Don’t rush for those Blue Suede Shoes just yet, the Carl Perkins sitting in with Jim Hall on our first of his featured albums “Jazz Guitar” is the piano playing Perkins………alliteratively speaking!!
Born in New York in 1930 this first album for Jim Hall as leader, also features Red Mitchell on bass. “Folk Jazz” under the leadership of Bill Smith, finds Jim alongside clarinettist Bill Smith with Monty Budwig on bass and the legendary Shelly Manne behind the drums. The album is somewhat of a reflection of the traditional folk background of Bill Smith. “Good Friday Blues” introduces us to the “Modest Jazz Trio”…….Jim Hall on guitar of course, Red Mitchell on piano and Red Kelly on bass on a date from 1960.you could almost call it the Reds meet the Blues!!
All three albums have been digitally re-mastered for probably the finest ever sound quality!

CD1
1-10: ‘Jazz Guitar’
1. Stomping At The Savoy
2. Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
3. This Is Always
4. Thanks For The Memory
5. Tangerine
6. Stella By Starlight
7. 9.20 Special
8. Deep In A Dream
9. Look For The Silver Lining
10. Seven Come Eleven
11-16: ‘Folk Jazz’
11. A-Roving
12. Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen
13. John Henry
14. Wayfaring Stranger
15. Three Blind Mice
16. Go Down Moses
17: ‘Good Friday Blues’
17. I Was Doing All Right

CD2
1-5: ‘Good Friday Blues’
1. Good Friday Blues
2. Willow Weep For Me
3. I Remember You
4. Bill Not Phil
5. When I Have You
6-12: ‘Paul Desmond - First Place Again’
6. I Get A Kick Out Of You
7. For All We Know
8. 2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West
9. Greensleeves
10. You Go To My Head
11. East Of The Sun
12. Time After Time
13: ‘Folk Jazz’
13. Reuben, Reuben