Playlist for 2-14-2023 WFCF - Jim Hall and Just a Little Lovin'

 

Jim Hall 1956 - photo by William Claxton

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This week the show fell on Valentines Day, so we had some classic holiday-appropriate selections (denoted with an ♥). The rest of the show was dedicated to exploring the first half of guitarist Jim Hall's recording career. Thanks to all who tuned in, and thank you for stopping by! - Kendo

Hour One:

♥ Grant Green - "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - I Want to Hold Your Hand (1965)

            3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Chico Hamilton - "Spectacular" - Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette (8-4-1955)

Chico Hamilton - "A Nice Day" - Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette (8-23-1955)

♥ Chet Baker - "I Fall In Love Too Easily' - Chet Baker Sings (1954)

Chico Hamilton - "Chrissie" - Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi-Fi (1-4-1956)

Splendid album & lineup!

Chico Hamilton - "Skinned Strings" - Chico Hamilton Trio (2-8-1956)

Chico Hamilton - "Taking a Chance on Love" - Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi-Fi (2-10,13-1956)

♥ Sarah Vaughan - "Just a Little Lovin'" - Feelin' Good (1971)

Chico Hamilton - "Satin Doll (excerpt)" - Chico Hamilton Quintet (not with Jim Hall... oops!)

Hampton Hawes - "Groovin' High" - All Night Session! Vol. 12 (11-12-1956)

Hour Two:

♥ Miles Davis - "My Funny Valentine" - Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (1956)

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "That's The Way It Is" - The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (12-3-1956)

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "Crazy She Calls Me" - The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (12-4-1956)

1956 The OG Jimmy Giuffre 3
L-R: Jim Hall, Ralph Peña, Jimmy Giuffre

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "Voodoo" - The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (12-24-1956)

♥ Reuben Wilson - "Happy Together" - A Groovy Situation (1970)

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "The Green Country (New England Mood)" - Trav'lin' Light (1-20,23-1958)

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "The Train and the River" - Jazz On a Summer's Day (7-5-1958)

Jimmy Giuffre - "Ol' Folks" - The Four Brothers Sound - (9-1-1958)

♥ Giacomo Gates - "I Want To Talk About You" - You (2020)

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "Saturday Night Dance" - Western Suite (12-3-1958)

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "Princess" - 7 Pieces (2-23~3-2-1959)

♥ John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - "My One and Only Love" - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (1963) (request)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

Jimmy Giuffre 3 - "Mack the Knife" - The Easy Way (8-7-1959) - The Ride Home!

Gary McFarland Orchestra - "Love from a Heart of Gold" - The Jazz Version of How to Succeed in Business.. (11-8-1961)

So good!

♥ Ella Fitzgerald - "You Do Something to Me" - The Cole Porter Songbook Vol 1 (1956)

Sonny Rollins - "John S." - The Bridge (2-13-1962)

Bill Evans & Jim Hall - "I Hear a Rhapsody" - Undercurrent (4-24-1962)

Bill Evans - "You and the Night and the Music" - Interplay (7-16-1962)

Art Farmer Quartet featuring Jim Hall - "My Little Suede Shoes" - Interaction (7-29-1963)

Hour Four:

Art Farmer Quartet - "Swing Spring" - Live at the Half Note (12-5~7-1963)

Sonny Rollins - "Long Ago and Far Away" - The Standard Sonny Rollins (6-26-1964)

Paul Desmond featuring Jim Hall - "A Taste of Honey" - Glad to Be Unhappy (7-14-1964)

Excellent featuring Jim Hall.

Lee Konitz - "Erb" - Duets (9-25-1967)

Jim Hall - "Simple Samba" - Where Would I Be? (7-1971)

Jim Hall - "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" - Concierto (4-23-1975)

Jim Hall - "The Way You Look Tonight" - Live! (6-1975)

Art Farmer/Jim Hall - "Pavanne for a Dead Princess" - Big Blues (2-2,3-1978) CTI Moment