Joe Pass - Guitar Virtuoso [4 CD, 1997]

 Just as Art Tatum could make a piano sound like an orchestra, Joe Pass could do the same with a guitar, and this four-CD distillation of his Pablo recordings features him in a variety of settings, both live and studio, solo and group, and acoustic and electric. And disc four features him as an oh-so-sympathetic accompanist for artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Guitar Virtuoso distills the work Joe Pass did for Pablo records and producer Norman Granz between 1973 and 1992 into one terrific 4 CD package. Disc one culls some of his finest solo studio performances. Disc two places him in small group studio contexts, including duets with guitarist Herb Ellis, a trio with Oscar Peterson on piano and Ray Brown on bass, and a quartet with Duke Ellington on piano, Brown on bass, and Louis Bellson on drums. Disc three consists of live solo and group performances. Disc four features Pass accompanying vocalists Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, plus duet tracks with guitarist John Pisano, tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims, and bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson.

Disc 1

1. Cheek to Cheek (5:37)

2. Blues for Fred / They All Laughed (6:14)

3. Night and Day (3:33)

4. Here's That Rainy Day (3:36)

5. Have You Met Miss Jones (4:43)

6. Passanova (4:32)

7. Sultry (4:31)

8. Indian Summer (3:18)

9. Lush Life (4:56)

10. Weaselocity (6:56)

11. Giant Steps (3:34)

12. Misty (5:24)

13. Blues for Basie (3:39)

14. Star Eyes (2:43)

15. Blues for Angel (3:39)

16. Song for Ellen (2:59)

17. How Deep Is the Ocean (2:25)

Disc 2

1. Relaxin' at Camarillo (4:56)

2. Tenderly (5:06)

3. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (3:55)

4. Do Nothin' Till Tou Hear From Me (5:53)

5. Samba De Orfeu (3:28)

6. Seulb (3:23)

7. Riff Blues (4:22)

8. Bluesology (5:56)

9. Cotton Tail (4:13)

10. O Barquinho (6:10)

11. The Gentle Rain (Chuva Delicata) (4:14)

12. As Long as I Live (4:38)

13. It Ain't Neccessarily So (5:49)

14. D-Joe (3:11)

15. Anouman (4:44)

16. Belleville (3:59)

Disc 3

1. Eric's Smoozie Blues (5:27)

2. Beautiful Love (4:27)

3. A Time for Love (4:10)

4. Tarde (7:03)

5. Gentle Tears (6:43)

6. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) (5:12)

7. Oleo (5:38)

8. Blues for Monty (6:25)

9. Stompin' at the Savoy (10:37)

10. Ornithology (5:07)

11. Samba De Orfeu (4:54)

12. Donna Lee (2:55)

13. Sweet Georgia Brown (6:30)

Disc 4

1. You Took Advantage of Me (3:38)

2. All Too Soon (4:26)

3. I Didn't Know About You (4:43)

4. You Go to My Head (5:44)

5. Easy Living (4:16)

6. Why Don't You Do Right (2:59)

7. Alone Together (6:04)

8. Baileywick (2:47)

9. S'Il Vous Plait (2:40)

10. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) (5:37)

11. Tricotism (6:02)

12. Blues for 2 (5:01)

13. Dindi (4:23)

14. Take Off (4:12)

15. My Old Flame (6:12)

16. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (3:59)

17. Autumn Leaves (5:33)