Jazz Articles about Steve Hall

The Steve Hall Quintet: The Steve Hall Quintet

by Dan McClenaghan
October 29, 2005

Portland, Oregon-based jazzman Steve Hall's main axe--after studies in guitar and trumpet--is the Hammond organ. His quintet augments the standard organ trio (guitar/ organ/drums) with a trumpet/saxophone front line. The B-3 organ usually says “blues," but on this debut by Hall's quintet, the music falls more into the hard bop category, with seven Hall originals and five familiar jazz standards.Of the familiar tunes, none would be associated with the organ trio concept, but the quintet gives them fresh ...