Joe Pass

Joseph Anthony Passalaqua ( New Brunswick ), January 13 1929 - Los Angeles , May 23 1994 ), better known as Joe Pass, was an American jazz ( bop ) guitarist .



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*1 Biography  ==[Biography  edit ] == Joe Pass was the eldest of four children and spent his childhood in the Italian neighborhood of Johnstown (Pennsylvania) . His father, Mariano Passalaqua, from a Sicilian immigrant origin, worked in a steel mill. Joe started playing guitar when he was nine years old and got his first lessons with friends of his father. His father encouraged him strongly when he saw how much free time Joe have spent on the instrument. Young Joe must have practiced enormously and have made much progress, because at the age of 14 he was already asked to play at weddings and parties.
 * 2 Discography
 * 2.1 Solo albums
 * 2.2 With Oscar Peterson
 * 2.3 Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
 * 2.4 Ella Fitzgerald
 * 2.5   In other guitarists

Bebop fascinated him and at the age of 20 he moved to New York, where he could listen to the best musicians of the moment. Unfortunately, he walked into the trap of drugs. For more than ten years, until the early 60s, he remained hooked. He was arrested several times before being admitted to Synanon, a rehabilitation center for drug users. During his stay in Synanon he took with a group of musicians in the city center on a plate: "Sounds of Synanon". Jazz Critics who heard this record were enthusiastic about the guitar of Joe. His stay in the center lasted three years, after which he took back got more on his music career.

On leaving Synanon he played in the Los Angeles area with the best musicians and was also hired as a studio guitarist. He took more than five years in various recording sessions until the day when Norman Granz (international producer of jazz concerts) him in 1970 persuaded by his record label " Pablo Records conclude "a contract. From that moment Joe's international career was launched.In 1974 the label released his famous solo album Virtuoso, and in the same year followed the album with The Trio Pass, Oscar Peterson, and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , a Grammy Awardwon. Pass took over for Pablo Records also albums with Benny Carter , Milt Jackson , Herb Ellis , Zoot Sims , Duke Ellington , Dizzy Gillespie , Ella Fitzgerald , Count Basie and others.

His guitar playing is inimitable. Joe Pass is sometimes called the " Art Tatum Guitar "because his guitar solos have similarities with that of the famous pianist. He died at age 65. ==[Discography  edit ] == Joe Pass, pastel by Jules Grandgagnage, 2007===Solo albums <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===With Oscar Peterson <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===With Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===With Ella Fitzgerald <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===In other guitarists <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===