Blues for Fred
Joe Pass
Guitarist Joe Pass was not the first to underscore Fred Astaire’s affinity for jazz--Astaire himself had recorded with jazz musicians in the Fifties--but Pass may have been the ideal interpreter of an all-Astaire jazz recital. The guitarist and the hoofer shared virtuosity as effortless as it was complete, impeccable taste and timing, a nonchalance that could not disguise deep passion, and the inspiration to be both ideal partners and nonpareil solo performers. In a program of standards that Astaire introduced in his classic films plus two original blues (one a bonus track), Pass rises to the challenge and makes the music dance.
Recorded February 2-3, 1988.
TRACKLISTING
- 1. Cheek To Cheek
- 2. By Myself
- 3. Night And Day
- 4. They Can't Take That Away From Me
- 5. Blues For Fred / They All Laughed
- 6. Dancing In The Dark
- 7. Oh Lady, Be Good
- 8. I Concentrate On You
- 9. A Foggy Day (In London Town)
- 10. The Way You Look Tonight
- 11. Tap Blues
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT JOE PASS
RECENT RELATED RELEASE
In 1956, the year the peerless improvising pianist Art Tatum died, tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins made a masterpiece of an album titled Saxophone… MORE
MORE RELEASES FROM JOE PASS
ALSO FROM JOE PASS
RELATED ARTISTS
