The following is a list of compositions by jim hall and collaborators. Transcription of jim hall s solo on youd be so nice to come home to for guitar or c instrument. In 1998 hall was awarded denmarks jazzpar prize, and in 2004 he was named a jazz master by the national endowment for the arts. It also includes a kind of interlude which is often played in this tune to lead one solo to another on the second page. This version is from michel petruccianis recording power of three, where he plays with jim hall. His discography consists of 39 studio albums, 10 live albums, 1 ep, 1 single, 10 videos, and 22 compilations, all released between 1957 and 2016. The guitarists guitarist, jim hall, in spontaneous but nonetheless refined musical intercourse with a string of topshelf soloists. Jim hall something special transcription on23q9dkrpl0 idocpub. Youd be so nice to come home to jim hall transcription.
This 16bar blues remains a favorite for its composer and may well be the most covered composition in his repertoire. Official discography, videography, and bibliography. The solos by jim and jimmy raney that follow are both one chorus masterpieces. Jim halls comping on the days of wine and roses many guitarists find themselves at a loss when first asked to take on the role of the sole harmonic instrument in a small jazz combo. Careful jim hall sheet music for piano download free in. Jim hall and geoffrey keezer free association contemporary. Zann nelson and i were the guests this week on town talk, ted schubels radio show on wfva in fredericksburg last month i predicted in this blog that the virginia general assembly would reject a proposed lynching resolution. The easy way is an album by american jazz composer and arranger jimmy giuffre which was released on the verve label in 1959. Franz says this photo was during the fall of 1963 when jim was driving the first rear engined chaparral. Print and download in pdf or midi romain from undercurrent.
Free and guaranteed quality tablature with ukulele chord charts, transposer and auto. Jim hall biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. One of jim hall s technical traits that influenced so many players of my generation and beyond was his elimination of picked strokes. This will give your left hand a workout, so be careful not to hurt.
It has been closely associated with the unix operating system where it was developed, since both the system and most of the programs that run on it are written in c. Jim hall and attila zoller duo play careful duration. The interplay between the three players is sometimes wondrous, and although the five selections are all familiar standards such as round midnight, scrapple from the apple, and the way you look tonight, hall makes the music sound fresh and full. Move it is such a great tune that exemplifies everything that jims music is about. Pryzbylkowski, sixth grade blue team literacy maybe dats youwr pwoblem too by jim hall all my pwoblems, who knows, maybe evwybodys pwoblems is due to da fact, due to da awful twuth dat i am spiderman. The original recording, jim hall red mitchell, was released in 1978, produced by john snyder and recorded by david baker and chip stokes. Actually it was jeremy owens, johns brother, who manned the camera for the feb. Jim hall black orpheus coda transcription this coda was shown to me by my old teacher and excellent guitarist, jamie taylor. Using this book xiii acknowledgments xv 1 introduction 1 1. Jul 26, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group vera cruz jim hall where would i be. The 91 minute instructional dvd jim hall contains a video record of the actual session that produced these recordings plus a bonus tune. Jim hall chords and comping techniques terence wright. Recorded in clinton recording, studio a, new york city, january 1214, and march, 1998 mixed at sony music studios, new york, march 15, 1998. Thanks to john owens, a librarian at lord fairfax community college in warrenton, for filming my presentation there.
Here you will find a number of offbeat notes in the first two bars of the riff, that then resolve rhythmically into more straight 8thnotes in the last half of the lick. This transcription has been really tough to transcribe because of all the nuances used by the musicians and the counterpoint they show. This major ii v i lick uses a common rhythmic device that is found in many of jim halls classic jazz guitar solos. By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with careful research, jim murphy constructs a riveting and dramatic narrative, ultimately revealing how the human spirit triumphed even in a time of deepest despair and the people of chicago found the courage and strength to build their. Repetition repeated words or lines that give rhythm to a poem. Youd be so nice to come home to jim hall transcription youtube. The tribute archtop jazz guitar amplifer by sequel amplifierstm. A list of jim hall recordings, videos, and print materials from the 1950s to the present. Jim hall chords and comping techniques jazz guitar comping is an art form in its own right.
In the often fractured and contentious world of jazz. Page 45 careful jim hall jazz standard sheet music. This downloadable pdf file was compiled by devra hall. When the solo begins, the texture becomes completely transparent driven by sensitive and responsive rhythm section playing from everyone. The comping rhythms, melodies, and voicings of the greatest jazz guitarists are delightful to. Dec 11, 20 the quietly revolutionary guitar of jim hall.
Provided to youtube by universal music group vera cruz jim hall where would i be. On by arrangement, hall maintains his clean, articulate guitar style and displays his abundant talents as a composer and arranger, delving further into the territory he explored so successfully on 1997s textures. On the original recording the tune is actually played in g minor. Careful jim hall sheet music for piano download free in pdf or. In this video i am going to show you some of the ideas he uses on the song autumn leaves, both in terms of changing the chords. On your picture jim hall 2 this is the best franz weis chaparral engine builder remembers about it. Using z carnegie mellon school of computer science. Jim hall was an american jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger. The original recording, jim hallred mitchell, was released in 1978, produced by john snyder and recorded by david baker and chip stokes. Download the pdf for largo from winter concerto by antonio vivaldi now. The second half of wbais free music store concert from december 17, 1971 devoted to guitars the first half featured classical guitarist bill matthews see bc0709.
Its a 16 bar blues with a dominant diminished twist. For this poem, jim hall imagines he is peter parker a. Born in buffalo, new york, before moving to cleveland, ohio, hall was from a musical family, his mother played the piano, his grandfather violin, and his uncle guitar. It also includes a kind of interlude which is often played in this tune. Jim hall at lord fairfax community college in warrenton. Jun 27, 20 from his beginnings in 1955 with the chico hamilton quartet to his work with his own groups in the present day, nea jazz master jim hall has a style thats equal parts introspective, whimsical, and virtuosic in a minimalist way. The quietly revolutionary guitar of jim hall the new yorker. Jim hall received his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from caltech in 1957. A harmonically advanced guitarist, jim hall has been an inspiration to many guitarists, including bill frisell. Transcription by michael pettersen of jim hall s solo on baubles, bangles, and beads. Too late now steve khans 1chorus solo over this wonderful love song from patchworktone center was performed as an afrobolerocha and follows a moving melody statement that is caressed by rob mounseys spectacular orchestral arrangement. This fine club date features guitarist jim hall in toronto with two of the top canadian jazzmen, bassist don thompson and drummer terry clarke. Michael is a jazz guitarist residing in evanston, illinois who currently performs with the arts center jazz ensemble and the chicago jazz orchestra.
One of jim halls technical traits that influenced so many players of my generation and beyond was his elimination of picked strokes. The comping rhythms, melodies, and voicings of the greatest jazz guitarists are delightful to listen to, with or without a. It was a great experience and i loved to learn and play their solos in this song. Careful jim hall sheet music for piano download free. If you just hit print every single monologue will print humorous all kiding aside bumsevelyn bums. Ive been working on this great tune lately and it is probably the hardest one i attempted to. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Now with these newly discovered recordings, fans can revisit these incredible nights of music and hear more fantastic musicianship from both jim hall and red mitchell. Remarks of jim hall on behalf of the state of nevada to the national academy of sciences, board on radioactive waste management and transportation research board, study committee on transportation of radioactive waste, las vegas, nevada, july 25, 2003 good morning.
In addition, he was a sideman on numerous albums by other artists. I started freedos in 1994, when i was an undergraduate physics student at the university of wisconsinriver falls. Solo of jim hall youd be so nice to come home to, video of the score is on my channel. Jim hall is an accomplished guitarist whos been playing professionally since the mid50s. Johns jazz sessions greg bruce saxophone brad jefford guitar josh ward bass andrew mccarthy drums st. Then, gary and jim state the first 3 bars of the melody alone, as a duo, before larry rejoins them at the hit on the andof4 of bar 3, and then steve swallow walks them into bar 5 and the d7 chord. The bookcd combo is highly recommended to any intermediate or advanced student of jazz guitar, especially fans of jim hall. We do seem to be either in lead mode or rhythm mode, but ever since jim hall showed us the way and bridged the gap between the freddie greeninspired compers and charlie christianinspired singleline shredders, we all should be aware that we can solo chordally and comp linearly. In the hall below was a letterbox too small to hold a letter. My name is jim hall and for almost seven years, i served as chairman of the.
This half features jazz guitarist jim hall performing with benny aronov, piano, and ron carter, bass. When you are ready to print, please highlight, copy, and paste into a document. Persona is considered the interesting point of view writing tool you learned and used in your all about me essay writing tool. There was nothing to do but fall on the bed and cry. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Jim hall jazz guitar environments paperback february 1, 1994. Here is a great tune from the late great jim hall based on the changes to softly as in a morning sunrise. Jim hall, james stanley hall, american jazz musician born dec. The earliest piece, careful, was written during the 1950s, very early in the guitarists career. This is a lead sheet of the tune careful by jim hall as played on where would i be.
Hall taught 199095 jazz at the new school in new york city, wrote an instructional book exploring jazz guitar, 1990, and was the subject of the film jim hall. Quartet, you can clearly hear how much more loose and free jim is, and how his interpretation of his own tune had evolved. The best of jim hall by jim hall sheet music for guitar. As a way for students to grasp this concept, jazz guitarist jim hall used. James stanley hall december 4, 1930 december 10, 20 was an american jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. To me jim hall is like the reluctant super hero of jazz guitar. Five of the trios 11 selections were jim hall originals. Often times, jazz guitarists develop their comping as members of a big band rhythm. Introduction c is a generalpurpose programming language.