Joe Pass - I Remember Charlie Parker - 1979 (1990)

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Product Description: For this set of unaccompanied solos, guitarist Joe Pass decided to pay tribute to Charlie Parker, not by recording his compositions but by playing ten of the numbers that Bird had recorded with strings during 1949-1950. One really does not miss the strings, for Pass had earlier in the decade developed his technique to the point where he sounded like a self-sufficient orchestra. Among the songs he plays are "Just Friends" (the most successful of the Charlie Parker with Strings recordings), "April in Paris," "They Can't Take That Away from Me," "If I Should Lose You," and two versions of "Out of Nowhere." Tasteful and swinging music by one classic musician in homage to another. Recorded at Group IV, Hollywood, CA on February 17, 1979. Digital remastering 1990 - Phil De Lancie (Fantasy Studios, Berkley).

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Review: I've been listening to Joe Pass for about 30 years, and my first exposure was the "Vituoso" album, and I went home and almost threw my guitar in the trash. I didn't even know how to describe what I had heard. I dislike the over-used term of genius, but I will have to admit that Joe was a true genius at his craft. He had incredible facility in all aspects of music: harmony, melody, rhythm, counterpoint, dynamics, and amazing improvisational skills.
What truly astounded me was that I had thout that after Django Reinhardt, there was no way anyone could completely blow me away on solo jazz guitar. I was wrong, and Joe had his own sound and harmonic sense that was very different than Django's. In my opinion, the album "Virtuoso" stands on it's own as one of the truly great jazz recordings period. "I remember Charlie Parker"
shares some of the best qualities of "Virtuoso", but in a much more restrained and softer way. Most of the tunes are ballad-style, played on a nylon string guitar, and all played finger-style, giving the album a much more mellow, contemplative sound. It is a wonderful tribute to one of Joe's idols, Charlie Parker, and even in it's own gentle way, the songs all swing. I place this album as one of Joe's best recordings, and as one of my most favored jazz guitar albums. It is the kind of recording that you can listen to one week, come back to it a week or two later, and it sounds like you are hearing it for the first time. I highly recommend this album. ~ Amazon Customer

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