Joe Pass Musical artist

Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalacqua, January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American virtuoso jazz guitarist of Sicilian descent. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century. His extensive use of walking basslines, melodic counterpoint during improvisation, use of a chord-melody style of playing and outstanding knowledge of chord inversions and progressions opened up new possibilities for the jazz guitar and had a profound influence on later guitarists.

Personal facts

Joe Pass
Birth dateJanuary 13, 1929
Birth place
New Brunswick New Jersey
Date of deathMay 23, 1994
Place of death
Los Angeles
Hometown
Johnstown Pennsylvania

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Musical artist

Career started1943
Career ended1994
associated musical artist
Oscar Peterson
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Ella Fitzgerald
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Bebop
record label
Concord Records
Pacific Jazz Records
Pablo Records

Joe Pass on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~UX5T-OOIS
  2. http://www.fergusonguitar.com/joepass.html
  3. http://www.gould68.freeserve.co.uk/Joe%20Pass%20Int_view.html
  4. http://www.jazzguitar.be/joe_pass_licks.html