Jim Hall - Commitment

Commitment Review

 

by Scott Yanow

There is lots of variety on this CD reissue, which features guitarist Jim Hall in several different settings. He has separate duets with pianist Don Thompson (Hoagy Carmichael's delightful "One Morning In May"), his wife Jane Hall (who sings "When I Fall In Love"), pianist Tommy Flanagan, and drummer Terry Clarke. He also overdubs acoustic and electric guitars on his solo "Down the Line," teams up with pianist Flanagan and flugelhornist Art Farmer on two duets, and uses a slightly larger group on "Lament for a Fallen Matador," a Don Sebesky adaptation of a classical piece that has the haunting voice of Joan LaBarbara. Overall, there is plenty of intriguing music on this recommended set.

Jim Hall 

Commitment       

All compositions by Jim Hall except where noted  

1. "Walk Soft" − 7:14
2. "One Morning in May" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) − 3:32
3. "Lament for a Fallen Matador (Based on "Adagio in G minor)" (Tomaso Albinoni) − 11:47
4. "Down the Line" − 3:21
5. "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) − 1:50
6. "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) − 5:51
7. "Bermuda Bye Bye" − 5:59
8. "Indian Summer" (Victor Herbert, Al Dubin) − 6:39

• Jim Hall − guitar
• Art Farmer − flugelhorn (tracks 1, 3 & 8)
• Tommy Flanagan (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 8), Don Thompson (track 2) − piano
• Ron Carter − bass (tracks 1, 3 & 8)
• Allan Ganley (tracks 1, 3 & 8), Terry Clarke (track 7) − drums
• Eroll Bennett − percussion (track 3)
• Jane Hall (track 5), Joan LaBarbara (track 3) − vocals
• Don Sebesky − arranger (tracks 1, 3 & 8)

Commitment is an album by guitarist Jim Hall recorded and released by the Horizon label in 1976.^[1][2][3]

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