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Jim Hall: Magic Meeting

Read "Magic Meeting" reviewed by George Harris

by George Harris
September 1, 2005

Recorded during his most recent tour, Magic Meeting is an excellent testament to the width and breadth of virtuoso guitarist Jim Hall's talents. Playing with long time associates Scott Colley (bass) and Lewis Nash (drums), Hall breathes fresh life into standards and contributes three originals to this intriguing set of understated and discreet guitar playing.

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Jim Hall: Magic Meeting

Read "Magic Meeting" reviewed by Joel Roberts

by Joel Roberts
June 12, 2005

Jim Hall has long been an island of calm in a sea of overheated jazz guitarists. On countless solo efforts and memorable collaborations with Bill Evans, Paul Desmond, Sonny Rollins, and many others, Hall's subtlety and intelligence have elevated him above the crowd on an instrument where speed and pointless virtuosity unfortunately rule. ...

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Jim Hall: Magic Meeting

Read "Magic Meeting" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
April 21, 2005

This is the first time that Jim Hall, Scott Colley, and Lewis Nash have played together, but their Magic Meeting has a sheer magnetism that draws them into an orbit that spins around some compelling musicianship. Time has not effaced the spell that Hall can conjure on the guitar, and he does his magic once again. ...

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Magic Meeting

By Jim Hall

Label: ArtistShare
Released: 2004
Track listing: Bent Blue; Blackwell's Message; Skylark; Canto Neruda; Furnished Flats; Body and Soul; St. Thomas.

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Jim Hall: Magic Meeting

Read "Magic Meeting" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
October 12, 2004

Some artists use an onslaught of sound to envelope the listener; others use quiet to draw them in. It's interesting how even in a conventionally noisy club, when a compelling artist plays at a low level the audience seems to naturally quieten down, sitting on the edges of the seats and leaning forward to better hear ...