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Joe Pass: Virtuoso

Read "Virtuoso" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
January 24, 2003

When considering all the talent that exists in jazz, there exist damn few musicians who can be deemed without peer. Art Tatum and Charlie Parker might be considered as such; Joe Pass might be the definition of a musician without peer. Pass arrived magically on the recording scene in 1962 with The Sound of Synanon (Pacific ...

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Joe Pass: Virtuoso

Read "Virtuoso" reviewed by David Rickert

by David Rickert
May 1, 2001

A true virtuoso weds rich artistic sensibility with a mastery of the instrument the artist chooses to express it. Therefore, Art Tatum was a true virtuoso, whereas Miles Davis wasn't, he had artistic expression in spades, but his technique on the instrument was limited. It takes a lot of confidence (or gall) to label yourself a ...

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