jaxson50 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I just can't get enough....sorry guys (and gal) Haven't seen anyone make it look so easy...and we know it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson Artist Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I just can't get enough....sorry guys (and gal) Haven't seen anyone make it look so easy...and we know it isn't. Great playing, so smooth and effortless, his fingers just seem to glide across the fretboard like hes a surfer just riding a wave. Roy is also one of the most underrated guitarists in my book, the man can pick with the best of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This_Dying_Soul Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Joe Pass is one of those guys that debunks the myth that technique = no soul While the man admitted he see's guitar as nothing more than a source of income (apparently his father pushed him so hard as a child to practice that he's lost all joy in playing guitar - he was forced to spend every waking moment outside of school practicing) I find he's one of the most soulful players out there. I believe the liner notes to a Joe Pass cd I recently bought, written by a fellow musician that knew him, made a point of mentioning that Joe "HATED" the guitar. Something the author of the line notes said Joe told him one night when he observed while touring with Joe when he remarked about how he never saw Joe practice or even pick up a guitar off stage except in a recording studio. He basically said that the only reason he plays guitar at all is that it was all he knew and didn't believe he could do anything else and get paid as well. Sad that his father took all the joy out of it for him; but amazingly he somehow managed to put feeling into what he played. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFrills Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Joe Pass is one sick SOB. I don't like Jazz but he goes off. The way he plays the notes is tasteful. Even when he does shred. Hats off the the baldy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nODlYylv2E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBdg1FstS58 [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I just can't get enough....sorry guys (and gal) Haven't seen anyone make it look so easy...and we know it isn't. Loved those videos!! ES 175 GAS burning violently now.... Even more than before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Awesome Jax! You never failt o post some great, mellow stuff. Loved those videos!! ES 175 GAS burning violently now.... Even more than before... Knowing you Dave you'll cave to that GAS :P though I'd call you a lucky bastard for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Pass had a rough life, too. No matter how much practice as a kid, it takes an innate talent to play as he did. More than that, he knew why he did what he did in a technical sense through the music theory side. His ability to play solo or as a backup to such as Ella was absolutely masterful. I think too that even in his playing era he tended to be underplayed by "experts" when compared to other exceptional jazz players. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I will say that as a kid it was solely Joe Pass that inspired me to want to play jazz guitar. During the early 80's I had the opportunity to see Joe in concert. He did a solo set, and then was joined by pianist Oscar Peterson for some duets. It was (without doubt) the most incredible display of musical genius I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 I will say that as a kid it was solely Joe Pass that inspired me to want to play jazz guitar. During the early 80's I had the opportunity to see Joe in concert. He did a solo set, and then was joined by pianist Oscar Peterson for some duets. It was (without doubt) the most incredible display of musical genius I've ever seen. Joe and Oscar! Man what a show that must have been... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Very cool! I've never seen the one with Roy. Thanks for posting it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 His playing is so smooth and fluid that he makes even the most difficult passages seem effortless-not many were worthy to sit in with Joe Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 . I've seen some of these clips before, happy to see 'em again. Great stuff. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nODlYylv2E This is the only on I've seen with him on his Epiphone Signature model. I thought it was released posthumously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 i been playing for nearly 20 yrs and never realy heard of mr pass... untill now, i like him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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