Top Picks
Jim Hall: Concierto, Columbia/Legacy. Paul Desmond, alto sax; Chet Baker, trumpet; Roland Hanna, piano
Jim Hall Trio: Jazz Guitar, Pacific Jazz. Carl Perkins, piano; Red Mitchell, bass
Jim Hall-Ron Carter Duo: Alone Together, OJC/Milestone
Ron Carter-Jim Hall Duo: Telepathy, Concord. Comprised of both the Live at the Village West and Telephone releases
Bill Evans-Jim Hall Duo: Undercurrent, Blue Note
Bill Evans-Jim Hall Duo: Intermodulation, Verve
Jim Hall-Red Mitchell Duo: Jim Hall and Red Mitchell, Artists House. No known CD reissue
Bill Evans Quintet: Interplay, OJC/Riverside. Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Percy Heath, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums
Hampton Hawes Quartet: All Night Sessions!, Vols. 1-3, OJC/Contemporary. Red Mitchell, bass
Jimmy Giuffre Trio: Easy Way, Verve. Ray Brown, bass
John Lewis Quintet: Grand Encounter, Pacific Jazz. Bill Perkins, tenor sax; Percy Heath, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums
Sonny Rollins Quartet: The Bridge, Bluebird/RCA. Bob Cranshaw, bass; Ben Riley, drums
Superior
Jim Hall Trio
It’s Nice to Be with You: Jim Hall in Berlin, Verve. Jimmy Woode, bass; Daniel Humair, drums
Jim Hall Live!, Horizon. Don Thompson, bass; Terry Clarke, drums
Bob Brookmeyer Quartet: 7 X Wilder, Verve. 7 compositions by Alec Wilder; Bill Crow, bass; Mel Lewis, drums
Paul Desmond Quartet: East of the Sun, Warner Brothers-Discovery-Mosaic. Percy Heath, bass
Art Farmer Quartet: Live at the Half Note, Atlantic. Steve Swallow, bass
Jimmy Giuffre Trio: Jimmy Giuffre 3, Atlantic. Ralph Peña, bass
John Lewis: Wonderful World of Jazz, Atlantic. Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; George Duvivier, bass
Red Mitchell Quintet: Rejoice: Live at the Renaissance, Pacific Jazz. Frank Strazzeri, piano; Jimmy Bond, bass
George Shearing with Jim Hall: First Edition, Concord.
Billy Taylor Quartet: Impromptu, Mercury. Bob Cranshaw, bass
Excellent
Art Farmer Quartet: To Sweden With Love, Atlantic. Steve Swallow, bass; Pete LaRoca, drums
Jimmy Giuffre Trio: Seven Pieces, Verve. Red Mitchell, bass
Bill Smith Quartet: Folk Jazz. OJC/Contemporary. Monty Budwig, bass; Shelly Manne, drums
Sonny Stitt Quintet: Stitt Plays Bird, Atlantic. Richard Davis, bass
Ben Webster Quintet: At the Renaissance, OJC/Contemporary. Jimmy Rowles, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Frank Butler, drums