What is your favorite Joe Pass recording?

I'll suggest "Speak, Love" with Ella Fitzgerald. Loveliness dripping from every note. I also love the solo live performance at JazzBaltica (it's on Youtube), shortly before he died. read more

Two for the Road (Herb Ellis and Joe Pass album) - Joe Pass and Herb Ellis duets. Virtuoso No. 3 - All original compositions, my favorite of his Virtuoso albums. You should also check out some of his duets with Ella Fitzgerald. read more

Joe Pass is one of, if not my very favorite jazz guitarist. The"pass" in my screenname is for him. I view his catalog of material split up between 1) solo, chord/melody stuff and 2) band, non chord/melody material. read more

Of course, nothing can touch his early records but there also really is no such thing as a bad Joe Pass record. This recording puts Joe in the midst of 3 sympathetic musicians (the same group that did the great For Django recording 27 years prior). The solos uncover some new gems with each listening. read more