Talk:James A. Hall

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Professor James A. Hall is distinguished not only as a jazz musician, but more importantly as a pioneer in jazz pedagogy at the university level at a major institution. Because James A. Hall is a nationally known jazz guitarist (and percussionist) who, as guitarist, is sometimes clumsily confused with a world renowned guitarist by the same name &mdash; both James Stanley Hall and James A. Hall go by the name "Jim Hall" &mdash; it is highly useful to wikipedia users to be able know who is who. Piggy-back websites (the ones that repackage web-info) often wrongly merge info from both Jim Halls.

Reiteration of the above: Jim's bio serves several purposes. James A. Hall, as jazz guitarist, who goes by "Jim Hall," commonly gets confused with the more famous jazz guitarist Jim Hall (musician), ad naseum. Developing a bio to clarify common confusion between between notable person and a jazz superstar is worthy. Wikipedia serves an important role in distinguishing Ray Brown, the bassist, from Ray Brown the jazz trumpeter (with Stan Kenton), from Ray Brown, the blues guy, from Ray Brown the trumpter with Earth, Wind and Fire. Granted, all are notable. But, Hall, as an influential music educator — at the university level — makes a strong candidate. As a jazz percussionist, Jim is notable. In Tom Lord's Jazz Discography, there are 5 Jim Halls, 1 Jimmy Hall, and and 6 John Halls. — Eurodog (talk) 14:28, 2 July 2013 (UTC)