Joe Pass - Portraits of Duke Ellington (1974).

[@lesworrymorefaith8134]

It’s the mid eighties I own a small music store answer the phone and ask what can I do for you? Hey man this is Joe Pass Sure??? No it’s Joe Pass I’m busy who the hell is this? You mean you know who I am? If you’re Joe Pass! Well I am and I need a Polytone Mini Brute amp for a show tonight mine is lost somewhere. Can you help me out? I’m by myself put I’ll send it over in a cab. JP can you and a few friends make it to my gig tonight? Sorry I can’t I’m playing tonight myself. Jp 2 bad Next morning Joe comes in a cab with amp and spends the morning having coffee and conversation. Holding the tortoise shell pick he gave me that day. Thanks for posting and stirring memories from a cool guy and great guitarist.

[@augustineriley5582]

Les More - loved that story of your meeting with Joe! Sounds like the way he'd live his life :) Met him and got his (and Oscar's) autoraph on my program when played here in the UK as a duo, - mid seventies, very special night! Peace and thanks again for sharing that encounter. :)

[@lesworrymorefaith8134]

Augustine Riley it was a very good encounter indeed I remember him playing an old wanky L5 I had strung with 9s with the action too low and buzzing he was so kind as not to lecture me about as he glided over the fingerboard without causing one buzz. He was playing with Ella Fitzgerald at that time. I would never say he played for anyone if you know what I mean. Cheers mate!

[@orlandorobaina8479]

Les More and the Pounds of Sorrow 5

[@orlandorobaina8479]

66

[@orlandorobaina8479]

Les More and the Pounds of Sorrow 765

[@dinocilli9155]

Their are a lot of great unknowns but joes probably the best known jazz guitarist ever wish he was still here!

Hard to imagine he learned to play like that in one lifetime...scary ambition. Joe will live forever, guitarists never forget the greats. Imagine they still talk about Eddie Lang.

[@dirtydelva]

Always come back to this album, so beautiful in many ways

[@intuneorange]

Joe 's playing is So trillin So killin After listening to him I feel more focused and alive!

[@blakeandujar8886]

My first time listening and discovering him. Wow.

[@philaman1972]

A supreme master of his craft - the late, great Joe Pass!

[@rickjensen2717]

Simply the best in my humble opinion!

[@budway1942]

I saw Mr. Pass perform at Ronnie Scotts club in London about 1971..Enjoyed it immensley.

[@gerarddelgrande]

You're a lucky guy Dennis !!

[@Nayradharma]

dennis moeller amazing

[@loveone8073]

I'm jealous

[@mariello30]

The first time I heard Joe Pass was in 1965 i think, one year later than that wonderful Jazz guitar landmark For Django and it really turned my head. My God I had never heard Jazz guitarists like him, there were a lot other guitarists but not like him with that swing and drive. But the wonderful thing is he did not stand still stylistically, he progressed to a more harmonic musical style the closest that you can get with a classical guitar player.

[@rickjensen2717]

He siad that he actually studied the Carassi Studies for classical guitar when he was young.

[@arthurkluver]

And then,after page 40 it got hard…

[@JWykis]

They swing like a whole big band. Brilliant album

[@bradknight2618]

Thanks for the post. Another of Joe’s amazing works!

[@carloalbertorassaval3275]

Born Joseph Passalacqua. Greetings from Italy!

[@alvistd2168]

one of the all time greats, He's up there with Django , Wes , but also Oscar P and Art Tatum.

[@DerekDtj]

The first time I ever heard Joe Pass, I had an urge to throw all my guitars in the lake and just quit playing. Had the same feeling the first time I stood behind Jack Nicklaus and saw him hit a prodigious drive! There is no hope for mere mortals like the rest of us, period. Just imagine the years of practice it took Joe Pass to swing like this. Just incredible!!

[@clintjones9848]

Get to work!

[@charlespeterson3798]

I grew up on Ben Hogan, Iron Byron, etc. I remember Jack as a fat 18 year old. I saw Louis Armstrong. What is my point? I hit a few perfect shots. I played a few perfect notes..... A few as a result of seeing and hearing. Been a good life.

[@mariello30]

It's not only the years of practice.To start with you got to have the gift. Where the gift comes from? It is bestowed on you by nature without which you will not achieve anything.

[@SurreyBasements1]

and to think he recorded this whole album in a day!

[@Nayradharma]

Derek Detjen the first time I heard him I picked up my guitar and started transcribing. I wanted to become like him so much.

[@chadallen3926]

It was 1973, a brilliant time period for such indulgence and decadence in jazz history. Timeless in contrast, especially with the brilliant Joe Pass playing the resonant jazz never to be herd anywhere, other than being in his presence. Just kidding, I was born in 1987. Great stuff.

[@JustinHartleyPhoto]

So thankful for this album.

[@nelsonlugo45]

Ellington Mercer STRAYHORN - Goddamn! I'm in heaven

[@bartstewart8644]

All things must Pass.

[@axelbitch7164]

Bart Stewart most badass comment I've seen this year

[@nelsonlugo45]

Pass and Duke - 2 all time favorites - yeah.

[@andysparks8103]

wowed by this

[@hugomazariegos7406]

Me encanto!!!!.... 👍👍

[@themusiccovenant]

Gods of jazz

[@m44E74]

Wow!!!

[@dachikhazalia5774]

nice mood

[@jiyujizai]

🌹😔💜

[@massimosoddu5884]

My guitar heroes of jazz.Joe pass is Blues

[@jasongoodrow949]

Is it just me or are there more ads on this than any other video I've listened to? It may be youtube's particular relationship with my browser / account / cookes? Or? It's nuts. At least one a tune in the middle.

[@alansouzacruz970]

Joe best guitarrist 👏

[@functionalcontractions1469]

I can do better ,but wont brag in public

[@m44E74]

Wes is God.Joe is the chairman of the board

[@objectivitycave11]

check out Lenny Breau

[@andresugueruaga6920]

Which are the first records of Joe playing solo? It's a question I can t answer yet

[@jamesjackovich5886]

Giants

[@Nayradharma]

james jackovich indeed

[@peeweesherman]

Him and Wes Montgomery were water and oil in terms of style, combine the two...and you'll be a badass guitarist.

[@sblack48]

Not on spotify 😢

[@victoriasalvador7633]

:)

[@mauricioslanelagunes687]

Non plus ultra

[@ericbrown691]

Wiz Khalifa

[@will7816]

Cardi B > Joe Pass

[@javiervelascomarquez3225]

Motril.

[@themusiccovenant]

Gods of jazz