These Rooms

Hall/Harrell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Denon Records
• ASIN: B0000034QK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,505 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. With a Song in My Heart

2. Cross Court

3. Something Tells Me

4. Bimini

5. All Too Soon

6. These Rooms

7. Darn That Dream

8. My Funny Valentine

9. Where or When

10. From Now On

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jim Hall Trio w/Tom Harrell, November 20, 2001

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Tom Hynes (Whittier,CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: These Rooms (Audio CD)

Thankfully, this superb recording appears to be available again, after several years of being scarce. Any fans of Hall or Harrell, or of intimate, conversational modern jazz, will enjoy this immensely. Recorded in a very spontaneous manner, capturing subtle sounds such as the acoustic/electric blend of Hall's guitar tone and Harrell's sometimes breathy attack--and Joey Baron dropping his drumsticks all over his set as a comical ending on one tune. Delightful in every way.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Overlooked Hall Classic!, August 19, 2008

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J. Rich - See all my reviews

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This review is from: These Rooms (Audio CD)

Let first of all say that this album is NOT live, so Amazon please correct your error.

"These Rooms" was released in 1988 and has become a very sought after recording. I have been looking for this album for years. I finally got it at a decent price (paid $15) and what a bargain compared to the other prices I've found it for online!

Jim Hall is joined by trumpeter Tom Harrell on trumpet, Steve La Spina on bass, and Joey Baron on drums. What a remarkable lineup it is! It has turned out to be one my favorite Hall recordings right next to "All Across THe City" and "Concierto." All of the playing is as expected very melodic and the interplay is fantastic.

The music itself falls somewhere between the bebop tradition and post-bop. It's kind of hard to describe, but it's great, great music.

If you see this album for a decent price don't hesitate to pick it up, because it doesn't look like this one will come back in print anytime soon. If you can find "Circles" on Concord Records I recommend that one as well. Happy hunting!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Jim Hall Recording, April 21, 2010

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C. Denny - See all my reviews

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This review is from: These Rooms (Audio CD)

I had no idea that this cd even existed when it caught my eye while browsing on Amazon. I consider myself a major Jim Hall appreciator and would have to say that on balance, he is probably my favorite jazz guitarist. No one I know of plays as beautifully. Having said that, while he has made some great records, I don't feel that any are quite up to the level of the very best guitar classics such as "Midnight Blue", "Idle Moments", "Smokin at the Half Note", "Four House", "A", etc....until now! Everything he does on this album is interesting, inventive and charming. This album seems almost like a fusion of "Live at Village West" and "Dialogues". No gimmicks, no electronic keyboards just wonderful musical conversations going on. As a result, a marvelous ambience is created, subtle but absorbing. Love the album cover too!