Label: Concord
Released: 10 Jul 2001
Jazz
Telepathy is the union on compact disc of two Ron Carter/Jim Hall live collaborations. Live at the Village Gate (Concord 4245, 1984) comprises the first disc of this two-disc set, while Telephone (Concord 4270, 1985) comprises the second. Collectively, Telepathy offers a seamless look a to of the most urbane and intelligent jazz musicians performing. Ron Carter brings to this duo his abstract yet grounded view of double-bass playing while Jim Hall provides his brand of the most delicate guitar playing I have heard in some time. Hall's guitar on this collection make me think of doilies very intricately woven from spider silk. His single note lines are spare and his chording precise and clear. He might be considered as Count Basie to Joe Pass' Art Tatum. Carter, for his part, is a completely empathetic accompanist and soloist.
Live at the Village Gate contains the most satisfying of music with an ultra bluesy "Bag's Groove", "Blue Monk", and a calypso "St. Thomas". But don't discount Telephone. It has a "Stardust" to swoon to. I found this set very enjoyable and would hope that the label has more plans like this one in the future. This is superb chamber jazz by two incredible practitioners at the pinnacle of their powers. Kudos to Concord for this repackaging.
By C. Michael Bailey. AAJ.
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Here are two duet albums, both recorded live within two years of each other between a pair of giants: bassist Ron Carter and guitarist Jim Hall. Hall, along with his former bandmates Jimmy Giuffre and the late Paul Desmond, is the consummate melodic improviser, and Carter, despite his tenures with Rollins and Coltrane, is adept at moving from one musical space to another -- either intervalically, modally, or stylistically -- without difficulty.
The intimate interplay found on both Live at the Village West and its successor, 1984's Telephone (as in two-way conversation), is nothing short of remarkable. The setup is between two front line instrumentalists who are both rhythmnatists in their own right. Hall is a consummate rhythm guitarist and he gets a chance to display it on tunes such as "Down From Antigua," "Laverne Walk," "Indian Summer," and "Two's Blues." Carter, who is known for his unwavering rhythmic commitment, is deft as a lead man in such an intimate setting. Check out his solos on "Bag's Groove" and "Alone Together." Hall, however, is the greatest surprise. Despite the fact that this is, as one would expect, a fairly laid-back date, his intricacy of attack and his lofty, harmonic scalar heights are simply astonishing. In his solo ascent on Carter's "Telephone," he goes inside the rhythm and harmony of the tune and exchanges them interval by interval. On "St. Thomas" from the Village West album, he cops the three-string lead pattern he's so famous for, inverts the harmony and melody, and builds a new series of changes in the middle of the break. The gorgeous low-key swinging found here in this reissue proves one thing for sure -- that these two dates should have always been packaged together. These are indispensable guitar and bass duets by two masters of intimate musical discourse.
By Thom Jurek, AMG.
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Ron Carter- (Double Bass)
Jim Hall- (Guitar)
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CD 1 Telepathy (1982)
Recorded live at the Village West, New York, New York in November 1982.
01. Bag's Groove 4:22
02. All The Things You Are 5:52
03. Blue Monk 5:18
04. New Waltz 6:15
05. Down From Antigua 7:34
06. Summer Night 6:59
07. St. Thomas 4:50
08. Embraceable You 6:48
09. Laverne Walk 5:30
10. Baubles, Bangles and Beads 5:16
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CD 2 Telephone (1984)
Recorded live at the Concord Pavillion, Concord, California in August 1984
01. Introductory Announcement 0.22
02. Telephone 5:11
03. Indian Summer 5:55
04. Candlelight 4:17
05. Chorale And Dance 6:53
06. Alone Together 10:15
07. Stardust 7:45
08. Two's Blues 4:43
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