"You don't often see a musician that is able to play jazz. And even less often do you stumble upon a guitar player that's as nearly as good as Joe Pass was. And what made him so unique and great was his chord-melody style playing combined with fingerpicking and impeccable improvisational skills. Joe didn't really need a whole band as he often performed solo or in duo and trio formations."
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Joe Pass
Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalacqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Although Pass collaborated with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, his status as one of the most notable jazz guitarists of the 20th century is generally attributed to his work on his solo albums, such as Virtuoso.
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