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Al Hall (18 Mar 1915 - 18 Jan 1988)

Male Person - United States

Relationships (4)

Member Of

  1. Ray Nance Sextet bass
  2. Earl Hines Quartet bass
  3. Pete Johnson’s All-Stars
  4. Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. You Go to My Head 3:16 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (1938) double bass
  2. I'll Dream Tonight 3:10 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (1938) double bass
  3. Lady of Mystery 3:00 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (1939) double bass
  4. Early Session Hop 2:52 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (1939) double bass
  5. Roll ’em ?:?? Mary Lou Williams (Feb 1945) double bass
  6. Gjon Mili Jam Session ?:?? Mary Lou Williams (Feb 1945) double bass
  7. “Jack ‐ Armstrong” Blues ?:?? V‐DISC All Star Jam Session featuring Jack Teagarden and Louis Armstrong (Mar 1945) double bass
  8. Sheik of Araby ?:?? Hot Lips Page and the V‐DISC All Stars (Apr 1945) double bass
  9. Miss Martingale ?:?? V‐DISC All Stars featuring Hot Lips Page (May 1945) double bass
  10. Bugle Call Rag ?:?? Paul Baron’s Sextet (May 1945) double bass
  11. Just You, Just Me ?:?? Paul Baron’s Sextet (Jun 1945) double bass
  12. I’m Confessin’ That I Love You ?:?? Louis Armstrong and the V‐DISC All‐Stars (Aug 1945) double bass
  13. Sleepy Time Gal ?:?? T/Sgt. Jack Leonard and His V‐Disc Friends (Oct 1945) double bass
  14. Hurricane Blues 3:11 Earl Bostic (Nov 1945) double bass
  15. The Man I Love 3:16 Earl Bostic and his Orchestra (Nov 1945) double bass
  16. Honey ?:?? Jack Leonard and the V‐Disc Volunteers (Nov 1945) double bass
  17. Seventh Avenue 3:44 T/Sgt. Sy Oliver and the V‐Disc Volunteers (Dec 1945) double bass
  18. What’s the Matter Now 2:45 Clyde Hart’s All Stars (1945) double bass
  19. Johnson and Turner Blues 3:01 Big Joe Turner (1945) double bass
  20. Night and Day ?:?? Mary Lou Williams Trio (1945) bass
  21. Watch That Jive 2:58 Big Joe Turner with Pete Johnson’s All-Stars (1945) double bass
  22. Seventh Avenue 2:54 James "Trummie" Young's All Stars (1945) double bass
  23. Sorta Kinda 2:44 James "Trummie" Young's All Stars (1945) double bass
  24. You Know Baby 2:41 Mary Lou Williams Trio (1945) double bass
  25. Russian Lullaby ?:?? Mary Lou Williams Trio (1945) bass
  26. Blue Skies ?:?? Mary Lou Williams Trio (1945) bass
  27. Persian Rug ?:?? Mary Lou Williams Trio (1945) bass
  28. I've Found a New Baby ?:?? Mary Lou Williams Trio (1945) bass
  29. Trouble, Trouble ?:?? Betty Roché (Mar 1946) double bass
  30. Stompin’ at the Savoy ?:?? Teddy Wilson Sextet (Mar 1946) double bass
  31. Blues ?:?? Teddy Wilson Sextet (Mar 1946) double bass
  32. The Major and the Minor 2:55 Earl Bostic and his Orchestra (Jul 1946) double bass
  33. All On 3:14 Earl Bostic and his Orchestra (Jul 1946) double bass
  34. It’s Gonna Be a Long Hard Winter ?:?? Betty Thornton (1946) bass
  35. If I Can’t Sell It, I’ll Keep Sittin’ on It ?:?? Betty Thornton (1946) bass
  36. Ooh! Ooh! My! My! Oh! Oh! 2:44 Dizzy Gillespie with Clyde Hart’s All Stars (1946) double bass
  37. I Want Every Bit of It 3:11 Clyde Hart’s All Stars with Rubberlegs Williams (1946) double bass
  38. Naggin’ Will Not Hold a Man ?:?? Betty Thornton (1946) bass
  39. Keep Your Nose Out of Mama’s Business ?:?? Betty Thornton (1946) bass
  40. Find Out What They Like, and How They Like It ?:?? Betty Thornton (1946) bass
  41. Shake Your Can ?:?? Betty Thornton (1946) bass
  42. Handy Andy ?:?? Betty Thornton (1946) bass
  43. The Dentist Song ?:?? Betty Thornton (1946) bass
  44. 4‐F Blues 2:18 Clyde Hart’s All Stars with Rubberlegs Williams (1946) double bass
  45. Five O’Clock Drag ?:?? Dave Matthews and His V‐Disc Jammers (Mar 1947) double bass
  46. Snarehead ?:?? Dave Matthews and His V‐Disc Jammers (Mar 1947) double bass
  47. China Boy 2:42 Teddy Wilson (1955) bass
  48. Them There Eyes 3:00 Teddy Wilson (1955) double bass
  49. Rosetta 2:47 Teddy Wilson (1955) double bass
  50. Jamaica Farewell 3:04 Harry Belafonte (1956) double bass

Credited as (4)

  1. Eddie Condon, Al Hall, Billy Butterfield, Bob Wilber, Bobby Hackett, Bud Freeman, Benjamin "Buzzy" Drootin, Cutty Cutshall, Dick Cary, Edmond Hall, George Wettling, John Mortillaro & Vic Dickenson
  2. Fats Navarro, Walter “Gil” Fuller, Sonny Stitt, Kenny Dorham, Kenny Clarke, Al Hall, Bud Powell, Eddie de Verteuil, Morris Lane
  3. Sonny Stitt / Kenny Dorham, Bud Powell, Al Hall, Wallace Bishop
  4. Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Les Spann, Al Hall & Jo Jones

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204191
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13937671m
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93007636
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n93007636
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6gf8f76
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134396065

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Hall_(musician)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/313159

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000931427

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/49412026

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2623674

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Al_Hall,_ca._July_1947_(William_P._Gottlieb_03781).jpg