Joe Pass
Guitarist Joe Pass (1929-94) amazed the jazz world with his 1974 solo album Virtuoso, reinventing the electric guitar with classical technique, subtle colours, expression and swing. Geoffrey Smith surveys both his solos and collaborations with the likes of Oscar Peterson.
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Duke Ellington, Joe Pass & Louie Bellson
Cotton Tail
- Duke's Big 4.
- Pablo.
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Joe Pass
How High The Moon
- Virtuoso.
- OJC Masters.
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Joe Pass
My Old Flame
- Virtuoso.
- OJC Masters.
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Count Basie, Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, Louie Bellson & Count Ossie and His Band
(We Ain'T Got) No Special Thing
- Kansas City 5.
- Pablo.
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Joe Pass
Paco De Lucia
- Virtuoso No 3.
- Pablo.
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Joe Pass
Just Friends
- I Remember Charlie Parker.
- Pablo.
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Roland Hanna, Joe Pass, Harold Jones & Sarah Vaughan
I Didn'T Know What Time It Was
- Crazy and Mixed Up.
- Pablo.
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St茅phane Grappelli & Joe Pass
It'S Only A Paper Moon
- Tivoli Gardens.
- Pablo.
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Joe Pass, John Pisano & Colin Bailey
The Red Door
- Joe Pass - Appassionato.
- Pablo.
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Joe Pass
Round Midnight
- Joe Pass - Unforgettable.
- Pablo.
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Performers and music details
Joe Pass and Band
Composers: Joe Pass
Album Title: Walking Up
Label: Phono Catalogue No: 870276
Duration: 3:11
Performers: Joe Pass, Guitar; 聽Dave Allan, Trumpet; 聽Greg Dykes, Horn; 聽Arnold Ross, Piano; Ronald Clark, Bass; 聽Bill Crawford, Drums; 聽Candy Latson, Percussion
COTTON TAIL
Duke Ellington and Band
Composers: Duke Ellington 聽 聽 聽 聽聽
Album Title: Duke's Big 4
Label: Pablo Catalogue No: 0025218-070324
Duration: 4:14
Performers: Duke Ellington, piano; Joe Pass, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
HOW HIGH THE MOON 聽聽
Joe Pass
Composers: Nancy Hamilton 聽& Morgan Lewis
Album Title: Virtuoso
Label: OJC Masters Catalogue No: 0888072-319905 Duration: 4:57
Performer: 聽 Joe Pass, guitar
MY OLD FLAME 聽聽
Joe Pass
Composers: Arthur Johnston & Sam Coslow 聽 聽聽聽
Album Title: Virtuoso
Label: OJC Masters Catalogue No: 0888072-319905
Duration: 5:14
Performer: 聽 Joe Pass, guitar
(WE AIN鈥橳 GOT) NO SPECIAL THING 聽聽Count Basie and his Band 聽
Composers: Count Basie, Milton Jackson & Joe Pass聽
Album Title: Kansas City 5
Label: Pablo Catalogue No: 2312 126
Duration: 5:33
Performers: Count Basie, piano; Milt Jackson, vibes; Joe Pass, guitar; John Heard, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
PACO DE LUCIA 聽聽
Joe Pass
Composers: Joe Pass聽
Album Title: Virtuoso No 3
Label: Pablo Catalogue No: OJCCD6842
Duration: 5:52
Performer: 聽 Joe Pass, guitar
JUST FRIENDS 聽 聽 Joe Pass
Composers: John Klenner, Sam Lewis
Album Title:聽聽 I Remember Charlie Parker
Label: Pablo Catalogue No: OJCCD602-2聽
Duration: 4:26
Performer: 聽 Joe Pass, guitar
I DIDN鈥橳 KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS 聽聽 聽Sarah Vaughan and Band
Composers: Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
Album Title: Crazy and Mixed Up
Label: Pablo Catalogue No: 231-2137
Duration: 3:57
Performers: 聽 Sarah Vaughan, vocal; 聽Roland Hanna, piano; Andy Simpkins, bass; Harold Jones, drums; Joe Pass, guitar.
IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON
Stephane Grappelli Trio
Composers: Arlen/Harburg/Rose 聽 聽 聽
Album Title: Tivoli Gardens
Label: Pablo Catalogue No: OJCCD 4412聽聽
Duration: 3:55
Performers: 聽 Stephane Grappelli, violin; 聽Joe Pass, guitar; Niels-Henning 聽Orsted Pedersen, bass.
THE RED DOOR
Joe Pass Ensemble
Composers: Mulligan/Sims 聽
Album Title: Joe Pass - Appassionato
Label: Pablo Catalogue No: CD2310946聽
Duration: 4:48
Performers: 聽 Joe Pass, guitar; John Pisano, guitar; Jim Hughart, bass; Colin Bailey, drums.
ROUND MIDNIGHT 聽聽聽Joe Pass
Composers: Hanighen/Monk/Williams
Album Title: Joe Pass - Unforgettable
Label: Pablo Catalogue No: CD23109642
Duration: 5:19
Performer: 聽 Joe Pass, guitar
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- Sun 21 May 2017 00:0091热爆 Radio 3
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