Jim Hall 5 | Jazz Guitar Lesson

http://www.miamijazzguitar.com/signature-series.html This is the 5th in a collection of videos showcasing phrases transcribed by jazz guitarist, Jim Hall. About the Jazz Guitarist's Signature Series: Each lesson explores the improvisational style of an influential artist within the history of jazz guitar. This is done with a brief transcribed riff, most likely repeated over a repeating harmonic cadence (eg. II-V-I). About Jim Hall: He was born in Buffalo, NY on December 4, 1930 and moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he began playing the guitar at age 10. Like a lot of guitar players brought up throughout that time, Hall heard Charlie Christian however was influenced mainly by the likes of Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and other horn players. After playing professionally as a teen, in 1955 Hall attended the Cleveland Institute of Music where he studied composition. After moving to L.A a year later, Hall focused on classical guitar and joined Chico Hamilton's 5tet. It was throughout this time that the young guitarist first began to acquire the attention which would lead to performances/recordings with Jimmy Giuffre, Ben Webster, Costs Evans, Paul Desmond, Ella Fitzgerald, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins and Art Farmer. This was a time when "Cool Jazz" was prominent and Hall's warm tone and use of silence throughout his solos helped him attract attention as an innovator in the midst of many jazz guitar players. Although Jim Hall made his first recording "Jazz Guitar" for Pacific Jazz in 1957, it wasn't up until more than ten years later that he consistently began to record and perform as a leader. His fresh compositional technique to improvisation has influenced a host of post-bop guitar players such as John Scofield, Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie and Bill Frisell to name simply a few. As a matter of reality, Jim Hall is frequently referred to as the "father of contemporary jazz guitar".…