Jim Hall's guitar?

[Dennis D]

of course everyone loves Undercurrent but I almost never see any love for Intermodulation

.........back in the days of the music and cover art too !

[jorgemg1984]

I think Bill's tune was Bloose but it's been awhile

Ok, the tune is "Loose Bloose". The record is "Loose Blues".

[mr. beaumont]

Yeah, Intermodulation. It's good, but Undercurrent was lightning in a bottle.

The playing is equally stellar, but the recording quality on Undercurrent is just fantastic.

[Cunamara]

Also not an expert, but there's a recording of Oscar Moore with Oakland's underrated vocalist Inez Jones (her place of burial, since converted into a public garden, is just a 5 min drive from me) that gives me optimism about the potential for re-releases.

Here's the mastered vinyl release. I have this record in vinyl, cd, and spotify. They ALL sound like ass.

Apparently there was a short term reel to reel release of the same record that sounds incredible. It is one of the most beautiful recordings. The stereo image is a bit exaggerated at times, but there are moments where I feel I'm right in the room with the band.

the version on YouTube actually sounds better than the CD, by a longshot. Astonishing! Is it the reel to reel version?

[Tal_175]

Same one he was playing here. Man undercurrent is such a beautiful haunting album.

This is a masterclass in how you make simple voicings sound good with good voice leading. The way he uses chords in his solo creates great textures in the trio context.

[omphalopsychos]

the version on YouTube actually sounds better than the CD, by a longshot. Astonishing! Is it the reel to reel version?

Yes the second clip is the hifi reel to reel release.

[grahambop]

This is a masterclass in how you make simple voicings sound good with good voice leading. The way he uses chords in his solo creates great textures in trio context.

I’ve been meaning to transcribe this clip for years, he seems to be using such simple voicings yet it sounds so great. Maybe I’ll get on with it now!

[Betz]

If anyone else here is a vinyl fan, Jackpot Records just announced a new, all-analogue reissue of 'Undercurrent', cut by Kevin Gray (perhaps THE mastering engineer of choice in the jazz realm these days) from the original master tape. Out next month and less than $30. Should be great! Link: PRE-ORDER: Bill Evans & Jim Hall - Undercurrent (Vinyl LP)

Just pre-ordered. Will be interesting to compare to my 2014 MoFi Silver.

[osloutah]

That 175 got a lot of mileage. I can never get enough of the Loose Blues recording of Time Remembered:

I also dig this set with Sonny Rollins from the same time period:

[mr. beaumont]

Also not an expert, but there's a recording of Oscar Moore with Oakland's underrated vocalist Inez Jones (her place of burial, since converted into a public garden, is just a 5 min drive from me) that gives me optimism about the potential for re-releases.

Here's the mastered vinyl release. I have this record in vinyl, cd, and spotify. They ALL sound like ass.

Apparently there was a short term reel to reel release of the same record that sounds incredible. It is one of the most beautiful recordings. The stereo image is a bit exaggerated at times, but there are moments where I feel I'm right in the room with the band.

A public "thanks" for turning me on to this album.

[Jonah]

It is very different period but I really love this album

[Kirk Garrett]

For me, he was the best. Or at least he demonstrates how I would like to play jazz. It’s not flash, but never less than absorbing. Imagine being that good…

I hope that new vinyl album becomes available in the UK.

There’s nothing about these films I don’t like. Plus I wish I could carry this bass player around with me, instrument and all, everywhere I go.

[Cunamara]

Steve Swallow, IIRC. He later transitioned to electric bass- along with Monk Montgomery legitimizing it in jazz (who was playing electric bass with Art Farmer in 1953). Swallow has played with all the jazz guitar heavies over the years and was a presence in free jazz as well. A beautiful musician.

[Flat]

I hung around after a show one night and asked him to sign this album jacket for me. I think you can sometimes tell a man's personality by the way he plays. As you might imagine, he was a heck of a nice guy. Unpretentious, friendly. Just chatted with my wife and I for about 10 minutes about this and that. Thanked us for coming to hear him play. Big thrill for me. I'll never forget.

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[stevus]

And to continue the bragging, a few years ago I had that particular guitar in the picture (used in the Circles recording) in my hands...

[enalnitram]

During the pandemic, suddenly having extra time, I put some unusual recordings from my collection on my youtube channel.

If you haven't seen it, this is interesting, video from a Hemispheres session.


Occupants of his building had this installed....

[rpjazzguitar]

I think the plaque is great.

In Berkeley CA, there is a parking lot on the former site of Tsubo's where Wes recorded Full House. No plaque.

Wes lived in Berkeley for a while. Nobody seems to know where and there's no plaque.

In NYC there are plaques here and there (George Gershwin's building has one, for example), but no consistency. Usually, there's nothing. For example, there were major events during the American Revolution all over Manhattan, with very few reminders.

London England has it right. There are plaques commemorating many things.

[wintermoon]

I think the plaque is great.

In Berkeley CA, there is a parking lot on the former site of Tsubo's where Wes recorded Full House. No plaque.

Wes lived in Berkeley for a while. Nobody seems to know where and there's no plaque.

In NYC there are plaques here and there (George Gershwin's building has one, for example), but no consistency. Usually, there's nothing. For example, there were major events during the American Revolution all over Manhattan, with very few reminders.

London England has it right. There are plaques commemorating many things.

There's plenty of recognition in Europe, just like when Europe was accepting of jazz musicians and they were ignored or worse in the US
I read the other day that Philly recently passed a measure to put a plaque up for Lee Morgan though [and I'm a huge fan] and there's a walk of fame that has several already

[omphalopsychos]

FYI my undercurrent reissue LP arrived this week! I haven't had any time to listen yet, but looking forward to putting it on. Thank you OP for the reminder of this record and thanks David for notifying us of the reissue!

[John A.]

In NYC there are plaques here and there (George Gershwin's building has one, for example), but no consistency. Usually, there's nothing. For example, there were major events during the American Revolution all over Manhattan, with very few reminders.

I don’t entirely agree with that. E.g, Upper Manhattan has quite a lot of reminders of the Revolution — plaques, monuments, historic sites, street and park names, even an annual reenactment of the Battle of Washington Heights. There’s also a lot of stuff in the Financial district. Nothing like Paris or London, but then again both of those are many centuries older.

[m_d]

.........back in the days of the music and cover art too !

Only now do I realize Undercurrent was rated higher than Intermodulation. I long preferred Intermodulation (Jazz Samba for instance... so cool) and now like both about equally.

[KRosser]

Access to jazz releases could be pretty spotty in my small New England town when I was a teenager, before I could drive to Boston. I found Intermodulation before Undercurrents, so that's the first one I knew. "All Across The City" - wow....

To my ears, Intermodulation has a little more of that "let's just go for it" vibe. Undercurrents feels like a little more care went into the planning. Both are sublime in their own way.

All the way up to Bill's passing, I was always thinking, Beatles reunion? What? Someone get Jim Hall and Bill Evans back together!

(And I loved the Beatles...)