Jim Hall's Three

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Jim Hall's Three
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Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedJanuary 1986
StudioPenny Lane Studios New York City
Genre Jazz
Length40:40
Label Concord Jazz
CJ-298
Producer Carl E. Jefferson
Jim Hall chronology
Telephone
(1985)
Jim Hall's Three
(1986)
These Rooms
(1988)

Jim Hall's Three is an album by guitarist Jim Hall recorded in 1986 and released by the Concord Jazz label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, with the review by Ken Dryden stating, "Hall, as usual, solos in his unique economical style and leaves plenty of breathing room for the music ... This is another gem from one of the deans of modern jazz guitar". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jim Hall except where noted

  1. "Hide and Seek" – 4:06
  2. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 7:11
  3. "Bottlenose Blues" – 4:35
  4. "And I Do" – 5:04
  5. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:59
  6. "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) – 5:57
  7. "Three" – 8:48

Personnel

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References

  1. Concord Records: Jim Hall accessed November 7, 2019
  2. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Jim Hall: Jim Hall's Three – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 8, 2019.