This is a fiery solo, full of doubletime licks, where joe is on top form during his creative and intense improvisation. This followup to joes bestselling solo jazz guitar explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. Guitar lesson joe pass the blue side of jazz booklet free download as pdf file. Pacific jazz years joe pass on allmusic 1997 although this cd sticks to joe pass early period. Learn scales, chords, tunes, jazz guitar improvisation, and more for free. The blue side of jazz joe pass free guitar tab guitars. As usual, joe brings wit and style to his invaluable guitar lessons, taking you straight to the heart of the blue side of jazz guitar.
Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal. Do you listen to players such as joe pass, george benson, and barney. Virtuoso full album virtuoso is an album by jazz guitarist joe pass, released in 1973. The best of joe pass a stepbystep breakdown of the styles. Joe pass blue side of jazz by joe pass dvd sheet music. Joe was the undisputed champion of solo guitar playing and his virtuoso series of recordings are classics of the genre. Joe pass on guitar includes 50 musical examples and three complete transcriptions, all of which are contained on the included cd. Discover the secrets to becoming a great jazz guitarist. Joe pass, legendary jazz guitarist considered gifted as a soloist and as accompanist to such stellar singers as frank sinatra, sarah vaughan and ella fitzgerald, died monday. May 09, 2010 watch joe pass solo jazz guitar part 1 raz sekeles on dailymotion. The ability to play in solo, duo, and ensembles with ease, as well as move between single notes, bass lines, and chords, made him a. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazzblues improvisationand much more. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazzblues improvisation and much more. This video and its companion, solo jazz guitar, also in the hot licks series are classics in the field and its a good idea to introduce it to folks who are.
Joe pass tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction dvds. Oct 17, 2015 in part 2 of this story i will share with you a summary of joes approach to solo jazz guitar. As usual, joe s instruction is full of wit and style. Number 2 on the list of top 10 best jazz guitar solos comes from joe pass. Joe pass solo jazz guitar part 1 video dailymotion. This followup to joes bestselling solo jazz guitar dvd explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. Joes recording of django appears on his album, for django, a tribute to the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist django reinhardt. Guitar lesson joe pass the blue side of jazz booklet. Joe pass improvises a jazz blues guitar chord melody solo from his instructional dvd. Follow link in description to tab on my site and click on any schedule now button to set up your free skype. Joes blues is the first of three sessions joe pass recorded with colleague and friend, herb ellis. Now the enduring series makes the leap into the digital age as host joe pass offers a detailed.
In part 2 we explore joes approach to the art of solo jazz guitar. Oscar peterson et joe pass a salle pleyel wikipedia. Despite having only one original composition blues for alican, it is widely considered to be his best album, as well as one of the best jazz guitar albums. This followup to joe s bestselling solo jazz guitar dvd explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. Here is the classic demo joe played for his hot licks video in tab with chord diagrams and proper rhythm. Joe passs most popular book is joe pass guitar chords. Very helpful, but you need to know your chords ahead of time or have a chord website open. Shop and buy joe pass blue side of jazz sheet music. Hey, i just wanted to share a link to my free guitar tab for a awesome jazz blues by joe pass.
Early childhood joe pass was born on january th 1929 in new brunswick, new jersey. Joe pass has 28 books on goodreads with 390 ratings. The blue side of jazz is the followup to joe pass s bestselling solo jazz guitar instructional video and explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. He could play singleline solo, chord soloing phrases, perform in a trio, duo or solo setting with the best of them, and always be instantly recognizable by his tone and approach to the melodic and harmonic sides of jazz guitar playing. Barney kessel, charlie byrd and herb ellis 11071982 world of jazz duration. Joes career took some interesting twists and turns along the way. Joe pass ended up having a very high profile career, including longterm collaborations with ella fitzgerald and oscar peterson, as well as being a sideman to louis bellson, frank sinatra, sarah vaughan and others. Jan 14, 2012 better days cd joe pass jazz guitar lead, with ray brown ac. Joe pass for use with all bflat, eflat, bass clef, and c instruments, the jazz playalong series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. Featuring ten of their hits with arrangements by bob florence and an unidentified cast of musicians, other than tenor saxophonist bill perkins, this lp was clearly one for a paycheck when most jazz players were scratching for work. The guitarist joe pass is famous for this technique. Joe pass joe pass is one of the greatest guitarists in the history of jazz.
Oscar peterson et joe pass a salle pleyel is an album by oscar peterson and joe pass. In part 1 of this series, you explored joe pass journey from child prodigy to drug addict, to cleaned up jazz superstar. Joe pass the blue side of jazz guitar tab by jeffrey thomas. Joe pass is undoubtedly one of the greatest jazz guitarists to ever play the instrument. Here you can find more about the best web sites that offer free and paid solo transcriptions. The blue side of jazz is the followup to joe passs bestselling solo jazz guitar instructional video and explores the blues elements of jazz. Apr 30, 2017 joe pass achieved extraordinary balance in his career. Jazz guitar lesson guitar chordmelody in the style of joe pass.
Joe pass jazz playalong volume 186 hal leonard online. If you are looking for a specific solo that you cant find here or in these other sites,please do not ask me if i know where you can find it,because i. The beginners guide to jazz guitar jazz guitar online. Here is joe pass interpretation of the melody and two choruses of soloing on nobody else but me from the record simplicitya sign of the times download solo here. Jan 17, 2019 the joe pass system of always having a scale and arpeggio under your fingers for every chord shape you use is a great way to learn the fretboard, providing you with soloing material at the same time. A genuine master of all the idioms of mainstream jazz guitar improvisation, he was equally at home with a burning bebop line, a down home blues groove, a sensitive rubato ballad, or a gentle chord melody solo. To help you get started with this system, here are a few examples of how to learn chords, scales, and arpeggios in one position on the guitar. Joe pass the blue side of jazz free guitar tab by jeffrey thomas. This followup to joes bestselling solo jazz guitar dvd explores the blues. This means there is movement in both top and bottom parts of the instrument with important chord tones, predominantly 3rds and 7ths, affirming the harmonic progressions in the midregister of the instrument. An album of songs by the rolling stones hardly sounds like promising material for any jazz release, even in the hands of a master guitarist like joe pass. This followup to joe s bestselling solo jazz guitar explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. The blue side of jazz is the followup to joe pass s bestselling solo jazz guitar that explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. Nov 23, 2017 hey, i just wanted to share a link to my free guitar tab for a awesome jazz blues by joe pass.
Pass discusses the jazz version of the 145 blues progression and takes it from the most basic version to very sophisticated variations. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazz blues improvisation, and much more. Piano arrangements with chord symbols for organ and. This page lists 476 guitar solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet. Because he remained grounded in bop and swing, his guitar work was more conservative than many fusion and postbop players, but his solo. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazz blues improvisation and much more. The price of this book includes a unique code that provides access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming. He created possibilities for jazz guitar through his style of chordmelody, his knowledge of chord inversions and progressions, and his. Selections tot blues for basie re ten cee rs sst re ea ac neh am pas. Joe pass the blue side of jazz booklet chords encounters joe pass. For years aspiring guitarists have turned to the popular hot licks series of instructional videos to learn a variety of effective musical techniques from the most acclaimed instructors around. January, 1929 may 23, 1994 was an american jazz guitarist of sicilian descent. Joe pass is often considered as the greatest jazz guitarist who ever lived.
This is a perfect example of jazz blues in g for guitar by one of the masters. Click here to download your copy of the easy guide to jazz guitar chords. Joe pass the blue side of jazz 1991 forgotten guitar. He is considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century. All the cool chord substitutions and single note lines are here in this tab.