Virtuoso ‎(CD, Album). Virtuoso ‎(LP, Album).

When Joe Pass recorded and released this first of his Virtuoso series of albums, he was 44 years old, and ready to reclaim his crown as king of jazz guitar after years of heroin abuse. As a solo artist playing only acoustic guitar in an amplified fusion era, the odds were stacked against him, but Pass boldly issued this, his most creative and improvisation-based work, to mass critical acclaim and widespread general public sales.

Virtuoso is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass, released in 1973. Despite having only one original composition ("Blues for Alican"), it is widely considered to be his best album, as well as one of the best jazz guitar albums. The remastered version used 20-bit K2 Super Coding System technology and included liner notes by Benny Green.

Joe Pass: Virtuoso by C. Michael Bailey, published on February 9, 2005 at All About Jazz. Pass emerged to record his first album in 1962, the well-received The Sounds of Synanon (Pacific Records 48, 1962). Over the next eight years, Pass recorded several fine recordings for World Pacific, Blue Note, Pacific Jazz, Discovery, and BGO. Then in 1973, it was Norman Granz, the producer/impresario (Clef, Norgram, Verve, Pablo), who heard Pass in 1970, immediately signing him to the Pablo imprint.

Live at Yoshi's is a live album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1992. Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:00. The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 4:23. Blues for Monty" (Joe Pass) – 6:25. You Were Meant for Me" (John Pisano) – 6:22. Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home" (Oscar Pettiford) – 4:40. I Thought About You" (Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:36.

By: Joe Pass (1974, Jazz). More albums from Joe Pass: 12 String Guitar (Great Motion Picture Themes) by Joe Pass. For Django by Joe Pass. The Stones Jazz by Joe Pass. Intercontinental by Joe Pass. Sounds Of Synanon by Joe Pass. The Trio by Joe Pass. Take Love Easy by Joe Pass. Better Days by Joe Pass. View all albums . Virtuoso. By: Joe Pass (1974, Jazz).

Exclusive discount for Prime members. Sample this album Artist (Sample). The album is aptly named, as it proves Joe Pass' virtuosity beyond doubt. It's the album that made Pass a star, after some false starts and time in prison. I used to love it; now, not so much.

Album · 1973 · 12 Songs. Joe Pass & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.