Jim Hall - Careful (live in 1989)

[@moedeluca2318]

His playing style was IMO unique and understated, often dissonant and yet so melodic at the same time . He was a master at less sounding like tons more. One of my favorite guitarists and I truly miss him.

[@djangowoof]

me too!!!

[@joepvanleeuwen9257]

Thank you so much for posting this. This recording has been playing in my head since 1989 when I heard it live on TV. Please note that the quote is not by Peter Bernstein but by Jim Hall himself: “It’s a 16 bar blues, and if you’re not careful, you’ll make a 12 bar blues of it.” I knew Jim personally. He had a wonderful sense of humor.

[@thebreathalyzer]

One of the great jazz musicians I ever saw in person (1991). One of my most favorite players on any instrument. Love every single thing about his playing.

[@masterofdrones7287]

Beautiful footage. An era when a mild-mannered bald man in a tweed sports jacket could spellbind audiences all over Europe and the World. Hall was the coolest cat - he knew.

[@ustada4809]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AWESOME!!!!!!!!OUTSTANDING MASTER!!!!!!!!!

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

"Don't just play something. Sit there!" - Jim Hall

[@GsoozEnt]

🤣🤣

[@shon_e]

😂😂

[@MichaelGallant-z4s]

Thick Nhat Hanh

[@alanoffer]

It’s great to see him playing the Jimmy daquisto masterpiece of a guitar ,

[@davidbaise5137]

At a Central Park festival, saw Jim rolling his amp up to the Wolman Rink stage years ago. He looked like a shoe cobbler and PROCEEDED TO PLAY ALOT OF MUSIC. Thanks so much for this.

[@shayeasy]

so incredibly funky

[@spookybaba]

Loved it! A new guy to my ears who'll I'll have to explore.

[@juanpablopanebianco5311]

You can listen "Something Special", with Larry Goldings in piano and Steve Laspina in bass. Beatiful CD!

[@blammm100]

Thank you YT ! AND thanks to the person that posted this...awesome.

[@Barnekkid]

Wow, this is from another realm.

[@juanpablopanebianco5311]

I saw him at Lincoln Center in 2010. Very old and fragile but what a legend. Unforgettable evening.

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

Were he still with us Jim would’ve been 90 years old today. A sublime musician and a true gentleman. I had the great privilege of meeting Jim and hearing him live many times through the years and I miss him dearly.

[@djangowoof]

i miss him too but glad he was spared these horrid times!

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

@@djangowoof oh indeed, especially those Trump years. He had a wonderful life and a peaceful and (for lack of a better word) timely death.

[@bobrumpf2576]

@@icecreamforcrowhurst why the politics,please spare us your opinon of 45

[@rogeriomenezes6197]

A grandeza do músico instrumentista na sua original expressão...J H ...

[@marcydenville1756]

Some years (more than I want to remember) I remember seeing Jim do Careful at the BlueNote on 3rd Street in the Village. I remember it was one of the last songs that night and that it was as inspring as it is on this video!

[@johnfenner347]

Splendid !. Terrific To See This. Absolutely Fantastic !. A True Original Maestro.

[@StephenDorocke]

The Master🙏

[@mickey2036]

18 people got lost and were looking for the gym hall.

[@budigarcia]

It's funny!!! Unfortunetly... Cheers!

[@budigarcia]

Now they are fifty dislikers, it's sad...

[@wadesharp11]

🤣🤣

[@leagueofrolling401]

Haha this one made me laugh

[@malachia8590]

Ahaahhahahahaja😂😂

[@PabloVestory]

This tune deserves a way better place in the Jazz Standards Olympus

[@luckylicks3497]

Unreal how well he pulled this off

[@chrisstevenson9844]

What a great sound

[@I_0..0_I]

Watching is Hans style so delicate in such a huge man, the dedication that this man has put in is craft is exemplary.

[@mingus26]

Incredible,!!!

[@paulocezar4999]

FANTASTIC GREAT GUITAR SOUND, GREAT TUNE, THANKS. RIO DE JANEIRO BRASIL.

[@al_freud_jazz_guitar]

Jim Hall plays just a few notes: the only ones that are needed in that exact moment they are played... amazing artist!

[@djangowoof]

Thank you for posting this. A lovely memory.

[@bholaoates1542]

I'm not a guitarist, but I really dig his subtle triplet phrasing that he does, seemingly with his left hand. Very deft rhythmic phrasing. Reminds me a little bit of a rudiment or two a drummer would do. He's been one of my very favorite guitarists since my childhood guitarist buddy turned me on to his great album 'Jim Hall Live!' when it came out in 1975.

[@j.garnergtr]

Yeah, exactly! He was really into legato phrasing with the left hand, to get more colors out of the guitar, like a slur on a horn.

[@OIP_1]

this is so heavy! under the guise of a mild mannered guitar piece. phenomenal playing and composition

[@MassimoMorroniTHEBANJO]

Great Jim Hall!! 👍❤

[@cleberguima1]

Thank you so much for this. It's one of the best videos that I ever seen. Jim playing is perfect here.

[@TheMusicalEvents]

Absolutely awesome!

[@liazzatnurkanova2988]

Interesting melody and unique style. Beautiful song!

[@j.garnergtr]

This is great! I just transcribed the version of this tune off the Jimmy Giuffre 3 album, The Easy Way. the turnaround is different but the first 12 bars are the same. I had come up with different fingerings, and it's great to see how Jim played it. So, I'm learning his fingering from this. It makes sense and follows some of the things he talked about. Keeping things on same strings sometimes and playing more horizontally because the tone of the string and the legato it makes possible. So glad I stumbled across this. Thanks for posting!!!! I'll play it both ways and continue to explore your exploration in the diminished scale, Mr Hall. Thank you! (yes, i know) and ( I hung out with Jim Hall one night back in 2003 or so after a show. They say don't meet your heros, but Jim was even greater a person than I could ever have imagined. )

[@holygroove2]

Ending chord, wow! His name is on a building in NYC on W 12th street.

[@rebot53]

This is masterpiece

[@bholaoates1542]

Thank you for posting this great rendition of a song I've always liked by Jim Hall. Gary Burton did a nice cover version of this on his 1978 ECM album 'Times Square' (with Tiger Okoshi, Roy Haynes and Steve Swallow).

[@Gilbert-m9l]

The awesomest!

[@m.r.2183]

Jim Hall: Beast.

[@mikelloizaga5934]

Me da la impresion que es buen video para aprender alguna cosilla.

[@Stricknyne1]

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing.

[@rayolson7475]

Beautiful D’Aquisto

[@TerekkiTerekki]

Very ’alive’ sound

[@jamiefoy4531]

exotic and groovy

[@rl323]

You can tell it's a master by the first note

[@clementeruggeri]

Amazing!! Thanks for sharing!

[@adamdickson1404]

One couldn't hope to emulate this geezer in a hundred years.

[@TheJofrica]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@pierrotbaillif3218]

Magnifique , merci .

[@MatTBguitar]

Absolute master of timbre. His technique is unique and also his sound, so close but yet so distant from Joe Pass's sound.

[@JackyWalraetLuthier]

This iconic D'Aguisto archtop had a huge sticker on the side with "I LOVE JANE" on it / (Jane was Jim's wife ). The pick-up was a Guild humbucker.

[@larryh.3173]

I studied briefly with Jim about a year before this was recorded, and I even got to play THE D’Aquisto for about five minutes. Fabulous… but to my great surprise, I did not sound like Jim… LOL. (No sticker, at least at that time, just sayin’.) Anyway, that brief period will always be a cherished memory for me. What a fantastic musician and human being. Great video here! I’ve no idea what the pickup here is. Jim’s Guild humbucker was covered (at least it was when I studied with him). But Jim would sometimes try other things; there’s a great video of him here, playing duo with Bob Brookmeyer in 1987, where he has an Atilla Zoller pickup mounted in this same guitar. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKTZkqFjhpygrdk

[@orlandowilson4325]

A true master at work, odd to see no cover on that pickup.

[@AudioPervert1]

que nice blues .. just guitar and soul-pain !

[@artistshareinc.7225]

Fantastic!

[@2jamiephi]

So many recordings of this Jim Hall original! This is the first version I've heard that is Jim only.

[@djangowoof]

He made a solo album “Dedications and Inspirations”

[@UploaderJ]

This is amazing! it would be nice if we can have more clips!

[@jazzman1954]

The thinking mans guitarist.

[@Twobarpsi]

Yes!

[@JamesSeaberry]

@@Twobarpsi I would say "the loving person's guitarist"!! :)

[@fubomusica]

Il maestro !!!!!

[@HMJohnsonGuitar]

Love it!

[@曲孜涵]

喜欢

[@gustavokohn7245]

Is increíble men 😊 poco locorectr😢

[@musicmaste1956]

le grand seigneur of the jazz guitar!

[@meskrup4880]

Woow his dynamic :0

[@luizneto3453]

Espetáculo!

[@djangowoof]

And to those who find the piece difficult - I did too until Jim suggested I think "Be Careful" because the BE is the pickup note.

[@penatjazzpianoschool1728]

ナイスコード😊！

[@ManuelTavares]

O que nos faz gigantes? Descobre o que é grande Não por fora Mas por dentro Bem fundo no ser Onde tudo é gigante Não na forma Mas em sentimento Naquilo que nos faz mover. MT 2021 (obrigado grande Jim Hall por seres gigante)

[@patricioblanche2619]

the best

[@luisvillarreal5262]

Now I know why it's called "Careful." My brain got tangled up in knots trying to figure out which way to listen to this. I was so lost and confused. LOL Note: Not in any way related or affiliated in any shape or form with the thumbs down gang. LOL

[@djangowoof]

think of "be careful"

[@luizneto3453]

Clássic!

[@watoo75]

Wish i could play like this (i my dreams 🔆

[@likebarden]

至芸！！！

[@liberatomauriziosantavener8333]

La piu grande bufala della chitarra jazz ..

[@liberatomauriziosantavener8333]

@@nezumiketsui5644 infatti io non mi sono mai scritto una bella o brutta nota che fosse..JIM HALL HA SEMPRE DICHIARATO CHE I SUOI ASSOLI LI HA SEMPRE TRASCRITTI..comunque sia noi italiani siamo sempre stati stereofili e comunque per erano meglio chitarristi italiani come Pino rucher o Alberto pizzigoni solo che non avevano il cognome english..pazienza BUONA SERATA..

[@carlito7863]

D angelico guitar

[@djangowoof]

no, d'quisto

[@paulmitchell5349]

Real jazz needs an element of discord. Well supplied in the right proportions on this recording.

[@rolfisdreamworld489]

alternatively Version of "careful with that axe eugene" 👍

[@j.p.7708]

To the untrained ear, this sounds like what our parents hear when we first played Hendrix; “what’s that noise you’re listening to”🎸🇨🇦

[@rickenbacker40011]

this looks so much like robert fripp, how he sits/mannerism

[@wasteyelo1]

Similar picking technique too. And both have idiosyncratic approaches to harmony. Well observed sir.

[@jazzman1954]

Might look like Frip in some way but that’s where the comparison ends.

[@RonCarterBassist]

👍🏾👍🏾

[@ronatkinson1725]

i can now see his influence on Julian Lage

[@xxczerxx]

Didn't know J.H got into playing quite dissonant stuff, I've only heard him playing classic jazz/bebop

[@ODEMUZIC]

TV show is called Vrije Geluiden which is Duth for Free Sounds. So they said to mr. Hall: 'We don't mind what do, as long as you play free sounds!'

[@budigarcia]

So, listen to "Embraceable You" live at Village West (third Ron Carter duo album, 1984) and come back to discuss about him dissonant stuff, despite being just a standard...

[@ODEMUZIC]

@@budigarcia I agree, it sounds rather derogatory to call Jim Hall's guitar playing 'dissonant stuff'.

[@djangowoof]

Jim kept growing til the very end. He was never content wot stay comfortable. Always pushing the envelope. Miles too.

[@chrishoey9158]

His work with Sonny Rollins was pretty aggressive stuff. Rippin’ good!

[@greeremalachi926]

Oh, that’s nice….

[@Brutal_Warlord]

Is there a transcript of this? I need it.

[@АндрейПономарев-з8р]

Супер !!!

[@jaramemitchell6383]

Donald Sutherland as Jim hall in the upcoming biopic… yeah I’d watch that lol

[@garigari1823]

昨今はこういう「目を離してはいけないような気がしてくる」すごいプレイヤーが減ってる気がする

[@RocketKirchner]

he just is so sly with those riffs . too cool .

[@TerekkiTerekki]

Savage

[@aleshkaemelyanov]

Объятия Алёшка Емельянов Дарован мне с тобой одной покой груди, стволу меча. И льётся маковой волной твой тёплый голос у плеча. И ты цветочней, чем весна. Наполнен чудом, верой быт. Дарами полный луг, леса. И каждый слой души открыт. И каждым мёдом между сот в меня вливаешь свой елей. И с каждым слогом твоих нот душа становится белей. В твоих объятиях храним, безумью счастия так рад, и самый первый в них любим, и свят, и безучастно слаб. Мой свет, Богиня, ангел лет, в твоих руках сильнее я! Не страшен ужас ярых бед, коль рядом капелька тебя. Прильни сильнее и теплей, чтоб жарче стала и светлей строка и мысли о тебе, когда я буду вдалеке.

[@evalolacookie]

Robben ford brought me here 🔥

[@MOROZOVVADIM]

Вот что такое самобытность. Не бойтесь искать себя, а на слепо копировать других!

[@bristolfashion4421]

Aren't the Dutch weird? They're like quite tall English people... hence their interest in jazz guitarists, I'spose. And dear ol' Mr. Hall.

[@VPrecords25]

Does it have a loaded tube amp sound?

[@shaalis]

Nope. It's a D'Aquisto original made for Jim. And the unique sound is probably due to his VERY heavy playing and that the guitar is also mic'd in 2 places: The Amp and the Soundholes so you get a REALLY thin punch along with the pickup. Lastly, I think he's playing with tone pot on 3/4 open. Sounds only slightly miffed.

[@ManuelTavares]

A giant

[@andybowen1249]

Is this acoustic or plugged in? Amazing stuff

[@videocraque5384]

Both. There's a mic set in front of the guitar, then you can see here and there Jim setting his own volume on the electric instrument. Jim has been recording this way tons of times (both live and in the studio); he liked to be free to strum acoustically à la Freddie Green (Count Basie orchestra), then turn up his volume to play lead.

[@NeilRaouf]

was jim ever young?

[@djangowoof]

are you kidding?

[@JohnDoe-xr5is]

His strings sound like they haven't been changed in 20 years.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

He's Playing flatwounds. And it's an interesting mix of the mic (picking up the guitar acoustically) and the guitar amp filling the room. I think its a great sound for solo guitar. Not my sound, but it sounds like Jim!

[@klapaucjusz1]

Yes, the guitar sounds pretty dead and ugly IMO, maybe on purpose, maybe not. Kind of reminds me of Mary Halvorson's tone.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

klapaucjusz1 To each his own, but it’s perfect for jazz.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

My sound is kind of a mix between Pat Metheny and Kurt Rosenwinkel.

[@Lepetitortu]

If you look at it like this it looks possible 😂

[@obrabts5223]

this guy is a machine, he need a few big boombap lofi beats behind :)

[@santiagomaggio4782]

Que manera de filmar todo en cámaras de mierda... QUIERO VER EL MÁSTIL INFELICES!!

[@hanskung3278]

Robben Ford likes Jim Hall, listen to Jim Hall's influence in Robben style.