Virtuoso

by Joe Pass

Virtuoso cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 July 1974
  • Label: Pablo
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:47
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Widely regarded as one of the most important unaccompanied guitar albums in jazz history, 'Virtuoso' revolutionized the perception of the guitar as a complete solo instrument. Pass flawlessly executes walking basslines, complex chordal accompaniment, and blistering lead melodies simultaneously, redefining jazz guitar vocabulary.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, technical, improvisation, unaccompanied-solo, complex

Tracklist

  1. Night And Day (3:31)
  2. Stella By Starlight (5:10)
  3. Here's That Rainy Day (3:36)
  4. My Old Flame (5:17)
  5. How High The Moon (5:00)
  6. Cherokee (3:36)
  7. Sweet Lorraine (4:09)
  8. Have You Met Miss Jones? (4:43)
  9. 'Round Midnight (3:37)
  10. All The Things You Are (4:00)
  11. Blues For Alican (5:29)
  12. The Song Is You (4:33)

Credits

  • Joe Pass - primary artist, guitar, written-by
  • Cole Porter - written-by
  • Ned Washington - written-by
  • Victor Young - written-by
  • Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke - written-by
  • Arthur Johnston - written-by
  • Sam Coslow - written-by
  • Morgan Lewis - written-by

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