Jazz Guitar

3 PANEL DIGIPACK

4 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

INCLUDES 3 BONUS TRACKS

Jazz Guitar (Pacific Jazz Records 1227) was Jim Hall’s first album as a leader. Later releases would differ considerably from the original recording. The first LP edition contained ten songs, while the second had only nine tunes (“This Is Always” was omitted from the previous edition) and presented edited versions of many tracks (mainly editing out piano or bass solos). A later release of this music, transformed the trio into a quartet, dubbing a drum track by Larry Bunker over the original music. The current edition reproduces the original issue in its entirety with the tunes in their complete unedited form. Carl Perkins’ playing was influenced by his polio-affected left arm, which he held parallel to the keyboard, as can be seen in this photo. Perkins would die of a drug overdose on March 17, 1958, at the age of 29.

PERSONNEL:

JIM HALL, guitar
CARL PERKINS, piano
RED MITCHELL, bass

Los Angeles, January 10 & 24, 1957.

*From the same sessions, but not included on the original LP.
First issued on the 1957 Various Artists compilation LP Jazz Pianists Galore (World Pacific Records JWC-506).

**Bonus tracks:
12: Jim Hall (g), John Lewis (p).
Massachusetts, August 24, 1957.

13: Jim Hall (g), John Lewis (p), Percy Heath (b).
Los Angeles, February 10, 1956.

TRACKS:

01 STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY
02 THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE
03 THIS IS ALWAYS
04 THANKS FOR THE MEMORY
05 TANGERINE
06 STELLA BY STARLIGHT
07 9:20 SPECIAL
08 DEEP IN A DREAM
09 LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING
10 SEVEN COME ELEVEN
11 TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT *
12 TWO LYRIC PIECES: PIERROT/COLOMBINE **
13 SKYLARK **

TOTAL TIME: 66:19 Min.