Jim Hall - Concierto

50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION! JIM HALL - CONCIERTO NEW RELEASE OUT THIS FRIDAY!


Produced by Creed Taylor and originally issued on the CTI label in 1975, Jim Hall’s Concierto followed the path of Miles Davis’ celebrated Sketches of Spain in presenting, among other tunes, an arrangement of Joaquín Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez.” The LP was an all-star venture, with Hall accompanied by such luminaries as Chet Baker, Paul Desmond, Roland Hanna, Ron Carter and Steve Gadd. Desmond had along history of recording with the guitarist, but this was Hall and Baker’s first out of just two recorded encounters. Concierto received a 4 ½ rating on AllMusic, with reviewer Anthony Tognazzini stating that it “ranks among the best albums of Hall’s superb catalog and the personnel is a jazz lover’s dream come true.”

Tracklist: 

Side 1

1. You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To (7:09) (Cole Porter)
2. Two’s Blues (3:54) (Jim Hall)
3. The Answer Is Yes (7:42) (Jane Hall)

Side 2

1. Concierto de Aranjuez (19:23)(Joaquin Rodrigo)

Personnel:

Guitar - Jim Hall

Piano - Roland Hanna

Bass - Ron Carter

Drums  - Steve Gadd

Trumpet - Chet Baker

Alto Saxophone - Paul Desmond

Arranged by Don Sebesky

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios

Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer

Recorded April 16 & 23, 1975

Cover photograph by Pete Turner

Liner Illustration by Thomas B. Allen

Album design by Bob Ciano