50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

• DELUXE 180-GRAM REISSUE
• SPECIAL GATEFOLD EDITION

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 a long 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.

PERSONNEL:

JIM HALL - (guitar)
ROLAND HANNA - (piano)
PAUL DESMOND - (alto saxophone)
CHET BAKER - (trumpet)
RON CARTER - (bass)
STEVE GADD - (drums)

Recorded April 16 & 23, 1975 at Van Gelder Studios. Arranged by Don Sebesky. Produced by Creed Taylor

TRACKS:

Side 1

01. You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To (7:09) (Cole Porter)

02. Two’s Blues (3:54) (Jim Hall)

03. The Answer Is Yes (7:42) (Jane Hall)

Side 2

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