Tune:Romaine C o m p o s e Jr :i m H a l l startsat 0'59";ends at 2'25" Transcription: Tempo:half note= 112 Fromthe album:Jim HallIn Berlin:lt's NiceTo Be WithYou Jim Hall Leaderof the session: Recorded: June 27128,1969;TeldecStudios,Berlin,Germany CD: MPS843 035-2 This is my favoriteJim Hall album,perhapsbecauseit was my first exposureto his playing. Hall performsin a trio settingwith bassistJimmyWoodeand drummer DanielHumair. As the linernotesby producerJoachimBerendtstateHall playswith " . . . c l a r i t yp, u r i t y ,s e n s i b i l i t yt ,a s t e " ;t r u e r w o r d s w e r e n e v e r w r i t t e n . "Romaine" tunes,and it is oftenplayedas a ballad. is one of Hall'smostrecognizable "Romaine" with a 212sambafeel. This solo clearly Hall plays But in this recording, Hall'suse of smallmelodicmotifsto builda solo. Observehis frequent illustrates of a dottedquarternotefollowedby an eighthnote. See how the employment melodicideasin measures1 - 4 are echoedin measures17 - 20. employedto obtainhis unique"pick-less" Listencloselyto the numerousglissandos timbre. Hall once told me that he strivedto makehis guitarlinessoundlike tenor Ben Webster.An exampleis bar 12, beat4, wherehe slideshis left hand saxophonist fingerfrom B to C to C# insteadof usinga separatefingerfor each note. as Hall dronesopenstrings Measures 37 - 40, and measures77 - 80 are interesting w h i l ep l a y i n ga m e l o d i cl i n e o n o t h e rs t r i n g s .T h i s s a m et e c h n i q u ies u s e df o r h i s soloon "Up,Up, and Away"fromthe samealbum. of two usedchordvoicing. Constructed Measure45, beat 1 is Hall'smostfrequently fourthsand a majorthird on top, this voicingservesmany purposes;in this case,it voicingcan be on the bassnote,this versatile servesas a Dm11chord. Depending or G9sus4. Measure44, beat4, (A13-9)is another heardas Bbmaj13,Eb6/9+11, favoritechord voicingof Hall. the writtennotationcannotpreciselydocumentthe Like all jazz transcriptions, of Jim Hall'ssolo. Be certainto listento the many rhythmicand melodicsubtleties recordingwhen studyingthis transcription. Transcribed by MichaelPettersen(revisedJanuary2005)
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MichaelPettersenis a jazz guitaristresidingin Evanston,lllinois.Currentlyhe is on the playingrosterof five big bandsin the Chicagoarea,includingthe Arts Center Jazz Ensembleand ChicagoJazz Orchestra.He has a BA in Musicfrom the University of lllinoisat Urbanawherehe playedguitarand banjoin the U of I Jazz Band, directedby John Garvey,from 1970to 1975. websitethat honorsBasie Michaelis the co-founder and editorof an educational g u i t a r i s tF r e d d i eG r e e n : h t t p : / / w w w . f r e d d i e g r e e n . o r g the album"lt's Michael's first exposureto Jim Hall was in 1970when he purchased Niceto Be WithYou:Jim HallIn Berlin";he becamean instantfan. ln 1972and in 1973,Jim Hallvisitedthe Urbanacampusto playconcertswith the U of I Jazz Band. Not only did Michaelget to meetand hear Hall,he also receivedtwo guitarlessons from Jim that quicklyimprovedall aspectsof his playing. wife,Jamie,presented him with a Sadowsky"Jim Hall"guitaras a ln 2004,Michael's gift. With his new guitar,Michaelnow is able to play fifteenthweddinganniversary jazz solosequalto any solo of Jim Hall....as long as Jim first createsthe solo so that Michaelcan transcribeit! Thankyou, Jim Hall,for manyyearsof inspiration and superbjazz.
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Jim Hall CD: MPS 843 035-2
ROMAINE
Dm7
Dm7
Am7
3o
cm6
G pedaltone
Cm+5
G pedal tone
droneopen D and G with octaveson
c+5
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G7 ;-3
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G6
Am6
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Gm6
Gm6
Cm+5
Bm7-5
E7
Am7
Gm+5
Gm+5
Gm+5
Gm+5
G pedal tone
droneopen G with melodyon 4th string
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Cm+5
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