It seems Japan is one of the major countries in the world who appreciates jazz musicians from America and invites them to perform and provides large audiences.
We are so lucky to live in the age of recording, so that we can enjoy the work of great artists like this even after they have departed. Thanks for all the great music, Jim. You probably played less notes in your career than some guitarists do in a week, but your notes were better.
True, the great thing about jazz is, be it guitar, piano or the horn, this music style is so much evolved over the years, that it can grab any fuckin' tune and turn it on its head and make it sound "all jazz". But jazz musicians have to work the hardest to achieve that virtuosity. Because jazz music involves a quagmire of myriad queries and answers. I concur with Jim Hall - expanding short ideas into questions and questions with am answer here and there. True,learning jazz is life time process.
This is a pearl! What a master class! I love Jim Hall! What a person! He shares very significant stuffs here! What a simplicity to pass the message! I'm in love with this video! When I saw this video for the first time I didn't understand english and only watched his beautiful fingers moving up and down the arm, hypnotized by the sound coming from his guitar. His playing is amazing. Always amazing! The notes come from his heart, but he also can theoryze everything. I spend full days listening to his music. I just can't get enough. Thanks so much Jim, your legacy in music will never forgot.
really enjoyed the comping by both players. Satoshi makes me feel confident that the future of jazz guitar is in good hands....great hands, in fact. one 'o the fine young talents on the scene. glad i discovered him here.
Grande Jim Hall! Uma lenda do Jazz. Sua obra é imortal. Está tocando no céu com Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Albert King, Freddie King, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald e outros tantos gênios da música que nos presentearam com sua arte, tornando nossa vidas mais alegres. Descanse em Paz, Jim. Obrigado por sua arte maravilhosa.
I'm so thankful to you for posting this fine video. Jim Hall was a wonderful player and I'm glad his music will endure through this medium. Sad to see him go, R.I.P.
@@renakmans3521 True, Jim Hall has been the main influence of Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell, to name two of the greatest. Jim's work on the guitar is incomparable and some of the finest guitarists in the world recognize it.
This is a wonderful insight into the sheer artistry of one of my all time favourite guitarists. I have had the pleasure of listening to and learning from this one hour video, but what I would give just to spend even half an hour in his company. Many thanks to the person who posted this wonderful video - I enjoyed every minute !
Thank you so much for posting these videos of Jim Hall and Satoshi. I learned so much from just watching this. On my next viewing, I'll pick up my guitar and work along with it.
So many great conceptual ideas in here. Jim Hall is truly an inspiration, he has such a great attitude. I love how simple the things he suggests are; exploring the timbre of the different strings and picking positions, using slurs to match the tonguing of Giuffre's horn. Such simple things, but so much detail in how one might explore them.
A great video, thanks for posting. Jim Hall is truly rocking the beige here but he was a master musician. I like the discreet use of the Whammy pedal in the final piece.
Wow, so much inspiration! He doesn't really give advice on how to practise, but he makes me think about ways to become a better player myself. Thanks for uploading!
I found this video to be very helpful when I first saw it about 20 years ago. I cant believe its been that long! The other video that was really great was Joe Pass' Chord video where he talks about voice leading on the guitar.
Now there's something i didn't expect. Jim Hall and a Whammy pedal. Nice surprise. Not unprecedented. Tal Farlow had his "Full House Concept First Octave Divider".
jim hall is a no nonsense type player,his phrasing and note choice are traditional but modern at the same time,he swings and has substance and intent,he is one of the last guys of his generation around and wont be around forever,love the early stuff as well,the jimmy giuffre 3 and the sonny rollins stuff,just awesome.see where someone mentioned eric johnson,good enough,if jim makes one think of their favorite guy thats very cool,just the fact that they were even checkin J hall out is just great.
Jim is the quintessential non-babbler. He reminds nobody but himself, the zen master. I was thrilled to here the ideas he was putting down with Red Mitchell after a tour they had just done in Japan. Thanks for the babbling-notice. It's what good music is NOT about. Jim Hall !!! (Amen)
Actually, Eric Johnson is known for his rock music, his first record deal was a jazz group called the Electromagnets. He still writes and plays jazz even today. So, Eric Johnson... YES.
Grandissimo Mr. JIM HALL, un musicista di classe A, punto di riferimento per tutti i chitarristi interessati ad approfondire i vari aspetti del suonare la seiCorde: il SUONO, l'accompagnamento e il fraseggio solista. Questo Super-Video è la conferma della sua immensa esperienza musicale! Enjoy The MUSIC !!!.... ;-) mm65
I agree. If you check out the Joe Pass instructional video posted on RU-vid as well, he knows just enough "theory" to be able to communicate his ideas-- but it's all about what he hears. He confuses terms, forgets the word "chromatic" at one point, and I think he might even mistakenly call C the 9th of F or something. When playing diminished chords he says the possible roots are seperated by a "major third or something." Yet he's undoubtedly one of the greatest guitarists there will ever be.
Wow! Jim is a gem!! Love the fact that, from the few video material I've seen, he always shares his knowledge with the younger generation. I've never seen him play with a guitarist his age, much less older. Who is the young guitarist he's playing with here? Thank you and greetings from Venezuela!!
Well as you may know, there are many different types of strings for all sorts of guitars. On electric guitars you have regular "round wound" most of the time. This kind of string sounds bright and twangy, which is why you see it so much in rock,country,punk,ska...so on and so on. Flatwound have a mellow sound to them right out of the box. They don't squeak when you slide, so they work well with jazz chords and phrasing.
Jim has 2 D'Aquistos...the blonde one is an Avantgarde. Worth at least 200k. The sunburst is the Jim Hall jazz. Its the one he plays in the D'Aquisto video, The New Yorker Special
I normally buy D'Addario flatwounds. Almost any music shop, like Guitar Center (USA), will carry some brand. And if you are new to Jazz guitar in general....get "All Blues for Jazz Guitar". It is a book I can recommend to get you sounding jazzy. First book covers rhythm styles, later books covers solo work.
I use the Van Eps String damper, and even though Hall, Kessell (did he use one?), and Herb used one, Herb and George Van Eps are the only ones that seemed to stay with it. If you look at Hall's pictures after he switched from his ES-175 to another guitar, he's not using a string damper. Better anti-feedback pickups and amps have been made since the string damper's invention. Van Eps told me he invented the string damper to control feedback. I use a Van Eps string damper because I play sloppy riffs, and the damper helps hide the mistakes, ha.
Same with the bass. Round wounds have punch and brilliance and are great for rock, funk, jazz etc. and flat wounds are more mellow and seductive and are great for blues, country etc. However, there are hybrid bass strings that are known as half rounds. I don't much care for them but I could see where some bassists would like them. I prefer rounds and I get mellower sounds with EQ, tone shape and playing style.
Humans are good at categorizing things. Organizing is what we do to make sense of the world. Just because Benson plays on an album with flamenco guitarist Tomatito, that doesn't make Benson a flamenco guitarist. There is no point missed. We didn't invent the major styles of music, but we recognize there is a difference. Once you try homogenize everything, it all sounds like background music in a market. Each to his or her talents. The listener's responsibility is embrace and appreciate it all.
That Oz Noy guy you mentioned is amazing! I listened to Schizophrenic and it has so much enery! You might not hear in his recordings that he was heavily influenced by jazz, but I can tell you for a fact he was (and that's really all I was trying to say).
Sometimes you hear some harmonic and/or melodic ideas in your head, then you want to play it on the instrument beautifully. The music theory helps to transcribe your musical ideas and simply makes them playable. So anyone has some musical ideas in his/her head, needs some level of theory to regenerate the musical idea on the instrument beautifully. Therefore it's an important tool of creativity. But of course, bombarding audience with too many harmonic and melodic elements may be an over usage.
Seems like if you took off the truss rod cover it would allow dirt and moister to get in there and perhaps mess with the threads or the nut on the truss rod. Perhaps that's why most makers use two or three screws to hold it on.
Polytone Mini Brute II, Henriksen Jazzamp (110!!), AER amps. Transistor amps :) I really love tube amps, and the scofield tone is typically vox and mesaboogie. Bill frisell uses fender tube amps mostly and his tone kicks ass IMO. Try something different out. But I would really recommend the polytone (that's my taste) it's fantastic.
Also, don't write me anything! I don't care about Eric Johnson or who ever you've been listening to who isn't a jazz guitarist. Post on those videos. Comment on who you like. The world is full of great guitar players in all styles. But if jazz isn't your thing just stop babbling on an on. It's really annoying to read "comments" from guys who have no clue. Jim Hall is a genius, period. Satoshi is a really good jazz player, period.
