Concierto

Concierto
Studio album by Jim Hall
Released	1975
Recorded	April 16 & 23, 1975
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Cool jazz, post-bop
Length	38:02 original LP 68:07 CD reissue
Label	CTI CTI 6060 S1
Producer	Creed Taylor
Jim Hall chronology
Alone Together (1973) Concierto (1975) Jim Hall Live! (1975)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Concierto is an album by the Jim Hall sextet, featuring Paul Desmond, Chet Baker, Ron Carter, Steve Gadd and Roland Hanna. It was produced by Creed Taylor for his CTI Records label and recorded at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey on April 16 and 23, 1975. Concierto is named after the featured 19-minute jazz version of the classical piece for guitar, Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo.

1. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 7:08
2. "Two's Blues" (Jim Hall) – 3:51
3. "The Answer Is Yes" (Jane Hall) – 7:41
4. "Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquín Rodrigo) – 19:22

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

5. "Rock Skippin'" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 6:14
6. "Unfinished Business" (Andrews, Carter, Chavez, Hall, Von Roth) – 2:37
7. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" [Alternate Take] - 7:28
8. "The Answer Is Yes" [Alternate Take] - 5:36
9. "Rock Skippin'" [Alternate Take] - 6:05

Tracks 3, 4 recorded on April 16, 1975; tracks 1, 2, 6, 8 on April 23, 1975.

• Jim Hall – guitar, acoustic guitar
• Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
• Chet Baker – trumpet
• Roland Hanna – piano
• Ron Carter – upright bass
• Steve Gadd – drums

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