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Transcribed as a 70th birthday tribute (8th May 2015) to Keith Jarrett by Doug Gould

Testament
as improvised by Keith Jarrett

Slowly with much expression and rubato q =56

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London December 1st 2008 Part I
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3

54 j n n 78
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n # - n -
q = 66
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accel.
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 2 Testament

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n push - n 5
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b 98 n n
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 Testament 3

3-
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3

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 4 Testament

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b b 6 n . n n n
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b
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b b w 4

n - . b - - - b - - -
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a tempo
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b
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 Testament 5

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w n n b
n 5 b 7
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bbb 5 w 4 n
35

b
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p 3 n .. U
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3
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b
q = 56
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3

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bb w 4

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Pno.

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 6 Testament

With passion 3
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q = 56 - A
49
3

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42 3

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n A n n n
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3
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46
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 Testament 7

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3

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46

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n
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Pno.
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49

n
3

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p
b n b j n
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 8 Testament

lay back rit.

bbb 5 14
51

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 Testament 9

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55 3

j
3

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Pno.
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poco rit
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poco meno mosso
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f P A
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3

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10 Testament
3

nw n #. .
bb b b 10 n # n n # a . 5
61

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n # a .
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b
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Pno.
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w w
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n b w
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66

b
3

& n n J
3
f P 3
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b
Pno.
98
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 Testament 11

- >
67
bb b b 9 n . n P 44
& b 8 n n n
n b n N n n
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f
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Pno.

bb j .
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3

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n.
3

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3

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b
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72

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3

4
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b -
f
p F
Pno.
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bb n # # n b 4
# w . A
J J J

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 12 Testament

3-
3 -
- - - j
b - -3 -
& b b b b 11
. n 98
3

n b .. b
73

4 n A J
n n b
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3

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3 3

n b A # n . b
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bb b b 9 3 15 j7
74

& b 8 j j j j 8 j - .
4
3 3 3

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3
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3

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n
74
b b w w.
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b
& b b b b 74 46 # 44
76

nw n.
3

#
p
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Pno.

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3 3
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3

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bb #w . nw.
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78

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# # # # ( ) n a 4
Pno.
p
? b b b 44 # # # #
3 3

74
3

b b # J w # w #

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 Testament 13

# # # . -3 -
3

b
& b b b b 74 a 48
80

# # # #
n
n a
# P
Pno. - -
# #w
3

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48
3

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b
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3
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bb n
n w
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n - .
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bb q = 60

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7 4
83
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8 4
a p j 3
P
- j .
Pno.
? b b b 44
3
7 pj 4
bb j 8

4
w
w w
j
J J

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 14 Testament

. # n N n # # n
? b b b 44
45 . 44
86

bb &
p
j
3

4
Pno.
? b b b 44
bb 45 p . 4
w w

w w
J
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b
& b b b b 44 b 74
88

n ..
n .. b
p
Pno.

? b b b 44
74
bb


J J
- - - - - - - - - - -
3

b
& b b b b 74 b n 44 n
89

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Pno. f

3

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>
b w
& b bbb w j F
91

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Pno. p

3

? bb b

b b
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5 .

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 Testament 15

> > > > > j > > > 3>j

bbbb b n 6 .. # # n 4
94

& b n w b 4 b. 4
w b ww
w
J
Pno. poco rit

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b www 44
bb
J w ww
3 . J

.

q = 60 Majestically
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bbb 4 ?.. # n # n .. A > .. >
n
97

b
& b 4 &
f
p >

Pno.

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3

bb n N . ..
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3

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b F > 64 n w
& b bbb
100
3

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n # bA # # ww # # ww
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Pno.
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b b A
A #
# w w ww ww n b
A
u
q = 72

b - 3

& b bbb 48 46
104

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w .. b
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f .. Kr r
.
Pno.
ww n A
j
? bb b .. .
48 ... 46

b b w w


J

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 16 Testament

b
& b b b b 46 n ( ) & 13
? w .
106

w 8

Pno.
? b b b 46 13
bb w 8
.
w.
Misterioso
n n # #
b # # #
& b b b b 13 n # # 45
107

8
n # # # # n
( ). n ( ) ( ) n
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b b 8 www .. 45
.

U
w.

b
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108

p

rit.
Pno.
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3 3 3

bb w ww ..
w w.
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