Guitarist Jim Hall had a way with notes. His improvisational style often involved taking a song apart and reassembling it in jagged pieces. He enjoyed the dissonances as much as the resolutions, and below it all was the most swinging, seductive rhythm. As an accompanist, Jim ran the tastiest lines and prettiest chord voicings. Jim wasn't a wailer. He wa…
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