It seems Japan is one of the major countries in the world who appreciates jazz musicians from America and invites them to perform and provides large audiences.
We are so lucky to live in the age of recording, so that we can enjoy the work of great artists like this even after they have departed. Thanks for all the great music, Jim. You probably played less notes in your career than some guitarists do in a week, but your notes were better.
True, the great thing about jazz is, be it guitar, piano or the horn, this music style is so much evolved over the years, that it can grab any fuckin' tune and turn it on its head and make it sound "all jazz". But jazz musicians have to work the hardest to achieve that virtuosity. Because jazz music involves a quagmire of myriad queries and answers. I concur with Jim Hall - expanding short ideas into questions and questions with am answer here and there. True,learning jazz is life time process.
This is a pearl! What a master class! I love Jim Hall! What a person! He shares very significant stuffs here! What a simplicity to pass the message! I'm in love with this video! When I saw this video for the first time I didn't understand english and only watched his beautiful fingers moving up and down the arm, hypnotized by the sound coming from his guitar. His playing is amazing. Always amazing! The notes come from his heart, but he also can theoryze everything. I spend full days listening to his music. I just can't get enough. Thanks so much Jim, your legacy in music will never forgot.
@@renakmans3521 True, Jim Hall has been the main influence of Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell, to name two of the greatest. Jim's work on the guitar is incomparable and some of the finest guitarists in the world recognize it.
really enjoyed the comping by both players. Satoshi makes me feel confident that the future of jazz guitar is in good hands....great hands, in fact. one 'o the fine young talents on the scene. glad i discovered him here.
I'm so thankful to you for posting this fine video. Jim Hall was a wonderful player and I'm glad his music will endure through this medium. Sad to see him go, R.I.P.
Jim is the quintessential non-babbler. He reminds nobody but himself, the zen master. I was thrilled to here the ideas he was putting down with Red Mitchell after a tour they had just done in Japan. Thanks for the babbling-notice. It's what good music is NOT about. Jim Hall !!! (Amen)
Grande Jim Hall! Uma lenda do Jazz. Sua obra é imortal. Está tocando no céu com Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Albert King, Freddie King, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald e outros tantos gênios da música que nos presentearam com sua arte, tornando nossa vidas mais alegres. Descanse em Paz, Jim. Obrigado por sua arte maravilhosa.
Grandissimo Mr. JIM HALL, un musicista di classe A, punto di riferimento per tutti i chitarristi interessati ad approfondire i vari aspetti del suonare la seiCorde: il SUONO, l'accompagnamento e il fraseggio solista. Questo Super-Video è la conferma della sua immensa esperienza musicale! Enjoy The MUSIC !!!.... ;-) mm65
So many great conceptual ideas in here. Jim Hall is truly an inspiration, he has such a great attitude. I love how simple the things he suggests are; exploring the timbre of the different strings and picking positions, using slurs to match the tonguing of Giuffre's horn. Such simple things, but so much detail in how one might explore them.
This is a wonderful insight into the sheer artistry of one of my all time favourite guitarists. I have had the pleasure of listening to and learning from this one hour video, but what I would give just to spend even half an hour in his company. Many thanks to the person who posted this wonderful video - I enjoyed every minute !
Thank you so much for posting these videos of Jim Hall and Satoshi. I learned so much from just watching this. On my next viewing, I'll pick up my guitar and work along with it.
jim hall is a no nonsense type player,his phrasing and note choice are traditional but modern at the same time,he swings and has substance and intent,he is one of the last guys of his generation around and wont be around forever,love the early stuff as well,the jimmy giuffre 3 and the sonny rollins stuff,just awesome.see where someone mentioned eric johnson,good enough,if jim makes one think of their favorite guy thats very cool,just the fact that they were even checkin J hall out is just great.
Actually, Eric Johnson is known for his rock music, his first record deal was a jazz group called the Electromagnets. He still writes and plays jazz even today. So, Eric Johnson... YES.
Now there's something i didn't expect. Jim Hall and a Whammy pedal. Nice surprise. Not unprecedented. Tal Farlow had his "Full House Concept First Octave Divider".
I agree. If you check out the Joe Pass instructional video posted on RUclips as well, he knows just enough "theory" to be able to communicate his ideas-- but it's all about what he hears. He confuses terms, forgets the word "chromatic" at one point, and I think he might even mistakenly call C the 9th of F or something. When playing diminished chords he says the possible roots are seperated by a "major third or something." Yet he's undoubtedly one of the greatest guitarists there will ever be.
Wow, so much inspiration! He doesn't really give advice on how to practise, but he makes me think about ways to become a better player myself. Thanks for uploading!
A great video, thanks for posting. Jim Hall is truly rocking the beige here but he was a master musician. I like the discreet use of the Whammy pedal in the final piece.
I found this video to be very helpful when I first saw it about 20 years ago. I cant believe its been that long! The other video that was really great was Joe Pass' Chord video where he talks about voice leading on the guitar.
Wow! Jim is a gem!! Love the fact that, from the few video material I've seen, he always shares his knowledge with the younger generation. I've never seen him play with a guitarist his age, much less older. Who is the young guitarist he's playing with here? Thank you and greetings from Venezuela!!
I normally buy D'Addario flatwounds. Almost any music shop, like Guitar Center (USA), will carry some brand. And if you are new to Jazz guitar in general....get "All Blues for Jazz Guitar". It is a book I can recommend to get you sounding jazzy. First book covers rhythm styles, later books covers solo work.
Well as you may know, there are many different types of strings for all sorts of guitars. On electric guitars you have regular "round wound" most of the time. This kind of string sounds bright and twangy, which is why you see it so much in rock,country,punk,ska...so on and so on. Flatwound have a mellow sound to them right out of the box. They don't squeak when you slide, so they work well with jazz chords and phrasing.
Same with the bass. Round wounds have punch and brilliance and are great for rock, funk, jazz etc. and flat wounds are more mellow and seductive and are great for blues, country etc. However, there are hybrid bass strings that are known as half rounds. I don't much care for them but I could see where some bassists would like them. I prefer rounds and I get mellower sounds with EQ, tone shape and playing style.
He s the inventor of the sweep picking.extrem rapidity on his 60 s lps ,certainly a great down to earth person What are the chords Jim plays at 40mn20 ? There's more than the 2,5,1..
I use the Van Eps String damper, and even though Hall, Kessell (did he use one?), and Herb used one, Herb and George Van Eps are the only ones that seemed to stay with it. If you look at Hall's pictures after he switched from his ES-175 to another guitar, he's not using a string damper. Better anti-feedback pickups and amps have been made since the string damper's invention. Van Eps told me he invented the string damper to control feedback. I use a Van Eps string damper because I play sloppy riffs, and the damper helps hide the mistakes, ha.
Also, don't write me anything! I don't care about Eric Johnson or who ever you've been listening to who isn't a jazz guitarist. Post on those videos. Comment on who you like. The world is full of great guitar players in all styles. But if jazz isn't your thing just stop babbling on an on. It's really annoying to read "comments" from guys who have no clue. Jim Hall is a genius, period. Satoshi is a really good jazz player, period.
Humans are good at categorizing things. Organizing is what we do to make sense of the world. Just because Benson plays on an album with flamenco guitarist Tomatito, that doesn't make Benson a flamenco guitarist. There is no point missed. We didn't invent the major styles of music, but we recognize there is a difference. Once you try homogenize everything, it all sounds like background music in a market. Each to his or her talents. The listener's responsibility is embrace and appreciate it all.
Sometimes you hear some harmonic and/or melodic ideas in your head, then you want to play it on the instrument beautifully. The music theory helps to transcribe your musical ideas and simply makes them playable. So anyone has some musical ideas in his/her head, needs some level of theory to regenerate the musical idea on the instrument beautifully. Therefore it's an important tool of creativity. But of course, bombarding audience with too many harmonic and melodic elements may be an over usage.
Jim has 2 D'Aquistos...the blonde one is an Avantgarde. Worth at least 200k. The sunburst is the Jim Hall jazz. Its the one he plays in the D'Aquisto video, The New Yorker Special
Polytone Mini Brute II, Henriksen Jazzamp (110!!), AER amps. Transistor amps :) I really love tube amps, and the scofield tone is typically vox and mesaboogie. Bill frisell uses fender tube amps mostly and his tone kicks ass IMO. Try something different out. But I would really recommend the polytone (that's my taste) it's fantastic.
Seems like if you took off the truss rod cover it would allow dirt and moister to get in there and perhaps mess with the threads or the nut on the truss rod. Perhaps that's why most makers use two or three screws to hold it on.
It's probably not the amp, but more likely the guitar. I own several different Fender tube amps and they all get a great Jazz sound. Get a nice Jazz style arch top, keep everything super clean, roll off the treble on the guitar and the amp.
Eric Johnson is a talented player who's deep craft and knowledge allow him to play in many idiom's including jazz and country. Perhaps you should listen to 'East Wes' his tribute to a great jazz guitarist. He also play's rock.
His tone is clean with an emphasis in the mid-range of frequencies. I am totally ignorant of guitar makes and equipment. But I do know that his contemporaries included Barney Kessel, Kenny Burrell, Tal Farlow, and Howard Roberts. I only own one recording of Jim Hall with Pat Metheny. Any recommendations on what to purchase of his would be appreciated. Thanks for sharing this Rustam.
Hey Fluteristic, Jim Hall played a Benedetto guitar for most of his career, after he professionally retired his trusty es-175. In my opinion, I think "Jim Hall Live" is the landmark Jim Hall record. It's just chalk full of great things, and is the epitome of his playing. His duo record with Ron Carter (Alone Together, I think it's called) is absolutely brilliant too. The interplay between the two is genius; my guitar teacher at college went as far as demanding me to transcribe some of the songs. If you're into Jim Hall at all, I suggest you check out Ed Bickert. And if you haven't checked out Lenny Breau or Ted Greene yet, well they're both a fairly different cup of tea, but they're both incredible and worth checking out at least. Ed Bickert did some beautiful playing on the Paul Desmond record "Pure Desmond", and any of his post-desmond trio stuff is great. Lenny Breau's best records imo are "The Legendary Lenny Breau", "Cabin Fever" which are both solo guitar records, as well as his early record cut when he was still a youth "Guitar Sounds". Ted Greene only has one real record, "Solo Guitar" which is incredible. Sorry for the long message dude, I hope I'm not being redundant! Cheers =)
I remember being at a jazz club in North Hollywood (early 80's) standing out front during a break, suddenly being engaged in a pleasant conversation with Lenny Breau. There are few places in the world that provide better opportunities in acquiring a jazz education and appreciation than growing up in Los Angeles. A rare recording in any other part of the world was easily available to me in the birthplace of the Used Record Store. I was a Lee Morgan addict at 19, and it has vastly improved my musicianship, something that listening to metal or punk never inspired. Most of today's rock is derivative of the trail blazers coming out of England during the late 60's and 70's, in my humble opinion. I really appreciate you mentioning Breau: it reflects an advance knowledge of unique players in Jazz that never had a top 50 hit . Good call!
Hey man, thanks for the kind words! I'm only 20 but I've been a lenny nut since I was about 16, and I've gone out of my way to find all his records (mostly digitally, mind you), and I've transcribed about 7 or 8 of his tunes now. He was phenomenal, I wish I would have had the opportunity to talk to him. Fortunately, there's a gentleman in my area who was very well acquainted with lenny through his life, and even helped teach the young lenny jazz harmony lessons. So I have that link I suppose. But that's awesome, L.A. Sounds like a cool place. Lenny cut a record at Donte's when he was fairly young, also a cool record (I think that's in Hollywood? I'm Canadian haha I've been to L.A. like once).
No, Eric Johnson is not a jazz guitarist. Rodite said it well: jazz is a language (of both harmony and rhythm). There is some overlap between jazz and rock, as they both have blues roots, but jazz has its own vocabulary.
Id agree with Babarahey above. Also I would add that a lot of serious Jazz guitarists use very heavy gauge strings. It lends a lot to the heaviness of the tone and its depth. It doesn't take long from watching them they don't have a lot of use for bending strings in that style of playing. Other than that Id say do what Babarahey suggested and roll off the treble on both the amp and the instrument, and have the neck pick up active. After all that you might find its TOO deep :P
It's up to the student to practice what the teacher has given them. At some point the student has to stand on their own two feet. Bagging on the student has nothing to do with the teacher. Satoshi sounds great here, I have heard him many times...I'm just addressing the fact that your teacher can show you the door, but you have to walk through it.
Actually, if you "listen" to Eric Johnson you'll find that he uses a lot of jazz voicings and has a great jazz approach at times. No, EJ is not a "jazz" player...but I'll tell you what he is. A great player and a humble guy. And if EJ get's someone into jazz, then that's a pretty cool thing. Maybe you should try being encouraging?
Oh,, and I've seen/heard beautiful Jazz music coming from Strats and Les Pauls and Telecasters etc.. Any guitar is capable of it if its plugged into an amp that is dialed into clean. Maybe a hint of chorus or something but it can be done. Search an Eric Johnson video Bossa Nova.. wicked sound coming from the same Strat he's always playing.
Hi thank's for your reply. I think my point is that a virtuoso has the capability to be Bi-Lingual, as it were. They all speak the language of music. Most Jazz player's can play a convincing Blues. I've seen Bireli shredding,(eek) and Yahoudi Menhuin jamming with Stephane Grapelli. I would be interested to hear what you think of Al di Meola or Robben Ford who played with Miles Davis when he was in short pant's.....Are they also beneath 'Jazz'
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I heard sad news that Jim Hall passed away this morning (10. December 2013). R.I.P. great master of guitar and music.
It seems Japan is one of the major countries in the world who appreciates jazz musicians from America and invites them to perform and provides large audiences.
@@jksynth The Japanese are great at everything they do, they do it better than anyone else...
We are so lucky to live in the age of recording, so that we can enjoy the work of great artists like this even after they have departed.
Thanks for all the great music, Jim. You probably played less notes in your career than some guitarists do in a week, but your notes were better.
Rest in peace, Jim Hall. You will be missed for centuries to come!
True, the great thing about jazz is, be it guitar, piano or the horn, this music style is so much evolved over the years, that it can grab any fuckin' tune and turn it on its head and make it sound "all jazz". But jazz musicians have to work the hardest to achieve that virtuosity. Because jazz music involves a quagmire of myriad queries and answers. I concur with Jim Hall - expanding short ideas into questions and questions with am answer here and there. True,learning jazz is life time process.
Thanks for posting this video. I took lessons with JIm in 1974. I miss him.
Awesome
This is a pearl! What a master class! I love Jim Hall! What a person! He shares very significant stuffs here! What a simplicity to pass the message! I'm in love with this video! When I saw this video for the first time I didn't understand english and only watched his beautiful fingers moving up and down the arm, hypnotized by the sound coming from his guitar. His playing is amazing. Always amazing! The notes come from his heart, but he also can theoryze everything. I spend full days listening to his music. I just can't get enough. Thanks so much Jim, your legacy in music will never forgot.
Both players are masters here! The opening blues is one of the finest jazz guitar duets you will ever hear. And the tone....
That was very helpful, thank you so much for posting this!
I'm drawing a lot of inspiration from this
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R.I.P Jim Hall... Such a wonderful artist and musician. Thanks for your contributions, and condolences to the Hall family. God bless!
What I love is, these instructional videos usually have a bunch of solo or duet or small group playing from your faves
Still coming back to this years later for guidance. What a master.
Jim Hall, the unsung hero of Jazz on Guitar. So underrated, it saddens me.
How is he unsung or underrated? Everyone knows his work and all the modern players point to him as their influence…Sco, Metheny, Frisell
@@renakmans3521 True, Jim Hall has been the main influence of Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell, to name two of the greatest. Jim's work on the guitar is incomparable and some of the finest guitarists in the world recognize it.
really enjoyed the comping by both players. Satoshi makes me feel confident that
the future of jazz guitar is in good hands....great hands, in fact. one 'o the fine young talents on the scene. glad i discovered him here.
This is wonderful! I am sorry that I never met Jim! Maybe some day.....not here......RIP Jim!
Jim was a fantastic jazz musician, thank you for the video upload
I'm so thankful to you for posting this fine video. Jim Hall was a wonderful player and I'm glad his music will endure through this medium. Sad to see him go, R.I.P.
His touch and his humility are timeless.
Jim is the quintessential non-babbler. He reminds nobody but himself, the zen master. I was thrilled to here the ideas he was putting down with Red Mitchell after a tour they had just done in Japan. Thanks for the babbling-notice. It's what good music is NOT about. Jim Hall !!! (Amen)
Jim Hall - O maior guitarrista de improvisação na história do jazz.
Grande Jim Hall! Uma lenda do Jazz. Sua obra é imortal. Está tocando no céu com Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Albert King, Freddie King, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald e outros tantos gênios da música que nos presentearam com sua arte, tornando nossa vidas mais alegres. Descanse em Paz, Jim. Obrigado por sua arte maravilhosa.
What a fine guitarist and such a warm personality aswell.
The Old Master, rest in Peace and many thanks...
They're not musicians, they're magicians. Pure MAGiC
Grandissimo Mr. JIM HALL, un musicista di classe A, punto di riferimento per tutti i chitarristi interessati ad approfondire i vari aspetti del suonare la seiCorde: il SUONO, l'accompagnamento e il fraseggio solista. Questo Super-Video è la conferma della sua immensa esperienza musicale! Enjoy The MUSIC !!!.... ;-) mm65
So many great conceptual ideas in here. Jim Hall is truly an inspiration, he has such a great attitude. I love how simple the things he suggests are; exploring the timbre of the different strings and picking positions, using slurs to match the tonguing of Giuffre's horn. Such simple things, but so much detail in how one might explore them.
Both players BEAUTIFUL. A better world with them by far.
So underrated! I remember buying a cd of his in the 90's I think, was young and still remember it! That tone!
Such beautiful tone and fluid, singing lines and an inquisitive mind. He will be missed forever....
Magistral master class with JIm HALL...
WITH BLUES SPIRIT
and without to destroy another music .....
As Bill Evans said, jazz is a process, not a style.
This is a wonderful insight into the sheer artistry of one of my all time favourite guitarists. I have had the pleasure of listening to and learning from this one hour video, but what I would give just to spend even half an hour in his company. Many thanks to the person who posted this wonderful video - I enjoyed every minute !
Thank you so much for posting these videos of Jim Hall and Satoshi. I learned so much from just watching this. On my next viewing, I'll pick up my guitar and work along with it.
jim hall is a no nonsense type player,his phrasing and note choice are traditional but modern at the same time,he swings and has substance and intent,he is one of the last guys of his generation around and wont be around forever,love the early stuff as well,the jimmy giuffre 3 and the sonny rollins stuff,just awesome.see where someone mentioned eric johnson,good enough,if jim makes one think of their favorite guy thats very cool,just the fact that they were even checkin J hall out is just great.
Jim's comping around 35:00 is just gorgeous. What a master!
Actually, Eric Johnson is known for his rock music, his first record deal was a jazz group called the Electromagnets. He still writes and plays jazz even today. So, Eric Johnson... YES.
Now there's something i didn't expect. Jim Hall and a Whammy pedal. Nice surprise. Not unprecedented. Tal Farlow had his "Full House Concept First Octave Divider".
the faltwound strings are also good on your fingers , doesn`t hurt as much , nice mellow clean jazzy tone...
Great video. Very enlightening. Great to see Hall so relaxed. Thanks for sharing
I agree. If you check out the Joe Pass instructional video posted on RUclips as well, he knows just enough "theory" to be able to communicate his ideas-- but it's all about what he hears. He confuses terms, forgets the word "chromatic" at one point, and I think he might even mistakenly call C the 9th of F or something. When playing diminished chords he says the possible roots are seperated by a "major third or something." Yet he's undoubtedly one of the greatest guitarists there will ever be.
Wow, so much inspiration! He doesn't really give advice on how to practise, but he makes me think about ways to become a better player myself. Thanks for uploading!
A great video, thanks for posting. Jim Hall is truly rocking the beige here but he was a master musician. I like the discreet use of the Whammy pedal in the final piece.
A very natural session. Very relaxed.
I just love it .
Thanks for uploading.
I found this video to be very helpful when I first saw it about 20 years ago. I cant believe its been that long! The other video that was really great was Joe Pass' Chord video where he talks about voice leading on the guitar.
Wow! Jim is a gem!! Love the fact that, from the few video material I've seen, he always shares his knowledge with the younger generation. I've never seen him play with a guitarist his age, much less older. Who is the young guitarist he's playing with here? Thank you and greetings from Venezuela!!
I normally buy D'Addario flatwounds. Almost any music shop, like Guitar Center (USA), will carry some brand. And if you are new to Jazz guitar in general....get "All Blues for Jazz Guitar". It is a book I can recommend to get you sounding jazzy. First book covers rhythm styles, later books covers solo work.
''thump up'' No.214... how this man talk.. that story could get me to sleep :))...just awesome!!!
It's good you came along and ended this argument before it could start. I totally agree with you.
Such an awesome blues player too.
Well as you may know, there are many different types of strings for all sorts of guitars. On electric guitars you have regular "round wound" most of the time. This kind of string sounds bright and twangy, which is why you see it so much in rock,country,punk,ska...so on and so on. Flatwound have a mellow sound to them right out of the box. They don't squeak when you slide, so they work well with jazz chords and phrasing.
Finally we found Satoshi Nakamoto! He’s just chillin and playing guitar with Jim Hall.
@Rustampers Huh? They're out there. The equipment has changed the sound, but Jim Hall is a big influence on many styles.
I need start writing at the walls: "Jim Hall is god"
Wonderful footage!
Wow they are in the lobby of Electric Lady Studio!
Lovely clip - thanks for the upload, Rustampers!
Nice video- real nice. So much to take in at once.
Pat really enjoyed Jimmy and learned a lot from him
“I transcribed some of your solos”
“Okay, you owe me a dinner” 😊
Same with the bass. Round wounds have punch and brilliance and are great for rock, funk, jazz etc. and flat wounds are more mellow and seductive and are great for blues, country etc. However, there are hybrid bass strings that are known as half rounds. I don't much care for them but I could see where some bassists would like them. I prefer rounds and I get mellower sounds with EQ, tone shape and playing style.
we love Jim Hall, many tx
Jim Hall is great!!!
He s the inventor of the sweep picking.extrem rapidity on his 60 s lps ,certainly a great down to earth person
What are the chords Jim plays at 40mn20 ?
There's more than the 2,5,1..
I use the Van Eps String damper, and even though Hall, Kessell (did he use one?), and Herb used one, Herb and George Van Eps are the only ones that seemed to stay with it. If you look at Hall's pictures after he switched from his ES-175 to another guitar, he's not using a string damper. Better anti-feedback pickups and amps have been made since the string damper's invention. Van Eps told me he invented the string damper to control feedback. I use a Van Eps string damper because I play sloppy riffs, and the damper helps hide the mistakes, ha.
Also, don't write me anything! I don't care about Eric Johnson or who ever you've been listening to who isn't a jazz guitarist. Post on those videos. Comment on who you like. The world is full of great guitar players in all styles. But if jazz isn't your thing just stop babbling on an on. It's really annoying to read "comments" from guys who have no clue. Jim Hall is a genius, period. Satoshi is a really good jazz player, period.
Humans are good at categorizing things. Organizing is what we do to make sense of the world. Just because Benson plays on an album with flamenco guitarist Tomatito, that doesn't make Benson a flamenco guitarist. There is no point missed. We didn't invent the major styles of music, but we recognize there is a difference. Once you try homogenize everything, it all sounds like background music in a market.
Each to his or her talents. The listener's responsibility is embrace and appreciate it all.
Sometimes you hear some harmonic and/or melodic ideas in your head, then you want to play it on the instrument beautifully. The music theory helps to transcribe your musical ideas and simply makes them playable. So anyone has some musical ideas in his/her head, needs some level of theory to regenerate the musical idea on the instrument beautifully. Therefore it's an important tool of creativity. But of course, bombarding audience with too many harmonic and melodic elements may be an over usage.
Jim has 2 D'Aquistos...the blonde one is an Avantgarde. Worth at least 200k. The sunburst is the Jim Hall jazz. Its the one he plays in the D'Aquisto video, The New Yorker Special
Polytone Mini Brute II, Henriksen Jazzamp (110!!), AER amps. Transistor amps :)
I really love tube amps, and the scofield tone is typically vox and mesaboogie. Bill frisell uses fender tube amps mostly and his tone kicks ass IMO. Try something different out. But I would really recommend the polytone (that's my taste) it's fantastic.
it's like they're musicaly talking about the good things in life!!
Favoloso Jim Hall!!
Thanks for posting this great video.
這個真是太屌了,I'm loving it~
Master class . Good padawan too !
Seems like if you took off the truss rod cover it would allow dirt and moister to get in there and perhaps mess with the threads or the nut on the truss rod. Perhaps that's why most makers use two or three screws to hold it on.
It's probably not the amp, but more likely the guitar. I own several different Fender tube amps and they all get a great Jazz sound. Get a nice Jazz style arch top, keep everything super clean, roll off the treble on the guitar and the amp.
Thanks a million for posting!!
Eric Johnson is a talented player who's deep craft and knowledge allow him to play in many idiom's including jazz and country. Perhaps you should listen to 'East Wes' his tribute to a great jazz guitarist. He also play's rock.
His tone is clean with an emphasis in the mid-range of frequencies. I am totally ignorant of guitar makes and equipment. But I do know that his contemporaries
included Barney Kessel, Kenny Burrell, Tal Farlow, and Howard Roberts. I only own one recording of Jim Hall with Pat Metheny. Any recommendations on what to purchase of his would be appreciated.
Thanks for sharing this Rustam.
Hey Fluteristic,
Jim Hall played a Benedetto guitar for most of his career, after he professionally retired his trusty es-175.
In my opinion, I think "Jim Hall Live" is the landmark Jim Hall record. It's just chalk full of great things, and is the epitome of his playing. His duo record with Ron Carter (Alone Together, I think it's called) is absolutely brilliant too. The interplay between the two is genius; my guitar teacher at college went as far as demanding me to transcribe some of the songs.
If you're into Jim Hall at all, I suggest you check out Ed Bickert. And if you haven't checked out Lenny Breau or Ted Greene yet, well they're both a fairly different cup of tea, but they're both incredible and worth checking out at least. Ed Bickert did some beautiful playing on the Paul Desmond record "Pure Desmond", and any of his post-desmond trio stuff is great. Lenny Breau's best records imo are "The Legendary Lenny Breau", "Cabin Fever" which are both solo guitar records, as well as his early record cut when he was still a youth "Guitar Sounds". Ted Greene only has one real record, "Solo Guitar" which is incredible.
Sorry for the long message dude, I hope I'm not being redundant! Cheers =)
I remember being at a jazz club in North Hollywood (early 80's) standing out front during a break, suddenly being engaged
in a pleasant conversation with Lenny Breau.
There are few places in the world that provide
better opportunities in acquiring a jazz education and appreciation than growing up in Los Angeles. A rare recording in any other part of the world was easily available to me in the birthplace of the Used Record Store.
I was a Lee Morgan addict at 19, and it has vastly improved my musicianship, something that listening to metal or punk never inspired.
Most of today's rock is derivative of the trail blazers coming out of England during the late 60's and 70's, in my humble opinion. I really appreciate you mentioning Breau: it reflects an advance knowledge of unique players in Jazz that never had a top 50 hit . Good call!
Hey man, thanks for the kind words!
I'm only 20 but I've been a lenny nut since I was about 16, and I've gone out of my way to find all his records (mostly digitally, mind you), and I've transcribed about 7 or 8 of his tunes now. He was phenomenal, I wish I would have had the opportunity to talk to him. Fortunately, there's a gentleman in my area who was very well acquainted with lenny through his life, and even helped teach the young lenny jazz harmony lessons. So I have that link I suppose. But that's awesome, L.A. Sounds like a cool place. Lenny cut a record at Donte's when he was fairly young, also a cool record (I think that's in Hollywood? I'm Canadian haha I've been to L.A. like once).
Christian F Jim Hall only played a Gibsons, a D'Aquisto, then a Sadowsky, never a Benedetto. ever
I'm sorry. I don't know why I thought he did. I feel silly now. Thanks for correcting me.
So glad i found this!!
Sehr, sehr beeindruckend
funny Jim discussing the other guy's guitar. Jim could probably play a 2x4 with strings on it and make it sound awesome.
great Jim!!!
Great upload.
Thanks for posting this video!
No, Eric Johnson is not a jazz guitarist. Rodite said it well: jazz is a language (of both harmony and rhythm). There is some overlap between jazz and rock, as they both have blues roots, but jazz has its own vocabulary.
genius!!!
You've got it figured out man :)
We lost a Giant 10 Dec 13. Long Live Jim Hall.
Jazz swings, Rock rocks.
Id agree with Babarahey above. Also I would add that a lot of serious Jazz guitarists use very heavy gauge strings. It lends a lot to the heaviness of the tone and its depth. It doesn't take long from watching them they don't have a lot of use for bending strings in that style of playing. Other than that Id say do what Babarahey suggested and roll off the treble on both the amp and the instrument, and have the neck pick up active. After all that you might find its TOO deep :P
truth! and not to mention a very very nice man!!!
It's up to the student to practice what the teacher has given them. At some point the student has to stand on their own two feet. Bagging on the student has nothing to do with the teacher. Satoshi sounds great here, I have heard him many times...I'm just addressing the fact that your teacher can show you the door, but you have to walk through it.
@rodite: Well said. To expand on your thought, if I may, you can't compare water to oil.
Ken, Toronto
One of John Scofields favourite guitarists
Actually, if you "listen" to Eric Johnson you'll find that he uses a lot of jazz voicings and has a great jazz approach at times. No, EJ is not a "jazz" player...but I'll tell you what he is. A great player and a humble guy. And if EJ get's someone into jazz, then that's a pretty cool thing. Maybe you should try being encouraging?
Oh,, and I've seen/heard beautiful Jazz music coming from Strats and Les Pauls and Telecasters etc.. Any guitar is capable of it if its plugged into an amp that is dialed into clean. Maybe a hint of chorus or something but it can be done. Search an Eric Johnson video Bossa Nova.. wicked sound coming from the same Strat he's always playing.
Hi thank's for your reply. I think my point is that a virtuoso has the capability to be Bi-Lingual, as it were. They all speak the language of music. Most Jazz player's can play a convincing Blues. I've seen Bireli shredding,(eek) and Yahoudi Menhuin jamming with Stephane Grapelli. I would be interested to hear what you think of Al di Meola or Robben Ford who played with Miles Davis when he was in short pant's.....Are they also beneath 'Jazz'
Very splendid
Hows your guitar set up? Flatwound strings? That has a big effect on how your tone will come out of the amp.