Jim Hall was an American jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger. His discography consists of 39 studio albums, 10 live albums, 1 EP, 1 single, 10 videos, and 22 compilations, all released between 1957 and 2016. In addition, he was a sideman on numerous albums by other artists.
Studio albums (as leader/co-leader) 1957: Jazz Guitar (Pacific Jazz, 1957) – reissued in 1964 with overdubbed drums as The Winner! (Fontana). Also reissued in 2014 as disc 2 of the 10-disc collection Jazz Guitar: Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1 (Documents) 1957: The Street Swingers with Bob Brookmeyer and Jimmy Raney (World Pacific, 1958) 1958?: A Girl & a Guitar with Lee Schaefer (United Artists, 1958) 1960: Jazz Abstractions with Gunther Schuller (Atlantic, 1961) 1963: Undercurrent with Bill Evans (United Artists, 1962) 1964 Two Jims and Zoot with Jimmy Raney and Zoot Sims (Mainstream) – reissued as Otra Vez (Mainstream, 1972) 1966: Intermodulation with Bill Evans (Verve, 1966) 1969: It's Nice to Be With You (MPS, 1969) 1971: Where Would I Be? (Milestone, 1972) 1975: Concierto (CTI, 1975) 1976: Commitment (A&M/Horizon, 1976) 1978: Big Blues with Art Farmer (CTI, 1979) 1981?: Concierto de Aranjuez with David Matthews Orchestra (Electric Bird, 1981) 1981: First Edition with George Shearing (Concord, 1981) 1981: Circles (Concord, 1981) 1982: Studio Trieste with Chet Baker and Hubert Laws (CTI, 1982) 1986: Jim Hall's Three with Steve LaSpina and Akira Tana (Concord, 1986) 1988: These Rooms with Tom Harrell, Joey Baron, and Steve LaSpina (Denon, 1988) 1989: All Across the City with Gil Goldstein, Terry Clarke, and Steve LaSpina (Concord, 1989) 1982–92: Unissued 1982-1992 (Musica Jazz, 1994) 1992?: Subsequently (MusicMasters, 1992) 1992?: Youkali (CTI, 1992) 1993: Something Special with Larry Goldings and Steve LaSpina (Inner City, 1993) 1993: Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc, 1994) 1995: Dialogues (Telarc, 1995) 1996: Textures (Telarc, 1997) 1998: By Arrangement (Telarc, 1998) 1998: Jim Hall & Pat Metheny with Pat Metheny (Telarc, 1999) 2001: Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc, 2001) 2004: Magic Meeting with Scott Colley and Lewis Nash (ArtistShare, 2004) 2004: Duologues with Enrico Pieranunzi (Cam Jazz, 2005) 2005: Free Association with Geoffrey Keezer (ArtistShare, 2006) 2008?: Hemispheres with Bill Frisell, Joey Baron and Scott Colley (ArtistShare, 2008)[2CD] 2010?: Conversations with Joey Baron (ArtistShare, 2010)
Live albums 1972: Alone Together with Ron Carter (Milestone, 1973) 1975: Jim Hall Live! with Don Thompson and Terry Clarke (Horizon, 1975) 1975: Jim Hall Live, Vol. 2–4 with Don Thompson and Terry Clarke (ArtistShare, 2012) 1976: Live in Tokyo (Paddle Wheel, 1980) 1978: Jim Hall/Red Mitchell with Red Mitchell (Artists House, 1978) 1982: Live at Village West with Ron Carter (Concord Jazz, 1984) 1984: Telephone with Ron Carter (Concord Jazz, 1985) 1986: Power of Three with Michel Petrucciani and Wayne Shorter (Blue Note, 1987) 1990: Live at Town Hall, Vols. 1 & 2 (MusicMasters, 1991) – initially released as individual volumes, later released as an omnibus by Jazz Heritage 1996: Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Telarc, 1997) 1998: Jazzpar Quartet + 4 (Storyville, 1998) – at Jazzpar Prize 2000: Grand Slam: Live at the Regatta Bar with Joe Lovano et al. (Telarc, 2000) 2010: Live at Birdland with Joey Baron, Greg Osby, Steve LaSpina (ArtistShare, 2012)
Posthumous releases Charlie Haden/Jim Hall with Charlie Haden (Impulse!, 2014) – recorded in 1990 Jim Hall Live in London at Ronnie Scott's – 1966 with Jeff Clyne and Allan Ganley (Harkit Digital, 2016) – recorded in 1966 Valse Hot: Live at the Sweet Basil 1978 with Red Mitchell (ArtistShare, 2016) – recorded in 1978
Compilation albums All compilations were issued under Jim Hall's name unless otherwise indicated. 1968 various artists (V.A.), Berlin Festival Guitar Workshop (MPS) - track B1, "Careful / The Touch of Your Lips"; track B2, "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (with Barney Kessel) 1969 V.A., All-Star White House Tribute to Duke Ellington (Blue Note) 1983 Jim Hall (CTI) – Japan-only release. collects three previously released songs: "Concierto de Aranjuez," "Swan Lake," and "Pavane For A Dead Princess". 1986 Sonny Rollins, The Quartets featuring Jim Hall (RCA) – includes The Bridge along with 7 songs 1962 and 1964 that feature Jim Hall 1987 The Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall, The Complete Recordings Of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall (Mosaic) – the complete recordings of Paul Desmond with Jim Hall along with 12 previously unissued performances 1992 Zoot Sims and His Orchestra featuring Jim Hall, Recado Bossa Nova (Fresh Sounds) – collects songs from Sims's New Beat Bossa Nova albums 1992 V.A., Santa's Bag: An All-Star Jazz Christmas (Telarc) – track 10, "O Tannenbaum" 1993 V.A., A Jazz Valentine: In the Mood for Love (MusicMasters) – track 1, "I'm in the Mood for Love" 1995 Jimmy Giuffre with Jim Hall, Trio & Quartet (Giants Of Jazz) – Italian release 1995 V.A., Color and Light: Jazz Sketches of Sondheim (Sony) – track 7, "One More Kiss"; track 10, "What Can You Lose?" 1995 The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall, The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hall (Giants Of Jazz) – European release 1997 Paul Desmond featuring Jim Hall, The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (RCA Victor) – includes all recordings of Paul Desmond with Jim Hall except the Warner Bros. album First Place Again 1998 The Concord Jazz Heritage Series (Concord) – collects songs from Hall's albums on the Concord label 2000 Ballad Essentials (Concord) – spans 1981–1989; songs from Circles, Jim Hall's Three, All Across the City, First Edition, and Live at Village West 2001 Mugonuta/Live in Tokyo (Atlas) – includes Live in Tokyo album plus four tracks from Jazz Impressions of Japan 2001 Jim Hall and Ron Carter - Telepathy (Concord) – reissue of the albums Live At Village West and Telephone 2002 Storyteller (Concord) – reissue of the albums Circles and All Across the City 2002 Downbeat Critic's Choice (Telarc) – collects 12 songs from albums Hall recorded between 1995 and 2001 for Telarc 2004 The Unreleased Sessions (Lone Hill Jazz) – collects two Buddy Collette albums (Porgy & Bess and At the Cinema!) plus four songs from Tanganyika 2005 CTI Best Of Jim Hall (CTI) 2006 Hallmarks: The Best of Jim Hall's (Concord Jazz) – includes songs from his albums on the Concord and Telarc labels 2009 V.A., Douglas on Blue Note (WienerWorld / Douglas) – track 8, "My Funny Valentine" with Bill Evans 2011 The Complete "Jazz Guitar" (Essential Jazz Classics) – contains complete (unedited) versions of songs from the Jazz Guitar album, plus 5 bonus tracks 2018 Wonderboy (Nagel-Heyer) – collect 27 songs
EPs 1958: Jazz Guitar: Jim Hall Trio EP (Pacific Jazz / Vogue) - songs: A1: "Stompin' at the Savoy"; A2: "This is Always"; B1: "Thanks for the Memory"
Singles 1957: "Satin Doll" (The Chico Hamilton Quintet) / "Stella by Starlight" (The Jim Hall Trio) (Pacific Jazz)
Tribute albums 2014: Ron Carter - In Memory of Jim (Sonethin' Else) with Larry Coryell and Peter Bernstein 2014: Kim Ji Hoon and Ahn Jae Jin - Locutions: A Tribute to Jim Hall (Audioguy) 2014: Satoshi Inoue - Plays Jim Hall (What's New)
As backing musician
A–C With Nat Adderley 1960: That's Right! (Riverside) 1963: Little Big Horn (album) (Riverside)
With Manny Albam 1962: Jazz Goes to the Movies (Impulse!)
With Anamari 1964: Anamari (Atlantic)
With Ruby Braff 1958: Ruby Braff Goes Girl Crazy (Warner Bros.)
With Buddy Bregman and his Dance Band 1959: Swingin' Standards (World Pacific)
With Bob Brookmeyer 1957: Traditionalism Revisited (World Pacific) 1958: Kansas City Revisited (United Artists) 1961:7 x Wilder (Verve) 1962: Trombone Jazz Samba (Verve) 1958: On the Way to the Sky (Jazzline/Delta Music, released in 2016) with Mel Lewis and the WDR Big Band, from a 1958 radio broadcast
With Paul Bryant 1960: Burnin (Pacific Jazz) reissued in 2010 by Fresh Sound on one CD along with The Blues Message by Paul Bryant and Curtis Amy.
With Gary Burton 1963: Something's Coming! (RCA) 1992: Six Pack (GRP)
With Bill Charlap 2002: Stardust guest appearance on 1 track (Blue Note)
With June Christy 1959: Recalls Those Kenton Days (Capitol; reissued on CD in 2001)
With Ornette Coleman 1972: Broken Shadows (Columbia, released 1982) also released in 2000 as part of The Complete Science Fiction Sessions (Columbia)
With Buddy Collette 1956: Tanganyika (Dig) 1957: Porgy & Bess (Interlude, released 1959) 1959: Buddy Collette and His Swinging Shepherds At the Cinema! (Mercury)
D–G With Paul Desmond 1959: First Place Again (Warner Bros) also released as East of the Sun in 1981 1961: Desmond Blue (RCA Victor) also released as Late Lament with bonus tracks 1962: Two of a Mind (RCA Victor) with Gerry Mulligan (Hall only present on two outtakes added to CD reissue) 1963: Take Ten (RCA Victor) 1964: Glad To Be Unhappy (RCA Victor) 1964: Bossa Antigua (RCA Victor) 1965: Easy Living (RCA Victor)
With Eric Dolphy and John Lewis 1960: Play Kurt Weill (Lone Hill Jazz) released in 2008 - complete Mike Zwerin album of the music of Kurt Weill; tracks 1-7 released in 1965 as Mack The Knife And Other Berlin Theatre Songs Of Kurt Weill
With Bill Evans 1962: Interplay (Riverside) 1962: Loose Blues (Milestone, released 1982) 1963: Undercurrent (United Artists) 1966: Intermodulation (Verve)
With Art Farmer 1962: Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (Mercury) 1963: Interaction (Atlantic) 1963: Live at the Half-Note (Atlantic) 1964: To Sweden with Love (Atlantic) - released in Sweden as Visa På Annorlunda Vis 2008: The Complete Live Recordings (Gambit) - includes Live at the Half-Note plus a previously unofficially-released set recorded live in London on June 27, 1964
With Ella Fitzgerald 1960: Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife (Verve) 1961: Ella in Hollywood (Verve) actually Herb Ellis; initially incorrectly attributed to Jim Hall
With Stan Getz 1962: Big Band Bossa Nova (Verve) 1966 Stan Getz & Arthur Fiedler at Tanglewood (Verve) also released as A Song After Sundown in 1988 1966: Voices (Verve, released 1967) 1968: What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (Verve)
With Jimmy Giuffre 1957: The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (Atlantic) 1957-58 Hollywood & Newport 1957–1958 (Fresh Sound, released 1992) 1958: Trav'lin' Light (Atlantic) 1958: The Four Brothers Sound (Atlantic) 1958: Western Suite (Atlantic) 1959: Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve) with Herb Ellis 1959 Seven Pieces (Verve) 1959: The Easy Way (Verve) 1959: Princess (Fini Jazz) Italian release - recorded at Adriano Theatre, Rome, Italy, June 19, 1959 1960: The Jimmy Giuffre Quartet in Person (Verve) 2006: Complete Studio Recordings (Gambit Spain)
H–M With Bobby Hackett 1955: From the Jazz Vault (From the Jazz Vault, released 1979)
With Chico Hamilton 1955: Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette (Pacific Jazz) 1955: The Original Chico Hamilton Quintet (World Pacific, released 1960) 1955: Live at the Strollers (Fresh Sound) released 2008 1956: Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi Fi (Pacific Jazz) 1956: Chico Hamilton Trio (Pacific Jazz) 1957: Delightfully Modern (Jazztone) with the Laurindo Almeida Quartet 1959: Ellington Suite (World Pacific)
With Herbie Hancock 1967: Blow-Up (MGM)
With Ken Hanna and His Orchestra 1955: Jazz for Dancers (Capitol)
With Johnny Hartman 1964: I Just Dropped By to Say Hello (Impulse)
With Hampton Hawes 1956: All Night Session! Vol. 1 (Contemporary, released 1958) 1956: All Night Session! Vol. 2 (Contemporary, released 1958) 1956: All Night Session! Vol. 3 (Contemporary, released 1958)
With Lurlean Hunter 1960: Blue & Sentimental (Atlantic)
With Pete Jolly 1962: The Sensational Pete Jolly Gasses Everybody (Charlie Parker)