Jim Hall - Concierto de Aranjuez

Album; Concierto (1975)
Artist;
Jim Hall ; guitar
Roland Hanna ; piano
Ron Carter ;double-bass
Steve Gadd ;drum
Chet Baker ;trumpet
Paul Desmond ; saxophones

[@dougcollier7229]

I played this CD when I was a bartender. Playing good music that they'd hardly hear on the radio. I got a lot of regulars and good tips. The juke box got no business. I was threatened to stop playing so much of my music because nobody would put money in the juke box. They didn't understand that I sold more drinks and got a lot of regulars this way. Nobody cared about the juke box. I was forced to resign. A year later, they couldn't even draw a custom er on Friday or Saturdays. They eventually went out of business.

[@VanezArt]

you have my utter respect good Sir.

[@ascosa]

Love it

[@notaflyovergranny4994]

A radio station in Milwaukee played this at noon every day as I would drive to pick up my son from kinder half day. I could not believe how beautiful it was. I got the album and played it often and would dream how much I would love to choreograph the whole thing. Yes to the person who liked 3;37 and on. That part always sounded like dancers holding on to the bar in a city bus then dancing a city scene. Wow wonder if anyone ever did choreograph this tune. Twala? I'd love to see that. Glad to find it here. Made a tape of the album when I downsized and then tape player broke must figure how to get it on my iphone.

[@TheThundercow]

They never shouldve opened the business if they didnt understand that a bar lives and dies on its atmosphere

[@eudoreesreo]

what a pity: just the kid of bar I need.

[@marinajovic5792]

This is masterpiece. I just can't stop listen this again and again... It perfectly describe everything I feel.

[@vitaia2r]

そのとおりですね！私も何度聞いたかわからないぐらい聞いています（笑）

[@henrychumley463]

You, were Right in all ...for this music, and sounds of that time... May it be forever...

[@uwestocker2500]

20 min of heaven right here on earth.

[@dmo-ra1655]

Have the original album I bought when I was in high school

[@jancheema6776]

Lovely... Thks for sharing KLP

[@jamesfleming2181]

This track bottles lifetimes of nostalgia and hangs it out there in layers of hope, darkness and beauty. We all wish our lives were epic enough to deserve this as the soundtrack

[@FransJSuper]

Very well said!

[@lindadann9202]

So perfectly put.

[@tuulak7601]

Amen. This track heals my soul

[@richardmaier623]

Ron Carter navigates this all star ensemble with unassuming professional precision

[@trailtrekker46]

Arguably one of the best pieces of music ever recorded by the crème de la crème of jazz musicians . Although a big fan of Paul Desmond, Roland Hanna's piano solo at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="703">11:43</a> is sublime. How anyone can give this a thumbs down is beyond comprehension.

[@225marklin3]

Could not agree more. Do not recognize the soulless.

[@ernestkairo6004]

I dont mean to be so offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost my account password. I would love any assistance you can offer me.

[@darrengerald8489]

@Ernest Kairo instablaster =)

[@lucmissoum5721]

@@ernestkairo6004 Good time to get off Instagram for good :)

[@richardballard7055]

Have been a big fan of Roland, Paul and all of these guys for a long time. This album is a classic !!!

[@omwilsonow]

This has got to be among the most beautiful haunting pieces of music ever recorded. It's spiritual 🙌

[@kscordray]

45 years after its recording & some 40 since I first discovered it, this track remains one of my favorite recordings ever committed to vinyl.

[@brucesamuelson9313]

Me too!

[@tuulak7601]

You have exquisite taste in jazz. I agree 100 % with your comment

[@user-iu2lr7pz9x]

もう１０年以上聴いていますが、たまらんです⤴️⤴️⤴️

[@greggmatson2249]

I believe this is the most spiritual piece of music I've ever heard.

[@genemoore4221]

Transports my soul each time I “hear” it (100’s). I’m sure this glorious ensemble of masters were on another plane during this recording session - where even they were themselves witnessed, as ONE, the rarest of rare “aesthetic experiences” and most likely wept. ❤

[@Bob-gi2xk]

And let's not forget to thank the composer of this beautiful melody and concierto, Joaquín Rodrigo. He composed this in 1939 in Paris as the clouds of war were gathering in Europe. It harkens back to earlier, happier times in Aranjuez, Spain for Joaquin and his wife. BTW, Joaquin thought that flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia gave the most spirited version of the Adagio section of the concierto, which this is, even though several top classical guitarists had performed it. He loved Paco's interpretation. And I have no doubt that he would have LOVED this version by Jim Hall et al, as well. How could he not? :)

[@mileslai7201]

m11

[@sokinrev]

Bob Nelson thank you Mr Nelson. I knew The Who and when, but not that which you added to complement this gorgeous piece. To me, it also smells of the Mediterranean.

[@sokinrev]

Simply DIVINE

[@veronicagolos1165]

thanks for the history

[@38gonzaga]

Indeed , and was blind

[@DelFlo]

This must be the most beautiful and sublime piece of music ever recorded

[@NorthWoodsCountryBoy]

It has been a very long time since a piece of music has moved me to tears. This took me up into the stratosphere!

[@38gonzaga]

Makes the heart sing !

[@brenda-leecole8227]

Always brings me to tears .

[@unknownuser31792]

Makes me too

[@jeanguydesforges6193]

Je croyais avoir tout entendu....Chet,Paul Desmond&Jim hall que j'entends pour la première fois!Une première fois(...) Pour la vie!!Comme les madeleines de "Proust" J'ai62ans...Je réalise à quel point,le champ est vaste.

[@lailakhankhan90]

This is the most sublime version of Aranjuez recorded. Hats off to Jim Hall, Roland Hanna serene, Ron Carter what a bass, Steve Gadd's drumming coming from the heavens, the late great Chet Baker, and Paul Desmond - what to say! Brilliance as encountered once in a lifetime. Sublime as I said...

[@kenhamasaka2524]

I have listened to this cut hundreds of times and each time I hear something I missed. I never tire and all seems new each time I play this. Phenomenal. Steve Gadd keeps everyone together.

[@micheledeleon1680]

I totally agree.

[@trudywretched]

Sublime!

[@ARR-57]

Thx for bringing the referenced version to my attention...how I missed it is beyond me w/the cast of characters all being on my list of favorites...🤔🎼👌🏿😎

[@ARR-57]

Laila khan khan Couldn’t agree more...a great version 💖

[@sassynatan]

Chet and Paul in this dance of soul, passion and love within the trumpet, saxophone, piano, bass and drums. Pure erotic of sounds and magic catch in time on this amazing vinyl recorded. I can't count how many covers there are for Concierto de Aranjuez by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo, but this takes them all... Even the original version that is for Classic Guitar. Takes my breath away, moved me to tears and make my soul heavenly love. Thank You Chet, Thank you Paul, Ron and everyone for make this happened. Love is here.... Be good, Tell your parents you love them, tell your friends and your partners, tell yourself.

[@juanrafaelperezalarcon6053]

Jim hall es el guitarrista y el aglutinador de que se diera

[@andrewthomas3270]

I bought the LP when it was released in 1975 and Boy I was knocked off my feet. Out of all the versions I have heard of this classic piece of music including Miles’s Sketches Of Spain this is by far the Outstanding version and what an array of Jazz Musicians Jim Hall gathered for the recording. Quite Simply an outstanding and essential piece of music in Music History IMO of course ❤️♥️

[@225marklin3]

Everything works perfectly. Each solo a mini masterpiece. Seamless performance. Moving beyond words.

[@djangowoof]

at 4::01 to <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="395">6:35</a> Jim is so thoughtful - not flashy - but tender. and at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="861">14:21</a> after Roland's gorgeous solo he continues. His last solo at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1015">16:55</a> to the end with the others is a tribute to the composer. All these guys paid such loving attention to each other. It was a beautiful collaboration.

[@craigcorsini2619]

There may never be a confluence of talent as this (Hall, Desmond, Baker, Hanna, Carter, Gadd) intersecting with an original composition remade with such deftness and brilliance.

[@samd708]

For me, another composition comes close to this sound stylistically and also level of detail, “In memory of Elizabeth Reed” and “Whipping Post” 1971 Fillmore performances (specifically 1971) by the Allman Brothers. Duane Allman said he listened to Miles Davis inside and out before the recordings and you can tell in his themes. The whole group was in tune.

[@craigcorsini2619]

@@samd708 Agreed. And there were some Dead performances I would place in that category from 1977 to '79, such as Winterland in mid-'77, if I recall correctly.

[@kelliericks4875]

I have been listening to this album from the date it first came out... I was nine and this was my brother's and my lullaby-we listened to over and over all night long- old time record player that would automatically reset... Every inch of this permeates my soul and I am so very grateful for it. For all those who described this as 'sublime', so on point!

[@kokolorenz]

I love Paul Desmond sooo much. These stories he's telling.... And this voice - one single tone and u know it's him. And Roland Hanna here, amazing.

[@umemura000]

この曲を50年前に初めて聞いた。以来、今もどれだけ私を慰め私を助けてくれたことか。

[@umemura000]

今は満洲人のLang Langを毎日聴いています。 自分は8歳頃から今まで悲惨な目にあってきた。 そんなときに、音楽を必要とした。 我が国は古事記で伝えられる天皇の国。 聖徳太子の時代に神仏対立問題を解決した。 以来宗教対立は起こっていない。 いかにすばらしい国か。 それを HOW CIVIL WARS START: And How to Stop Them Barbara F. Walter の何ページかを読んで知った。

[@jonathanwhitesides9617]

This song speaks to my soul...

[@paulfiore9852]

I've been listening to this since I was a boy. My father would put it on for long drives la te at night. Each solo is better than the last. The most beautiful piece of music ever written.

[@futuropasado]

It was written by a spanish composer ;)

[@kmh6261]

VERY difficult pausing this sublime piece to do anything - so sad for the 12 giving thumbs down - their loss

[@lasthour1961]

One of my absolute favorite pieces of music

[@ArnaudSiemons]

After all these years I still weep....

[@djangowoof]

me too

[@jodiperez4470]

Me too

[@bogdanardeleanu5755]

this is one of the most beautiful pieces of music i heard in my life, its perfect!

[@filminvest]

R.I.P. Jim Hall. I have listened to this a thousand times, whether I was feeling really down, really good or happy....... This has and will accompany me all my life. Thank you

[@OceanMoonJack]

A wonderful sentiment for a wonderful piece of music.

[@filminvest]

Jack Harman Thank you, Jack.

[@darkspirit19890]

TheFilmPortal i feel the same . It's really nice when u can sing with the hole song note by note

[@mysticpris]

This song reaches deep in the soul

[@loisgossman3910]

This is my all-time favorite album. So much talent.

[@rgahrens]

I love this album. Takes me to a place that soothes my soul......

[@1eradney]

So many moving parts of this is hauntingly beautiful, it imparts a sentiment that would make a ‘grown man’ cry! And then the bridge comes that-incites the wonder of second chances that you can jump up out of the bed for-that once again warms up those embers of your spirit and soothes those reclusive blues-(which is the opposite of having green)-like joy as an unexpected guest comes in the wake of the morning-on a horn that knows-that’s been there-that’s a new shore.

[@viv364]

Masterpiece indeed! Sad that music like this is fading away these days.

[@cooldebt]

You can still find it - and in the most surprising places. I discovered the joys of The Consouls - who do jazz covers of video games music - and some of it is quite astonishing. Their cover of Scars of Time from Chrono Cross is a masterpiece notwithstanding the guitarist was a last minute stand-in whent the regular guy got covid. They changed the time signature from the original 4/4 to 11 (or alternating 6 and 5). kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6SngWx6pdWgiNksi=X2Qevw3H4hj4mJX_

[@jantrieger4500]

this song makes me have an out of body experience, totally mesmerizing

[@ViniciusOliveira-bj1zo]

Essa música tem uma certa dialética entre tristeza e felicidade que, no fim, me dá uma paz profunda. Sempre que estou estressado eu ouço essa música deitado, de olhos fechados e concentrado na minha respiração. Música é o melhor remédio!

[@samd708]

“Saudade”

[@orleyh]

This tune takes me back to 1975 Tudor City Place, New York City. Oh how the memories come rushing back. What an all star group of musicians. I just awoke in Miami 48 years later, with the strains of this concerto in my head. That piano of Sir Roland Hanna drifting off ever skyward. . .

[@rikimaru0812]

何十回聞いても良いね 素晴らしい

[@javierrodriguezmori]

This version are really amazing....I love every note....Chet Baker....Jim Hall...Roland Hanna...Ron Carter...Steve Gadd ... Paul Desmond....All of them in a magic moment...Thanks a lot.......¡¡¡ Joaquín Rodrigo...!!!!

[@joseantonioesqueda1313]

This is a Master piece!!..forever!!

[@MGato-cc9mi]

This confirms that the seeds of jazz were sent to us from heaven. We all must continue to nurture and improve it.

[@kayehyams]

Heaven??? No such place, my friend.

[@MGato-cc9mi]

@@kayehyams if it is so, why are you talking about it?

[@jameskennedy721]

every player is a master - it all weaves togeather ...

[@HLPPPE]

One of the most poetically played pieces in BEAUTIFUL harmonic tones with smoother than SMOOTH undertones . . . NOW THAT'S REAL JAZZ!!!!

[@susanwright1938]

Heard this decades ago with a sweet lover. When hearing the music again, my heart breaks a little for both.

[@libraryeducator]

Me too painful ecstasy

[@georgemorrison7781]

I have this beautiful piece on vinyl... I bought the album in Gillingham, Kent, 1976, when i was based there serving with the Royal Marines Band Service..I was just 19 years old then. I still have the album and it plays beautifully. Always takes me back to that glorious summer..... 😎 George Morrison.

[@trevorowers44]

Top story! Totally get where you're coming from. Sevenoaks, Kent here.

[@kennethmorrison7689]

I'm in Canada & I love it too!

[@johncgibson4720]

This song puts everyone in a state of trance in a argentine tango class. The class is in Boston. It is not just the sound. The visual of people dancing around this transcends time and space.

[@cynthiaobryant6001]

I used to play this so much until I knew every note of each of the musicians - and I never got tired of it - not ever! And after not hearing this for a while - I find I’m still in love with this tune by these musicians - all beloved and favored. It’s quite simply a Masterpiece of music by Masters of their instruments and their art!

[@khangenbamavanjit122]

Whenever I come back to this, I find myself thinking about the mythology of what was once the greatest form of music in a time where people would sit around the ensemble, smoke cigarettes, drink wine and enjoy the profound-ness that this music propagated. Hence I always feel regretful in the way that I was born too late, I'm kinda living in the past right now, and it feels so good. I'm kinda living in a illusion, and in love with an idea that has already had it's time, and it's funny that I tell myself everyday that I don't wanna go back to the present as though I've already abandoned it. It's a strange feeling.

[@graerindley6312]

Regular meditation has made me content with the present, but very appreciative of fond memories. All life is beautiful without stress.

[@unionheel1696]

This is something else!

[@femiedun3697]

Jazz heaven...always takes me back to the first time I heard it

[@TheDogfairy]

This takes me so far away it's hard to come back........

[@jeanguydesforges6193]

Difficile d'en revenir Intact(...)droit au coeur!

[@eileenluther9915]

SAME

[@rezabadei3229]

You hit the target, right in the heart! :-)

[@paolorovatti1923]

This is niche jazz music played by supreme musicians. How beautiful it would be if all human beings could appreciate it. The present world would work much better......

[@djangowoof]

SO TRUE

[@HarmoActive]

I feel the same love of this divine piece of music as expressed by so many people here. This music touches me so deeply that tears well up in my eyes. May I just add one more magical moment: it starts at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="217">3:37</a> when Ron Carter’s bass begins this trance-like groove and then Roland Hanna’s piano adds such a nostalgic ambience, and then Jim Hall....Love Love Love

[@cooldebt]

Totally agree that the magical moment is when Maestro Carter starts that groove ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥 When I finally clicked on this I repeated it so many times and that moment gets me every time!

[@richardrogerson9114]

Best jazz recording ever it sets boundaries and used as a yardstick for any jazz recording that followed

[@alfonsorodriguezmarquez8402]

…llegue a esta versión musical hace diez años, acostumbraba a escucharla con un buen reproductor mp4, las primeras veces reconozco que no podía acabar de escucharla, era tal el nudo que se me hacia en la garganta que tenía que quitarme los cascos...en fin una joya única, gracias siempre.

[@rafaelarminanaromeu7401]

Esta pieza debería ser el himno del mundo. Estar en todos los colegios del mundo , todos los días, y repetirse a cada amanecer y al anochecer , así hasta que la raza humana cambie su mala actitud con el prójimo y con el planeta.

[@Miguel-vp8lm]

Cierto. Es una de las mejores obras que se han escrito. Lástima que mucha gente prefiere la música comercial sin sentido, si mensaje.

[@Grandtrunk]

Spot on!

[@alexmishkin7109]

What a costellation of musicians !

[@normhall1622]

One of the all-time great jazz singles ever! Such musicianship. Breaks my heart everytime.

[@ingridenjasperdejong5938]

First heard it back in Dizzy’s in Rotterdam back in 1987. Bought it the very next day. Ever since I play it very week. Beautiful!

[@hermannhauth9630]

Dies ist die beste Interpretation des Concierto's, die je aufgenommen wurde. Das Zusammenspiel der Musiker ist einfach atemberaubend -- ganz große Klasse!

[@francescaschembri107]

What a sublime experience. This piece played by you is a unique fragrance of gardenias

[@brucelaudenberger8056]

One of the most beautiful , Desmond alto sax solo's ever heard!

[@normhall1622]

It does not get any better than this!

[@hanshoefgen4637]

Hans Hoefgen I missed an important department meeting because I couldn't tear myself away from this the first time I heard it. Didn't even mind my boss' as chewing when I showed up late!!

[@larrysmall6977]

This is a great great GREAT album. What joy it has brought me over the years.

[@hanshoefgen4637]

I first heard this on the radio in 1986. I was in my office and totally entranced by all of it to the extent I missed a meeting I was supposed to attend. I think that's what finally got me fired, but what the Hell it was worth it!!!!!!!!!!

[@craigbender462]

My all time favorite tune. I played it every time I got on a plane. I have many different versions and have heard it done in person multiple times, but this is my favorite recording.

[@shinrarango]

stumbled across this, absolutely beautiful

[@sokinrev]

Simply DIVINE

[@alexbenjaminmorais]

First time I heard this song, I jumped right the hell online and got it on vinyl❤️‍🔥

[@okiedirt]

same! albiet I ended up with the yellow/gold album

[@susannavaccaro794]

L' arrangiamento di questo brano,è un capolavoro ,sorprendente.Ricco e raffinato. Ingresso con la tromba,chitarra suonata come uno xilofono,note Jazz....per poi passare alla Bossanova ,in modo imprevedibile ( ho provato dei passi di Cha - Cha,👍) Diventa ... improvvisazione ,entra il sax tenore,contrabbasso, il piano completa il finale. Versione estesa? Tanta roba! 💎💎💎🎼❤️ Per tutta la Band - orchestra.🎼

[@sagesmoke68]

I can only echo the previous comment...well said. A incredible piece of music

[@geraldedwards2845]

Masterpiece

[@rodrigourunuela4525]

S/O Don Sebesky for the arrangement; impecable and beautiful!

[@hanshoefgen4637]

Deserves a gold medal!!!!

[@normhall1622]

Don Sebesky was a giant who deserves full credit for this divine music.

[@cauannoslaunos2569]

never could listen to it without crying addicted to it wanna be in this mood while passing away only compareable to Sibelius' and Beethovens and Mendelssohns and Tshaikovskys Violin-Concertos, to Dvoraks Cello Concerto, to Bach's Fugues and his 1. Violin Concerto...

[@basquiatttt]

Possibly the song I've listened to the most in my entire life so far.

[@johnp.d.3075]

The cover art is from a megalithic figure part of a tomb platform located in San Agustín (Colombia), and part of what is considered the largest necropolis in the world. I wonder why they chose that image, perhaps they knew this song will be as everlasting as the rock idols.

[@BayardAugust]

Did this album come out in the era when Kahlua had their ad campaign with the images of the Easter Island monolithic carved figures?

[@user-kz9dl7pm2p]

久々に聴く事と相成りました。段々盛り上がる感じがとても好きだす。良きどすえ！

[@KipBrockett]

Beautiful! I could listen to this all day!

[@topgun6981]

Jim Hall is a bad brother 🤟🏾🤛🏾❤️🎺🎷🎹🎼🗿

[@JuancharroVlogs]

Just... wow!

[@msandiego1]

This song reminds me of cruising down PCH ~ Pacific Coast Highway at sunset ~ Lovely Song! RIP Jim Hall

[@rezabadei3229]

Same here, I'm from San Diego! I've listened to this along PCH around sunset many times... :-)

[@nickdecarlo693]

Beautiful

[@ianlb2646]

quel moment d'extase pur, la séquence de roland hanna au piano est un moment de bonheur absolu. merci à ces artistes de génie d'avoir revisité ce titre avec autant de talent, de sensibilité et d'émotions ; les mots peinent à traduire ce que je ressens en réalité

[@bennyjazzful]

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a mad keen 74yo Aussie fan. GOD--One of the most beautiful tunes ever,played by some musical giants.

[@user-dm3hk1iq9e]

nice GOD 3/8 tempo in JAZZ

[@wmendl52]

I am late to discover but better late then never, incredible

[@helenamaria710]

Yes, sublime!

[@GustavoTrigoArana]

It's hard to believe that someone can make such a beautiful piece of music. With a wonderful touch of the most fine jazz, this version of Joaquin Rodrigo's master piece gets to the sublime point of ecstasy...

[@hanshoefgen4637]

Nothing less than classic jazz!!!!!!!!

[@eshaibraheem4218]

Gorgeous, and love Chet Baker on this, too. Thank you Adan Karli.

[@paulbobkowski5113]

My favorite of all time. Beautiful!

[@fanniemilio3139]

un chef-d'oeuvre absolu...tout est parfait, une harmonie parfaite entre tous les musiciens....une inspiration présente du début à la fin.

[@davidbirch9897]

Have loved Jim Halls music since I heard "the Train and the River" way back when, (was it the '60s) but let it lapse. Heard this on Pandora and bought the cd straight away. Magic absolute magic

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!!

[@Ch.Angus.de.Milton]

My absolute favourite piece of music and production of it. It is played with peerless skill and feeling. I will never tire of listening to this. It is sublime.

[@franklutz636]

Sublime. Other worldly. Amen.

[@pepemartinez1007]

Hoy escuché este tema en radio nacional clásica , iba conduciendo poco antes de comer y el rato que pasé escuchando esta versión fue magnifico. Muchas gracias al programa de radio y a los artistas que realizaron este gran trabajo

[@user-nc2sx7gm8n]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@imac1952]

ジャズはJimHallのこの曲が最高ですね😀

[@lastunctives2095]

It's the greatest sound fantasy movie - track for me out of Un Flic The 1973 Melville -Delon Film - keeps me Alive ! Stunning,! Only dreaming 😅

[@davidkopstein767]

A masterpiece with the cream of the crop side men. I Lister to it all the time. You will fall in love with the improvised solos.

[@openairfreeschool]

I love Ron Carter's segway into the second section. How he flows and carries the groove is amazing, simply flawless! The whole piece is awesome, one of my favorites.

[@jmontessuis]

Just discovered this today...Wow! What a wonderful piece of music!

[@d-mora1168]

one of my favorite cuts