Joe Pass
A master of guitar technique, Joe Pass ranks among the great finger pickers and is a brillant soloist. His phrasing, speed, note selection, harmonic and interpretative skills, flair, swing and feel for the blues is awesome. He's in the select circle of players who've recorded so much they have a signature sound, yet seldom become locked into rote, cliched or gimmicked playing styles. He worked with Tony Pastor during his high school days, then served a year in the Marines. Pass, like far too many other greats of his generation, had his career interrupted by drug problems. But he was able to deal with his in a quicker, more decisive fashion than many. He was imprisoned and hospitalized before entering Synanon in 1961. Pass and other musicians confined there issued an album in 1962, Sounds Of Synanon, that helped Pass professionally and medically. He licked his habit, won Downbeat's new star award in 1963, and became a busy studio player in the '60s. He made several albums for Pacific Jazz and World Pacific in the '60s, quartet and larger group sessions. He played with Les McCan, Gerald Wilson and Julie London, and toured with George Shearing in the mid-'60s and Benny Goodman in 1973. He was signed by Norman Granz to the Pablo label. His first solo album Virtuso was an affirmation of Pass's majestic abilities. He recorded prolifically for Pablo in the '70s, accompanying Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Sarah Vaughan, playing with Oscar Peterson's trio, and touring with Dizzy Gillespie. Pass did several solo albums and played in various ensembles in the '80s. He's made a number of sessions for Concord, and continued recording for the revived Pablo label. His current and many of his '70s Pablo dates are widely available. Unfortunately, there's not much other material in print.
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Virtuoso (2010 Remaster)
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 1 de dez. de 1973
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The Trio (Live)
Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Pop - Lançado por Concord Records em 1 de jan. de 1973
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For Django
Jazz - Lançado por Pacific Jazz em 1 de out. de 1964
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Virtuoso (Original release)
Jazz - Lançado por Fantasy Records em 1 de dez. de 1973
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The Capitol Vaults Jazz Series
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 1 de jan. de 2013
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Chops (Instrumental)
Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Jazz - Lançado por Fantasy Records em 1 de jan. de 1978
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Virtuoso #2
Jazz - Lançado por Fantasy Records em 1 de jan. de 1976
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Joe Pass - Six String Santa
Christmas Music - Lançado por Cobra Entertainment LLC em 1 de jan. de 1992
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The Trumpet Summit Meets The Oscar Peterson Big Four
Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass
Jazz - Lançado por Pablo em 1 de jan. de 1980
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A Celebration Of Duke
Sarah Vaughan, Zoot Sims, Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por Pablo em 1 de jan. de 1980
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Take Love Easy
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por Pablo em 1 de jan. de 1973
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Catch Me! (Remastered 2001)
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 1 de jul. de 1963
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The Giants (Album Version)
Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Ray Brown
Jazz - Lançado por Concord Records em 1 de jan. de 1974
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Seven, Come Eleven (Live At Concord Boulevard Park, Concord, CA / July 29, 1973)
Jazz - Lançado por Concord Jazz em 28 de fev. de 1974
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Dizzy's Big 4 (Original Jazz Classics Remasters)
Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 19 de set. de 1974
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Ira, George And Joe
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 23 de nov. de 1981
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Meditation (Live)
Pop - Lançado por Fantasy Records em 1 de jan. de 2002
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Blues For Fred (Remastered 2004)
Jazz - Lançado por Pablo em 1 de jan. de 1988
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Jazz / Concord
Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Jake Hanna
Jazz - Lançado por Concord Jazz em 1 de jan. de 1974
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The Best Of Joe Pass- The Pacific Jazz Years
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 1 de jan. de 1997
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Simplicity
Jazz - Lançado por CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) em 1 de jan. de 1967
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