 After his vacation, he performed with old friends Eddie Condon, Ralph Sutton, Teddy Wilson, Red Allen, and J. C. Higginbotham.Hall was invited to play with bands in Toronto, then returned to Chicago for an engagement at the Jazz, Ltd. club.At the end of 1958, he entered the studio to record "Petit Fleur" with his sextet, including friends from Cafe Society such as Vick Dickenson.