Artist's albums
Sophisticated Lady (Live)
2001 · album
Unforgettable
1998 · album
In Hamburg
1997 · album
The Best Of Joe Pass- The Pacific Jazz Years
1997 · compilation
My Song
1993 · album
Appassionato
1991 · album
Summer Nights
1990 · album
One For My Baby
1989 · album
Blues For Fred (Remastered 2004)
1988 · album
Easy Living [Original Jazz Classics Remasters]
1986 · album
Easy Living
1986 · album
Whitestone
1985 · album
Blues Dues
1984 · album
Speak Love
1983 · album
The Best Of Joe Pass
1983 · compilation
Ira, George And Joe
1982 · album
Live In The Netherlands
1982 · album
Tivoli Gardens
1980 · album
Joe Pass: Deep Dive!
2021 · compilation
Brasamba!
2020 · album
Intercontinental
2014 · album
The Capitol Vaults Jazz Series
2013 · album
Virtuoso (OJC Remaster)
2010 · album
Virtuoso In New York
2004 · album
Meditation
2002 · album
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Biography
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. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi