Jim Hall

This unprecedented edition contains two landmark sessions that have been gathering dust in the vaults for the last fifty years

- a 1957 interpretation of Gershwin's Porgy & Bess (Interlude)

and a 1959 session "High Fidelity" (Mercury) featuring the guitarist backing a front line of 4 flutes.

Both of these sets include the participation of the exquisite reed player Buddy Collette as well as such notable musicians as
Bud Shank,
Pete Jolly,
Gerald Wiggins,
Red Mitchell
and Shelly Manne.

The edition also boasts the addition of 4 bonus tracks taken from the peak of Hall's association with the Chico Hamilton Quintet.

"Clarity is the thing I'm after. I want a picture in my mind of the way the solo looks as I'm playing it. That way I can keep it from becoming boring - to me or the listeners. I get bored very easily, and I think that's one thing that helps me avoid clichés... Listening is still the key." - Jim Hall

Never Previously Released On CD!
2 Albums on 1 CD!
4 Bonus Tracks!

Tracklist:
Laura / Smile / The Bad And The Beautiful / The Shrike / I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me / The Trolley Song / Intermezzo/ Ruby / Invitation / Swinging On A Star / Colonel Bogey & River Kwai March / It’s You / A Walk On The Veldt / Wagnervous / And So Is Love / Where’s My Bess / My Man’s Gone Now / Summertime / It Ain’t Necessarily So / I Got Plenty of Nuttin’/ There’s A Boat that’s Leavin’ for New York / Bess You Is My Woman / A Woman Is A Sometime Thing

Total Time: 76:34