Telephone (album)

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Telephone
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Live album by
Released1985
RecordedAugust 1984
Venue Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA
Genre Jazz
Length43:43
Label Concord Jazz
CJ-270
Producer Carl Jefferson
Ron Carter chronology
Live at Village West
(1982)
Telephone
(1985)
Ron Carter Plays Bach
(1985)
Jim Hall chronology
Live at Village West
(1982)
Telephone
(1984)
Jim Hall's Three
(1986)

Telephone is a live album by bassist Ron Carter and guitarist Jim Hall recorded at the Concord Pavilion in 1984 and released on the Concord Jazz label. [1] [2]

Ron Carter American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer

Ronald Levin Carter is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history.

Jim Hall (musician) American jazz guitarist, composer

James Stanley Hall was an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Premier Guitar magazine stated that "It could be argued that the jazz guitar tree is rooted in four names: Django [Reinhardt], Charlie [Christian], Wes [Montgomery], and Jim [Hall]".

Concord Pavilion

Concord Pavilion is an amphitheatre located in Concord, California. It is owned by the City of Concord and operated by Live Nation. The Pavilion has a capacity of 12,500 people and opened in 1975 as the Concord Pavilion. It is used for concerts, local community events and local high school graduations.

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The AllMusic review by Michael Erlewine said "A live performance -- a concert. Lots of space, and a slow pace. Music to listen to, perhaps a tad too intellectual. Still... lovely". [3]

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Track listing

All compositions by Jim Hall except where noted

  1. "Telephone" (Ron Carter) – 5:32
  2. "Indian Summer" (Victor Herbert, Al Dubin) – 5:54
  3. "Candlelight" (Carter) – 4:15
  4. "Chorale and Dance" – 6:50
  5. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 10:29
  6. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 7:44
  7. "Two's Blues" – 4:42

Personnel

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References

  1. Ron Carter catalog accessed November 2, 2017
  2. A Jim Hall Discography accessed November 2, 2017
  3. 1 2 Erlewine, Michael. Ron Carter / Jim Hall: Telephone – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 2, 2017.