Joe Pass

Person · Open Library

Born

1929

Works

17

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Film & TV

New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass is well known for his work stemming from numerous collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, and is often heralded as one of the most unique and notable jazz guitarists of the 20th century. Pass was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on January 13,…

Known for

• Ella Fitzgerald And Joe Pass - Duets In Hanover2004
• Joe Pass - An Evening With Joe Pass — Self - Guitar2004
• Improvisation — Self (archive footage)2004
• Ella Fitzgerald's Other Show — Guitarist1974
• Ella Fitzgerald: Live in Cologne — Self - Guitar1974
• Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
• Das Sonntagskonzert — Self1969
• Omnibus — Self1967
• Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents The Clark Terry Sextet ’77 — Self

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

342,546

Total plays

3,710,948

Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Passalaqua, January 13, 1929, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, died May 23, 1994, Los Angeles, California), was a virtuoso jazz guitarist. One of the greatest solo jazz artists of all time, Joe Pass also ranks as one of the great guitarists not only for his knowledge of the instrument and technical prowess, but also his compositional and improvisational skills. It was Norman Granz, the iconic producer of Jazz at the Philharmonic and the founder of Verve Records <a h

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

New Brunswick

Place of death

Los Angeles

Occupation

recording artist

Genre

jazz

Instrument

guitar

Record label

Fantasy

Image

Joe Pass (jazz) (cropped).jpg

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