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Joe Pass
Joe
Pass did the near-impossible. He was able to play up-tempo
versions of bop tunes such as "Cherokee" and
"How High the Moon" unaccompanied on the guitar.
Unlike Stanley Jordan, Pass used conventional (but superb)
technique, and his Virtuoso series on Pablo still sounds
remarkable decades later.
Joe Pass had a false start in his career. He played in
a few swing bands (including Tony Pastor's) before graduating
from high school, and was with Charlie Barnet for a time
in 1947. But after serving in the military, Pass became
a drug addict, serving time in prison and essentially
wasting a decade. He emerged in 1962 with a record cut
at Synanon, made a bit of a stir with his For Django set,
recorded several other albums for Pacific Jazz and World
Pacific, and performed with Gerald Wilson, Les McCann,
George Shearing, and Benny Goodman (1973).
However, in general Pass maintained a low profile in Los
Angeles until he was signed by Norman Granz to his Pablo
label. 1973's Virtuoso made him a star and he recorded
very prolifically for Pablo, unaccompanied, with small
groups, on duo albums with Ella Fitzgerald, and with such
masters as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson,
Milt Jackson, and Dizzy Gillespie. Pass remained very
active up until his death from cancer.
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Joe
Pass - Guitar Virtuoso [BOX SET]
Guitar Virtuoso distills the work Joe Pass did for Pablo
records and producer Norman Granz between 1973 and 1992
into one terrific 4 CD package. Disc one culls some of his
finest solo studio performances. Disc two places him in
small group studio contexts, including duets with guitarist
Herb Ellis, a trio with Oscar Peterson on piano and Ray
Brown on bass, and a quartet with Duke Ellington on piano,
Brown on bass, and Louis Bellson on drums. Disc three consists
of live solo and group performances. Disc four features
Pass accompanying vocalists Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan,
plus duet tracks with guitarist John Pisano, tenor saxophonist
Zoot Sims, and bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson. --
John Swenson
What really sets Pass apart from most of his highly accomplished
peers is his astonishing split-brain facility that allows
him to simultaneously and seamlessly integrate walking basslines,
lush chords and deft single note phrases. In the hands of
a master like Pass his technique has resulted in more than
a few breathtaking moments. Several of those moments are
compiled in this extraordinary 4 CD boxed set. - Jazz
Times Order
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