Jim Hall - Ron Carter / Alone Together

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

Long considered a classic and a revelation to listeners who had taken guitarist Jim Hall for granted, this set of duets with bassist Ron Carter (reissued on CD) has near-telepathic communication between the two musicians and quiet music full of inner tension and fire. Hall and Carter brought in an original apiece and also collaborated on six standards, including "St. Thomas," "Softly As in a Morning Sunrise," "Autumn Leaves," and "Alone Together." Introspective and thought-provoking music.

Alone Together is a live album by Jim Hall and Ron Carter, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music).^[3]

Track listing 

1. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:44
2. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 5:51
3. "Receipt, Please" (Ron Carter) – 4:59
4. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 6:50
5. "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:52
6. "Whose Blues?" (Jim Hall) – 5:54
7. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 5:50
8. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 6:54

Personnel 

• Jim Hall – guitar
• Ron Carter – bass

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