--- product_id: 13651692 title: "Complete Jazz Guitar" brand: "jim hall" price: "€ 24.06" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.de/products/13651692-complete-jazz-guitar store_origin: DE region: Germany --- # Complete Jazz Guitar **Brand:** jim hall **Price:** € 24.06 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Complete Jazz Guitar by jim hall - **How much does it cost?** € 24.06 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.de](https://www.desertcart.de/products/13651692-complete-jazz-guitar) ## Best For - jim hall enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jim hall brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Complete Jazz Guitar ## Images ![Complete Jazz Guitar - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71s2-Wk9TWL.jpg) ![Complete Jazz Guitar - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71rM0gpZiFL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ here; finally here... *by K***A on Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2012* in 1976 we'd go to record dealers to get this. I got a japanese import record. I later let it go when broke and selling records. When it was released later on cd, I think in 1988, I was happy to get it again. I then learned that the cd had "doctored" versions of many tracks and omitted a tune as well. A 3rd pressing has overdubbed drums! Piano solos were removed. And from what I understand, the original masters were gone, lost and we were left with at best, non-original and altered versions of this album.This kind of thing drives a completist, detail oriented guy like me nuts! Not sure looking back exactly what was on my japanese import version, and for all I know it may have been a good one and true to the original. Doesn't matter anymore anyway, because you can't look back and even an old fart like me is now pretty much fully immersed in digitalized music.So here, finally, is the real record as it was originally intended to be, along with some great bonus cuts from different sessions.This period in Jim Hall's career is so interesting. He is in the piano-bass-guitar format that many used at that time. I feel it is a direct influence from Nat King Cole. Tal Farlow loved this format as did Oscar Peterson. I see the virtue of it in many ways. Drums can sometimes complicate things and speed up or rush the tempos.This is early Jim Hall and he is playing very straight ahead. Very much in the style of Tal Farlow and Jimmy Raney. And very commanding and tasteful too.Jim Hall's playing has evolved in many ways since then. He had developed into perhaps the most sympathetic ensemble player of any of the guitarists. See The Bridge by Sonny Rollins.Jim Hall is in many ways the most influential guitar player after Charlie Christian. So many of today's great guitar players, the ones with forward vision, like Peter Bernstein, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Bill Frisell, et al, give a huge nod to Jim Hall.I give this five stars. It is great, yet on the same note, only gives a glimpse of what was to come. Here Jim Hall shows he can play straight ahead jazz and blow with the best of 'em. Playing less notes with great creativity and complex, complementary accompaniment would soon come to define the extraordinary guitar playing of Jim Hall. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Intensely Relaxing *by K***G on Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2012* It seems from reading the reviews that many people came to the music of Jim Hall organically as his career developed. I came to his music via his later work on the CTI label. I recently acquired a CTI remaster of Studio Trieste that had been long out of print and was so impressed with Hall's work that I sought out some of his back catalogue, choosing to start with Trio: The Complete Jazz Guitar because of uniformly high praise for it.The reason I haven't given this five stars is that though it swings flawlessly throughout, there is nothing that stands out. What are covered here are tunes considered standards and as such are de rigueur for any accomplished jazz trio. Picture yourself in an intimate setting, perhaps in a swank hotel at a dinner concert (up front, of course!), perhaps a quiet romantic evening at home, and that is where you might find music such as this most enjoyable.This release is said to be truest to the original, along with bonus tracks. You get a lot of music for the money, nearly an hour and twenty minutes worth. Plus, the CD comes with an informative booklet with the original liner notes, comments on this edition, a short biography of Jim Hall, and pertinent album info. If you like good mellow fifties-style jazz, you'll not be disappointed with this! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The title is exactly right *by J***G on Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2011* I can't believe I'm the first to review this album! It is a perfect piece of work and one of Jim Hall's very first recordings (certainly as a leader). This album was a revelation to this jazz guitarist as it provides a fabulous example of 'straight-ahead' playing - in fact I know none better - despite the fact that Jim Hall is precisely not renowned for playing 'straight-ahead'. This album shows that before Jim Hall became Jim Hall he played better direct jazz guitar than anyone else. There isn't an awkward phrase in the whole album and it swings like focaccia! Anyone who likes simple swinging jazz music (the kind we tend to associate with the mid to late fifties) should buy this album whether they like jazz guitar or not and whether they like Jim Hall's later work or not. The absence of drums just makes the swing even more intense (somehow). God I love this musician! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.de/products/13651692-complete-jazz-guitar](https://www.desertcart.de/products/13651692-complete-jazz-guitar) --- *Product available on Desertcart Germany* *Store origin: DE* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*