Pat Metheny & Jim Hall (Links)
Master and apprentice. Predecessor a… Read Full Bio ↴Pat Metheny & Jim Hall (Links)
Master and apprentice. Predecessor and descendant. Originator and influenced.
None of those descriptions of the musical relationship on Jim Hall & Pat Metheny quite sound right. Nor are they accurate.
After all, in his own way, Metheny has been greatly original and influential as well.
Yet, what we hear on Hall and Metheny's duo album is certainly an affinity. Hall, who always seemed to be unobtrusively present at critical moments the last generation's history of jazz, never abandoned his explorative ways. In fact, he extended them, subtly presenting a style of his own that was sympathetic to and yet individual from the numerous musicians he worked with.
Metheny, in spite of his ability to fill a stadium with aural pyrotechnics and his vast musical range, resembles Hall in his chameleon-like ability to assume the colors of the group he's in.
Known for his interest in checking famous musicians off his list for joint recording ventures, Metheny certainly has elevated the opportunity to record with Hall to a level of adventurous give-and-take that is worthy of repeated listening.
With six of the tracks recorded live at the Craftsmen's Guild in Pittsburgh, Jim Hall & Pat Metheny documents—and in its own way thrills—with meditative consideration of each song's possibilities through chorded or contrapuntal accompaniment or through investigative solos.
Interestingly, Hall or Metheny composed most of the tunes, bringing to attention their abilities as composers as well as performers. One can hardly ignore the similarity of their sensibilities. Their compositions assume a deceptive melodic simplicity deepened in profundity by unconventional intervals or modulations that proceed unhurriedly as the sound washes over the listener.
With single musical tributes to bassist Steve Swallow and recently deceased fellow guitarist Attila Zoller, Hall and Metheny for the most part delve into each other's music or else involve themselves in true spur-of- the-moment improvisations known, appropriately enough, as "Improvisation No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5."
For the benefit of the close listener who really wants to compare their sounds, Hall may be heard in the left channel while Metheny may be heard on the right. While this helps one to imagine the intuitiveness of the performance, it would have been a real treat to watch Hall and Metheny perform, nodding to each other as they trade melody and accompaniment or as they play off the other's thoughts during improvisation.
The concepts of space and movement prove clearly on Jim Hall & Pat Metheny that implication can inspire the imagination as actively as overt statements. Metheny's understanding of the value of minimal note placement sometimes isn't appreciated as much as his ability to excite through amplification. But mutual respect and understatement activate this recording of two master guitarists of successive generations. It's fortunate that such a pairing took place, and even more significantly, that it was documented in all of its delicacy and power.
Don Williamson: AllAboutJazz.com
Master and apprentice. Predecessor a… Read Full Bio ↴Pat Metheny & Jim Hall (Links)
Master and apprentice. Predecessor and descendant. Originator and influenced.
None of those descriptions of the musical relationship on Jim Hall & Pat Metheny quite sound right. Nor are they accurate.
After all, in his own way, Metheny has been greatly original and influential as well.
Yet, what we hear on Hall and Metheny's duo album is certainly an affinity. Hall, who always seemed to be unobtrusively present at critical moments the last generation's history of jazz, never abandoned his explorative ways. In fact, he extended them, subtly presenting a style of his own that was sympathetic to and yet individual from the numerous musicians he worked with.
Metheny, in spite of his ability to fill a stadium with aural pyrotechnics and his vast musical range, resembles Hall in his chameleon-like ability to assume the colors of the group he's in.
Known for his interest in checking famous musicians off his list for joint recording ventures, Metheny certainly has elevated the opportunity to record with Hall to a level of adventurous give-and-take that is worthy of repeated listening.
With six of the tracks recorded live at the Craftsmen's Guild in Pittsburgh, Jim Hall & Pat Metheny documents—and in its own way thrills—with meditative consideration of each song's possibilities through chorded or contrapuntal accompaniment or through investigative solos.
Interestingly, Hall or Metheny composed most of the tunes, bringing to attention their abilities as composers as well as performers. One can hardly ignore the similarity of their sensibilities. Their compositions assume a deceptive melodic simplicity deepened in profundity by unconventional intervals or modulations that proceed unhurriedly as the sound washes over the listener.
With single musical tributes to bassist Steve Swallow and recently deceased fellow guitarist Attila Zoller, Hall and Metheny for the most part delve into each other's music or else involve themselves in true spur-of- the-moment improvisations known, appropriately enough, as "Improvisation No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5."
For the benefit of the close listener who really wants to compare their sounds, Hall may be heard in the left channel while Metheny may be heard on the right. While this helps one to imagine the intuitiveness of the performance, it would have been a real treat to watch Hall and Metheny perform, nodding to each other as they trade melody and accompaniment or as they play off the other's thoughts during improvisation.
The concepts of space and movement prove clearly on Jim Hall & Pat Metheny that implication can inspire the imagination as actively as overt statements. Metheny's understanding of the value of minimal note placement sometimes isn't appreciated as much as his ability to excite through amplification. But mutual respect and understatement activate this recording of two master guitarists of successive generations. It's fortunate that such a pairing took place, and even more significantly, that it was documented in all of its delicacy and power.
Don Williamson: AllAboutJazz.com
Improvisation No. 4
Jim Hall & Pat Metheny Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Jim Hall:
'Round Midnight It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty well…
07.Youąd be so nice to come bon You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Body and Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
East of the Sun East of the sun and west of the moon We'll build…
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrepl…
Emily Emily, Emily, Emily Has the murmuring sound of may All silve…
For All We Know For all we know We may never meet again Before we go Make…
Goodbye My Love The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
I Remember Clifford This lovely day will lengthen into evening We'll sigh goodby…
I'll Be Around You look at me and wonder, you look at me…
I'll Remember April This lovely day will lengthen into evening We'll sigh goodb…
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Never thought I'd fall, But now I hear love call, I'm gettin…
I'm in the Mood for Love I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
I've Got You Under My Skin I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
In A Sentimental Mood In A Sentimental Mood I can see the stars come…
Laura You know the feeling of something half remembered Of somethi…
Love Me Or Leave Me Love me or leave me and let me be lonely You…
More Than You Know Whether you are here or yonder, Whether you are false…
My One And Only Love The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
Prelude To A Kiss If you hear A song in blue Like a flower crying For the…
Ruby They say, Ruby you're like a dream Not always what…
Skylark Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me…
St. Thomas Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrepl…
Stairway to the Stars Let's build a stairway to the stars And climb that stairway…
Street of Dreams Midnight, you heavy laden, it's midnight Come on and trade i…
Thanks for the Memory Thanks for the memory Of sentimental verse, Nothing in my …
Trolly Song "Clang, clang, clang" went the trolley "Ding, ding, ding" we…
Up Up And Away Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon? Would you…
You Go to My Head You go to my head And you linger like a haunting…
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Pat Metheny:
Above the Treetops Autumn blew its leaves at me Threatenin' winter as I walked …
Always And Forever Always on my own, living in the past Always trying to…
And I Love Her I give her all my love That's all I do And if…
By On Byl Tu Mówią, że czas to nas nigdy nie kochał Piękny, posępny gdzie…
Cathedral in a Suitcase Pat Metheny - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Guitar Synthesize…
Czarne Slowa Czarne, czarne slowa Ciemny, ciemny las Zanim powiesz mu, ze…
Dream of the Return Al mar eche un poema Que llevo con el mis preguntas…
Finding and Believing To much stuff Baby baby its to much stuff When will we…
Follow Me Gdy ruszyć chcesz W najdalszą z dróg Tam gdzie nie Sięga wzr…
How Insensitive How insensitive I must have seemed When she told me that he…
In Her Family Well I was raised up by the golden rule In an…
Is This America This is not America (Sha, la, la, la, la) Little piece of…
Lulajze Jezuniu Lulajże Jezuniu, moja Perełko Lulaj ulubione me Pieścidełko …
Me Jedyne Niebo Ja wiem że zabraknie słów Ale mimo to chcę pożegnać się Pomy…
Na Calej Polaci Snieg Na całej połaci śnieg W przeróżnej postaci śnieg Na siostry …
Piosenka Dla Stasia Zbliża się zmierzch do Twoich stóp Za chwilę będzie tu Przyn…
Rainy Days and Mondays Maybe I should have saved those left over dreams Funny, but…
Tam Gdzie Nie Siega Wzrok Gdy ruszyć chcesz W najdalszą z dróg Tam gdzie nie Sięga wzr…
Tell Her You Saw Me Przypływ odpływ fala za falą Wieczną mantrę morze nuci Przyp…
The Longest Summer Pat Metheny - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Guitar Synthesize…
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress See her how she flies Golden sails across the sky Close enou…
The Truth Will Always Be And every morning before I'm awake I walk around the world…
Third Stone From the Sun Star fleet to scout ship, please give your position. over. I…
Upojenie Jest taki wiatr co nozdrza mężczyzny rozchyla Jest mróz co s…
We live here There's a cross on the side of the road Where a…
Zupelnie Inna Ja Znowu jestem tu A niepamięć już mnie zna Ten dom Gdzie zupeł…
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