I always laugh when the only guitarists included in 'best of all time' lists are all rock guitarists. No Segovia, no Joe Pass, know nothing. I can play, but I'll never be able to do this. Maybe if I'd started really young and played hours a day, but this is just jaw dropping and fun to watch.
I have played jazz guitar for decades. Listened to the great jazz guitarists for decades. No one was more musical than Joe Pass. Such freedom, feel and personality.
The recordings Joe did, (Just before his passing) with Roy Clark, are just musical gems that will never be surpassed. I'm so glad those sessions were video recorded so we can all watch the greatness of two Titans Of Guitar!
it's all so perfectly beautiful, even when you hear some little note soiled by emotion. the chord changes, the bass lines, every single note of the melodies. Joe Pass was great, and this version of Joe's Blues is phenomenal. Period!
I don't understand how can some people be such fools criticizing such a wonderful performance. Joe Pass is a guitar genius and a brilliant musician. Period. The fact that he makes mistakes and misses some notes reminds us that he is human and not some kind of robot. Making mistakes is HUMAN and it's easier to make them playing in this context and at this tempo.
+Luis Miguel Charry I actually didn't detect any mistakes here. Maybe some notes that weren't clear but overall it's perfect imo. At least it's not the way I make mistakes, like the mistakes where it makes you feel hot and you just want get off the stage and bury your head type of mistake lol.
Anytime any of us attempt to improvise anything there will be damage limitation and risks. I can't believe how quickly Joe was capable of synthesising chord-melody improvisation on the fly. Truly he was a force of nature, much like Oscar Peterson in that regard.
The hands please, oh, too late - Joe's left the house - forever. I presented Joe in Atlanta, February 1982, One man, one chair, one amp, no house sound, 700 seat Peachtree Playhouse - He brought the house down two sets in a row. One of true jazz guitar greats of all time. Nice guy too - very humble!
This is simply one of the best guitarists ever. Remember when I first watched him on TV during an Ella F. concert. She introduced him as an "old friend" and leaved him alone for 2 or 3 pieces. I couldn´t believe it! Playing a bass line, off beat chords and a REAL solo on top at the same time! It what horrible (I am a classical trained guitar player!). From this day on I love him!
This guy never ceases to amaze me, and he is not even alive! He has such a small bag of "tricks" and manages so well, as I roam and study every musician I can, even folk like Bill Evans but this guy just cruises and there are no low points of his playing at least none that I can find so far. And not just solo, or as a sideman, or as a duet, just all around goodness. Mr Joe Pass, man I wish there were more Virtuoso albums!
My word !. I find it quite remarkable, that someone can criticise Joe Pass, for having a “ Small Bag of Tricks” !. And even extend your scrutiny to Bill Evans !. Nevertheless, I’m heartened that “ So Far”, you have been unable to detect any “ Low Points”. Indeed you have extraordinary perception, but I doubt you are a Musician.
@@rkatz0It was the “ Small bag of tricks”, that did it for me. We are all defined by our idiosyncrasies. Study even Bill Evans !. He’s lucky to have your attention. For heart rending performances, I would have thought Bill, would have been high up on your list. But !, I readily agree, that after all is considered, that you like Joe Pass !. I just hope that you don’t find any “ low points”, in his playing, with your continued future investigations.
@@johnfenner347 Nice! I love Bill Evans. I guess we could say he has a LARGE bag of tricks! Thank you, perhaps time for me to go do a Bill Evans listening marathon!
each time, just when I think I'm getting somewhere, Joe's genius makes me feel like I am picking up the guitar for the first time. RIP mentor Joe, a wonderful man :-)
I had the great privilege of seeing him live on two occasions. At Hungry Joe's on the beach in Huntington Beach, California I got an early seat and was closest to him, only about five feet away. It was wonderful. At that time, he still played with a pick and was with a trio including bass and drums. As he said in an interview in Guitar Player magazine, he drank a glass of wine before playing to mellow out. What an immortal talent he was.
It’s not just jazz he’s inspired, but guitarists around the entire music sphere. I can hear a bit of him in Mac Demarco, especially on that new album with 200 songs. Joe Pass truly deserves to be recognized as a guitar great.
To Keep up This Velocity Of Virtuosity Is Virtually Impossible !. A Total Masterpiece. Absolutely brilliant !.Dear Joe, Irreplaceable. So Glad You Came My Way. The Best.
Only just noticed, he begins playing using right hand fingers and then at 2:56 he pulls a plectrum from his mouth (while hammering on some chords) and finishes the piece using the pick.
Even those legs are unbelievable when they walk around with the rhytm. Drumming and playing same time. True guitar player master. And grazy ending who says that jazz guitar players are slow ?
The thing that amazes me the most about his solo playing is how he manages to play like this and keep any awareness of the form while doing it. Even more amazing is that he's not tied to the melody too much either.
First time I saw Joe Pass I was 17 years old at The Rising Sun, Montreal, I left stunned at what could be done on the guitar and stopped learning my Jimmy Page lick and run and decided to learn music instead LoL!
I saw him with the Count Basie big band in the 1980s. He had a 30 minutes solo part, excellently performed. Unlike most other jazz guitarists he's playing finger style, not using a straight pick, with his thumb and the next three fingers classical style. Reminded me of Chet Atkins in many ways with segments of alternating bass like him creating a terrific rhythm. Good memories.
Some jazz experts and historians contend that the very term "Jazz" refers partly to the ability to transform "mistakes" into creative improv. I like the way Joe goes for it and doesn't worry about a few clams along the way. His music has a lot more warmth than some guitarists who obsess over absolute technical perfection and come off "cold". Glad I got to see him live in 1977 or 78.
"It's not the bad note you play, but the the note that you play after it that counts" I heard Nate Adderly say this at a jazz workshop some decades ago...
@@dontgoout1434 Hmm. As a professor of “ Jazz”, please note spelling !, you should know that it’s 100% impossible, to play each performance, in a completely new concept, and this is what makes the greatest exponents of Jazz and improvised music individually recognisable ! . From my corner of the room, you must have enlarged doors 🚪 in your house, for you to move around with ease. I look forward to hearing your performances at the earliest opportunity !. Kindest Regards, John Fenner. PS, An afterthought, how can you recognise Herb Ellis ? !.
It’s to show to the “less fortunately “ Ear endowed people, that dear Joe like other true Wonderful Artists, play with Heart, Mind and Body. I can’t keep still while enjoying this Wonderful performance !. Can You . ?
Shoe comment guys, Every one from Chet Atkins on, Joe Pass included taught that the song started and hung in there based on the movement of your feet. By Watching the top guitarist's feet you can tell the rhythm and timing that they are hearing in the tune. It's like watching the drummer who isn't there. Compare this to simply tapping your foot, Joe is playing with different rhythms from both feet. It ain't about a shoe fetish! Big Ron
The reason he was getting his feet in the shot is to see what great timing he has. His whole body is moving to that rather complex piece of improvisational music. It must be quite something to experience that live.
Just watch Joe's expressions on his face when he plays. He and his notes played on the guitar are 'ONE". But, what is the appliance he is playing with his feet? Can someone comment? SYLVIA - FL 07-14-2018
@4:28 - Would anyone happen to know what amp that is that he's using?? This is maybe the 2nd or 3rd time I've seen him without his Polytone. The badge on the top left corner of the amp he's playing here looks like an image of two little men playing the guitar, but other than that I've no clue how to identify this amp! Very interesting; if it's good enough for Joe, it's good enough to look into. edit: (2min later) It's a Music Man amp. This company stems from Ernie Ball. Now I just gotta figure out which Music Man this is specifically. last edit: Here it is: www.mk-guitar.com/2009/03/07/mark-knopflers-music-man-hd-130-212-guitar-amp/
the criticism seems to come from people who A: do not play themselves, B: take Cheap shots, and C: simply cannot grasp what it's like to improvise at this speed with NO backup band. Let's see YOU do it, and we'll take a whack at YOUR videos.
There's always some cat with an ego bigger than his talents that thinks he's hot poop. That's the sad thing about opinions everyone seems to have one. I'm a huge Zappa fan but would never want to compare what Zappa does to what Pass does and visa versa. I think he plays with feeling and some really pretty chords. How can that ever be a bad thing? We need more of that today..
I've played a few solo jazz gigs. It's the most nerve wracking thing I've done in music. Every moment of silence between chords/notes feels like an eternity.
play another song for my poker buddies his father would say. and that was the school great great great joe pass attended. beautiful. prison bands. not found for years then the most recorded. due to addiction we nearly missed him. thankfully not as he is my ultimate guitarist 1 man band. skills
Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Tal Farlow, Barney Kessel, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Herb Ellis, Johnny Smith, George Benson are a few. And of course Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian are progenitors.
Yeah, no $hit!! It's not like he's playing a B-3 where the bass is coming from walking the bass pedals! I don't think anyone should be allowed to film musicians unless they were a music major in college. : )
Joe is a virtuoso for sure, most discouraging when you a learning to play guitar. On the other hand, personally I miss that feeling that makes a blues a blues. It is raining notes here but it sounds like someone who's rushing to catch his last train.
@ Rob O. - Pass is playing rather on top of the beat here, even rushing it at times, and some folks prefer a slightly behind-the-beat feel. I know I do. But given the difficulty of what he is doing - holding down a melody or solo line, harmony and bass parts - I'm inclined to cut him some slack. I've played solo guitar myself, and it is easy to miss having a bassist or drummer or both to keep you honest, in terms of a steady tempo. Joe's playing was sometimes very busy - maybe that came from being around Oscar Peterson so much - whereas other times he'd let it breathe more. The muse hit a guy like Pass a bit differently every time, but he was genius and that's what those guys do.
Apparently he didn’t love his Ibanez guitars but he played them dutifully on international tours because of a sponsorship contract-he was getting paid to appear with the Ibanez. And he wasn’t as worried about road wear with the Ibanez because he didn’t particularly care about it. Near the end of his life he went back to his D’Aquisto and a one-off custom guitar Gibson did for him that had a single coil pickup and was similar to his first ES-175 but fine-tuned to his personal specs. There’s a video of him playing Satin Doll with a trio at Los Angeles’s Guitar Institute of Technology circa 1990 where he plays that Gibson. Joe’s name can also be found on an entry level archtop by Epiphone that nobody thinks is a very good instrument. But I guess every dollar helps when you are a working jazz guitarist, even if history eventually deems you and Wes Montgomery as the two most important guitarists of the 20th century. Go figure.
Joe’s Ibanez was modelled closely on his D’Aquisto. Also, his last custom built Gibson, had one pickup( which I think you meant to say), it was a Humbucker,, not single coil. Kind Regards.
"Jazz is just a series of mistakes without the 'oops.' Nigel Tuffnail (sic) Now a realistic Kurt Vonnegut quote, "Comedians and jazz musicians have been more comforting and enlightening to me than preachers or politicians or philosophers or poets or painters or novelists of my time. Historians in the future, in my opinion, will congratulate us on very little other than our clowning and our jazz.
Iv'e been trying to play like Joe Pass for about 20 years. So far i think iv'e nailed the scrunched up faces.
I would get off to ser barristan playing jazz guitar
Lol, he’s the king!
Many have tried (it’s a worthy struggle!), but only Joe succeeded.
This spoke to me on a personal level
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I always laugh when the only guitarists included in 'best of all time' lists are all rock guitarists. No Segovia, no Joe Pass, know nothing. I can play, but I'll never be able to do this. Maybe if I'd started really young and played hours a day, but this is just jaw dropping and fun to watch.
I'm agree with you.
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Correct 100%
It funny cause I gotten into many conversations about the "greatest " guitarist. But few ppl even know half the guys I say lol
I can play red hot jazz but it's true all rock guys
I have played jazz guitar for decades. Listened to the great jazz guitarists for decades. No one was more musical than Joe Pass. Such freedom, feel and personality.
That's 100% Right!!
One of the best musician of 20th century
The recordings Joe did, (Just before his passing) with Roy Clark, are just musical gems that will never be surpassed. I'm so glad those sessions were video recorded so we can all watch the greatness of two Titans Of Guitar!
I was lucky enough to meet Mr.Pass twice. One of the greatest players to touch a fretboard.
it's all so perfectly beautiful, even when you hear some little note soiled by emotion. the chord changes, the bass lines, every single note of the melodies. Joe Pass was great, and this version of Joe's Blues is phenomenal. Period!
It's not overly hard you just have to work at it
I learned that easily but each time it's diferent
@@dontgoout1434 That’s just fine !. I eagerly await your version. Don’t be shy now ! !.
@@johnfenner347lol😂
Great!!!!!
I don't understand how can some people be such fools criticizing such a wonderful performance. Joe Pass is a guitar genius and a brilliant musician. Period. The fact that he makes mistakes and misses some notes reminds us that he is human and not some kind of robot. Making mistakes is HUMAN and it's easier to make them playing in this context and at this tempo.
+Luis Miguel Charry I actually didn't detect any mistakes here. Maybe some notes that weren't clear but overall it's perfect imo. At least it's not the way I make mistakes, like the mistakes where it makes you feel hot and you just want get off the stage and bury your head type of mistake lol.
I would like to make as many mistakes
Completely agree! Thx
joe pass is a virtuoso ,and people cant handle that hahaahhah
Anytime any of us attempt to improvise anything there will be damage limitation and risks. I can't believe how quickly Joe was capable of synthesising chord-melody improvisation on the fly. Truly he was a force of nature, much like Oscar Peterson in that regard.
Love the happy way this man plays his guitar.
I got to see him a few times before he died. Greatest straight-ahead jazz player I've ever seen, hands down -- and I've seen a lot of great ones.
The hands please, oh, too late - Joe's left the house - forever. I presented Joe in Atlanta, February 1982, One man, one chair, one amp, no house sound, 700 seat Peachtree Playhouse - He brought the house down two sets in a row. One of true jazz guitar greats of all time. Nice guy too - very humble!
Pure mastery pure genius. Absolutely phenomenal 🆒👍😎✌️☮️🚬🎼🎵🎶
This is simply one of the best guitarists ever. Remember when I first watched him on TV during an Ella F. concert. She introduced him as an "old friend" and leaved him alone for 2 or 3 pieces. I couldn´t believe it! Playing a bass line, off beat chords and a REAL solo on top at the same time! It what horrible (I am a classical trained guitar player!). From this day on I love him!
This guy never ceases to amaze me, and he is not even alive! He has such a small bag of "tricks" and manages so well, as I roam and study every musician I can, even folk like Bill Evans but this guy just cruises and there are no low points of his playing at least none that I can find so far. And not just solo, or as a sideman, or as a duet, just all around goodness. Mr Joe Pass, man I wish there were more Virtuoso albums!
My word !. I find it quite remarkable, that someone can criticise Joe Pass, for having a “ Small Bag of Tricks” !. And even extend your scrutiny to Bill Evans !. Nevertheless, I’m heartened that “ So Far”, you have been unable to detect any “ Low Points”. Indeed you have extraordinary perception, but I doubt you are a Musician.
@@johnfenner347 Bud. It was all compliment, you might really learn to read one of these days!
@@rkatz0 We all travel in hope. Kind Regards.
@@rkatz0It was the “ Small bag of tricks”, that did it for me. We are all defined by our idiosyncrasies. Study even Bill Evans !. He’s lucky to have your attention. For heart rending performances, I would have thought Bill, would have been high up on your list. But !, I readily agree, that after all is considered, that you like Joe Pass !. I just hope that you don’t find any “ low points”, in his playing, with your continued future investigations.
@@johnfenner347 Nice! I love Bill Evans. I guess we could say he has a LARGE bag of tricks! Thank you, perhaps time for me to go do a Bill Evans listening marathon!
each time, just when I think I'm getting somewhere, Joe's genius makes me feel like I am picking up the guitar for the first time. RIP mentor Joe, a wonderful man :-)
I had the great privilege of seeing him live on two occasions. At Hungry Joe's on the beach in Huntington Beach, California I got an early seat and was closest to him, only about five feet away. It was wonderful. At that time, he still played with a pick and was with a trio including bass and drums. As he said in an interview in Guitar Player magazine, he drank a glass of wine before playing to mellow out. What an immortal talent he was.
Absolutely top shelf. Pure solo genius. Tone, timing, rhythm all right there
Not only do I love to hear Joe, just love looking @ him...
It’s not just jazz he’s inspired, but guitarists around the entire music sphere. I can hear a bit of him in Mac Demarco, especially on that new album with 200 songs. Joe Pass truly deserves to be recognized as a guitar great.
To Keep up This Velocity Of Virtuosity Is Virtually Impossible !.
A Total Masterpiece. Absolutely brilliant !.Dear Joe,
Irreplaceable. So Glad You Came My Way. The Best.
This man was a guitar
genius!
Ahhh, Joe Pass, still miss you so much... gone too soon. What a talent you were!
He's just badass with all those chords and fills. It's just so much awesomeness.
Favorite all-time player. What a mind...
Only just noticed, he begins playing using right hand fingers and then at 2:56 he pulls a plectrum from his mouth (while hammering on some chords) and finishes the piece using the pick.
Adept both ways. Killer with the plectrum.
Just awesome. Real MAESTRO's touch...
How could any knothead dislike this guy !
Amazing performance. Much respect to a true master/maestro.
Can't get enough of this.
Even those legs are unbelievable when they walk around with the rhytm.
Drumming and playing same time. True guitar player master.
And grazy ending who says that jazz guitar players are slow ?
OMG, that was quite unbelievable!
The thing that amazes me the most about his solo playing is how he manages to play like this and keep any awareness of the form while doing it. Even more amazing is that he's not tied to the melody too much either.
One of the musicians I wish I got to see in person.
when someone plays like that who care s dislike?
thank you so much sir Joe to make us all play better
people that don´t like jazz they dislike
simply brilliant
Joe puts up a pretty high bar for all of us mere mortals :-)
This man never ran out of ways to play through chord changes.
one of the best guitarists ever
Without a doubt.
First time I saw Joe Pass I was 17 years old at The Rising Sun, Montreal, I left stunned at what could be done on the guitar and stopped learning my Jimmy Page lick and run and decided to learn music instead LoL!
I saw him with the Count Basie big band in the 1980s. He had a 30 minutes solo part, excellently performed. Unlike most other jazz guitarists he's playing finger style, not using a straight pick, with his thumb and the next three fingers classical style. Reminded me of Chet Atkins in many ways with segments of alternating bass like him creating a terrific rhythm. Good memories.
increible guitarra jazz!!!!, muy buenooooo!!
I wish I had gotten the opportunity to see Joe Pass in person. He was one of the supreme masters of the guitar.
amazing i dont think this guy played a wrong note in his life. Probably the best guitarist most people never heard of / listened to.
Great. As always.😍
Some jazz experts and historians contend that the very term "Jazz" refers partly to the ability to transform "mistakes" into creative improv. I like the way Joe goes for it and doesn't worry about a few clams along the way. His music has a lot more warmth than some guitarists who obsess over absolute technical perfection and come off "cold". Glad I got to see him live in 1977 or 78.
"It's not the bad note you play, but the the note that you play after it that counts" I heard Nate Adderly say this at a jazz workshop some decades ago...
As a lecturer proffesor in jazz I'd say herb Ellis is better Joe's lifelong habits kept him in a rut of repetitive phrases
@@dontgoout1434 Hmm. As a professor of “ Jazz”, please note spelling !, you should know that it’s 100% impossible, to play each performance, in a completely new concept, and this is what makes the greatest exponents of Jazz and improvised music individually recognisable ! . From my corner of the room, you must have enlarged doors 🚪 in your house, for you to move around with ease.
I look forward to hearing your performances at the earliest opportunity !.
Kindest Regards, John Fenner. PS, An afterthought, how can you recognise Herb Ellis ? !.
probably the best guitarist of all of times
Un altro di quei chitarristi che avrò sentito fino allo sfinimento nei demo studio del fratello ...
fucking amazing everytime I see him play.......so sad that he is gone
Like Ron Jeremy and John Holmes in a fuck off.
What's up with these long footsie shots? Was this directed by Quentin Tarantino?
:)
It’s to show to the “less fortunately “ Ear endowed people, that dear Joe like other true
Wonderful Artists, play with Heart, Mind and Body. I can’t keep still while enjoying this
Wonderful performance !. Can You . ?
Lauren’s Thenu. It’s A Shame You Don’t Like Music ! . Don’t Worry, There’s Still Time ! .
😂😂😂😂😂
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George Van Epps once said he played "lap piano". That's certainly true of Joe here. Wonderful performance.
I wish there was a tab/notation for this version. Then I'd get it, study it for ages, and be left in bewildered awe... but with some authority!
Really not that hard better make yiur own stuff up wasteing time on copys .start slow build up speed
Joe Pass Joes Blues listen to a master..
I bet it was such a treat to hear him play Live
The master of the walking bassline links to chords and licks. Technically and musically different but up there with Barney and Chet.
Same Ibanez as mine? LIKE OUCH! lol ha ha Miss talking to you JOE!
What a master 😊
Shoe comment guys, Every one from Chet Atkins on, Joe Pass included taught that the song started and hung in there based on the movement of your feet. By Watching the top guitarist's feet you can tell the rhythm and timing that they are hearing in the tune. It's like watching the drummer who isn't there. Compare this to simply tapping your foot, Joe is playing with different rhythms from both feet. It ain't about a shoe fetish!
Big Ron
A little fusion in there, too. Joe could do whatever he wanted to.
Мастер супер класс! Как бы хотелось, что бы такие волшебники джаза играли на моих гитарах.
Perfect!
One note make a big difference, Joe Genius !
The reason he was getting his feet in the shot is to see what great timing he has. His whole body is moving to that rather complex piece of improvisational music. It must be quite something to experience that live.
Easy to play
Sounds like a whole band is playing. What a virtuoso
damnit! and i was just patting myself on the back for learning a Motley Crue song....
Pick grab at 2:50: applause. Nobel prize.
Just watch Joe's expressions on his face when he plays. He and his notes played on the guitar are 'ONE". But, what is the appliance he is playing with his feet? Can someone comment? SYLVIA - FL 07-14-2018
Gorgeous!!!
Nice and so good also the shoes or feet of Joe Pass, haha...
One and only >Joe Pass< 👍
No special effects needed go Joe👍
Musicality is intense. He is flying.
hard to breathe for 5 minutes
Lo que toca es increiblemente complejo. Notas, acordes, etc. Casi simultaneamente. El tipo es maestro.
es mas q eso, es una matematica exacta y al mismo tiempo con sentimientos muy profundos xdxdxd, ni un alien podria tocar asi
@4:28 - Would anyone happen to know what amp that is that he's using?? This is maybe the 2nd or 3rd time I've seen him without his Polytone. The badge on the top left corner of the amp he's playing here looks like an image of two little men playing the guitar, but other than that I've no clue how to identify this amp! Very interesting; if it's good enough for Joe, it's good enough to look into.
edit: (2min later) It's a Music Man amp. This company stems from Ernie Ball. Now I just gotta figure out which Music Man this is specifically.
last edit: Here it is: www.mk-guitar.com/2009/03/07/mark-knopflers-music-man-hd-130-212-guitar-amp/
Yep. Unreal loud.
It's a Music Man amp....................
the criticism seems to come from people who A: do not play themselves, B: take Cheap shots, and C: simply cannot grasp what it's like to improvise at this speed with NO backup band. Let's see YOU do it, and we'll take a whack at YOUR videos.
Comparing guitar players is a dumb hobby anyway, just enjoy it... he's fantastic what other comment should or can be made?
agreed
There's always some cat with an ego bigger than his talents that thinks he's hot poop. That's the sad thing about opinions everyone seems to have one. I'm a huge Zappa fan but would never want to compare what Zappa does to what Pass does and visa versa. I think he plays with feeling and some really pretty chords. How can that ever be a bad thing? We need more of that today..
bluzturk hear, hear...and i happen to be a Zappa fan, too
I've played a few solo jazz gigs. It's the most nerve wracking thing I've done in music. Every moment of silence between chords/notes feels like an eternity.
ooosh he incredible. jesus! 😮
play another song for my poker buddies his father would say. and that was the school great great great joe pass attended. beautiful. prison bands. not found for years then the most recorded. due to addiction we nearly missed him. thankfully not as he is my ultimate guitarist 1 man band. skills
Awesome "pick pass on" around 3 min!!! What a boy!
amazing!
Mr J.S. Bach of Jazz guitar!
Amazing
This amazing always makes smile even when iam mad over stupid stuff..
Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Tal Farlow, Barney Kessel, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Herb Ellis, Johnny Smith, George Benson are a few. And of course Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian are progenitors.
Sometimes i listen to this and forget to take a breath.
What an incredible player. Joe can make a "Flying V" sound jazzy if you put it in his hands.
A lime green Ibanez with a Floyd and a handle cut out of the top.
Fun fact: The 'Flying V' was originally made for the 'wild jazzers' when it was invented.😉
timeless.
The Best
Camera man has a foot fetish.
adamgatica hahahahahaaha
Yeah, no $hit!! It's not like he's playing a B-3 where the bass is coming from walking the bass pedals! I don't think anyone should be allowed to film musicians unless they were a music major in college. : )
Yes absolutely irritating pissing me off majorly
Ppl
Joe is a virtuoso for sure, most discouraging when you a learning to play guitar. On the other hand, personally I miss that feeling that makes a blues a blues. It is raining notes here but it sounds like someone who's rushing to catch his last train.
@ Rob O. - Pass is playing rather on top of the beat here, even rushing it at times, and some folks prefer a slightly behind-the-beat feel. I know I do. But given the difficulty of what he is doing - holding down a melody or solo line, harmony and bass parts - I'm inclined to cut him some slack. I've played solo guitar myself, and it is easy to miss having a bassist or drummer or both to keep you honest, in terms of a steady tempo. Joe's playing was sometimes very busy - maybe that came from being around Oscar Peterson so much - whereas other times he'd let it breathe more. The muse hit a guy like Pass a bit differently every time, but he was genius and that's what those guys do.
Énorme !!!
superb
That camera guy is digging Joe's shoes that's for sure!
All these years I never realised he had four legs. He kept that quiet. 🤔
What's the quote @ 4:30 anyone?
I cannot believe that someone thought that we might like to see his feet!
I've got Sicilian DNA, like Joe, but damn...
Playing his signature Joe Pass model Ibanez with the oddly placed single pick-up. Did he like that model?
Apparently he didn’t love his Ibanez guitars but he played them dutifully on international tours because of a sponsorship contract-he was getting paid to appear with the Ibanez. And he wasn’t as worried about road wear with the Ibanez because he didn’t particularly care about it. Near the end of his life he went back to his D’Aquisto and a one-off custom guitar Gibson did for him that had a single coil pickup and was similar to his first ES-175 but fine-tuned to his personal specs. There’s a video of him playing Satin Doll with a trio at Los Angeles’s Guitar Institute of Technology circa 1990 where he plays that Gibson. Joe’s name can also be found on an entry level archtop by Epiphone that nobody thinks is a very good instrument. But I guess every dollar helps when you are a working jazz guitarist, even if history eventually deems you and Wes Montgomery as the two most important guitarists of the 20th century. Go figure.
Joe’s Ibanez was modelled closely on his D’Aquisto. Also, his last custom built Gibson, had one pickup( which I think you meant to say), it was a Humbucker,, not single coil. Kind Regards.
"Jazz is just a series of mistakes without the 'oops.' Nigel Tuffnail (sic)
Now a realistic Kurt Vonnegut quote, "Comedians and jazz musicians have been more comforting and enlightening to me than preachers or politicians or philosophers or poets or painters or novelists of my time. Historians in the future, in my opinion, will congratulate us on very little other than our clowning and our jazz.
Virtuoso!
Does anyone know when and where this performance was taped? Every recording of Joe's is a treasure!
Life solo tour Canada