Jim Hall Instructional Material

Hal Leonard Corporation presents "Jim Hall - Exploring Jazz Guitar" from their Transcribed Score catalog. This product contains music made famous by Jim Hall. Included: Something Tells Me, Three, Big Blues, Chorale And Dance, Cross Court, Waltz New, All Across The City, Simple Samba, Careful, Jane.

Artist Transcriptions An in-depth study of Jim's unique approach to music in ensemble and solo settings. Includes complete transcript-ions taken from his instruct-ional Star Licks video, also available from Hal Leonard. Tunes include: All Across the City · Something Special · Something Tells Me · and more. 71-minute accompanying audio includes actual live performances from the video by Jim Hall. (Hal Leonard Corporation)

The Jim Hall package is an introspective look at one of the greatest and most respected jazz guitar virtuosos of all time. In several complete live performances of his most notable compositions - Subsequently, Two Blues, Three, All Across The City, Something Tells Me, and Something Special - Jim discusses and demonstrates the key components of performance and improvisation. (Star Licks)

 So,you want to play jazz and improvise like a real prp? This book will show you how, fast! First learn a few basics ... the all-important scales, fingering and chord sequences, starting with a simple bossa nova solo. Then move on to arpeggios and more complex patterns such as the be-bop scale ... experiment with melodic shapes and discover the jazz-based blues progression used at most standard jazz gigs. The music examples then demonstrate rhythmic and free flowing ideas with lots of tips on the advanced techniques used by professional "jazzers"! In no time at all you will be creating your own solos in the style of such great jazz legends as Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Sonny Rollins and Jim Hall. Five complete solos are included in the book in easy-to-follow tab. Read the tips on playing technqiues first then play along with the full-band backing tracks ... or create your own improvised solos!

 Examine the solo concepts of top jazz guitarists in this info-packed book/CD pack. The CD includes full demonstration and rhythm-only tracks to assist with learning the styles of Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Barney Kessel, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Johnny Smith and many others. The book includes phrase-by-phrase performance notes; tips on arpeggio substitution, scale substitution, tension and resolution, jazz-blues, chord soloing and more; and standard notation and tab. (c)2002, 16 pages. Book & CD.

 Hal Leonard Corporation presents a Rhapsody Films publication: "Jim Hall". This product contains music made famous by Jim Hall.

 Jazz is one of the true American music forms which is still developing and growing to this day. This sampler of some of the greatest jazz charts and solos from all eras includes transcriptions of such great jazz composers/performers works as Django Reinhardt (Nuages), Mike Stern (Odds or Evens), Joe Pass (Here's That Rainy Day), and Mark Whitfield (Namu). (Cherry Lane Music)

 Jim Hall Jazz Guitar Master Class - Vol. 1: Jazz Basics is designed for the newcomer to jazz guitar. It covers all of the fundamentals and basic concepts essential for jazz improvisation, and features performances with Satoshi Inoue on guitar. Songs include Big Blues and Whistle Stop. Includes a 32-page booklet. (Rittor Music) VHS format.

 Jim Hall - Jazz Guitar Master Class, Volume 2. This second video is designed for intermediate to advanced guitarists. It introduces varous ideas and methods for practicing improvisation and self-expression, and features performances with Satshi Inoue on guitar. Songs include: Waltz New, Miro, and Seseragi. Includes a 36-page booklet. (Rittor Music)

 Jim Hall - Jazz Guitar Master Class, Volume 3. In Volume 3, the Jim Hall Quartet plays original tunes in varous styles, including swing, bossa nova, blues and calypso. Jim analyzes each composition and explains the role of the guitar in different ensemble formats. Features performances with Scott Colley (bass), Andy Watson (drums) and Rasmus Lee (tenor sax). Songs include: Why Not Dance, Joao, Mr. Blues, and Street Dance. Includes a 32-page booklet. (Rittor Music)

 Art Farmer & Jim Hall - Jazz Casual
 This live performance features Art Farmer on trumpet, Jim Hall on guitar, Steve Swallow on bass and Walter Perkins on drums. On this session, Farmer and group perform several ballad standards, such as "My Kinda Love," "Some Time Ago" and "Change Partners," along with Charlie Parker's "My Little Suede Shoes" and Milt Jackson's "Bag's Groove." (Mel Bay Publications, Inc.)

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