RIP, Joe Pass (1929-1994)

Jazz guitarist Joe Pass died on May 23, 1994, in Los Angeles from liver cancer. He was 65 years old. He is buried in the Resurrection Cemetery in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Pass had, as Len Lyons puts it, "a prodigious dexterity, an encyclopedic harmonic knowledge, and a driving sense of swing." Jazz critic Scott Yanow said that "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."

Pass plays "How High the Moon" here:

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Joe Pass album, Virtuoso (Pablo), which is available on CD from Amazon.com.

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Recent Links :: 14 January 2015

Anthony Braxton: Troy Collins reviews the new Anthony Braxton release, Trio and Duet, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Ornette Coleman: Jeff Tamarkin reviews the new Ornette Coleman release, New Vocabulary, at JazzTimes. (Purchase the album from System Dialing Records.)

John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett: Robert Bush lists his favorite jazz recordings of 2014 at All About Jazz. They include:

• John Coltrane, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Hamburg '72. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey reviews the Miles Davis release, Olympia – Mar 20, 1960. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: All About Jazz reports on a keynote address given by Herbie Hancock at the 6th annual National Jazz Education Network conference in San Diego.

Coleman Hawkins: Jazz Lives shares two videos of Coleman Hawkins playing with Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter, and others in 1960 in Paris.

Keith Jarrett: At Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches, Hank Shteamer discusses Keith Jarrett's American Quartet and the Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian trio that preceded it, sessions that ran from May 1967 to October 1976.

Joe Pass: On January 13, his birthday, Joe Pass was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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Happy Birthday, Joe Pass

Jazz guitarist Joe Pass (1929-1994) was born on January 13, 1929, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He picked up the guitar after seeing actor Gene Autry's portrayal of a guitar-playing cowboy.

Pass had, as Len Lyons puts it, "a prodigious dexterity, an encyclopedic harmonic knowledge, and a driving sense of swing."  New York Magazine noted that "There is a certain purity to his sound that makes him stand out easily from other first-rate jazz guitarists."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Joe Pass album, Virtuoso (Pablo), which is available on CD from Amazon.com.

Pass plays "All the Things You Are" here:

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RIP, Joe Pass (1929-1994)

Jazz guitarist Joe Pass died on May 23, 1994, in Los Angeles from liver cancer. He was 65 years old. He is buried in the Resurrection Cemetery in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Pass had, as Len Lyons puts it, "a prodigious dexterity, an encyclopedic harmonic knowledge, and a driving sense of swing." Jazz critic Scott Yanow said that "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."

Pass plays "How High the Moon" here:

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Joe Pass album, Virtuoso (Pablo), which is available on CD from Amazon.com.

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Recent Links :: 16 January 2014

Anthony Braxton: At Rifftides, Doug Ramsey discusses one of the four new NEA Jazz Masters, Anthony Braxton, and includes a video interview with Braxton as well a video of his piece, "To Pianist Cecil Taylor." (The song is available on the album, For Alto, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Eric Dolphy: New Jazz United shares the cut "Aggression," from the album, Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: At Rifftides, Doug Ramsey discusses one of the four new NEA Jazz Masters, Keith Jarrett, and includes a video interview with Jarrett as well as two videos of his music.

John McLaughlin: In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond features a tribute to John McLaughlin.

Charles Mingus: Talk About Jazz features "Slop," a song from Charles Mingus's album, Mingus Dynasty. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Joe Pass: On January 13, his birthday, Joe Pass was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Wayne Shorter: At All About Jazz, Mark F. Turner lists his best jazz albums of 2013, which includes Wayne Shorter's Without a Net. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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Happy Birthday, Joe Pass

Jazz guitarist Joe Pass (1929-1994) was born on January 13, 1929, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He picked up the guitar after seeing actor Gene Autry's portrayal of a guitar-playing cowboy.

Pass had, as Len Lyons puts it, "a prodigious dexterity, an encyclopedic harmonic knowledge, and a driving sense of swing."  New York Magazine noted that "There is a certain purity to his sound that makes him stand out easily from other first-rate jazz guitarists."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Joe Pass album, Virtuoso (Pablo), which is available on CD from Amazon.com.

Pass plays "All the Things You Are" here:

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Christmas Jazz :: Joe Pass, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

From the album "Six String Santa," available on CD from Amazon.com.

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Christmas Jazz :: Joe Pass, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

From the album "Six String Santa," available on CD from Amazon.com.

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Recent Links :: 31 August 2013

• John Coltrane: C. Michael Bailey reviews the John Coltrane album, Afro Blue Impressions, at All About Jazz.
• Miles Davis: Jeffrey Hyatt recaps Philip Bailey's Wall Street Journal piece on the Miles Davis composition, "Blue in Green," at Miles Davis Online.
• Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum: According to All About Jazz, Concord Music Group will release five new titles in its Original Jazz Classics Remasters series in September. These include:
  • Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, The Ellington Suites
  • Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker, Dizzy’s Big 4
  • Oscar Peterson & Stephane Grappelli, Skol
  • Art Tatum, The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 1
• Charlie Parker: On August 29, his birthday, Charlie Parker was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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Recent Links :: 1 August 2013

• Count Basie: At Marc Myers lists his 10 favorite big band recordings from 1958, including:
  • Count Basie: Chairman of the Board. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
  • Duke Ellington: The Cosmic Scene. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charlie Christian: On his birthday, July 29, Charlie Christian was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
• Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum: According to JazzTimes, Concord Music Group will release five new titles in its Original Jazz Classics Remasters series on September 17. These albums include:
  • Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: The Ellington Suites
  • Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker: Dizzy’s Big 4
  • Oscar Peterson & Stephane Grappelli: Skol
  • Art Tatum: The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 1.
• Herbie Hancock: According to JazzTimes, Columbia/Legacy Recordings will release Herbie Hancock: The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988, a 34-disc box set, on November 12.
• McCoy Tyner: George Colligan reviews the McCoy Tyner album, Soliloquy, at Jazz Truth. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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RIP, Joe Pass (1929-1994)

Jazz guitarist Joe Pass died on May 23, 1994, in Los Angeles from liver cancer. He was 65 years old. He is buried in the Resurrection Cemetery in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Pass had, as Len Lyons puts it, "a prodigious dexterity, an encyclopedic harmonic knowledge, and a driving sense of swing." Jazz critic Scott Yanow said that "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."

Pass plays "How High the Moon" here:

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Joe Pass album, Virtuoso (Pablo), which is available on CD from Amazon.com.

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Recent Links :: 17 January 2013

• Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi discusses the 1938 Louis Armstrong recording, "Unbelievable," at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. ("Unbelievable" is on the album, "The Complete Decca Recordings of Louis Armstrong, 1935-1946," which is available from Amazon.com.)
• Dave Brubeck: The February 2013 issue of Downbeat has a cover story on the late Dave Brubeck.
• Miles Davis: Miles Davis Online reports on the latest developments — or lack thereof — in the Miles Davis biopic.
• Duke Ellington: Terry Teachout writes about finishing the first draft of his biography of Duke Ellington at About Last Night.
• Charles Mingus: John Weatherman discusses what he calls the flaws and glories of the album, Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert, at NextBop. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Joe Pass: On January 13, his birthday, Joe Pass was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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Happy Birthday, Joe Pass

Jazz guitarist Joe Pass (1929-1994) was born on January 13, 1929, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He picked up the guitar after seeing actor Gene Autry's portrayal of a guitar-playing cowboy.

Pass had, as Len Lyons puts it, "a prodigious dexterity, an encyclopedic harmonic knowledge, and a driving sense of swing."  New York Magazine noted that "There is a certain purity to his sound that makes him stand out easily from other first-rate jazz guitarists."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Joe Pass album, Virtuoso (Pablo), which is available on CD from Amazon.com.

Pass plays "All the Things You Are" here:

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Recent Links :: 1 October 2012

• Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi discusses Louis Armstrong's 1927 recording of "Twelfth Street Rag" at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. ("Twelfth Street Rag" is on the CD, Hot Fives & Sevens, available from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis: Miles Davis Online shares a two-hour video, "The Miles Davis Story."
• Dizzy Gillespie: Josh Jones discusses Dizzy Gillespie's 1964 run for the office of U.S. President in 1964 at Open Culture.
• Thelonious Monk: Open Culture shares Thelonious Monk's list of do’s and don’ts for club musicians.
• Joe Pass: Marc Myers discusses the 1994 album by Joe Pass and Roy Clark at JazzWax. (Purchase Roy Clark & Joe Pass Play Hank Williams from Amazon.com.)
• Jaco Pastorius: Open Culture shares videos of Jaco Pastorius giving a 90-minute bass lesson and playing live in Montreal in 1982.
• Bud Powell: On his birthday, September 27, Bud Powell was named Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
• Bud Powell: NPR's A Blog Supreme lists five essential Bud Powell recordings: "Tempus Fugit"; "Celia"; "Un Poco Loco"; "Cleopatra's Dream"; and "Hot House."
• Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins posted an interview with himself from the London Sunday Times on Twitter.

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RIP, Joe Pass (1929-1994)

Jazz guitarist Joe Pass died on May 23, 1994, in Los Angeles from liver cancer. He was 65 years old. He is buried in the Resurrection Cemetery in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Pass had, as Len Lyons puts it, "a prodigious dexterity, an encyclopedic harmonic knowledge, and a driving sense of swing." Jazz critic Scott Yanow said that "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."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Joe Pass album, Virtuoso (Pablo), which is available on CD from Amazon.com.

Pass plays "How High the Moon" here:

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Recent Links :: 13 January 2012

• John Coltrane: Ashley Kahn discusses John Coltrane's album, A Love Supreme, at NPR. (Purchase the CD, A Love Supreme, at Amazon.com.)
  
• John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk: All About Jazz has a brief piece about the album, The Thelonious Monk Quartet and John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall. (Purchase the CD, The Thelonious Monk Quartet and John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall, at Amazon.com.)
  
• Duke Ellington: The Guardian lists Duke Ellington's performance at the Newport jazz festival in 1956 as one of its 50 great moments in jazz.
  
• Erroll Garner: All About Jazz discusses Erroll Garner's classic album, Concert by the Sea. (Purchase the CD, Concert by the Sea, at Amazon.com.)
  
• Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell: All About Jazz discusses the famous Jazz at Massey Hall album. (Purchase the CD, Jazz at Massey Hall, at Amazon.com.)
  
• Herbie Hancock: The Herbie Hancock album, Headhunters, is the subject of a piece at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Headhunters, at Amazon.com.)
  
• Keith Jarrett: The Los Angeles Times reports that Keith Jarrett will play at Disney Hall in Los Angeles on March 27.
  
• Joe Pass: On January 13, his birthday, Joe Pass was the jazz musician of the day at All About Jazz.
  

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Happy Birthday, Joe Pass

Jazz guitarist Joe Pass (1929-1994) was born on January 13, 1929, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He picked up the guitar after seeing actor Gene Autry's portrayal of a guitar-playing cowboy.

Pass had, as Len Lyons puts it, "a prodigious dexterity, an encyclopedic harmonic knowledge, and a driving sense of swing." New York Magazine noted that "There is a certain purity to his sound that makes him stand out easily from other first-rate jazz guitarists."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Joe Pass album, Virtuoso (Pablo), which is available on CD from Amazon.com.

Pass plays "All the Things You Are" here:

Robert
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Christmas Jazz :: Joe Pass, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

From the album "Six String Santa," available on CD from Barnes & Noble.

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Recent Links :: August 17

• Bix Beiderbecke: LandmarkHunter.com features the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial in Davenport, Iowa.
  
• Charlie Christian: Michael Leonard discusses Charlie Christian, "The First Guitar Hero," at Gibson Lifestyle.
  
• John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins: Tim Niland reviews Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins and Duke Ellington and John Coltrane at Music and More. (Purchase the CD, Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins and Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Bill Evans: The Keep Swinging blog reviews the Bill Evans album, The Sesjun Radio Shows. (Purchase the CD, The Sesjun Radio Shows, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson: John Bergstrom has a nice piece on the album, Ella and Oscar, at PopMatters. (Purchase the CD, Ella and Oscar, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Freddie Hubbard: Jeff Krow reviews Freddie Hubbard's album, Hub Cap, at Audiophile Audition. (Purchase the CD, Hub Cap, at Barnes & Noble: SACD or CD.)
  
• Freddie Hubbard: Larry Taylor reviews the new Freddie Hubbard album, Pinnacle: Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Pinnacle: Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Airto Moreira: All About Jazz announces the reissue of Airto's album, Fingers. (Purchase the CD, Fingers, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Joe Pass: Vivoscene discusses the Joe Pass album, For Django. (Purchase the CD, For Django, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Sonny Rollins: Greg Simmons reviews the Sonny Rollins 1957 album, Newk's Time, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Newk's Time, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Sarah Vaughan: JazzWax has a rich discussion of the Roulette years of singer Sarah Vaughan.
  

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Recent Links :: August 7

• Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans: BlogCritics reviews two albums just released as part of the Concord Music Group's Original Jazz Classics Remasters series: Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans, Know What I Mean?, and the Bill Evans Trio, Explorations. (Purchase the CD, Know What I Mean?, at Barnes & Noble. Purchase the CD, Explorations, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Mose Allison: A letter to the Washington Post, argues that Mose Allison is worthy of a Kennedy Center honor.
  
• Louis Armstrong: Gibson.com has a piece entitled, "Louis Armstrong’s Uneasy Upbringing in the Big Easy."
  
• Ornette Coleman: BlogCritics reviews the album, Something Else!!!! The Music of Ornette Coleman, which has been reissued by Concord Music Group. (Purchase the CD, Something Else!!!! The Music of Ornette Coleman, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Chick Corea: BlogCritics reviews the album, The Definitive Chick Corea on Stretch and Concord. (Purchase the CD, The Definitive Chick Corea on Stretch and Concord, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus: Jazz on the Tube has a wonderful 30-minute video from Eric Dolphy's last concert with Charles Mingus on April 13, 1964, in Stockholm, Sweden.
  
• Bill Evans: Mike Conklin continues his in-depth discussion of Bill Evans's influence on jazz by referring to Andy Leverne's explanation of Evans's "left-hand rootless voicings" at This Quiet Fire.
  
• Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday: The Toronto Sun lists 10 great songs about places, and Billie Holiday's "Autumn in New York" is # 1. "I Love Paris," by Ella Fitzgerald, is # 5.
  
• Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass: BlogCritics reviews the Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass album, Easy Living, which has been reissued by Concord Music Group. (Purchase the CD, Easy Living, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Thelonious Monk: BlogCritics reviews the Thelonious Monk album, Thelonious Alone in San Francisco, which has been reissued by Concord Music Group. (Purchase the CD, Thelonious Alone in San Francisco, at Barnes & Noble.)
  

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