Joe Pass - Virtuoso (1974) Part 1 (Full Album)

Track List: 1-4 1. Joe Pass - Night And Day (0:00) 2. Joe Pass - Stella By Starlight (3:32) 3. Joe Pass - Here’s That Rainy Day (8:43) 4. Joe Pass - My Old Flame (12:19) Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Reception: Contemporaneous reviews were positive. For example, The Guardian commented on Pass’ “staggering dexterity, [...] matched by his fluency of ideas and the originality of his voicing“, and The Irish Times stated that, “Apart from a certain fallibility with regard to time, Pass is without significant fault, a fact borne out by the quite incredible performances here“. Looking back from 2005, All About Jazz described the album as “the recording to announce that Joe Pass had arrived“, and said that he had “accomplished, using standard guitar performance techniques, to play lead melody lines, chords, and bass rhythm simultaneously and at tempo, giving the listener the impression that multiple guitars were being played“. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings listed the album as part of its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.