@rayjr62 - well, I am biased but I suspect you are right about that. I studied with Joe. When I first went back to Jr College, I wanted to expand out of R & B and Rock so I called some of the very names of Jazz who were teaching. They all sounded very clinical on the phone and turned me off. Then I worked up the courage to call Joe and he just said "what are ya doing Saturday and oh, by the the way, I don't teach reading". It was his warmth that enabled him to out-swing his contemporaries IMO!
@room128 Is that the drummer?
blackjackbeauty 3 weeks ago
One person is Kenny G
room128 1 month ago
Yeah! The legend Joe Pass on his '62 Fender Jaguar.
Jazz/surf rock were the intended market for the Fender Jazzmaster/Jaguar; Joe Pass used both Jazzmasters and Jaguars.
As he shows here; the Fender Jaguar has a great tone for Jazz: rich and fruity!
I have a Sunburst '66 and use it for Jazz all the time with '13 flatwounds on; great guitars!
RIP Joe and thanks for posting this; peace out.
FenderJaguarmaster 2 months ago
Cooking !!!
SRVMOE 6 months ago
I've also seen pictures of him playing a Tele and a Jazzmaster.
Does anyone know the names of the guys in the band?
tdrtx 8 months ago
My gosh, he's playing a Fender.
Barnekkid 1 year ago
I think his single line chops were stronger befoe he started playing solo guitar.
KABRIS1 1 year ago
this video is gold.
Alejandro4891 1 year ago
Wow, he really developed his own style 10 years after this.
4578a 1 year ago
very similar to Pat Martino's approach.
bluesont 1 year ago
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rayjr62 1 year ago
my favorite joe pass, his virtuoso stuff is amazing obviously, but i just love the song is you.
guitardude647 1 year ago
I love the way he sounds on a solid body! LMAO
jessthehorse 2 years ago
@jessthehorse Unreal. I get the funny feeling that Joe could have played (and gotten killer tone out of) Sears- Roebuck Silvertone.
rayjr62 11 months ago
@rayjr62 - well, I am biased but I suspect you are right about that. I studied with Joe. When I first went back to Jr College, I wanted to expand out of R & B and Rock so I called some of the very names of Jazz who were teaching. They all sounded very clinical on the phone and turned me off. Then I worked up the courage to call Joe and he just said "what are ya doing Saturday and oh, by the the way, I don't teach reading". It was his warmth that enabled him to out-swing his contemporaries IMO!
jessthehorse 11 months ago
One of my favorite performances... Joe and the "Jag"
Mozeliko 2 years ago
I love it that he's playing it on a Fender "Jaguar" guitar and Fender amp, like he's going to bust out some surf riffs.
twntube 2 years ago
very nice
mahavishnuozzy 2 years ago
What more can one say regarding jazz guitar? Pacific Jazz era Joe Pass up there with Wes and charlie Christian. YEAH !!
guitboot 2 years ago