Jim Hall & Pat Metheny
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Jim Hall & Pat Metheny is the album of two jazz guitarists Jim Hall and Pat Metheny. It was released by Telarc International on April 27, 1999. The album contains 11 studio recording tracks and 6 live recording tracks.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | (favorable)[2] |
Rick Anderson, writing for AllMusic, said that Hall and Metheny "...are such a natural fit that it's amazing no one's thought of getting them together for a duo album before." He said the "...interplay is nothing short of astounding, and the five improvisational pieces...sometimes sound as organized as the standards." He said "...the complete lack of high frequencies in both guitarists' tones might leave you wondering if you've got water in your ear", but that it "really is a wonderful album."[1]
The All About Jazz review said that "what we hear...is certainly an affinity", and that the record is "...worthy of repeated listening". They praised the composition as well, saying that they "assume a deceptive melodic simplicity deepened in profundity by unconventional intervals or modulations that proceed unhurriedly as the sound washes over the listener."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording | Length |
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| 1. | "Lookin' Up" | Jim Hall | Studio (S) | 4:34 |
| 2. | "All the Things You Are" | Hammerstein, Kern | Live (L) | 6:58 |
| 3. | "The Birds and the Bees" | Atilla Zoller | L | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Improvisation, No. 1" | Hall, Pat Metheny | S | 1:05 |
| 5. | "Falling Grace" | Steve Swallow | S | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Ballad Z" | Metheny | S | 4:33 |
| 7. | "Summertime" | George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward | L | 5:35 |
| 8. | "Farmer's Trust" | Lyle Mays, Metheny | L | 5:29 |
| 9. | "Cold Spring" | Hall | L | 6:29 |
| 10. | "Improvisation, No. 2" | Hall, Metheny | S | 1:11 |
| 11. | "Into the Dream" | Metheny | S | 3:05 |
| 12. | "Don't Forget" | Metheny | S | 4:46 |
| 13. | "Improvisation, No. 3" | Hall, Metheny | S | 3:22 |
| 14. | "Waiting to Dance" | Hall | S | 4:38 |
| 15. | "Improvisation, No. 4" | Hall, Metheny | S | 2:37 |
| 16. | "Improvisation, No. 5" | Hall, Metheny | S | 2:08 |
| 17. | "All Across the City" | Hall | L | 7:34 |
Jim Hall is featured on the left channel, Pat Metheny to the right.
Personnel
- Jim Hall - electric guitar
- Pat Metheny - electric, acoustic, fretless acoustic, and Pikasso guitar
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1999 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 2[3] |
References
- ^ a b Anderson, Rick. Jim Hall & Pat Metheny: Jim Hall & Pat Metheny > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
- ^ a b "Jim Hall & Pat Metheny". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Jim Hall & Pat Metheny - Jim Hall & Pat Metheny". Allmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.