Jazz Guitar (album)

Jazz Guitar
Jazz Guitar
Studio album by Jim Hall
Released	1957
Recorded	January 10 & 24, 1957
Studio	Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:15
Label	Pacific Jazz
Producer	Richard Bock
Jim Hall chronology

Jazz Guitar is the debut album by jazz guitarist Jim Hall, recorded in early 1957 for the Pacific Jazz label.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is composed mostly of standards.^[4]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "A valuable introduction to the long, successful career of Jim Hall. The music sticks to familiar standards from the swing era and is often low key, much like the man himself."^[5]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman/Chick Webb/Edgar Sampson)	4:04
2.	"Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington)	4:44
3.	"This Is Always" (Harry Warren/Mack Gordon)	2:49
4.	"Thanks for the Memory" (Ralph Rainger/Leo Robin)	5:15
5.	"Tangerine" (Johnny Mercer/Victor Schertzinger)	3:56
6.	"Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young/Ned Washington)	3:10
7.	"9:20 Special" (Earle Warren/Jack Palmer/William Engvick)	5:42
8.	"Deep in a Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen/Eddie DeLange)	4:31
9.	"Look for the Silver Lining" (Jerome Kern/Buddy DeSylva)	3:14
10.	"Seven Come Eleven" (Goodman/Charlie Christian)	3:55

Personnel[]

Jim Hall – guitar
Carl Perkins – piano
Red Mitchell – double bass

References[]

^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed January 13, 2016
^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M., World Pacific Album Discography, accessed January 13, 2016
^ Berry, S. C., A Jim Hall discography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 13, 2016, 2015
^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Guitar Great Jim Hall Dies at 83". JazzTimes.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Dryden, Ken. Jazz Guitar – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[1] Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed January 13, 2016

[2] Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M., World Pacific Album Discography, accessed January 13, 2016

[3] Berry, S. C., A Jim Hall discography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 13, 2016, 2015

[4] Tamarkin, Jeff. "Guitar Great Jim Hall Dies at 83". JazzTimes.

[Allmusic-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Dryden, Ken. Jazz Guitar – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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