''Jim Hall's Three'' is an album by guitarist
Jim Hall recorded in 1986 and released by the
Concord Jazz
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label.
Concord Records: Jim Hall
accessed November 7, 2019
Reception
AllMusic
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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".
Track listing
All compositions by Jim Hall except where noted
# "Hide and Seek" – 4:06
# "Skylark
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" (Hoagy Carmichael
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, Johnny Mercer
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) – 7:11
# "Bottlenose Blues" – 4:35
# "And I Do" – 5:04
# "All the Things You Are
"All the Things You Are" is a song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II.
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, Oscar Hammerstein II
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) – 4:59
# "Poor Butterfly
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The music was written by Raymond Hubbell, the lyrics by ...
" (Raymond Hubbell
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Hubbell was born in Urbana, Ohio. He attended schools in Ur ...
, John Golden
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) – 5:57
# "Three" – 8:48
Personnel
* Jim Hall – guitar
*Steve LaSpina
Steven Frank LaSpina (born March 24, 1954) is an American jazz bassist who plays both upright and electric bass.
Life and career
Steve LaSpina was born in Wichita Falls, Texas; his father and grandfather both played in dance bands. He attended th ...
– bass
*Akira Tana
Akira Tana (March 14, 1952) is an American jazz drummer.
Biography
Tana grew up in Palo Alto, graduating from Gunn High School in 1970. Tana then obtained a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in the social sciences, playing gigs on the s ...
– drums
References
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1986 albums
Jim Hall (musician) albums
Albums produced by Carl Jefferson
Concord Records albums