# Jim Hall compositions

This is a list of compositions by Jim Hall and collaborators, each followed by the album or albums on which it appears.
All songs written by Jim Hall except as noted.

## List of compositions

* 0–9
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* Notes
* References
* External links

### 0–9

"1953 'Thesis'"
* 1991: Jim Hall - Live At Town Hall Volume 1 (MusicMasters)

### A

"A Merry Chase"
* 2006: Jim Hall and Geoffrey Keezer - Free Association (Contemporary)
"Abstract 1"
* 2001: Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc)
"Abstract 2"
* 2001: Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc)
"Abstract 3"
* 2001: Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc)
"Abstract 4"
* 2001: Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc)
"All Across The City"
* 1964: Jimmy Raney - Two Jims and Zoot (Mainstream)
* 1965: Paul Desmond - Glad to Be Unhappy (RCA Victor)
* 1966: Bill Evans - Intermodulation (Verve)
* 1989: Jim Hall - All Across The City (Concord)
* 1992: Jim Hall - Youkali (CTI)
* 1996: Bill Mays - Mays in Manhattan (Concord)
* 1999: Jeanfrançois Prins - All Around Town (TCB)
* 1999: Jim Hall and Pat Metheny - Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (Telarc)
* 2000: Jim Hall, Joe Lovano, George Mraz, Lewis Nash - Grand Slam (Telarc)
* 2003: Don Lanphere - Where Do You Start? (Origin)
* 2004: Carl Amundson - Guitarists! (Blue Line)
* 2007: Bill Charlap - Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)
* 2008: Jim Hall and Bill Frisell - Hemispheres (ArtistShare)
* 2013: Owl Trio - Owl Trio (Losen Records)
* 2014: Kevin Fort - Red Gold (self-released)
* 2014: Satoshi Inoue - Plays Jim Hall (What's New)
* 2015: Tom Dempsey - Waltz New (Origin)
"And I Do"
* 1986: Jim Hall - Jim Hall's Three (Concord)
* 2001: Tina Angotti - Mirror (Tina Angotti Music)
"Arrowhead"
* 1957: Bob Brookmeyer - The Street Swingers (World Pacific)
"Art Song"
* 1998: Jim Hall - By Arrangement (Telarc)
"At Sea"
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)

### B

"Ballad Painting"
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)
"Barbaro"
* 2008: Jim Hall and Bill Frisell - Hemispheres (ArtistShare)
"Beijing Blues"
* 2008: Jim Hall and Bill Frisell - Hemispheres (ArtistShare)
"Bent Blue"
* 2001: Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc)
* 2004: Jim Hall - Magic Meeting (Contemporary)
"Bermuda Bye Bye"
* 1976: Jim Hall - Commitment (Horizon)
"Big Blues"
* 1978: Jim Hall and Red Mitchell – Jim Hall & Red Mitchell (Artists House)
* 1979: Art Farmer and Jim Hall - Big Blues (CTI)
* 1989: Jim Hall - All Across The City (Concord)
* 1995: René Mailhes - Gopaline (Iris)
* 2014: Charlie Haden and Jim Hall - Charlie Haden/Jim Hall (Impulse!)
* 2015: Tom Dempsey - Waltz New (Origin)
"Bimini"
* 1987: Michel Petrucciani - Power of Three (Blue Note)
* 1988: Jim Hall and Tom Harrell - These Rooms (DENON/Nippon Columbia)
* 2008: Jim Hall and Bill Frisell - Hemispheres (ArtistShare)
"Blue Joe"
* 1969: Jim Hall - It's Nice to Be With You (MPS)
"Bluesography"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc)
"Bon Ami"
* 1997: Bill Charlap - Distant Star (Criss Cross)
* 1995: Jim Hall - Dialogues (Telarc)
"Border Crossing"
* 2000: Jim Hall, Joe Lovano, George Mraz, Lewis Nash - Grand Slam (Telarc)
"Bottlenose Blues"
* 1986: Jim Hall - Jim Hall's Three (Concord)

### C

"Calypso Joe"
* 1995: Jim Hall - Dialogues (Telarc)
"Canto Neruda"
* 2004: Jim Hall - Magic Meeting (Contemporary)
"Canto Nostálgico"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc)
"Careful"
* 1959: Jimmy Giuffre - The Easy Way (Verve)
* 1963: Gary Burton Something's Coming (RCA)
* 1972: Jim Hall - Where Would I Be? (Milestone)
* 1977: Jim Hall - Jazz Impressions of Japan (A&M)
* 1978: Gary Burton - Times Square (ECM)
* 1981: George Shearing and Jim Hall - First Edition (Concord)
* 1987: Michel Petrucciani - Power of Three (Blue Note)
* 1991: Jim Hall - Live At Town Hall Volume 2 (MusicMasters)
* 1998: Interstring - Odahoda (Igmod)
* 1998: Mark White - Tunch (Master Musicians)
* 2004: Vic Juris - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (SteepleChase)
* 2005: Jim Hall and Enrico Pieranunzi - Duologues (C.A.M.)
* 2012: Jim Hall - Live Vol. 2-4 (ArtistShare)
* 2014: Satoshi Inoue - Plays Jim Hall (What's New)
* 2015: Paul Hemmings - The Blues and the Abstract Uke (Leading Tone)
* 2015: Tom Dempsey - Waltz New (Origin)
"Chorale and Dance"
* 1985: Ron Carter and Jim Hall - Telephone (Concord)
"Chrissie"
* 1956: Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi Fi (Pacific Jazz)
* 1958: Gerry Mulligan - Complete at Newport 1958 (Disconforme / Rare Live) released in 2008
"Circus Dance"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Textures (Telarc)
"Cold Spring"
* 1999: Jim Hall and Pat Metheny - Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (Telarc)
"Consequently"
* 1993: Jim Hall - Something Special (MusicMasters)
"Conversations"
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)
"Cross Court"
* 1996: Ed Neumeister - Mohican & the Great Spirit (TCB)
* 1988: Jim Hall and Tom Harrell - These Rooms (DENON/Nippon Columbia)

### D

"Dialogue"
* 1995: Jim Hall - Dialogues (Telarc)
"Down from Antigua"
* 1993: Jim Hall - Something Special (MusicMasters)
* 2014: Charlie Haden and Jim Hall - Charlie Haden/Jim Hall (Impulse!)
"Down the Line"
* 1976: Jim Hall - Commitment (Horizon)
"Dream Steps"
* 1995: Jim Hall - Dialogues (Telarc)
* 2001: Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc)
"Drop Shot"
* 1989: Jim Hall - All Across The City (Concord)
Duologue 1-3
* 2005: Jim Hall and Enrico Pieranunzi - Duologues (C.A.M.)

### E

"Echo"
* 1977: Jim Hall - Jazz Impressions of Japan (A&M)
"End the Beguine!"
* 2001: Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc)
* 2006: Jim Hall and Geoffrey Keezer - Free Association (Contemporary)
"Entre-Nous"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Telarc)
"Erb"
* 1968: Lee Konitz - The Lee Konitz Duets (Milestone)

### F

"Fanfare"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Textures (Telarc)
"Free Piece"
* 2005: Marian McPartland - 85 Candles: Live in New York (Concord)
"Frisell Frazzle"
* 1995: Jim Hall - Dialogues (Telarc)
"Furnished Flats"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Telarc)
* 2004: Jim Hall - Magic Meeting (Contemporary)
* 2006: Jim Hall and Geoffrey Keezer - Free Association (Contemporary)

### H

"Hawk"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc)
"Here Comes Jane"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Telarc)
"Hide and Seek"
* 1986: Jim Hall - Jim Hall's Three (Concord)
* 1991: Jim Hall - Live At Town Hall Volume 2 (MusicMasters)

### I

"I Know (Theme)"
* 1957: Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton Quintet (Pacific Jazz)
* 2002: Fred Lonberg-Holm - A Valentine for Fred Katz (Atavistic)
* 2005: Jorge Cutello - On Vacation... (Union De Musicos Independientes)
Improvisations, Nos. 1-5
* 1999: Jim Hall and Pat Metheny - Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (Telarc)
"In Repose"
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)

### J

"Jane"
* 1989: Jim Hall - All Across The City (Concord)
"Jimlogue"
* 2005: Jim Hall and Enrico Pieranunzi - Duologues (C.A.M.)
"João"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc)
* 2014: Satoshi Inoue - Plays Jim Hall (What's New)

### K

"Kyoto Bells"
* 1977: Jim Hall - Jazz Impressions of Japan (A&M)

### L

"Light"
* 1977: Jim Hall - Jazz Impressions of Japan (A&M)
"Little Blues"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Telarc)
"Lookin' Up"
* 1999: Jim Hall and Pat Metheny - Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (Telarc)
"Lucky Thing"
* 1993: Jim Hall - Something Special (MusicMasters)

### M

"Matisse"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc)
"Migration"
* 2008: Jim Hall and Bill Frisell - Hemispheres (ArtistShare)
"Minotaur"
* 1972: Jim Hall - Where Would I Be? (Milestone)
"Miró"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc)
"Mister Blues"
* 1992: Jim Hall - Subsequently (MusicMasters)
* 1998: Jim Hall - Jazzpar Quartet + 4 (Contemporary)
"Monet"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc)
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)
"Move It"
* 1964: Jimmy Raney - Two Jims and Zoot (Mainstream)

### N

"No, You Don't"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Telarc)

### O

"Osaka Express"
* 1978: Jim Hall and Red Mitchell – Jim Hall & Red Mitchell (Artists House)
"Our Valentines"
* 2005: Jim Hall and Enrico Pieranunzi - Duologues (C.A.M.)
"October Song"
* 1998: Jim Hall - By Arrangement (Telarc)
* 2006: Jim Hall and Geoffrey Keezer - Free Association (Contemporary)
"Ouagadoudou"
* 2006: Jim Hall and Geoffrey Keezer - Free Association (Contemporary)

### P

"Painted Pig"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Telarc)
"Pancho"
* 1992: Jim Hall - Subsequently (MusicMasters)
"Pan-O-Rama"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Telarc)
"Passacaglia"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Textures (Telarc)
"Piece for Guitar & Strings"
* 1961: John Lewis - Jazz Abstractions (Atlantic)
"Pollock"
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)

### Q

"Quadrologue"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Textures (Telarc)
"Quartet + 4"
* 1998: Jim Hall - Jazzpar Quartet + 4 (Contemporary)

### R

"Ragman"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Textures (Telarc)
"Raney Day"
* 1957: Bob Brookmeyer - The Street Swingers (World Pacific)
"Reflections"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Textures (Telarc)
"Reinhardt"
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)
"Romaine"
* 1960: Modern Jazz Quartet - Pyramid (Atlantic)
* 1962: Bill Evans and Jim Hall - Undercurrent (United Artists)
* 1969: Jim Hall - It's Nice to Be With You (MPS)
"Running Out of Gas"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Unissued 1982-1992 (Musica Jazz)

### S

"Safari"
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)
"Sanctus"
* 2000: Greg Osby - The Invisible Hand (Blue Note)
"Sam Jones"
* 2001: Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc)
"Say Hello to Calypso"
* 2000: Jim Hall, Joe Lovano, George Mraz, Lewis Nash - Grand Slam (Telarc)
"Sazanami"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Textures (Telarc)
"Seseragi"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc)
* 2014: Satoshi Inoue - Plays Jim Hall (What's New)
"Siete-Cuartro"
* 1957: Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton Quintet (Pacific Jazz)
"Simple Samba"
* 1972: Jim Hall - Where Would I Be? (Milestone)
* 1984: The Rob McConnell Sextet - Old Friends/New Music (Unisson Records)
* 1995: Jack Pezanelli - Pleasured Hands (Brownstone)
* 2007: Carolbeth & David True - Two Times True (Victoria Company)
* 2015: Keith Scott - The Ensenada Project (self-released)
"Simple Things"
* 1995: Jim Hall - Dialogues (Telarc)
"Slam"
* 2000: Jim Hall, Joe Lovano, George Mraz, Lewis Nash - Grand Slam (Telarc)
* 2007: Joel Allouche - Close Meeting (Cristal Records)
"Snowbound"
* 1995: Jim Hall - Dialogues (Telarc)
"Something for Now
* 1977: Jim Hall - Jazz Impressions of Japan (A&M)
"Something Special"
* 1993: Jim Hall - Something Special (MusicMasters)
* 2000: Peter Eigenmann - Something Special (TCB)
* 2005: Steve Carryer Trio - From Where We Stand (3181)
* 2014: Satoshi Inoue - Plays Jim Hall (What's New)
* 2015: Tom Dempsey - Waltz New (Origin)
"Something Tells Me"
* 1988: Jim Hall and Tom Harrell - These Rooms (DENON/Nippon Columbia)
"Something to Wish For"
* 1997: Jim Hall - Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Telarc)
"Steps"
* 1993: Jim Hall - Something Special (MusicMasters)
"Stern Stuff"
* 1995: Jim Hall - Dialogues (Telarc)
"Street Dance"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc)
"Subsequently"
* 1992: Jim Hall - Subsequently (MusicMasters)
* 2015: Tom Dempsey - Waltz New (Origin)
"Sweet Basil"
* 1999: Jim Hall and Bob Brookmeyer - Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival (Challenge)

### T

"Tango Loco"
* 2001: Jim Hall - Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc)
"These Rooms"
* 1988: Jim Hall and Tom Harrell - These Rooms (DENON/Nippon Columbia)
"Thesis"
* 1998: Jim Hall - Jazzpar Quartet + 4 (Contemporary)
"Three"
* 1986: Jim Hall - Jim Hall's Three (Concord)
* 1993: Jim Hall - Something Special (MusicMasters)
* 1994: Jim Hall - Unissued 1982-1992 (Musica Jazz)
"Time"
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)
"Tom Brown's Buddy"
* 1958: Shelly Manne - The Gambit (Contemporary)
"Travelogue"
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)
"Two's Blues"
* 1975: Jim Hall - Concierto (CTI)
* 1985: Ron Carter and Jim Hall - Telephone (Concord)
* 2005: Alex Domschot - Venusian Commute (Dreambox Media)

### U

"Uncle Ed"
* 1995: Jim Hall - Dialogues (Telarc)
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)

### W

"Waiting to Dance"
* 1992: Jim Hall - Subsequently (MusicMasters)
* 1999: Jim Hall and Pat Metheny - Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (Telarc)
* 2008: Jim Hall and Bill Frisell - Hemispheres (ArtistShare)
"Walk Soft"
* 1976: Jim Hall - Commitment (Horizon)
* 2014: Satoshi Inoue - Plays Jim Hall (What's New)
"Waltz New"
* 1978: Jim Hall and Red Mitchell – Jim Hall & Red Mitchell (Artists House)
* 1987: Michel Petrucciani - Power of Three (Blue Note)
* 1995: Bill Charlap - Souvenir (Criss Cross)
* 1998: Jane Miller - Secret Pockets (Pink Bubble)
* 2000: Phillip DeGreg - Whirl Away (J Curve)
* 2001: Blue Wisp Big Band - 20th Anniversary (Sea Breeze)
* 2006: René Mailhes - Gitane (Iris Musique)
* 2011: Phil DeGreg Whirl Away (J Curve)
* 2014: Satoshi Inoue - Plays Jim Hall (What's New)
* 2015: Tom Dempsey - Waltz New (Origin)
* 2017: Brad Myers and Michael Sharfe - Sanguinaria (Hopefulsongs) (Colloquy)
"What If?"
* 2010: Jim Hall and Joey Baron - Conversations (ArtistShare)
"Whistle Stop"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc)
"Whose Blues?"
* 1972: Ron Carter and Jim Hall - Alone Together (Milestone)
"Why Not Dance?"
* 1994: Jim Hall - Dedications & Inspirations (Telarc)
"Without Words"
* 1977: Jim Hall - Jazz Impressions of Japan (A&M)
* 1981: George Shearing and Jim Hall - First Edition (Concord)
* 2003: Daedelus - Rethinking the Weather (Mush)

### Y

"Young One (for Debra)"
* 1969: Jim Hall - It's Nice to Be With You (MPS)
* 1977: Jim Hall - Jazz Impressions of Japan (A&M)
* 1986: John Basile - Quiet Passage (Pro Jazz)
* 1989: Jim Hall - All Across The City (Concord)
* 1992: Jim Witzel - Give and Take (Joplin & Sweeney Music)