I met Joe Pass in Amsterdam inside the elevator of the hotel where I was working with my italian band. I did not know him then and he said to me that he saw me playing the night before and he enjoy the music and had fun dancing. He was in Amsterdam for some recording with Quincy Jones and some other musicians. Invited me to his room and gave me one lp and signed it. Very very nice man. Humble and down to earth. I treasure the memory of the time I spent with him.
Thats funny! ... i can relate ... to paraphrase Leo Kottke ... "my guitar playing sort of sounds like goose farts on a muggy morning" ... (his comment was voice)
Absolutely the best! Joe was the best without a doubt! His extended phrasing was beyond any other jazz artist out there! And his 3 part style: bass, chord melody, and lead melody,,, set him apart from everyone one else out there. Little Joe Pass,,,,, The BIG player!!!!
@@michaelhoward7009 yeah but any musician is allowed to have their opinion. maybe in this particular style (there could be greater than Joe in some ways but I have not seen nor heard) but in other styles there are amazing guitarists who are considered legends... there's nothing wrong with what Francesco said
I saw him 11 times before he died, and one of those times he sat me down and talked w/me 1-on-1. He told me two things that were totally mind-blowing and was a complete paradigm shift in my approach to music. 1.It doesn't matter how many years you've been playing guitar; the only thing that matters is how many SECONDS you've been playing guitar. 2.You ALWAYS should hum the note you are playing!! Music is just like a foreign language - it's like learning Japanese or Spanish. First you learn some words, just like you learn some notes. Then you learn phrases, just like chords or simple progressions; it's called translation, and what your brain is doing is translating these languages into English. Humming the note you play is the same thing. Once you go from translating to being fluent; or humming the right note every time you play without having to even think about it, you no longer need the guitar to practice - you can just practice in your head! A total genius and very down to earth man. He passed (no pun intended) on my 31st birthday. What a loss to the music world!
Pat Ferris Thanks for sharing. Things like that can get lost in the ether. But now it’s in the internet cloud sky forever... Heaven on earth. Many thanks to you fam 🙏
Great story. And great advice. I never saw him, but he is one of my biggest heroes since early 90's. And 23.5.1994 It was also my (28th) birthday. It was a sad day then.
"This is not a bad guitar." - Joe Pass I look at mine now...and shudder to think that they have more in them than I can get out of them. Maybe I should....set them free...hahaha.
Joe Pass - moving from single string solo to chording solo to bass runs smooth as silk all blending together - He was THE guitar virtuoso plus a pretty good man. I don't think he'll ever be duplicated
I saw him play at GIT in Hollywood and then sat next to him as we watched Joe Di Orio in Venice one night. Pass was smoking a cigar and they asked him to put it out. He said "fuckin' hippies."
An artist of his caliber, being totally humble and modest. Sad to see the people just walking by without noticing him, but, the few fans there knew greatness and were in awe. R.I.P. Joe Pass, you are missed. 😢🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🎼🎸
Thanks for posting, I played with Joe in a small room at GIT 1984 we were playing a blues, when he looked up and gave me a Big Smile while i was soloing, it made me feel like a million bucks, thanks Joe. RIP
Micheal, Joes music will continue to live as long as I am alive. You were blessed to meet him. I thank you from my heart for bringing your videos for all the world to see. Joe D
The song he was trying to remember the name is called Apanhei-te Cavaquinho by Eernesto Nazareth. It is a Choro, an old Brazilian style of Samba. Joe Pass was really the nicest person. I saw him play at The Free Jazz Festival in '83. I was only 11, but will never forget it. His style influenced even Pat Matheny. Mr. Joe Pass, thank you. RIP
Very thankful to see Joe Pass in an store and all people around him. He was not just one of the best jazz guitar players, he surely was a gentle guy too. His name and his music will survive in the mind of all jazz lovers for ever.
So nice to see Alex here..God bless you Alex. Pasqual..Alex..Carlo..the little Shoppe with those friends across the street upstairs it was beautiful to see these people when I walked in..now only in my mind. Brings a tear to my eyes.
@ 1:20, Joe says, "what do you wanna hear, wanna hear something ?"...like it was no big deal to play perfect, beautiful chord melodies and entire songs without even thinking about it....hey yeah, no problem,lol, he was such an amazingly human and unassuming, kind guy , for all the superhuman guitar he has played and composed. Thank you, Joe, wish you were still with us . He really influenced me when Virtuoso came out on Pablo.
Around this same time he came to a music store in Hopkins, MN suburb of Minneapolis. He spent at least two hours with about 6-7 of us. He made a big point...learn tunes, as many melodys and tuned as possible. I have done that over the last 30 years, great advise.
Detrás de Joe esta Piero un musico Argentino de la época, y fuera de cámara se escucha la voz de Papo, este ultimo un buen guitarrista de Blues Argentino también que toco con BB King en algunas oportunidades, esas casualidades de la vida. Saludos desde Argentina
@@versnellingspookie He played with many musicians and had mainly two bands: Pappo´s Blues and Riff. Here a link with the concert in Madison Square Garden NYC with B.B. King: ruclips.net/video/b43yG0tN9OY/видео.html
God Bless Joe! I had the pleasure of taking my wife and my co-worker and her boyfriend to see him at the King Of France Tavern Inn (Annapolis, Maryland) in the 80's. They of course, never heard of Joe Pass but the Inn was "standing room only" and we were lucky to have a table. During Joe's "break" I met him and got his autograph. He was an honest, "down to earth" musician who loved his fans, unlike today's rock divas' who are self centered. I asked my co-worker's boyfriend what he thought of Joe's playing and he said: "he's good, but he plays too many notes".I laughed like crazy... I found out later, the boyfriend was a country and western listener. Oh Well!
This is wonderful! What a treat it was for the people who were in the store that day. My brother, also a guitarist says that Joe Pass was known as the musician's musician. Thank you for making the video and for posting!
This was the magic of 48th Street in Manhattan, “music row” as it was sometimes called. George Harrison, Billy Cobham in Manny’s, John McLaughlin in ‘We Buy Guitars’ and the stories! The last thing I bought in Manny’s was a Gibson Violin Bass complete with upright peg. Those were some days. Loved seeing this with Joe. I remember him thumping his ES-175 against the chair at a performance and he said to the board guy, “don’t worry, it’s just a plywood guitar!”
I remember this store being called Alex Axe. It was on the 2nd. floor, across the street from Sam Ash. 48th st. a little east of 7th Avenue, Manhattan. I think I am remembering right, maybe not. 48th st. in that block had so many music stores, all were unique. I first visited there in 1977 and was blown away. You could haggle & even barter in those stores back in the days. Also there were drum, horn, piano, sheet music stores nearby like on 46th & 47th st. Lost era. Seeing a well-known musician in one of these places was not some big shock. They shopped there too. P.S. Joe Pass was one of a kind.
Antes de entrar a estudiar guitarra clásica en el conservatorio vi un vídeo de Joe y ya sabía que mi objetivo era tocar jazz gracias a él. A partir de ese día dije, eso es lo que quiero...
Wow, just so cool for you to be there in such an intimate moment with the great Joe Pass. Thanks for sharing this video, it's a real treat. His focus is so amazing with all the folks passing by who were oblivious to the super talents of Joe , their loss.
Cosmic coincidences... While watching this I could instantly recognize Spanish/Argentinian accents. The guy sitting at Joe's right was Pappo (Norberto Napolitano - R.I.P.) a well known blues/hard rock guitarist. Standing with the white t-shirt, curly hair and ala Lennon glasses is Piero, another well known folk rock musician. I guess there are some other Argentinian musicians around there but can't recognize them so far. This was some easy money ("sweet money" we referred then) and not-so-human-rights friendly era for our country so renowned musicians went to the US to buy gear. Pappo happened to share several gigs with Mr. BB King.
W-O-W!!!!! I hadn't seen this before, thanks! What a pleasure to see him just jamming a bit, but unbelievably! I saw Joe playing solo at Fat Tuesdays in NY one time. Legendary.
absolutely loved this, made me tear up, Joe was one of my first inspirations in life, my first teacher loved him and transmitted that love to me, this is beautiful both on the musical and human side, thank you so much sir.
0:24 the song is called "Apanhei-te, Cavaquinho", writted by a brazilian composer Ernesto Nazareth. Cavaquinho is a 4 stringed tiny acoustic guitar, but the title is an old brazilian idiomatic phrase, meanning something like: "busted!", "caught red-handed".
São poucos artistas renomados como Joe Pass, que se doam por algum tempo, de graça, numa calçada, em uma loja, bem próximo dos fãs. Que Deus tenha acolhido seu filho genial, Joe Pass!
When I was 19 or 20, I went to hear Joe Pass do a solo gig in a club in Milwaukee. He walked on stage, and realized he'd forgotten his picks. So he puts down his guitar and goes to his coat that's hanging, and riffles through the pockets. I happened to have a few Jim Dunlap picks, so I went up to him and said "Mr. Pass, I have some picks you can use!" He gave me a look like I was some kind of bug, and said "Thanks, but I have mine." I said "Here, take them anyway" and handed him some picks. He gave me another look and said "Thanks," took the picks, and then went back on stage and played a FANTASTIC concert.
+Dawoud Kringle Not a particularly complimentary attitude, but hey when you're god, you can do what you want. He used to cut his picks in half so they were closer to the strings. So lucky you got to see him in person.
I can understand his thoughts, or what probably were his thoughts. He's a craftsman on his guitar, comfortable with the tools he brought, and probably not looking to change them. Not that I have the remotest clue about what it's like to be that good.
I don't think a lot of people realise how bloody good he was. A true master. ( and dont let the bald head and 'conservative' clothing fool you, this guy was as cool as they come). RIP. Genius.He literally was the "you hum it, I'll play it," guy. Incredible mastery of the fretboard , harmony and substitution. ❤ The young guy's seemed to appreciate him though. Guitarist's thinking 🤯 I need to practice. 🤣 (I'm saving this). Thanks. This is special.
+Al Ward Hey Al, I got to hang with Joe for a week when he did a clinic in Phoenix AA, maybe 1972. Couple of private lessons... I brought his guitar method book with me, he said... forget that, i can't read, somebody transcribed what I play and made a book out of it. Really nice man, took him out for pizza.
greatvanzinni Yes, I'm glad I got to meet him. The lessons were interesting, very simple. He would play a chord and say "sing 3 or 4 notes" play another chord, same thing, sing a few notes, a few chords later he said now play the chords in time. He played back what I sang in a swing style and then embellished the notes after a bit. Sounded great and not something I would've played off the top of my head.
Years back I had occasion to meet Joe, Ella and Oscar after a concert in Dallas. To our suprise we were the only * 2 at the backstage door when they came out and we had an uninterrupted 20 minute chat with them ending with Ella asking me if I'd mind helping her to her late arriving limo (a high point in my life) apologizing for her eyesight (I didn't wash that arm for damn near a year after) --- * now --- There should have been 3 in our group HOWEVER ... one decided to put the move on a girl in the parking lot and chat her up --- 44 years later and WE STILL GIVE HIM HELL about his most unfortunate TOTALLY LOST OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ELLA, JOE and OSCAR!! 😂 ... what did his love interest look like? Hell, she could have been standing there naked and I'd have ignored her ... ... but I'll NEVER FORGET meeting 3 pf my MUSIC HERO's that night and still have a cowboy hat SIGNED BY ALL 3 to remember (RIP 3 of my heros). --- --- and thanks for posting this rare glimpse of the master. 👏
I have an album where he played at the Northern Lights Festival with Nels Orsted Henning on bass. Man he fly on that neck, so good. I wish I could've seem him when he was alive. I'm the book 'Many years from Now', Paul McCartney went to a jazz club to see him, wonder what he thought of Joe's playing?
Feel blessed to have seen him perform up close and intimate at the old Village Gate back in the 70s. He was one of a kind. Nobody can play solo jazz guitar like Mr. pass.
OMG if I had ever walked into a music store and saw him there I would have followed him around like a puppy until he smacked my nose with a newspaper. How cool.
+JONATHON SEAGULL Ahhh... isn't that often the case, oblivious. However, had he been playing a recognizable pop tune of the era they might have glanced over and wondered who the old guy was.
+JONATHON SEAGULL For most people it takes a whole lot more than "just" the music whether they will appreciate it or not. Probably only musicians can appreciate it for what it is.
Maybe you yourself just walked past a great architect, a surgeon, who invented a new kind of operation, a brilliant scientist, a soldier who risked his life to save a comrade, or quite possible, a great musician from another genre. Just saying that before we start to be outraged by the stupidity of others, we should do some effort to recognize our own. Since even the most brilliant amongst us are naive and ignorant in one way or another.
Maestro Joe,para mi uno de los mas grandes guitarristas de la historia,influyo mucho en mi forma de tocar ,ah y ahi veo musicos Argentinos como Piero ahi parado y sentado a la derecha el gran guitarrista Norberto Napolitano (Pappo) quien tocara tienpo después con BB King..Hermoso video , una joyita. Thank Michael !!! @58030Michael @58030Michael
How does one get that good? Wow! I can play quite well but after watching this I feel like selling my gear. Lol!!! This is making me really want to practice. Thank you for posting this. Joe was amazing!
Thank you for sharing all this material, sometimes this kind of footage results to be more interesting than the "official". What about the blog, it would be great too!!
I never met Joe Pass. But I have listened to his playing since I was a teenager and tried copying some of his techniques. I remember he came to Seattle to play in 1994. I had other plans and decided I would go see him the next time. But, there would never be a next time…
Roland: Same regret. Joe came to a small coffeehouse in Northampton, MA, and one of my students offered to buy me a ticket to join her. I had something else pressing, and said, “Next time.” Like you, there was no next time. My student sat about 6 feet away from him, and got to have a fairly lengthy conversation with him after the first show.
I met Joe Pass in Amsterdam inside the elevator of the hotel where I was working with my italian band. I did not know him then and he said to me that he saw me playing the night before and he enjoy the music and had fun dancing. He was in Amsterdam for some recording with Quincy Jones and some other musicians. Invited me to his room and gave me one lp and signed it. Very very nice man. Humble and down to earth. I treasure the memory of the time I spent with him.
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Wow great story
Which hotel was it
In FOUR years, you've had FOUR replies?? Jayzuz, that is an absolutely AMAZING event in anyone's life. Fantastic, and thanks for sharing it.
He plays guitar. A crowd swiftly forms. I play guitar, a crowd swiftly leaves...
Me too Dave.
I've turned crowds into unruly mobs
Thats funny! ... i can relate ... to paraphrase Leo Kottke ... "my guitar playing sort of sounds like goose farts on a muggy morning" ... (his comment was voice)
in my personal opinion, the greatest jazz guitarist ever.
Absolutely the best! Joe was the best without a doubt! His extended phrasing was beyond any other jazz artist out there! And his 3 part style: bass, chord melody, and lead melody,,, set him apart from everyone one else out there. Little Joe Pass,,,,, The BIG player!!!!
he is
Any musician would laugh at your comment. Art is not a sport where you can come in first. Joe god bless him, my dollar says he would roll his eyes.
@@michaelhoward7009 yeah but any musician is allowed to have their opinion. maybe in this particular style (there could be greater than Joe in some ways but I have not seen nor heard) but in other styles there are amazing guitarists who are considered legends... there's nothing wrong with what Francesco said
@@michaelhoward7009 however I have to agree with what you said about the sport thing, it isn't a game
I saw him 11 times before he died, and one of those times he sat me down and talked w/me 1-on-1. He told me two things that were totally mind-blowing and was a complete paradigm shift in my approach to music.
1.It doesn't matter how many years you've been playing guitar; the only thing that matters is how many SECONDS you've been playing guitar.
2.You ALWAYS should hum the note you are playing!!
Music is just like a foreign language - it's like learning Japanese or Spanish. First you learn some words, just like you learn some notes. Then you learn phrases, just like chords or simple progressions; it's called translation, and what your brain is doing is translating these languages into English.
Humming the note you play is the same thing. Once you go from translating to being fluent; or humming the right note every time you play without having to even think about it, you no longer need the guitar to practice - you can just practice in your head!
A total genius and very down to earth man. He passed (no pun intended) on my 31st birthday. What a loss to the music world!
Pat Ferris Thanks for sharing. Things like that can get lost in the ether. But now it’s in the internet cloud sky forever... Heaven on earth. Many thanks to you fam 🙏
@@rtmwzd It was certainly an event that helped shape my music career. Too bad we didn't have cell phones with video recording capabilities back then
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing this.
Great story. And great advice. I never saw him, but he is one of my biggest heroes since early 90's. And 23.5.1994 It was also my (28th) birthday. It was a sad day then.
"Sir, will you be buying this guitar? Otherwise, you and your friends are gonna have to leave"
LOL :)
he has just uped the value
JAJAJAJA!
"This is not a bad guitar." - Joe Pass
I look at mine now...and shudder to think that they have more in them than I can get out of them. Maybe I should....set them free...hahaha.
@@RickMcCargar i'll keep them safe for you ;-)
Imagine walking into a guitar shop and Joe is sitting and playing there... Wow!
Yes, then imagine pushing past him like some did.
pete guit. Do they even know how he is ? There in the presence of greatness ! I heard one guy say his name. One guy knows.
Especially today.
Yeah I’d be astonished too considering he’s stone dead
Unreal moment!
Joe Pass - moving from single string solo to chording solo to bass runs smooth as silk all blending together - He was THE guitar virtuoso plus a pretty good man. I don't think he'll ever be duplicated
A piece of history that would never have been seen without your video camera .. Thank You Michael
I thank you for looking at my video! I just loved that man, musician, good friend.
Yes. He had a great sense of humor from what people have told me
A real piece of history. And with an off the shelf guitar ! Such a great player. And a humble person to top.
I don't know if Alex Music is still on 48th St. Manny's is gone, maybe Sam Ash too. Who knows?
I saw him play at GIT in Hollywood and then sat next to him as we watched Joe Di Orio in Venice one night. Pass was smoking a cigar and they asked him to put it out. He said "fuckin' hippies."
An artist of his caliber, being totally humble and modest. Sad to see the people just walking by without noticing him, but, the few fans there knew greatness and were in awe. R.I.P. Joe Pass, you are missed. 😢🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🎼🎸
Thank you Jose.
They were hoping it was Yngwie or EVH
Amigo, you're right they made a pass at Pass and didn't realized they just passed on by pure gold
José Molina. Isn't it amazing how good he is.
José Molina
Most people don’t recognise genius and they don’t care either
So refreshing to see people watching with their eyes not their cell phones.
Thanks for posting,
I played with Joe in a small room at GIT 1984
we were playing a blues, when he looked up and gave me a Big Smile while i was soloing, it made me feel like a million bucks, thanks Joe.
RIP
vincent spaulding wow man that’s mad
One does not simply walk by, or leave the area, when freaking Joe Pass is playing in a music store! Awesome vid.
90% of guitar " players " and expo visitors are pitiful musicians !
Micheal, Joes music will continue to live as long as I am alive. You were blessed to meet him. I thank you from my heart for bringing your videos for all the world to see. Joe D
The song he was trying to remember the name is called Apanhei-te Cavaquinho by Eernesto Nazareth. It is a Choro, an old Brazilian style of Samba. Joe Pass was really the nicest person. I saw him play at The Free Jazz Festival in '83. I was only 11, but will never forget it.
His style influenced even Pat Matheny.
Mr. Joe Pass, thank you. RIP
Thank G.od I managed to see Joe performing on stage every time I could... It was unforgettable
Very thankful to see Joe Pass in an store and all people around him. He was not just one of the best jazz guitar players, he surely was a gentle guy too. His name and his music will survive in the mind of all jazz lovers for ever.
So nice to see Alex here..God bless you Alex. Pasqual..Alex..Carlo..the little Shoppe with those friends across the street upstairs it was beautiful to see these people when I walked in..now only in my mind. Brings a tear to my eyes.
genius. it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
well said sir!
@ 1:20, Joe says, "what do you wanna hear, wanna hear something ?"...like it was no big deal to play perfect, beautiful chord melodies and entire songs without even thinking about it....hey yeah, no problem,lol, he was such an amazingly human and unassuming, kind guy , for all the superhuman guitar he has played and composed. Thank you, Joe, wish you were still with us . He really influenced me when Virtuoso came out on Pablo.
Around this same time he came to a music store in Hopkins, MN suburb of Minneapolis. He spent at least two hours with about 6-7 of us. He made a big point...learn tunes, as many melodys and tuned as possible. I have done that over the last 30 years, great advise.
Detrás de Joe esta Piero un musico Argentino de la época, y fuera de cámara se escucha la voz de Papo, este ultimo un buen guitarrista de Blues Argentino también que toco con BB King en algunas oportunidades, esas casualidades de la vida. Saludos desde Argentina
Difícil de chequear pero yo elijo creer
Sii esta pappo minuto 4:40
Saw Joe only once, in 1989. I was astounded by his music and have been a big fan ever since. A very nice man and an original.
Great! Sitting on the left is one of the greatest guitar players from Argentina, Pappo! And standing with white t-shirt is Piero, singer.
Es verdad! Pappo para mi fue Dios... Pero Joe Pass era directamente de otra galaxia...! Cuando se filmó esto???
Could you link me to some music pf that Pappo chap? What band was he in?
@@versnellingspookie He played with many musicians and had mainly two bands: Pappo´s Blues and Riff. Here a link with the concert in Madison Square Garden NYC with B.B. King: ruclips.net/video/b43yG0tN9OY/видео.html
God Bless Joe! I had the pleasure of taking my wife and my co-worker and her boyfriend to see him at the King Of France Tavern Inn (Annapolis, Maryland) in the 80's. They of course, never heard of Joe Pass but the Inn was "standing room only" and we were lucky to have a table. During Joe's "break" I met him and got his autograph. He was an honest, "down to earth" musician who loved his fans, unlike today's rock divas' who are self centered. I asked my co-worker's boyfriend what he thought of Joe's playing and he said: "he's good, but he plays too many notes".I laughed like crazy... I found out later, the boyfriend was a country and western listener. Oh Well!
Truly genious, Joe seems like born with guitar and jazz )) !! ... Big Man Joe Pass !!
WOW, this video is a documentary! PURE GOLD!
Thanks for posting. What an ingenius player.
An absolute guitar stud, impeccable technique.
This is wonderful! What a treat it was for the people who were in the store that day. My brother, also a guitarist says that Joe Pass was known as the musician's musician. Thank you for making the video and for posting!
What a gem! - thanks so much!
Clifford Brown, George Gershwin and a few others were clapping in muso heaven ;-)
This was the magic of 48th Street in Manhattan, “music row” as it was sometimes called. George Harrison, Billy Cobham in Manny’s, John McLaughlin in ‘We Buy Guitars’ and the stories! The last thing I bought in Manny’s was a Gibson Violin Bass complete with upright peg. Those were some days. Loved seeing this with Joe. I remember him thumping his ES-175 against the chair at a performance and he said to the board guy, “don’t worry, it’s just a plywood guitar!”
Love joe the beauty just flows out of his brain and through his fingers absolute genius
I remember this store being called Alex Axe. It was on the 2nd. floor, across the street from Sam Ash. 48th st. a little east of 7th Avenue, Manhattan. I think I am remembering right, maybe not. 48th st. in that block had so many music stores, all were unique. I first visited there in 1977 and was blown away. You could haggle & even barter in those stores back in the days. Also there were drum, horn, piano, sheet music stores nearby like on 46th & 47th st. Lost era. Seeing a well-known musician in one of these places was not some big shock. They shopped there too. P.S. Joe Pass was one of a kind.
One of the best videos on youtube
Antes de entrar a estudiar guitarra clásica en el conservatorio vi un vídeo de Joe y ya sabía que mi objetivo era tocar jazz gracias a él. A partir de ese día dije, eso es lo que quiero...
That foot is a metronome , fantastic , love you JOE :)
Joe was a human with a super-human gift. Thanks for this introspect.
An amazing talent. It's nice to see him smiling; he had quite a temper and no patience for Rock and Roll.
Wow, just so cool for you to be there in such an intimate moment with the great Joe Pass. Thanks for sharing this video, it's a real treat. His focus is so amazing with all the folks passing by who were oblivious to the super talents of Joe , their loss.
Thanks a lot for this video from Italy!
studied Joe Pass guitar in the 70's . He was a total inspiration .
Cosmic coincidences... While watching this I could instantly recognize Spanish/Argentinian accents. The guy sitting at Joe's right was Pappo (Norberto Napolitano - R.I.P.) a well known blues/hard rock guitarist. Standing with the white t-shirt, curly hair and ala Lennon glasses is Piero, another well known folk rock musician. I guess there are some other Argentinian musicians around there but can't recognize them so far. This was some easy money ("sweet money" we referred then) and not-so-human-rights friendly era for our country so renowned musicians went to the US to buy gear. Pappo happened to share several gigs with Mr. BB King.
Creo que también había una gente del Uruguay allí que eran amigos de Piero
It's like his left hand is living a life all by itself. What a giant.. SALUTE MR. JOE PASS
Thanks for sharing this video really cool clip..
blues man thank you for watching my video👍
W-O-W!!!!! I hadn't seen this before, thanks! What a pleasure to see him just jamming a bit, but unbelievably! I saw Joe playing solo at Fat Tuesdays in NY one time. Legendary.
Thanks for posting this wonderful video!
Thank you for posting this! I shopped very often in Alex Music! Great memories! And Joe is my favorite guitarist! Would go to see him at Fat Tuesdays!
Joe Pass was without a doubt, the MASTER of Solo Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar!
absolutely loved this, made me tear up, Joe was one of my first inspirations in life, my first teacher loved him and transmitted that love to me, this is beautiful both on the musical and human side, thank you so much sir.
Fantastic Document!!!
Thank you Ulf!! I'm a big fan of your talent also. Hope I can see you in NYCity sometime soon and talk to you as well.
Yes! Would be great!!!!
Ulf, your work with Oscar Peterson is so beautiful - perfectly conceived. I have listened to it hundreds of times.
Great story about Joe what a mesmerizing player..
thanks so much for posting this.
Texas...
So effortless!
The best!
His sense of rhythm.... and so much more!!!
0:24 the song is called "Apanhei-te, Cavaquinho", writted by a brazilian composer Ernesto Nazareth. Cavaquinho is a 4 stringed tiny acoustic guitar, but the title is an old brazilian idiomatic phrase, meanning something like: "busted!", "caught red-handed".
São poucos artistas renomados como Joe Pass, que se doam por algum tempo, de graça, numa calçada, em uma loja, bem próximo dos fãs.
Que Deus tenha acolhido seu filho genial, Joe Pass!
...great musician, great man... Il Maestro
Humble Giant great post , thanks......
When I was 19 or 20, I went to hear Joe Pass do a solo gig in a club in Milwaukee. He walked on stage, and realized he'd forgotten his picks. So he puts down his guitar and goes to his coat that's hanging, and riffles through the pockets. I happened to have a few Jim Dunlap picks, so I went up to him and said "Mr. Pass, I have some picks you can use!" He gave me a look like I was some kind of bug, and said "Thanks, but I have mine." I said "Here, take them anyway" and handed him some picks. He gave me another look and said "Thanks," took the picks, and then went back on stage and played a FANTASTIC concert.
+Dawoud Kringle Not a particularly complimentary attitude, but hey when you're god, you can do what you want. He used to cut his picks in half so they were closer to the strings. So lucky you got to see him in person.
I can understand his thoughts, or what probably were his thoughts. He's a craftsman on his guitar, comfortable with the tools he brought, and probably not looking to change them.
Not that I have the remotest clue about what it's like to be that good.
Are you Kirk Hammett?
Did you also offer to tune his guitar?
Dawoud Kringle. He has very unique phrasing.
Joe's guitar runs meant something..THE BEST
I don't think a lot of people realise how bloody good he was. A true master. ( and dont let the bald head and 'conservative' clothing fool you, this guy was as cool as they come). RIP. Genius.He literally was the "you hum it, I'll play it," guy. Incredible mastery of the fretboard , harmony and substitution. ❤ The young guy's seemed to appreciate him though. Guitarist's thinking 🤯 I need to practice. 🤣 (I'm saving this). Thanks. This is special.
Thank you for wonderful comment!
Fantastic! thanks
tears fell down while I watched this. I've become so obsessed with this mans music and personality!
amazing. I could watch hours of this.
Thanks so much Michael! Wonderful insight on one of the greats.
I would have lost my mind if he was sitting there playing. I loved Joe, the Master. Wow.
+Al Ward Hey Al, I got to hang with Joe for a week when he did a clinic in Phoenix AA, maybe 1972. Couple of private lessons... I brought his guitar method book with me, he said... forget that, i can't read, somebody transcribed what I play and made a book out of it. Really nice man, took him out for pizza.
+Clarence Wooten You are one lucky fellow to have had any time with him. I am jealous!
greatvanzinni Yes, I'm glad I got to meet him. The lessons were interesting, very simple. He would play a chord and say "sing 3 or 4 notes" play another chord, same thing, sing a few notes, a few chords later he said now play the chords in time. He played back what I sang in a swing style and then embellished the notes after a bit. Sounded great and not something I would've played off the top of my head.
Years back I had occasion to meet Joe, Ella and Oscar after a concert in Dallas. To our suprise we were the only * 2 at the backstage door when they came out and we had an uninterrupted 20 minute chat with them ending with Ella asking me if I'd mind helping her to her late arriving limo (a high point in my life) apologizing for her eyesight (I didn't wash that arm for damn near a year after) ---
* now --- There should have been 3 in our group HOWEVER ... one decided to put the move on a girl in the parking lot and chat her up --- 44 years later and WE STILL GIVE HIM HELL about his most unfortunate TOTALLY LOST OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ELLA, JOE and OSCAR!! 😂 ... what did his love interest look like? Hell, she could have been standing there naked and I'd have ignored her ... ... but I'll NEVER FORGET meeting 3 pf my MUSIC HERO's that night and still have a cowboy hat SIGNED BY ALL 3 to remember (RIP 3 of my heros). --- --- and thanks for posting this rare glimpse of the master. 👏
Unbelievable ... Listen to Joe play Summertime . Listen to Joe walk the bass with chords effortlessly 😮
Joe Pass makes seems to easy, your simplicity is so amazing, everybody likes him.
I have an album where he played at the Northern Lights Festival with Nels Orsted Henning on bass. Man he fly on that neck, so good. I wish I could've seem him when he was alive. I'm the book 'Many years from Now', Paul McCartney went to a jazz club to see him, wonder what he thought of Joe's playing?
that was really great I have a greater appreciation for his guitar musical skill from this video.
I knew Alex music well and bought my first electric guitar and amp there! Cool footage of the master!!!
Feel blessed to have seen him perform up close and intimate at the old Village Gate back in the 70s. He was one of a kind. Nobody can play solo jazz guitar like Mr. pass.
Wow ,so great!!!
Genius jazz guitarist and a really nice dude.
OMG if I had ever walked into a music store and saw him there I would have followed him around like a puppy until he smacked my nose with a newspaper. How cool.
My thoughts exactly. What are the chances!
Man what a treat to watch let alone to have been there.
Thank you very much.
I got to see him live!
Thank you for this vid! Priceless!
Joe Pass the Master.That guitar will never be played better than it was that day and h was just noodling around.
Yes, he was the Master but he wasn't 'just noodling around'. He was creating music of the highest order.
@@oldsyphilitic Yes creating music at the highest order while noodling around in a music store
What guitar is it?
just goes to show...you can be one of the best who ever lived and some people will still ignore you and walk on by. lol
JONATHON SEAGULL ...an example of "casting your pearls among swine"
+JONATHON SEAGULL
Ahhh... isn't that often the case, oblivious. However, had he been playing a recognizable pop tune of the era they might have glanced over and wondered who the old guy was.
+JONATHON SEAGULL For most people it takes a whole lot more than "just" the music whether they will appreciate it or not. Probably only musicians can appreciate it for what it is.
You mean that old guy never played with Nirvana? LOL!
Maybe you yourself just walked past a great architect, a surgeon, who invented a new kind of operation, a brilliant scientist, a soldier who risked his life to save a comrade, or quite possible, a great musician from another genre. Just saying that before we start to be outraged by the stupidity of others, we should do some effort to recognize our own. Since even the most brilliant amongst us are naive and ignorant in one way or another.
Truly a remarkably talented jazz guitarist and an inspiration to all guitar players that play jazz guitar. Great video.
Maestro Joe,para mi uno de los mas grandes guitarristas de la historia,influyo mucho en mi forma de tocar ,ah y ahi veo musicos Argentinos como Piero ahi parado y sentado a la derecha el gran guitarrista Norberto Napolitano (Pappo) quien tocara tienpo después con BB King..Hermoso video , una joyita. Thank Michael !!!
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Wow! Awesome!
The master of chords. No one comes close until today. It's a valuable piece of history.
Stunning!
How does one get that good? Wow! I can play quite well but after watching this I feel like selling my gear. Lol!!! This is making me really want to practice. Thank you for posting this. Joe was amazing!
Just stumbled upon this small treasure...made my day
Master. I became a jazz fanatic after listening to him
The brazilian song's they are tryin' to remember is called "Apanhei-te cavaquinho" by Ernesto Nazareth.
Yes I recognized it too. A classic of traditional choro repertoire.
0:34 guy tryies to sing "Brasileirinho" lol
@@BrunoSirilo what's the second song?
@@vinidias015 qual minuto?
@@BrunoSirilo logo no começo
wow amazing and always seemed so nice
I joe's music .Great man.
He makes it look so easy. What a graceful man.
Thank you for sharing all this material, sometimes this kind of footage results to be more interesting than the "official".
What about the blog, it would be great too!!
He is always so happy. Thanks for this upload!
I have one more video very unusual when he was playing on my synthesizer GR7 just need to edit so takes time...
+Michael Vainshtub That would put things in a different perspective, looking forward to it!
I fucking see you everywhere
Alejandro Soza Fucking thanks lol. Yeah I do comment a lot. Plus my user icon photo thingy is super bright and noticeable haha.
+TheJofrica check jesse van ruller
That summertime stuff he does is amazing!
Maravilloso , natural asi me gusta ver a los jazzeros compartir su arte ..
I never met Joe Pass. But I have listened to his playing since I was a teenager and tried copying some of his techniques. I remember he came to Seattle to play in 1994. I had other plans and decided I would go see him the next time. But, there would never be a next time…
Roland: Same regret. Joe came to a small coffeehouse in Northampton, MA, and one of my students offered to buy me a ticket to join her. I had something else pressing, and said, “Next time.” Like you, there was no next time. My student sat about 6 feet away from him, and got to have a fairly lengthy conversation with him after the first show.
I just love the procession of oafs...barging through... who have... No Idea... who is playing right there in the room !!
a few of those "oafs" are the people that worked there, including my own good self (at about the 5:10 mark) and we knew, but there was stuff to do.