![]() Hall bounced between LA and New York through the end of the 50s, recording with John Lewis, Ben Webster, Paul Desmond and Zoot Sims, in between gigs with Giuffre. Hall, born in Buffalo, New York, and raised in Cleveland, also worked in LA as a member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet and later, in two editions of the Jimmy Giuffre 3. From 1960-62, Farmer co-led the acclaimed Jazztet with Benny Golson. ![]() By the end of the fifties, he had amassed an impressive discography, including recordings with Wardell Gray, Lionel Hampton, Clifford Brown, Quincy Jones, Gigi Gryce, Sonny Clark, Horace Silver and Gerry Mulligan. Farmer, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and raised in Phoenix, made his professional debut in Los Angeles in 1945. My favorites include the various small group recordings of Count Basie, the Marty Paich Dek-tette, the after-hours recordings of Art Tatum, the John Coltrane Quartet with Roy Haynes, and the Art Farmer Quartet featuring Jim Hall.īy the time Art Farmer and Jim Hall joined forces in late 1962, each was an established jazz soloist. ![]() They may not be the most important albums in a historical sense, but the overall musicality endears them to us as listeners. ![]() So it’s not too surprising that most jazz fans have a special group of favorite recordings that speak to them in a direct, non-verbal way. At its core, jazz is a very personal music. ![]()
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