''Commitment'' is an album by guitarist
Jim Hall recorded and released by the
Horizon
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label in 1976.
Jazzlists: A&M Horizon discography
accessed December 4, 2019
Reception
Allmusic
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awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating "There is lots of variety on this ... He has separate duets with pianist Don Thompson, his wife Jane Hall, pianist Tommy Flanagan, and drummer Terry Clarke. He also overdubs acoustic and electric guitars ... teams up with pianist Flanagan and flugelhornist Art Farmer on two duets, and uses a slightly larger group ... there is plenty of intriguing music on this recommended set".
Track listing
All compositions by Jim Hall except where noted
# "Walk Soft" − 7:14
# " One Morning in May" (Hoagy Carmichael
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, Mitchell Parish
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Biography
Parish was born to a Jewish family in Lithuania, Russian Empire in July 190 ...
) − 3:32
# "Lament for a Fallen Matador (Based on "Adagio in G minor
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)" (Tomaso Albinoni
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) − 11:47
# "Down the Line" − 3:21
# "When I Fall in Love
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" (Victor Young
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Young is commonly said to ...
, Edward Heyman
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) − 1:50
# "My One and Only Love
"My One and Only Love" is a 1953 popular song with music written by Guy Wood and lyrics by Robert Mellin.Gioia, T. (2012). ''The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire''. Oxford University Press. . pp. 284-285. Notable renditions by Frank Sina ...
" (Guy Wood
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, Robert Mellin
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) − 5:51
# "Bermuda Bye Bye" − 5:59
# "Indian Summer
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" (Victor Herbert
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, Al Dubin
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) − 6:39
Personnel
* Jim Hall − guitar
*Art Farmer
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− flugelhorn (tracks 1, 3 & 8)
*Tommy Flanagan
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(tracks 1, 3, 6 & 8), Don Thompson (track 2) − piano
*Ron Carter
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− bass (tracks 1, 3 & 8)
*Allan Ganley
Allan Anthony Ganley (11 March 1931 – 29 March 2008) was an English jazz drummer and arranger.
Career
Ganley was born in Tolworth, Surrey, England. A self-taught drummer, in the early 1950s Ganley played in the dance band led by Bert Ambrose. ...
(tracks 1, 3 & 8), Terry Clarke (track 7) − drums
*Eroll Bennett − percussion (track 3)
*Jane Hall (track 5), Joan La Barbara
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(track 3) − vocals
*Don Sebesky
Don Sebesky (born December 10, 1937) is an American arranger, jazz trombonist, and keyboardist.
Biography
Sebesky trained in trombone at the Manhattan School of Music; in his early career, he played with Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill, Tommy Do ...
− arranger (tracks 1, 3 & 8)
References
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Horizon Records albums
Jim Hall (musician) albums
1976 albums
Albums arranged by Don Sebesky