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darryl hall

...and the melody still lingers on....

About Me

Born in Philadelphia in 1963 to the late Oliver and Joan Hall(pop looked like Thad Jones and mom like Lena Horn!), both parents from the south. self taught bassist with some help along the way from my Philadelphia mentors pianists Gerald Price and Eddie Green, Tony Williams(alt sax), and Tyrone Brown(bass).
Worked in many diverse genres with a mix of artists including: Donald Byrd, Rochelle Ferrell, Hank Jones, Mulgrew Miller, Geri Allen, Ravi Coltrane, Jimmy Cobb, Stefon Harris, Carmen Lundy, Regina Carter, Tom Harrell, James Williams, etc..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/18/2007
Influences: All the great architects of twenty-first century music born out of the Africa to the Americas experience, most commonly known as Jazz, R & B, Funk, Gospel, Blues-Rock, Ragtime, Brazilian: architects of 19th and 20th century classical music including, Chopin, Ravel, Bach, Rachmaninov, Brahms.
All those bassists who play with a hump and not afraid to swing: Mingus, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Ray Brown, Chambers, Slam Stewart, Jimmy Myritt, , Buster Williams, George Duviver, Charle Fambrough, Eddie Gomez, Bob Hurst, Christian Mcbride, Lonnie Plaxico, Percy Heath, NHOP, Sam Jones, Arthur Harper, Mike Boone. On electric: Larry Graham, Stanley Clarke, Jaco, Marcus Miller, Anthony Jackson, Reggie Washington, Victor Bailey, Jimmy Johnson, Byron Miller, Michael Henderson, Verdine White, James Jamerson, ...
Walter Hawkins, Jobim, Holdsworth, Hermeto, Nascimento, Horta, Herbie and McCoy, Gil Scot Heron, Stevie, James Brown, Parker, Pops...on and on and on and on....
Sounds Like: ...himself.. full of hump, swing, and groove all rolled into one!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

lots on my mind but no time to write...

I've been in in Paris for over three years now, still struggling with the language and the culture at times. Generally speaking, French folks are quite intelligent thinking thanks to their profound s...
Posted by darryl hall on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:02:00 PST