Joe Pass Quartet - The Complete Pacific Jazz Quartet Sessions 1962-1964 [2001] (5 x CDs)

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Joe Pass Quartet - The Complete Pacific Jazz Quartet Sessions 1962-1964 [2001] (5 x CDs)

Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalacqua; January 13, 1929 - May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Although Pass collaborated with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, his status as one of the most notable jazz guitarists of the 20th century is generally attributed to his work on his solo albums, such as Virtuoso.

The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions is a compilation album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass, released on Mosaic Records in 2001. It includes pieces Pass recorded on Pacific Jazz Records in 1963 and 1964. The flowing lines and harmonic complexities of bebop are daunting on any instrument, but they particularly challenge guitar players. Not so Joe Pass, who went the beboppers one better; by finger picking where he figured out how to fill and add bass notes as well as solo.

But Joe Pass’ skill wasn’t just in his ability to move dexterously around the fingerboard.  The truly best aspect of his playing was how musical it all sounded.  Joe Pass’ improvised solos were often crafted well enough to have been melodies in and of themselves creating a unique jazz sound captures in this box set collection.

For Django, with 3 unissued tracks by his quartet with fellow guitarist John Pisano, is considered a must-have in any jazz library. This box set collection also includes Catch Me! with Clare Fischer, Ralph Pena and Larry Bunker with an additional 8 unissued tunes , Les McCann’s On Time and Soul Hits, 12-String Guitar Movie Themes and his live Joy Spring album with 4 more tracks and some newly discovered Pass sessions.

The original three-track masters for 15 of the 18 sessions on this set survived and were remixed and transferred to digital at 24-bit resolution by Malcolm Addey for a clean, pure sound which highlights the beautiful tone of this great instrumentalist. Thoroughly researching the original session tapes is a path not only to far greater fidelity but also to discovering unissued material, like the 33 previously unissued tunes in this limited edition box set!

Always clean, articulate, and effective, Pass had unstoppable swing and an ability to create memorable, beautifully-constructed jazz solos. The Mosaic box set collection of his Pacific quartet sessions lays out the full range of what this gentle, self-effacing musician could do. (www.mosaicrecords.com)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Joe Pass Quartet - Catch Me (Forward Pass) 3:14

02 Joe Pass Quartet - Days of Wine and Roses 2:52

03 Joe Pass Quartet - You Stepped Out of A Dream3 3:06

04 Joe Pass Quartet - But Beautiful 2:39

05 Joe Pass Quartet - Mood Indigo 5:08

06 Joe Pass Quartet - It's Allright With Me 3:00

07 Joe Pass Quartet - Deep Purple 5:06

08 Joe Pass Quartet - Tangerine 3:11

09 Joe Pass Quartet - There Will Never Be Another You 5:02

10 Joe Pass Quartet - Bag's Groove 3:54

11 Joe Pass Quartet - There is No Greater Love 3:56

12 Joe Pass Quartet - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 3:33

13 Joe Pass Quartet - No Cover, No Minimum 5:41

14 Joe Pass Quartet - Just Friends 3:38

15 Joe Pass Quartet - Walking Up 3:19

16 Joe Pass Quartet - Peri's Scope 2:45

17 Joe Pass Quartet - Catch Me 3:10

18 Joe Pass Quartet - Summertime 6:23

19 Joe Pass Quartet - Falling in Love With Love 5:49

CD2

01 Joe Pass Quartet - On Time 4:18

02 Joe Pass Quartet - Yours is My Heart Alone 4:48

03 Joe Pass Quartet - This for Doug 5:57

04 Joe Pass Quartet - Fondue 5:15

05 Joe Pass Quartet - Bernie's Tune 3:04

06 Joe Pass Quartet - Maichen 4:37

07 Joe Pass Quartet - It Could Happen to You 5:04

08 Joe Pass Quartet - You're Driving Me Crazy 4:59

09 Joe Pass Quartet - So What 3:04

10 Joe Pass Quartet - The Other Way 4:49

11 Joe Pass Quartet - Free at Pass...Thank God Almighty... Free at Pass 5:01

12 Joe Pass Quartet - These Foolish Things 5:20

13 Joe Pass Quartet - Joe's Tune (Samba) 2:25

14 Joe Pass Quartet - Stragler 4:04

15 Joe Pass Quartet - Siman Potter 5:20

16 Joe Pass Quartet - Catch Up (Forward Pass) 2:55

CD3

01 Joe Pass Quartet - Back at The Chicken Shack 4:17

02 Joe Pass Quartet - Sack O' Woe 3:06

03 Joe Pass Quartet - Groove Yard 3:20

04 Joe Pass Quartet - Groove Yard (alt tk) 4:10

05 Joe Pass Quartet - Sonnymoon for Two 2:44

06 Joe Pass Quartet - Shiny Stockings 3:57

07 Joe Pass Quartet - Sermonette 2:33

08 Joe Pass Quartet - Bags' Groove 3:08

09 Joe Pass Quartet - Sister Sadie 4:15

10 Joe Pass Quartet - Li'l Darlin' 3:42

11 Joe Pass Quartet - Work Song 4:14

12 Joe Pass Quartet - Blue 'N Boogie 3:12

13 Joe Pass Quartet - Charade 2:28

14 Joe Pass Quartet - Call Me Irresponsible 2:29

15 Joe Pass Quartet - How The West Was Won 3:03

16 Joe Pass Quartet - Wives and Lovers 3:05

17 Joe Pass Quartet - Sunday in New York 2:55

18 Joe Pass Quartet - Love With The Proper Stranger 1:54

19 Joe Pass Quartet - Love Theme of Tom Jones 2:59

20 Joe Pass Quartet - Manha De Carnaval 3:30

21 Joe Pass Quartet - Lawrence of Arabia 3:02

22 Joe Pass Quartet - Fall of Love 3:10

23 Joe Pass Quartet - It Had Beter Be Tonight 2:36

24 Joe Pass Quartet - More 3:01

CD4

01 Joe Pass Quartet - I Believe in You 3:14

02 Joe Pass Quartet - It's A Wonderful World 4:36

03 Joe Pass Quartet - hello Dolly 3:14

04 Joe Pass Quartet - Summer Night 5:14

05 Joe Pass Quartet - The Sweetest Sounds 2:54

06 Joe Pass Quartet - Jambalaya 2:39

07 Joe Pass Quartet - Cold Cold Heart 3:18

08 Joe Pass Quartet - You Win Again 2:36

09 Joe Pass Quartet - Hey Good Lookin' 2:29

10 Joe Pass Quartet - Django 3:23

11 Joe Pass Quartet - Rosetta 3:08

12 Joe Pass Quartet - Nuages 2:36

13 Joe Pass Quartet - For Django 3:00

14 Joe Pass Quartet - Night and Day 3:49

15 Joe Pass Quartet - Fleur D'Ennui 3:00

16 Joe Pass Quartet - Insensiblement 3:15

17 Joe Pass Quartet - Cavalerie 4:27

18 Joe Pass Quartet - Django's Castle (Manoir De Mes Reves) 3:51

19 Joe Pass Quartet - LimeHouse Blues 2:16

20 Joe Pass Quartet - Georgia on My Mind 3:23

21 Joe Pass Quartet - Rosetta (alt) 3:15

22 Joe Pass Quartet - LimeHouse Blues (alt) 1:43

CD5

01 Joe Pass Quartet - Joy Spring 8:46

02 Joe Pass Quartet - SomeTime Ago 6:44

03 Joe Pass Quartet - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 7:15

04 Joe Pass Quartet - Reaxin' at Camarillo 10:39

05 Joe Pass Quartet - Ther is No Greater Love 9:13

06 Joe Pass Quartet - Bag's Groove 9:01

07 Joe Pass Quartet - Some Time Ago (alt) 5:38

08 Joe Pass Quartet - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (alt) 6:05

09 Joe Pass Quartet - There is No Greater Love (alt) 6:35

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