 During the early 1960s, he worked often, touring with Yves Montand and Chris Barber, and recording with Leonard Gaskin, Marlowe Morris, and the Dukes of Dixieland.In 1964, Hall and his wife settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts.George Wein assembled a package of bands, and Hall was the featured star with the Dukes of Dixieland, touring Japan in July 1964.