy Jim Hall
Chet Baker associatedAct Jim Hall
Pat Metheny influencedBy Jim Hall
Sonny Rollins associatedAct Jim Hall
Ron Carter collaboratedWith Jim Hall
Ron Carter associatedAct Jim Hall
Bill Evans collaboratedWith Jim Hall
Greg Osby associatedAct Jim Hall
Bill Frisell studiedUnder Jim Hall
CTI All-Stars member Jim Hall
I'm Old Fashioned hasNotablePerformer Jim Hall
subject surface form: "I'm Old Fashioned"
Jim Hall name Jim Hall self-link
CTI Records notableArtist Jim Hall
Paul Desmond collaboratedWith Jim Hall
Paul Desmond associatedAct Jim Hall