Charlie Haden/Jim Hall

by Charlie Haden, Jim Hall

Overview

This recorded, intimate document was recorded at Jazz Beat during the Montreal Jazz Festival in 1990 and sees its first official release on this Impulse! volume. Bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist Jim Hall played a number of duet concerts together over the years, but this was certainly among the very earliest. Given their respective careers up to this point, both men had nearly perfected the artistry of playing in this particular chamber jazz setting. That all said, it does not prepare the listener for the canny, intimate, yet absolutely electric interplay on offer here. From readings of standards such as "Bemsha Swing," "Body and Soul," and Skylark" through to Ornette Coleman's "Turnaround" and excellent originals by both men -- including Haden's bookends, the tenderly dissonant "First Song" and the knotty "In the Moment," and Hall's sprightly melodic Latin waltz "Down from Antigua" and his fingerpopping "Big Man Blues" -- this music is an adventure top to bottom. It unfolds gradually and cannily over 76 minutes. Ethan Iverson's liner essay is spirited, insightful, and illuminating to boot. This set is not only impossible to criticize, but adds an immeasurable depth to the catalogs of both artists. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2022
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031517994
Rank:	81871

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Charlie Haden   Primary Artist,Bass
Jim Hall   Primary Artist,Guitar

Technical Credits

Jay Newland   Editing,Pre-Mastering,Audio Restoration
Jean-Philippe Allard   Project Supervisor
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Denzil Best   Composer
Jim Hall   Composer
Mark Wilder   Mastering
Ornette Coleman   Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer
Farida Bachir   Art Direction,Executive Producer
Patrice Beausejour   Design,Cover Illustration
Marielle Costoseque   Design,Cover Illustration
Jan Thijs   Photography
John W. Green   Composer
Ethan Iverson   Liner Notes
Charlie Haden   Composer