Recommendation: Jim Hall - Concierto
Magnus | September 28, 2008
I have a weakness among others; writing about jazz albums. It’s hard, because theyre all fairly original (Saku seems to do it pretty well, note to self: delegate writing about jazz to Saku in the future). But some still appeal more to me than others and this is the first guitar jazz album i have honestly enjoyed. Soothing as can be, Jim Hall is to the guitar as Miles Davis is to the trumpet, but the addition of piano and sax etc. (this is a sextet) makes it not blues. *Writer’s block*. Uhm, oh yea, Jim Hall was born in 1930 in Buffalo, NY. Concierto was recorded in New Jersey at the Van Gelder studios, april 16 and 23 1975. It is probably his most recognized work. The cover is bomb and the jazz is the coolest you can get without going fusion. Thanks Wilhelm for this recommendation, didn’t know you were a jazz head.
Favorite pieces: I really don’t believe in enjoying jazz albums in any other form than their whole, but I especially liked ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’.
Yes, there are jazz people in Alabama. No, there aren’t jazz kids in Alabama, what a stupid question. People in my school wouldn’t know good music if it rang their doorbell at three AM, shot you in the foot and cockslapped you across the face while you were down, you’re like ‘Hey what the hell did you do that for?!’ and theyre like ‘WHO CAAAARES?!’ and youre like ‘I care, you shot me in the foot, bastard’. And he’s like ‘Jesus, I’m sorry, we cool?’. And you’re like ‘Fuck no, you know how much this hurt?’ Good music are such douchebags.
I lost my train of write…
sweet. concierto though, not consierto. beehh...
thrmkboB | October 1, 2008sweet. concierto though, not consierto. beehh…