Early childhood joe pass was born on january th 1929 in new brunswick, new jersey. Joe pass is undoubtedly one of the greatest jazz guitarists to ever play the instrument. Discover book depositorys huge selection of joe pass books online. May 24, 1994 joe pass, a jazz guitarist whose musical associations ranged from ella fitzgerald and duke ellington to herb ellis and oscar peterson, died today at the university of southern californianorris. Joe pass was an italianamerican jazz guitarist of sicilian descent. I highly recommend joe pass guitar chords to every guitarist because. Joe pass is often considered as the greatest jazz guitarist who ever lived. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the. Back in the 70s i had several of his solo and duet books and enjoyed learning and practicing from them.
Jan 30, 2019 joe pass was a master of every aspect of jazz guitar playing, including solo guitar, duo guitar with vocals, chord soloing, singleline playing, and of course chord melody. Joe pass has 28 books on goodreads with 390 ratings. If you are author or own the of this book, please report to us by using this dmca report form. Has 82 vital diagrammed standardsjazz chords, fingering exercises, and starts with many fingering indications. Knowing how the masters went about their business is the best way to increase your jazz. Joe discusses the scales and arpeggios he uses when improvising. He sits down and he starts playing, phrase by pharse.
If you want to download a free ebook of 15 ii valt i licks then subscribe to my newsletter. Each of the melodic lines are grouped in the harmonic situation in which they were originally played i. Joe pass is in many ways the definition of solid hard bop and a great place to go if you want to learn to play some melodic lines over chord changes. Joes career took some interesting twists and turns along the way. I smile when he burns up these jazz licks and then quietly says, hello, im joe pass.
Joe pass was a master of every aspect of jazz guitar playing, including solo guitar, duo guitar with vocals, chord soloing, single line playing, and of course chord melody. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from joe pass at the discogs marketplace. From the publisher in this book, joe explains his musical and guitaristic approach to the process of jazz improvisation. He started off playing for tv orchestras and as a sideman for the likes of sinatra or sarah vaughan, then in the seventies collaborated with guitarist herb ellis and. Learn what the top pros do, the impressive sax and piano phrases that work well on bass break the root habit has extra joe pass solo material for chordal interlacing fluency practice. Do you have the joe pass guitar style and joe pass guitar method books. As notated in the accompanying booklet, joe also demonstrates nonstop improvised lines for major 7th, minor 7th, and static and altered dominant 7th chord types, plus theres a special section on turnarounds. 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. Oct 17, 2015 in part 2 of this story i will share with you a summary of joes approach to solo jazz guitar. Joe passs most popular book is joe pass guitar chords. Joe pass, 65, a jazz guitarist who performed with the. Special features include a tuning segment, joe s guitar, a bonus. Joe pass jazz lines there is document joe pass jazz lines available here for reading and downloading. Pass actually made his pacific jazz debut as a member of the synanon jazz group on a record that bock produced in 1961.
In this book, joe explains his musical and guitaristic approach to the process of jazz improvisation. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The title joe pass jazz lines is what it is, jazz lines. Get the authentic sound of bebop jazz guitar without having to learn lots of scales or modes. In jazz lines, joe pass discusses the scales and arpeggios he uses when. Jazz bebop blues guitar fundamental changes music book.
This article contains the discography of jazz guitarist joe pass as leader, sideman, and collaborator as leader or coleader. This joe pass concept will help you always have a harmonic and melodic device close by. 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. Has 82 vital diagrammed standards jazz chords, fingering exercises, and starts with many fingering indications. In the style of joe pass guitar edition sheet music. It was fun to transcribe these ideas of joe pass, wes montgomery, jimmy raney, tal farlow and pat martino.
Presents hundreds of improvised melodic lines played by joe pass. This book effectively combines five previously published books by joe pass in a single comprehensive volume including his insights on harmony. Joe pass was a master of every aspect of jazz guitar playing, including solo guitar, duo guitar with vocals, chord soloing, singleline playing, and of course chord melody. Joe pass chords essential lines and concepts jazz guitar online. A closer inspection of some example lines in his wonderful book joe pass guitar style demonstrates his keen sense of shape and balance. In part 2 of this story i will share with you a summary of joes approach to solo jazz guitar.
Master your groove let mark lettieri teach you the art of playing in the pocket rhythm and lead duration. On guitar includes 50 musical examples and three complete transcriptions, all of which are contained on the included cd. Master arpeggio soloing for jazz guitar free download book. Unlike many other jazz guitar instruction books this book doesnt assume you are already a jazzbo. 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 true virtuoso. Joe pass essential jazz lines book and online audio taught by corey christianson, contains a study of lines used by joe pass, broken down and grouped according to how joe used them harmonically. Is the book mistranscribed or is he not reading right. My book, jazz guitar lines of the greats published by jamey aebersold jazz, features almost 700 examples of what the greatest jazz guitarists played over various types of chords in their solos.
Albums include virtuoso, for django, and intercontinental. Joe pass tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including joy spring, pasta blues, autumn leaves, django, blue moon. You will remember the jazz lines in this book and be able to create your own. He is considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century. Designed for ear players trying to learn and use the intricate bebop lines and jazz theory, great chordnote foundations, lots of fun exercises, chordal scales, arpeggiated exercises, extended triads, the pivotal b5 substitutes. Special features include a tuning segment, joes guitar, a bonus. Speak low barney kessel written by kurt weill and ogden nash this is from a hal leonard book called jazz guitar favorites by jack grassel, one of 3 books in the series.
This followup to joes bestselling solo jazz guitar explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. Joe pass tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction dvds. Dont expect much dialogue from his previous instructionals. The pdf version of the book that i have only uses standard notation, so this will be a. Wes montgomery jimmy raney tal farlow pat martino joe pass. Includes 675 transcribed licks and phrases from five of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time.
Joe pass on guitar includes 50 musical examples and three complete transcriptions, all of which are contained on the included cd. Joe pass jazz lines discussion in playing and technique started by dmkz, dec 11, 2015. Author of jazz lines, joe pass guitar style, joe pass guitar chords, jazz solos for guitar, joe pass and herb ellis jazz duets, mel bay presents joe pass off the record, mel bays complete joe pass guitar masters, mel bay joe pass. Guitar joe pass jazz lines reh video booklet computer. This book effectively combines five previously published books by joe pass in a single comprehensive. Support me on patreon to access new pdf transcriptions and patrons excl. Bb jazz blues bassline a foggy day bassline bireli lagrene. Joe pass, a jazz guitarist whose musical associations ranged from ella fitzgerald and duke ellington to herb ellis and oscar peterson, died today at the university of southern californianorris. A modern howtoplay jazz and hot guitar, book 1, joes is divided into two sections.
Sep 07, 2008 author of jazz lines, joe pass guitar style, joe pass guitar chords, jazz solos for guitar, joe pass and herb ellis jazz duets, mel bay presents joe pass off the record, mel bays complete joe pass guitar masters, mel bay joe pass guitar chords. 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. Guitar joe pass jazz lines reh video booklet free download as pdf file. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazzblues improvisationand much more. Use the download button below or simple online reader. The ibanez company produced a joe pass edition in their archtop jazz.
Joe pass, 65, a jazz guitarist who performed with the stars. After all, he is the ultimate jazz guitar man who taught larry when he was a teenager. Joe pass said if you cant remember a jazz line then its not worth playing in the first place or something to that effect. Watch joe pass solo jazz guitar part 1 raz sekeles on dailymotion. Joe pass was one of the most important guitarists of the 20th century. Mel bay music critics and performers alike have hailed joe pass as one of the finest jazz musicians to have ever lived. Essential jazz lines in the style of joe pass guitar. The file extension pdf and ranks to the documents category. This article contains the discography of jazz guitarist joe pass as leader, sideman, and collaborator. The playalong cd exemplifies how these relate to a harmonic background. 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.
The joe pass guitar style book was carefully written by joe and bill thrasher. Apply these simple substitution ideas to repurpose what you already know and create beautiful melodic jazz lines. Dec 05, 2011 master your groove let mark lettieri teach you the art of playing in the pocket rhythm and lead duration. 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. Tal farlow, pat martino, wes montgomery, joe pass, and jimmy raney. Producer dick bock was instrumental in orchestrating the career of joe pass after discovering him at synanon house, a drug rehabilitation center in santa monica. 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.
His sense of improvisation, his knowledge of chord inversions. Mar 12, 2014 for pdf version, visit my new website. Joe pass jazz lines by joe pass, 9780757919329, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Joe pass was a true virtuoso when it came to solo fingerstyle jazz guitar of special interest was his ability to improvise in this style. In this joe pass lesson i am going to break down 4 lines from his solo on there is no greater love off the joy spring album. A real genius was revealed as he simultaneously played all the elements of a jazz or blues improvisation. 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. Licks in the style of joe pass, wes montgomery, jim hall and pat martino. Joe pass solo jazz guitar part 1 video dailymotion. Ever since starting to play jazz guitar about 40 years ago, ive been a fan of joe pass, particularly his solo playing. The guitarist joe pass is famous for this technique.
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