Music Review

Jim Hall & Pat Metheny

EW's GRADE
A-

What happens when two living jazz-guitar legends from different generations get together? In Jim Hall & Pat Metheny, plenty: Influential, fresh-minded vet Jim Hall and his more famous protege Pat Metheny come up with a spare but rich duet that reveals their commonalities and distinctions. You get more than your money's worth with the friendly, clean-toned, and adventurous sprawl of 17 tracks — reconsidered standards, lovely originals, and a few improv snippets. A-

Originally posted Apr 30, 1999 Published in issue #483 Apr 30, 1999 Order article reprints

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