- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Stanley Hall
- Jim Hall was born on December 4, 1930 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is known for A Perfect Murder (1998), Malcolm & Marie (2021) and Downsizing (2017). He was married to Jane. He died on December 10, 2013 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseJane(? - December 10, 2013) (his death, 1 child)
- Highly ranked jazz guitarist.
- Recipient of a Jazz Masters Award from the USA's National Endowment for the Arts in 2004.
- He is known for his duo and small-group recordings with some of the biggest names in jazz from the 1950s onward, including saxophonists Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, and Ornette Coleman, and pianist Bill Evans.
- Studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
- Settled on the West Coast in the mid-1950's, becoming a member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet and, subsequently, the Jimmy Giuffre Trio..
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