JIM HALL - CLASSIC QUARTETS-IMPROMPTU/BURNIN' NEW CD

2 LPs ON 1 CDThis release presents two rarely heard original LPs featuring the recently deceased Jim Hall (who died on December 10, 2013 at the age of 83) as a sideman. Both albums – Billy Taylor’s Impromptu (Mercury SR60722) and Paul Bryant’s Burnin’ (Pacific Jazz PJ-ST12) – were recorded in a quartet format.PERSONNEL:JIM HALL, guitar on all tracks, plus:[1-8] ImpromptuBILLY TAYLOR, pianoBOB CRANSHAW, bassWALTER PERKINS, drumsNola Penthouse Studios, New York, May 8 [3, 5 & 7],May 9 [2 & 4] & May 10 [1, 6 & 8], 1962.Original session produced by Jack Tracy.[9-15]: Burnin’PAUL BRYANT, organJIMMY BOND, bassJIMMY MILLER, drumsRex Productions Studio, Los Angeles, August, 1960.Original session produced by Richard Bock.INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLETTRACKS:01 Capricious02 Impromptu03 Don’t Go Down South04 Muffle Guffle05 Free And Oozy06 Paraphrase07 Empty Ballroom (Une Salle De Bal Vide)08 At La Carrousel09 Still Searchin’10 Love Nest11 Blues At The Summit12 They Can’t Take That Away From Me13 Churchin’14 The Masquerade Is Over15 Burnin’Total time: 78:45 min