Joe Pass - Virtuoso
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Artist: Joe PassEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2010-03-30
Music Label: Original Jazz Classics
Soundtracks:
- Night And Day
- Stella by Starlight
- Here's That Rainy Day
- My Old Flame
- How High The Moon
- Cherokee
- Sweet Lorraine
- Have You Met Miss Jones?
- `Round Midnight
- All The Things You Are
- Blues For Alican
- The Song Is You
Music reviews of Virtuoso
Music Review: The definitive solo jazz guitar album
Rating: 5 Stars
The back story of Joe Pass is compelling and fascinating. Virtuoso was released in 1974, but it was by no means Pass' first album. Pass lingered in relative obscurity for many years prior to then, due in part no doubt to drug addiction. But those demons were overcome and Norman Granz, the ubiquitous producer of many great jazz albums, in an act of inspiration put Mr. Pass in front of a mike, alone, and let his talent speak for the ages. The results, "Virtuoso", sky rocketed Pass to adulation, attention and the top of Down Beat lists of the best guitarist thereafter.
The songs are generally of tried and true standards (Stella By Starlight and 'Round Midnight for example) and one Pass composition, Blues for Alican.
This is the quintessential solo jazz album; inspired, technically great and innovative. You can clearly hear the influence of Django Reinhardt, but Pass definitely has his own voice. This is the Pass album to have, no doubt about it.
As a side note, this album has been remastered under the "Original Jazz Classics" series. Thus the sound quality is crisp and fresh. I would recommend any in this series, but some, such as this Pass album, certainly are more note worthy.
Description of Virtuoso
The best modern jazz classics are revisited in the Original Jazz Classics Remasters series. Each title in the series features 24-bit remastering, original AND new liner notes, fully restored artwork, and bonus tracks (when available).Jazz CDs
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