INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Interview: Jim Hall (Part 2)

In the late 1950s, Jim Hall was a founding member of two of the decade's most forward-thinking chamber jazz groups: the Chico Hamilton Quintet and the Jimmy Giuffre Trio. Both groups fused West Coast jazz with classical sensibilities, resulting in a swinging sound that was both breezy and ferociously competitive. The music at first seems genteel, but a closer listen reveals artistic engagements that are more akin to a cage fight between rocket scientists.In these challenging groups, Jim establis...

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