1. Alone Together
2. Baileywick
3. S'il Vous Plait
4. Lonely Woman
5. Nina's Birthday Song
6. You Were Meant For Me	
7. Blues For The Wee Folk	
8. Satie
9. For Jim H.	
10. Back To Back

Joe Pass, John Pisano (guitar)

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. Unlike Stanley Jordan, Pass used conventional (but superb) technique, and his Virtuoso series on Pablo still sounds remarkable decades later. Joe Pass had a false start in his career. He played in a few swing bands (including Tony Pastor's) before graduating from high school, and was with Charlie Barnet for a time in 1947. But after serving in the military, Pass became a drug addict, serving time in prison and essentially wasting a decade. He emerged in 1962 with a record cut at Synanon, made a bit of a stir with his For Django set, recorded several other albums for Pacific Jazz and World Pacific, and performed with Gerald Wilson, Les McCann, George Shearing, and Benny Goodman (1973). However, in general Pass maintained a low profile in Los Angeles until he was signed by Norman Granz to his Pablo label. 1973's Virtuoso made him a star and he recorded very prolifically for Pablo, unaccompanied, with small groups, on duo albums with Ella Fitzgerald, and with such masters as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, and Dizzy Gillespie. Pass remained very active up until his death from cancer - All Music Guide.

John Pisano has been recognized as one of the nation’s finest jazz guitarists since first emerging on the scene in the mid-Fifties. Even if his name doesn’t immediately ring a bell, odds are that you’ve heard his guitar work. Although he had occasionally stepped forward to lead his own groups, for years his "comfort zone" was the background, where he’d supported some of music’s biggest names, including Herb Alpert, Sergio Mendes, Peggy Lee, Burt Bacharach, Frank Sinatra, and Barbra Streisand. In the last several years, however, Pisano has assumed the leader’s role, releasing a series of Pablo dates remarkable for their beauty and musical camaraderie. Among Friends (1995) was the first, featuring him in duet settings with six of the instrument’s most talented players: Lee Ritenour, Phil Upchurch, Ron Affif, Dori Caymmi, Ted Greene, and the late Joe Pass, with whom John had worked extensively for three decades.

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01 Head Start 2:50
02 Burning Spear 2:16
03 Free Sample 3:17
04 Better Days 2:55
05 After School 3:07
06 We'll Be Together Again 2:09
07 Balloons 2:56
08 It's Too Late 2:54
09 Gotcha! 2:15
10 Alison 2:30					play
11 The Preacher 2:41
12 Bass Blues 2:21
13 Flying Down Baja 1:18		play
14 My Bonnie 3:36
15 When Love Fades 2:49
16 In City 2:28
17 Slick Cat 2:48

Personnel:
Ray Brown 	Double Bass
Conte Candoli 	Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Milt Holland 	Conga
Paul Humphrey 	Drums, Performer
J.J. Johnson 	Trombone
Carol Kaye 	Bass (Electric), Performer, Producer
Earl Palmer 	Drums
Joe Pass 	Guitar
Joe Sample 	Piano
Tom Scott 	Flute, Saxophone

Producer Carol Kaye's original intention for this recording was use as an instructional tapes, but its value to fans of the late guitar wizard Joe Pass is minimal. The release is plagued with a lot of inferior songs, dull 1970s jazz-pop arrangements, and way too many musicians (especially electric bassist Kaye) who weren't worthy of sharing a studio with Pass. In spite of the presence of Ray Brown and J.J. Johnson, plus songs like Jimmy Rowles' "After School" and Horace Silver's "The Preacher," it is clear that Joe Pass had many better days in his long, productive career as a jazz musician. This CD will only be sought by those trying to complete their Pass collections at all costs. ---Ken Dryden, allmusic.com

Better Days CD Joe Pass Jazz Guitar Lead, with Ray Brown ac. bass, Earl Palmer/Paul Humphrey drums, Carol Kaye el. bass some tracks, all-star jazz studio band of Joe Sample piano, Tom Scott sax/flute, Conte Candoli trpt/flugel, JJ Johnson trom, Milt Holland perc. - all with accurate Chord Charts and Joe's Solo Transcription Sheets - 10 tunes - Head Start, Burning Spear, Better Days, We'll Be Together Again, Gotcha, Alison, etc...other standard jazz tunes, soul-jazz, some funk, bossas, all featuring Joe's HOT soloing great solo guitar, all styles of Jazz and Funk! ...... CD has extra jazz-soul tracks with Carol Kaye, Paul Humphrey from Ojai 1971 recordings: Slick Cat, The Preacher, Bass Blues, My Bonnie, Love Is, others. You can play with the "Better Days" CD with the Chord Charts included, and Joe's "Better Day's" great easy-reading guitar solo transcription sheets included in package. Finest showing of Joe's fiery soloing, his beautiful ballads and cooking soul-jazz rock-pop with the finest of studio jazz musicians to back him up. Tunes and musicians chosen by Joe for this 1971 event. ---Editorial Reviews

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1. Bluesology – Joe Pass, Jackson, Milt
2. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) – Joe Pass, Arlen, Harold
3. J.P. Blues – Joe Pass, Pass, Joe
4. Poinciana – Joe Pass, Bernier, Buddy
5. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You – Joe Pass, Crosby, Bing
6. I Remember You – Joe Pass, Mercer, Johnny
7. Bay City Blues – Joe Pass, Pass, Joe
8. The Song Is You – Joe Pass, Hammerstein, Oscar

Line Up:
Joe Pass- guitar
Andy Simpkins- bass
Albert “Tootie” Heath- drums
Gerald Wiggins- organ, piano
Plas Johnson - tenor saxophone

Virtuoso guitarist Joe Pass didn't need sidemen on any recording, but when he used them, he chose wisely. Tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson, keyboardist Gerald Wiggins and drummer Tootle Heath had not recorded with Pass previously, but along with bassist Andy Simpkins, they achieve a perfect first-take sound on each track. The title cut features Pass with Johnson's bluesy sax and a soft organ and brushed background. Two Pass originals are lengthy blues vehicles with plenty of solo space for all. "I Remember You" is an unlikely choice that developed from Wiggins' jamming in the studio; the ballad is a relaxing detour from the blues that dominate the CD. Joe Pass was without peer on guitar the last 20 years of his life; his playing here won't disappoint. ---Ken Dryden, Rovi

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A1  Play With Fire - N. Phelge 2:58   
A2  19th Nervous Breakdown - Richard, Jagger 2:58   
A3  I Am Waiting - Richard, Jagger 2:53  
A4  Lady Jane - Richard, Jagger 2:52
A5  Not Fade Away - Charles Hardin Holley (aka Buddy Holly) & Norman Petty 2:35   
A6  Mother's Little Helper - Richard, Jagger 2:54

B1  (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Richard, Jagger 3:10   
B2  Paint It Black - Richard, Jagger 3:25
B3  What A Shame - Richard, Jagger 2:58   
B4  As Tears Go By - Andrew Loog Oldham, Richard, Jagger 3:05   
B5  Stone Jazz - Bob Florence & Joe Pass 2:50  

Musicians:
Joe Pass, Dennis Budimir, John Pisano - Guitar
Chuck Berghofer - Bass
Bob Florence - Piano
John Gain - Drums
Victor Feldman - Percussion
Bill Perkins - Tenor Sax
Milt Bernhardt, Dick Hamilton, Herbie Harper, Gale Martin – Trombone

An album of songs by the Rolling Stones hardly sounds like promising material for any jazz release, even in the hands of a master guitarist like Joe Pass. Featuring ten of their hits with arrangements by Bob Florence and an unidentified cast of musicians, other than tenor saxophonist Bill Perkins, this LP was clearly one for a paycheck when most jazz players were scratching for work. Unlike the works of Lennon and McCartney of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones' music doesn't lend itself to jazz. Pass doesn't solo with the gusto one came to expect from his many great sessions from the 1970s to the end of his life for Pablo and elsewhere. Even the closing blues "Stones Jazz," credited to Florence and Pass, sounds severely dated and not worth a second hearing to today's jazz listener. A very unlikely candidate for reissue on CD, this record will be sought by Joe Pass fanatics only. ---Ken Dryden, Rovi

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CD1
   1. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - C.E.D                       [03:11]
   2. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Aaron's Song                [04:23]
   3. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Stay Loose                  [04:20]
   4. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Projections                 [05:08]
   5. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Hang Tough                  [06:27]
   6. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Self-Image                  [08:59]
   7. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Last Call For Coffee        [04:35]
   8. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Blues                       [04:31]
   9. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Catch Me (Forward Pass No. 1)[03:09]
  10. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Days Of Wine And Roses      [02:47]
  11. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - You Stepped Out Of A Dream  [03:02]
  12. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - But Beautiful               [02:34]
  13. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Mood Indigo                 [05:03]
  14. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - It's All Right With Me      [02:55]
  15. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Deep Purple                 [05:01]
  16. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Tangerine                   [03:06]
  17. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - There Will Never Be Another You[04:59]

CD2
   1. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Bags' Groove (No. 1)        [03:49]
   2. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - There Is No Greater Love    [03:54]
   3. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes[03:28]
   4. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - No Cover, No Minimum        [05:37]
   5. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Just Friends                [03:33]
   6. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Walking Up                  [03:14]
   7. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Peri's Scope                [02:40]
   8. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Catch Me (Forward Pass No. 2)[03:05]
   9. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Summertime                  [06:18]
  10. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Falling In Love With Love   [05:45]
  11. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - These Foolish Things        [05:15]
  12. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Joe's Tune (Samba)          [02:21]
  13. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Stragler                    [04:00]
  14. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Simon Potter                [05:16]
  15. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Catch Up (Forward Pass No. 3)[02:52]
  16. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Sermonette                  [02:25]
  17. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Bags' Groove (No. 2)        [03:06]
  18. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Sister Sadie                [04:13]
  19. Joe Pass Quartet & Septet - Li'l Darlin'                [03:35]

JOE PASS, guitar on all tracks, plus:

CD 1 [1-8]:
DAVE ALLAN, trumpet; GREG DYKES, baritone horn; ARNOLD ROSS, piano;
RONALD CLARK, bass; BILL CRAWFORD, drums; CANDY LATSON, bongos.

CD 1 [9-15]:
CLARE FISCHER, piano & organ; RALPH PEÑA, bass; LARRY BUNKER, drums.

CD 1 [16-17] & CD 2 [1-3]:
Unknown, piano/organ; RALPH PEÑA or JIM HUGHART, bass;
LARRY BUNKER or COLIN BAILEY, drums.

CD 2 [4-10]:
CLARE FISCHER, piano & organ; ALBERT STINSON, bass; COLIN BAILEY, drums.

CD 2 [11-15]:
LES McCANN, piano; HERBIE LEWIS, bass; PAUL HUMPHREY, drums.

CD 2 [16-19]:
LES McCANN, piano; PAUL CHAMBERS, bass; PAUL HUMPHREY, drums.

This edition contains Joe Pass’ earliest recordings as a leader. It including his complete original long unavailable 1962 LP "Sounds of Synanon" (Pacific Jazz PJ48), It presents an unusual instrumental combination with baritone horn and bongos in a program of originals by Pass and other members of the band. All of the musicians there, including Pass himself, were patients recuperating at the Synanon Drug Center in California at that time, hence the title of the album.

In addition to the seven songs on the original LP, this release also boasts a rarely heard blues that completes the session, as well as a selection of Pass’ earliest quartet dates under his own name. ---jazzmessengers.com

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1.Wave
2.Blues In 'G'                 play
3.All The Things You Are
4.'Round Midnight
5.Here's That Rainy Day
6.Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Lady Melange
7.Blues Dues
8.Bluesette
9.Honeysuckle Rose             play

Solo performer: Joe Pass (guitar).
Rec.Live At Long Beach City College,Jan.20,1984

This CD has yet another set of unaccompanied guitar solos by Joe Pass; however, fans of the great guitarist realize that he was among the most consistent of jazz performers, and virtually all of his Pablo recordings are quite worthwhile. For this live date, Pass explores seven standards and a couple of original blues, but manages to find fresh variations to play during such songs as "Wave," "All the Things You Are," and an exploratory rendition of "Honeysuckle Rose." ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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1.	Cheek to Cheek
2.	By Myself
3.	Night and Day
4.	They Can't Take That Away From Me
5.	Blues For Fred / They All Laughed
6.	Dancing in the Dark
7.	Oh, Lady Be Good
8.	I Concentrate on You
9.	Foggy Day, A (In London Town)
10.	Way You Look Tonight, The
11.	Tap Blues - (bonus track)

Joe Pass - guitar

Joe Pass recorded at least a dozen sets of unaccompanied guitar for the Pablo label, and although one can have a very viable jazz collection without owning all of them, none of them are throwaways. This fairly late effort finds Pass paying tribute to the magic of Fred Astaire on his "Blues for Fred" (which is played in a medley with "They All Laughed") and a variety of top standards from the 1930s. As usual, Pass interprets the music with taste, solid swing, and constant creativity within the bop tradition. His versions of "Cheek to Cheek," "Night and Day," "Lady Be Good" and "The Way You Look Tonight" in particular are quite enjoyable and make one appreciate the uniqueness of this classic guitarist. ---Scott Yanow

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1 	Wave 	3:32
2 	We'll Be Together Again 	4:19
3 	Naked As A Jaybird 	4:56
4 	Blue Bossa 	4:05
5 	Limehouse Blues 	5:43
6 	Long Has This Been Going On? 	5:43
7 	Bud's Blues 	4:20
8 	Nature Boy 	2:30
9 	Solar 	4:17
10 	When Lights Are Low 	5:04

Joe Pass – guitar
J.J. Johnson - trombone

Few would argue with the statement that there is not an excess of guitar-trombone duet albums. In fact, in terms of instrumentation, this date (which has been reissued on CD) may very well be somewhat unique in jazz history. Trombonist J.J. Johnson had already been the pacesetter on his instrument for nearly 40 years at the time, while guitarist Joe Pass proved in the 1970s that he could make his axe fulfill all the roles of an orchestra. Still, the strong success of this inspired outing is a bit of a surprise. While Pass often adds walking lines behind Johnson, the trombonist sometimes plays long tones behind the guitarist's solos. Most exciting are the spots where the two share the lead equally. Other than Bud Powell's "Bud's Blues" and Johnson's "Naked as a Jaybird," the duo sticks to standards. But obviously, these versions sound quite a bit different than usual. Highlights include "Wave," "Limehouse Blues," "Nature Boy," and "When Lights Are Low." Highly recommended. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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