When I was a boy of about 12 my father, a pianist, woke me at about 2 AM. Joe Pass and Oscar Peterson were on TV. Dad knew I was keen on the guitar and I always tried to participate in the Friday night jam sessions at our home. So, Dad got me up and the two of us sat in front of the B&W television and were mesmerized by the genius pouring from the tiny speaker. That was my intro to Joe Pass and now, nearly 50 years later his musicianship still astounds me. Thank you for posting this. I will watch it again and again. Whenever I see Joe Pass performing solo I am taken back to that night.
You are so fortunate to have had this musical connection with your dad. I did too. Our living room contained a grand piano and a Conn theater organ with full pedal board. A few evenings a month we'd play duets, mostly blues-based with lots of improvising. As I went through my mid-teens I experienced typical adolescent rebellion and would instigate lots of silly arguments. Our music sessions kept us from losing touch completely and by the time I turned 19 we were reconciled. I have no doubt music enriched our relationship and might well have saved it.
ahhh... I've seen Joe a bunch, particularly around this time. Never with Ella, though. Last time was especially unforgettable - with Sarah Vaughan at the Blue Note, Greenwich Village NYC, 1989. Was newlywed, my wife had been raised on classical music and ballet, and she was so blown away (she's a very accomplished classical pianist and ballerina). She loved that I turned her on to jazz... most memorable jazz evening was a table for 2 at the jazz café on the corner of our street and Broadway, practically at arm's length from McCoy Tyner... I saved up $ for a month for that - and wow, was it ever worth it! Changed her life! Music has given us all so much; we should never take it for granted, we are fortunate. Joe shares the top shelf with the greatest of the greats. I'm obviously a guitarist... 'nuff said. Peace and Alohas, y'all
I got to see Joe Pass for my 18th birthday present at the Philadelphia Academy of Music. Ella's, the Count Basie band, and Oscar Peterson. A life long memory.
I have mentioned to people.........."Imagine an artist of Ella's magnitude traveling the world with just this unassuming , little man and His guitar to provide musical back-up ". How bloody GOOD do you have to be?????? Wow ..........!
This is amazing.....Joe Pass could simply play, and play and play. Saw him and Ella in WDC in....1985-86.....hands down one of the best performances I've been to....EVER! To top it off, lost my wallet that night and someone actually tracked me down (PRE-cell, PRE-internet) and returned it....in the mail...every penny and was in it. Joe and Ella brought me good karma.
I am mesmerized with this concert... In the hands of Joe Pass guitar seems like ANOTHER instrument. Envy. A joy to hear and see. Super humans, these persons, sharing beauty to the world.
I feel that Joe can have one of two effects on current and prospective guitar players. The first being to run straight for your guitar and sit down and play, and the second one being for one to go "oh, hell to the no!" and never touch a guitar again in frustration of how brilliant he is and how effortless he makes it look!
I bet you can really shred now being 2 years later. I love endless shredding. Just a mindless barrage of notes. Pure technique. That's why I love Joe Pass.
I love Ella. She never took herself too seriously which allowed her to add a lot of fun into her music. When you have that much talent and soul you are just magical! 🥰
Been playing drums/percussion for 40 years, tried to teach my son to follow my footsteps, but no, he plays guitar; his favorite Joe Pass, ain't got a problem with that
That's very interesting ! I am a singer/ song writer all of my life ,but plaid pianos on & off ,tried guitars a bit & others ! But only drums that was very fun to learn & play from the day one ! I can't play it now for this crazy Corona virus things & lockdowns & I don't have my own drum kits ,just pads & sticks I've been borrowing ! Lol. But , I started playing since the day one ! I plaid the hi hat & cymblas together on the 2nd day & then the kick drums together w/ the hi hat & drums ,cymbals on my 3rd day ! I have only taken 7 ? lessons now ,can't wait to go back to the studio ! I LOVE DRUMS ! SO MUCH FUN !!! I never expected to play drums in my life ! I started for my late soulmate Jon Lee ( Feeder's original drummer ! )💜💜💜💜🥁🐉🎵🎤🎶💖💖💖💞💕👍🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
Wow I took my first guitar lesson 4 days ago....at the age of 58. Hope I get off the ground. I sing in church alot though but of course not in Ella's dimension lol. I hope you performed well by the way.
@@garybryant8879 thank you. age is meaningless, i started playing guitar seriously at 27y im 33 now. just practice because you love it and you'll get to where you want to be
There’s a lot of amazing guitarist I like watching, (being a guitarist myself). But there’s something about Joe that is different and out of this world. A true virtuoso, with a simple setup.
i play the guitar for 35 years now ... and I think i must live for 300 years more to play like joe and to anticipate his musicaltiy, i love what he plays for the rest of my days, i am very very impressed, he is a genious!
Dang 84 dislikes, those people don't understand the soul in this music, unlike today's. I wish I could have met Joe, or even played with him. So sad we've lost all these good musicians in the past, and for so many to be ignorant of their presence.
I heard from a bassist who played with Joe back in the days. Joe told him that he still felt like he knew so little about this form of art. What a humble guy.
donfully Compare someone of that skill and talent and modesty to.... Well, any of the mainstream artists today that you'd care to mention... And the difference makes you wonder what's happened to the music of my generation (I'm 21). This video has
I hope you see my comment because I want you to enjoy this again. I first heard of Joe Pass from a sample in a hip hop track. I always said "if I like the sample, I'm obviously gonna love the original, it's like the other generation wanted to teach us what came before.." [sigh] I was born by accident 😔 so I'm lucky to have heard these masters of sound. (1980)
Terrance Pae I take it she never became your wife. My pal tells me that he did not know what happiness was until he got married - then it was too late !
I love the way that Joe knows when to be The Soloist and when to be the accompanist. When he's accompanying Ella he stays in the background dropping in those beautiful chords exactly where they should be. Two people Joe and Ella at the top of their craft making the extremely difficult look so very easy.
Two fabulous artists, each in their own right, Ella and Joe. I've never heard a solo guitarist concert before, this is lovely, the man certainly has the talent on his guitar, I never knew an "axe" could be so mesmerizing! I'll be back to hear this again!
I went to see Ella one year when I was in Memphis, TN. She was the only performer listed on the bill, but out comes Joe Pass to play solo guitar, then he and Ella do some duets, then bass and drums were added for the rest of the concert. Man, that was a wonderful night!
I love it at 2:53. Check this out-- After "Virtuoso Joe" dazzles us, as usual, with his incredible, fluid, bebop, saxophone-like lines with ease, WITH HIS EYES CLOSED! He gets surprised by the camera close-up but, like a true and rare pro, doesn't miss a beat, or a chord, or a lick, and he cracks a sweet, warm smile and just keeps WAILING, folks --Whoa! Joe, we sure miss you, and thanks for everything you did for music and art. Your legacy will live FOREVER. Most of all, thanks for your courageous example of conquering your heroin addiction to deliver us "the goods" (as in, excellent and timeless music) for many, many years while you were around on this here planet Earth. Thanks, Joe, for giving me your precious time and energy after your live solo concert performance to answer my question about which chord you used on your composition, "Two Track Trip", from the obscure Guitar Player Magazine record you recorded a half a decade earlier at that point. I could tell, Joe, were tired after the performance giving it your all --and, most of all, of the usual, "You're great, Joe!" fawning fan stuff by all the people who mobbed you on stage after the gig because you could have told me to "Get lost!" But NO! Joe, you calmly thought for a moment, --and I'll never forget this, --you told me the EXACT chord, so I could understand, --being a novice at that point, --in how to figure out what it was by your straight forward explanation of Jazz Music theory in a just a few minutes. WOW! People, I stand before all of YOU, --past, present and future to say, NO money could buy, and, NOTHING, could compare to those few minutes with the sadly late, but great Joe Pass. Joe Pass, may you be firing up that ole Jazz bandstand where ever you are! We LOVE you, Joe, and always will! ;_; [then wipes tears from eyes] Peace.
Thank you universe. I'm going trough a very painful moment, trying to overcome a breakup and depression. After meditation with this mantra i feel much better. Whoever is reading this you will find your inner peace, let go the pain and embrace the power of love and the universe. Stay strong, be happy. Greetings from Argentina.
Joe Pass was arguably the best jazz guitarist ever! You have to remember that he always played bass lines, chord melody, and lead,,, all at the same time! Next time you listen to another great jazz player, listen closely,,, you won't hear his impeccable timing and melodic combination of bass, chord melody, and solo work!!! R.I.P. JOE PASS
Actually in his " civilian life he was left handed,as were many classical guitarists, and quite a few jazz guitarists.Jimmy Hendrix on the other hand ( pun intended ,! ) was actually right handed, but played left handed.
I knew Joe personally. He was a good friend of mine. Loved the guy. I also did his portait back in the 1970s. I had the great pleasure of hearing him live many times. No other Jazz guitarist I can think of has ever been able to do what he did on a solo guitar! I also saw him with Ella live (did her portrait, too! - but only knew her. Wonderful human being). Together, Joe and Ella together are probably the greatest combination ever, in the history of Jazz! These two giants of Jazz were simply made to perform together. Irreplaceable! The most memorable performances I ever had the pleasure to have experienced.
@@kevingearyart Wow !!! AWESOME ! I agree ! The very best singer Ella Fitzgerald ( & Louis Armstrong )& the very best guitarist Joe Pass ! No argument ! You are so lucky to be friends with them ! Thank you for sharing your story w/ us ! 💜💜💜💜🥁🎵🐉🎤🎶💞💕💖👍
Music doesn't get much better than this. Ella could make the happy birthday song sound elegant, and Joe Pass is like an entire orchestra all on his own. What a great pair they make.
can't get enough, keep coming back. So much class and talent - Ella's scat is mind boggling and Joe...saw him 4 or 5 times and had to talk to him - gracious, kind and wonderful
Joe is unbelievably skilled. He can do anything he wants to do on the jazz guitar. Whether he is playing solo, duo, whatever, he is in command. Ella is so great. Both of them are such great artists.
I enjoyed every second if this performance.... could not help to get misty eyed with the Cry me a River... Priceless... Joe should get a speeding ticket for playing Avalon... : ) Unbelievable....
I had the good fortune to see Joe and Ella at the Westchester Theater in '75(?), Oscar Peterson and The Count Basie Orchestra where also on the bill, I watched Joe Pass from the 7th row with opera glasses. His blistering speed and amazing phrasing mesmerized me. I have to say after these 40 years and watching these videos I might have thought to look at his right hand.
wow.... bet that was a fantastic show! I had the incredible pleasure of meeting Oscar before he passed away. Got to shake that big gigantic hand. His soul and demeanor was so peaceful and kind and playful.
That must have been the same tour that I saw in Portland Oregon.... I was spellbound when Joe Pass just came out with his guitar and his amp, and played just like this video. It was a moment I'll never forget
Ella has got to be the greatest female vocalist I've ever heard! Just perfect elocution! Phenomenal! The voice control is incredible, of course love joe pass!!!!
OMG I Love this Guitarsound .. I Play Hendrix , Cream Clapton etc. But sometimes i dont wanna Learn or Play , Just Listen , and Joe Pass is REALLY one of my ALL Time Favs in Jazz I LOVE that sound ...
The combination of Ella's vocals and Joe's accompaniement is exquisite. This is some of the greatest music ever recorded. My thanks to whoever downloaded this session.
Two geniuses on stage at the time. It doesn't get any better. I was fortunate enough to have seen Ella with Oscar Peterson, but regretfully, never got to see Joe Pass live.
two of the best greatest minds in jazz music in the history of jazz , Ella Fiztgerald , her voice is the tool to express the best singing in jazz with her vocal range ,nuance and improvisation..and Joe's concept of melody and chord comping and improvisation, watching and listen those two icons is a pleasure you never forget..
When I was in the army band stationed at Ft. McClellan AL we made our way to Atlanta for the Kool Jazz Festival. The headline that night was Ella, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, and Louis Bellson. That was pretty hard to beat.
Do you remember the year? I saw a similar show in Chicago at the Kool Jazz Festival in 1981. Ella was dazzling! She forgot some of the words to "Old McDonald" but she made it magical. I have goose bumps just writing this.
Open a good bottle of red wine... and savor the moment. Joe Pass, Ella.... we are close to Paradise. For the love of music, Ella, and the guitar. _Commented on January 13._
Joe Pass is marvelous to behold and listen to, he has so unique a sound and style, the "mother of smooth"... I do have a dozen Joe Pass old vinyls here... but I must confess, that I never could make him one of my musical favourites, because of that cool smoothness, almost no dynamics in the music, and somehow it just keeps on and on... You can't tell one tune from the next, unless it's a very famous one. But the moment Ella steps in... the duet is so damn good.... amazing.
I graduated from high school in '75. I only started to get how good stuff like this really was. However, even a few years later, NOBODY I knew would have gone to a jazz concert with me. I lost out on so much. I should have called my older cousin in St. Louis - he was aware of everything that had to do with great jazz and blues. This is too good for words.; so was he.
Due to my jazz-loving parents I came to see and enjoy this marvelous duo some years later in the 80's at a very similar concert in my hometown Düsseldorf. I assume it to be one of their last visits of Germany. Ella was nearly blind and had week legs due to her diabetis, but what a voice she still had! This remarkably wide range from tender to sharp, from sweet to expressive, from playful to groovy was still shining through. And what can one not like about Joe's playing? His skills are impeccable. Few people know that even a metal guitarist like Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath quoted Joe to be his idol. Ella and Joe, they both were undisputed masters and icons of their category. I am thankful for having seen them on stage during their lifetime. And thanks also for the upload.
This consert is flawless, Ella made this true (I know the crew behind the event did a good job as well). Even some technical errors she had, she made them disappear with her charisma. And damn, Joe Pass is awesome as well, his guitar skills are something that are not from this world, I can really feel the music... I'm 22, I've never saw Ella in a live consert, but man, I love her, she's awesome. I'm sure she's at a better place and filling it with joy and so is Joe. I'm so glad that I heard one of her songs in a movie soundtrack. She just makes my day a lot better... Rest in peace, Ella and Joe, thank you for everything. You guys are awesome.
This is as good as it gets, true strangeness, Ella and Joe, taking us well far out beyond whatever your beliefs are. This is divine partnership. True love and COMPLEX. So pristine. So joyous!
The master of the Gibson 175 was generous to me as a 21-year-old young man playing guitar in the Bay Area gave me personal instruction at his own time and leisure great for me and my relative pitch he was my hero on a personal level taught me a lot of information especially about this business of music
This should be considered a world heritage duo...and thanks God Joe could go on for hours while Ella was trying to find her way back in the song :)) Hearing one of the greatest singer ever lived saying "I'm sorry" if one thinks of how much presumption there is nowadays among the new generations of singers...unbelievable! Joe thank you for giving us so much, RIP... we'll never forget you!!!
My theory (among many) is that musicians that are having a good time - joy as it were - are the best at their craft. I love to watch Dave Brubeck play - he is totally lost in his love of playing the piano!
This COULD be the greatest video on TH-cam. Joe & Ella or mythical. It's almost hard to see them as real flesh and blood human beings after the passage of time.
Joe was at the top of his game during these years. Truly the greatest Jazz soloist to grace the planet. I can watch Kessel and Burrell and others and halfway figure out what they’re doing--With ‘PASS’- I just LET MY MIND WANDER in a mesmerized Trance like state of bliss☺️Ella is Heaven sent. Ella was improvising on most of the songs-playing-singing off Joes amazing phrasing!! What a Blessing to have these sessions ❤️🇺🇸
At this 1975 performance Ella was nearing 60 and her voice was hardening a bit, losing some of its sweetness. Listen to some of her work from the '40s and '50s, both jazz and pop oriented, and you will get a better idea of her extraordinary range and tonality.
Joe Pass knows how to lay down those chord melodies, wow! Ella Fitzgerald adds the cherry on top that voice just melts me. You turn the table on me and cry me a river is just beautiful coming from these two. Joe and Ella shine on You are the Sunshine of my life.
Saw Joe & Ella at The Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, BC, Canada in the ‘80’s - it was transcendental - just like this ♥️🎶♥️ What a magical evening that was. Much love for the artists and the music. 👵🏻💕🐾🇨🇦
When you play and sing at this level there may be different players/singers but there is no one better. Two absolute masters at their best enjoying each others art and making beautiful art together.
No comment I put here could ever do justice to either of these two legends; I was very young during their time...thank God for recordings and You Tube!! What world class musicians.
How can anybody give a thumbs down to this incredible guitarist and musician? You would have to be a complete ignoramus. Started learning guitar from a Joe Pass music theory book. I still go back and look at it from time to time.
Me too.It just makes me annoyed that ,as a mediocre, "nearly" jazz guitarist I will never be in even the same universe as Joe Pass. That there is Genius.
There is simply no way for me to get enough of this particular performance. The warmth, the generosity, the interpretations so eloquently played out, it is as if they are sitting right here playing only for me. With Ella Fitzgerald, the talent is simply stunning buttery goodness and then you get not just a guy on a guitar but you get Joe Pass and his unequalled ability to somehow be the entire orchestra on one instrument. What gifts they both shared with us all. Probably one of the best live jazz performances ever, for my own list.
I am mesmerized with this concert... In the hands of Joe Pass guitar seems like ANOTHER instrument. What an envy. A joy to hear and see. Super humans, these persons, sharing beauty to the world.
What an overstatement, there is no greatest guitarist.. Besides you seem to be forgetting Django Rheinhardt, Chet Atkins, Paco de Lucia, George Benson and Tommy Emmanuel just to drop a few names of other equally great guitarists in there...
George Fasey having found an idol means always "X" is FOR ME the gratest - all those admired artists became famous because of their uncomparable skills..all of them are "the greatest" for all the different tastes on the world. I like the excitement in all those postings - for me there is nothing about "over- underrated". Just listen and close your eyes, forget the world around you..
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thank you Ella for visit the Earth.
When I was a boy of about 12 my father, a pianist, woke me at about 2 AM. Joe Pass and Oscar Peterson were on TV. Dad knew I was keen on the guitar and I always tried to participate in the Friday night jam sessions at our home. So, Dad got me up and the two of us sat in front of the B&W television and were mesmerized by the genius pouring from the tiny speaker.
That was my intro to Joe Pass and now, nearly 50 years later his musicianship still astounds me.
Thank you for posting this. I will watch it again and again. Whenever I see Joe Pass performing solo I am taken back to that night.
my folks took me to see these two with Oscar Peterson, I was a kid, will never forget it! Listen to them still .
SF Ca.
Thanks for sharing!
these memories are the best, specially in this way,
cheers.
Yes Joe Pass, Probably one off the Gretest Jass Guitarist, And what can you say about Ella. Supreme.
You are so fortunate to have had this musical connection with your dad. I did too. Our living room contained a grand piano and a Conn theater organ with full pedal board. A few evenings a month we'd play duets, mostly blues-based with lots of improvising. As I went through my mid-teens I experienced typical adolescent rebellion and would instigate lots of silly arguments. Our music sessions kept us from losing touch completely and by the time I turned 19 we were reconciled. I have no doubt music enriched our relationship and might well have saved it.
ahhh...
I've seen Joe a bunch, particularly around this time.
Never with Ella, though.
Last time was especially unforgettable - with Sarah Vaughan at the Blue Note, Greenwich Village NYC, 1989.
Was newlywed, my wife had been raised on classical music and ballet, and she was so blown away (she's a very accomplished classical pianist and ballerina). She loved that I turned her on to jazz... most memorable jazz evening was a table for 2 at the jazz café on the corner of our street and Broadway, practically at arm's length from McCoy Tyner... I saved up $ for a month for that - and wow, was it ever worth it! Changed her life!
Music has given us all so much; we should never take it for granted, we are fortunate. Joe shares the top shelf with the greatest of the greats. I'm obviously a guitarist... 'nuff said.
Peace and Alohas, y'all
Great story! I dig your candor. Peace
Thanks for sharing, sir!
Much love to ya'!
Saw Joe and Ella at the Hollywood Bowl, one of her very last performances. They are soulmates.
indeed...
Thanks for sharing your great memories. Yes, you are fortunate, man!
I got to see Joe Pass for my 18th birthday present at the Philadelphia Academy of Music. Ella's, the Count Basie band, and Oscar Peterson. A life long memory.
I have mentioned to people.........."Imagine an artist of Ella's magnitude traveling the world with just this unassuming , little man and His guitar to provide musical back-up ". How bloody GOOD do you have to be?????? Wow ..........!
This video should be in a museum. This video IS a museum.
Indeed.
This is amazing.....Joe Pass could simply play, and play and play. Saw him and Ella in WDC in....1985-86.....hands down one of the best performances I've been to....EVER! To top it off, lost my wallet that night and someone actually tracked me down (PRE-cell, PRE-internet) and returned it....in the mail...every penny and was in it. Joe and Ella brought me good karma.
Good things attract good people...
thanks for sharing that is a cool story, must have been awesome to see him play
I am mesmerized with this concert... In the hands of Joe Pass guitar seems like ANOTHER instrument. Envy. A joy to hear and see. Super humans, these persons, sharing beauty to the world.
Had a similar thing happen to me pre-cell phone/internet. Good folks seem to find each other. People like Joe are the watering holes.
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This concert was my motivation to make a late in life decision to learning to play guitar. Joe and Ella are amazing.
I feel that Joe can have one of two effects on current and prospective guitar players. The first being to run straight for your guitar and sit down and play, and the second one being for one to go "oh, hell to the no!" and never touch a guitar again in frustration of how brilliant he is and how effortless he makes it look!
yeah man ❤❤❤❤
I bet you can really shred now being 2 years later. I love endless shredding. Just a mindless barrage of notes. Pure technique.
That's why I love Joe Pass.
@@happypuppy-i4k It's definitely not Joe Pass' playing that's "mindless" here, son.
I love Ella. She never took herself too seriously which allowed her to add a lot of fun into her music. When you have that much talent and soul you are just magical! 🥰
Can you imagine being there seeing these two legends sharing a stage? Beyond a dream.
Who cares about the words? Ella could sing the phonebook and it would be fantastic.
Yep
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That performance. A gem a treasure in the archives of great music. Many thanks to all who made it possible for me to experience it.TH-cam rocks.
Been playing drums/percussion for 40 years, tried to teach my son to follow my footsteps, but no, he plays guitar; his favorite Joe Pass, ain't got a problem with that
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ha, trying to get my kid to play guitar or upright bass. All he cares about is drums. Wanna trade?
@@user-qt5eh9wb7g LOL haha
That's very interesting ! I am a singer/ song writer all of my life ,but plaid pianos on & off ,tried guitars a bit & others ! But only drums that was very fun to learn & play from the day one ! I can't play it now for this crazy Corona virus things & lockdowns & I don't have my own drum kits ,just pads & sticks I've been borrowing ! Lol. But , I started playing since the day one ! I plaid the hi hat & cymblas together on the 2nd day & then the kick drums together w/ the hi hat & drums ,cymbals on my 3rd day ! I have only taken 7 ? lessons now ,can't wait to go back to the studio ! I LOVE DRUMS ! SO MUCH FUN !!! I never expected to play drums in my life ! I started for my late soulmate Jon Lee ( Feeder's original drummer ! )💜💜💜💜🥁🐉🎵🎤🎶💖💖💖💞💕👍🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
No problem *at all.*
i did my first solo guitar concert yesterday, i practiced years for that moment, thanks to Joe Pass for making me believe it was possible for me.
Wow I took my first guitar lesson 4 days ago....at the age of 58. Hope I get off the ground. I sing in church alot though but of course not in Ella's dimension lol.
I hope you performed well by the way.
@@garybryant8879 thank you. age is meaningless, i started playing guitar seriously at 27y im 33 now. just practice because you love it and you'll get to where you want to be
@@garybryant8879That’s awesome Gary. Enjoy the journey
There’s a lot of amazing guitarist I like watching, (being a guitarist myself). But there’s something about Joe that is different and out of this world. A true virtuoso, with a simple setup.
i play the guitar for 35 years now ... and I think i must live for 300 years more to play like joe and to anticipate his musicaltiy, i love what he plays for the rest of my days, i am very very impressed, he is a genious!
Dang 84 dislikes, those people don't understand the soul in this music, unlike today's. I wish I could have met Joe, or even played with him. So sad we've lost all these good musicians in the past, and for so many to be ignorant of their presence.
84 people think miley jyruss looks better
***** orly? I think Joe's moustache makes him look that much better.
I heard from a bassist who played with Joe back in the days. Joe told him that he still felt like he knew so little about this form of art. What a humble guy.
donfully Compare someone of that skill and talent and modesty to.... Well, any of the mainstream artists today that you'd care to mention... And the difference makes you wonder what's happened to the music of my generation (I'm 21). This video has
I hope you see my comment because I want you to enjoy this again. I first heard of Joe Pass from a sample in a hip hop track. I always said "if I like the sample, I'm obviously gonna love the original, it's like the other generation wanted to teach us what came before.." [sigh] I was born by accident 😔 so I'm lucky to have heard these masters of sound. (1980)
In 1978 my girl asked me what I wanted for my birthday. Joe Pass was in town. Got tickets, it was amazing!
She was/is a keeper :D
She was/is a maniac! At the time, though, things were great. Things, however change..
Terrance Pae
I take it she never became your wife. My pal tells me that he did not know what happiness was until he got married - then it was too late !
Great line! Actually, she did! Not much happiness happened, however. Her hateful habits have haunted her hubby, horribly!
I love the way that Joe knows when to be The Soloist and when to be the accompanist. When he's accompanying Ella he stays in the background dropping in those beautiful chords exactly where they should be. Two people Joe and Ella at the top of their craft making the extremely difficult look so very easy.
Well said!
very well said man, joe is a completly absolute genius!!!
Two fabulous artists, each in their own right, Ella and Joe. I've never heard a solo guitarist concert before, this is lovely, the man certainly has the talent on his guitar, I never knew an "axe" could be so mesmerizing! I'll be back to hear this again!
What do you get when you take the greatist guitarist and the greatest vocalist? This is a treasure
I went to see Ella one year when I was in Memphis, TN. She was the only performer listed on the bill, but out comes Joe Pass to play solo guitar, then he and Ella do some duets, then bass and drums were added for the rest of the concert. Man, that was a wonderful night!
Ciao Clynt. Sei stato fortunato ad assistere dal vivo ad un loro concerto.
Un saluto dall'Italia.
Ciao
That's incredible. That would've been surreal for me; I wouldn't have believed it actually was happening.
Clynt.you were blessed that night!
Lucky you !!!💜💜💜🥁🎵🎤🎶🐉💞💕👍
How great moment you had!
I wasnt born yet but i sooooo glad someone video recorded alot of her performance ....her genius bring tears to my eyes ...
I love it at 2:53. Check this out--
After "Virtuoso Joe" dazzles us, as usual, with his incredible, fluid, bebop, saxophone-like lines with ease, WITH HIS EYES CLOSED!
He gets surprised by the camera close-up but, like a true and rare pro, doesn't miss a beat, or a chord, or a lick, and he cracks a sweet, warm smile and just keeps WAILING, folks --Whoa!
Joe, we sure miss you, and thanks for everything you did for music and art. Your legacy will live FOREVER.
Most of all, thanks for your courageous example of conquering your heroin addiction to deliver us "the goods" (as in, excellent and timeless music) for many, many years while you were around on this here planet Earth.
Thanks, Joe, for giving me your precious time and energy after your live solo concert performance to answer my question about which chord you used on your composition, "Two Track Trip", from the obscure Guitar Player Magazine record you recorded a half a decade earlier at that point.
I could tell, Joe, were tired after the performance giving it your all --and, most of all, of the usual, "You're great, Joe!" fawning fan stuff by all the people who mobbed you on stage after the gig because you could have told me to "Get lost!"
But NO!
Joe, you calmly thought for a moment, --and I'll never forget this, --you told me the EXACT chord, so I could understand, --being a novice at that point, --in how to figure out what it was by your straight forward explanation of Jazz Music theory in a just a few minutes. WOW!
People, I stand before all of YOU, --past, present and future to say, NO money could buy, and, NOTHING, could compare to those few minutes with the sadly late, but great Joe Pass.
Joe Pass, may you be firing up that ole Jazz bandstand where ever you are! We LOVE you, Joe, and always will! ;_; [then wipes tears from eyes]
Peace.
Thanks for the share dude. :)
need to learn all those chord ASAP.. its sk good
Gotta say ... a lifetime of education on that fretboard!
So what was the chord and the music theory explanation?
such a big soul this woman had. Opened her mouth and it just poured out like a burst dam. Can't listen to her without crying for joy.
The talent this man has brings me to tears. Those progressions are so golden.
Ella Fitzgerald had every tool in the bag.... i adore this woman.
Me too! Even though you can tell she was starting to get sickly. She couldn't remember her lyrics, but even so; that VOICE! She STILL had it.
@@adoris864 She was magnificent. One of a kind. Always humble and gracious.
Thank you universe. I'm going trough a very painful moment, trying to overcome a breakup and depression. After meditation with this mantra i feel much better. Whoever is reading this you will find your inner peace, let go the pain and embrace the power of love and the universe. Stay strong, be happy. Greetings from Argentina.
I’m pretty sure you’re doing better 😊
I hope you are seeing better times now, friend.
憧れのギタリスト！！！なんと甘美な。夢の世界へ。いいですね。感動さえします。ジョーパスさんの姿、生まれて初めて拝見しました。御名前は脳味噌に刻まれているのに。はじめまして。遠い日本の一ファンです。.................................💐💐💐💐💐💐天国のジョーパスさん、世界中の賞賛と憧れのソファで安らかに。💐💐💐😔。
One voice, one guitar. That's all they needed.
512 dislikes, no wonder we are we are. The greatest female vocalist with arguably one the greatest jazz guitar players.
Joe Pass was arguably the best jazz guitarist ever! You have to remember that he always played bass lines, chord melody, and lead,,, all at the same time! Next time you listen to another great jazz player, listen closely,,, you won't hear his impeccable timing and melodic combination of bass, chord melody, and solo work!!! R.I.P. JOE PASS
Let's say that there was no one better. Joe is a true American treasure. Our gift to the world.
Actually in his " civilian life he was left handed,as were many classical guitarists, and quite a few jazz guitarists.Jimmy Hendrix on the other hand ( pun intended ,! ) was actually right handed, but played left handed.
I knew Joe personally. He was a good friend of mine. Loved the guy. I also did his portait back in the 1970s. I had the great pleasure of hearing him live many times. No other Jazz guitarist I can think of has ever been able to do what he did on a solo guitar! I also saw him with Ella live (did her portrait, too! - but only knew her. Wonderful human being). Together, Joe and Ella together are probably the greatest combination ever, in the history of Jazz! These two giants of Jazz were simply made to perform together. Irreplaceable! The most memorable performances I ever had the pleasure to have experienced.
@@djangorheinhardt Crazy, I swear when I play *Castles Made Of Sand* it has that quirky left handed person's brain all over it.
@@kevingearyart Wow !!! AWESOME ! I agree ! The very best singer Ella Fitzgerald ( & Louis Armstrong )& the very best guitarist Joe Pass ! No argument ! You are so lucky to be friends with them ! Thank you for sharing your story w/ us ! 💜💜💜💜🥁🎵🐉🎤🎶💞💕💖👍
Being a complete Jazz Combo in ONE Instrument: Joe Pass is just amazing! The Greatest!
Music doesn't get much better than this. Ella could make the happy birthday song sound elegant, and Joe Pass is like an entire orchestra all on his own. What a great pair they make.
can't get enough, keep coming back. So much class and talent - Ella's scat is mind boggling and Joe...saw him 4 or 5 times and had to talk to him - gracious, kind and wonderful
Joe is unbelievably skilled.
He can do anything he wants to do on the jazz guitar. Whether he is playing solo, duo, whatever, he is in command.
Ella is so great.
Both of them are such great artists.
I enjoyed every second if this performance.... could not help to get misty eyed with the Cry me a River... Priceless... Joe should get a speeding ticket for playing Avalon... : ) Unbelievable....
Joe Pass - was amazing musician! The best from the bests! Unforgettable!
I had the good fortune to see Joe and Ella at the Westchester Theater in '75(?), Oscar Peterson and The Count Basie Orchestra where also on the bill, I watched Joe Pass from the 7th row with opera glasses. His blistering speed and amazing phrasing mesmerized me. I have to say after these 40 years and watching these videos I might have thought to look at his right hand.
wow.... bet that was a fantastic show! I had the incredible pleasure of meeting Oscar before he passed away. Got to shake that big gigantic hand. His soul and demeanor was so peaceful and kind and playful.
You're very lucky...I had to attend Joe in Parma playing with Julian Bream but onjy Julian played 'cause Joe was already sick :((((
That must have been the same tour that I saw in Portland Oregon.... I was spellbound when Joe Pass just came out with his guitar and his amp, and played just like this video.
It was a moment I'll never forget
Ella has got to be the greatest female vocalist I've ever heard! Just perfect elocution! Phenomenal! The voice control is incredible, of course love joe pass!!!!
She is
Sarah Vaughan ain't that bad either
I could listen to Joe Pass all night and day.
OMG I Love this Guitarsound ..
I Play Hendrix , Cream Clapton etc. But sometimes i dont wanna Learn or Play , Just Listen , and Joe Pass is REALLY one of my ALL Time Favs in Jazz
I LOVE that sound ...
The combination of Ella's vocals and Joe's accompaniement is exquisite. This is some of the greatest music ever recorded. My thanks to whoever downloaded this session.
Two geniuses on stage at the time. It doesn't get any better. I was fortunate enough to have seen Ella with Oscar Peterson, but regretfully, never got to see Joe Pass live.
I saw ELLA with the COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA London 1976.. MAGICAL
And Ella Fitzgerald is the Maharaja of Female Vocalists!
Golden Heartfelt Real.
There are guitarists, there are jazz guitarists, then there's Joe Pass, add Ms. Fitzgerald & it's Ella mental...
what a glorious treat.... us being able to enjoy gems like these !
two of the best greatest minds in jazz music in the history of jazz , Ella Fiztgerald , her voice is the tool to express the best singing in jazz with her vocal range ,nuance and improvisation..and Joe's concept of melody and chord comping and improvisation, watching and listen those two icons is a pleasure you never forget..
When I was in the army band stationed at Ft. McClellan AL we made our way to Atlanta for the Kool Jazz Festival. The headline that night was Ella, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, and Louis Bellson. That was pretty hard to beat.
Do you remember the year? I saw a similar show in Chicago at the Kool Jazz Festival in 1981. Ella was dazzling! She forgot some of the words to "Old McDonald" but she made it magical. I have goose bumps just writing this.
@@stevencudney102 Hi Steve. It would have been the summer of 1981 or 1982 I think.
Open a good bottle of red wine... and savor the moment. Joe Pass, Ella.... we are close to Paradise.
For the love of music, Ella, and the guitar. _Commented on January 13._
Joe Pass is marvelous to behold and listen to, he has so unique a sound and style, the "mother of smooth"... I do have a dozen Joe Pass old vinyls here... but I must confess, that I never could make him one of my musical favourites, because of that cool smoothness, almost no dynamics in the music, and somehow it just keeps on and on... You can't tell one tune from the next, unless it's a very famous one. But the moment Ella steps in... the duet is so damn good.... amazing.
I graduated from high school in '75. I only started to get how good stuff like this really was. However, even a few years later, NOBODY I knew would have gone to a jazz concert with me. I lost out on so much. I should have called my older cousin in St. Louis - he was aware of everything that had to do with great jazz and blues. This is too good for words.; so was he.
Due to my jazz-loving parents I came to see and enjoy this marvelous duo some years later in the 80's at a very similar concert in my hometown Düsseldorf. I assume it to be one of their last visits of Germany. Ella was nearly blind and had week legs due to her diabetis, but what a voice she still had! This remarkably wide range from tender to sharp, from sweet to expressive, from playful to groovy was still shining through. And what can one not like about Joe's playing? His skills are impeccable. Few people know that even a metal guitarist like Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath quoted Joe to be his idol. Ella and Joe, they both were undisputed masters and icons of their category. I am thankful for having seen them on stage during their lifetime. And thanks also for the upload.
All those British guys had insanely good taste in American guitar music and were vocal about it.
The BEST BEST BEST Single Jazz Guitar i EVER hear ..and i know Them ALL !!!
Joe Pass ..SUCH a JAZZ MASTER!!
less is so much more. I have never stopped enjoying Joe Pass.
truly mesmerizing! Joe and Ella made it seem like performing at this astounding level was just a leisurely walk in the park.
It was! Real style...
Musical giants.
Insane how easy they make it look!
So smooth...
real musicianship as well as soul singing... Ella & Joe were the Best Ever at it!
This consert is flawless, Ella made this true (I know the crew behind the event did a good job as well). Even some technical errors she had, she made them disappear with her charisma. And damn, Joe Pass is awesome as well, his guitar skills are something that are not from this world, I can really feel the music...
I'm 22, I've never saw Ella in a live consert, but man, I love her, she's awesome. I'm sure she's at a better place and filling it with joy and so is Joe.
I'm so glad that I heard one of her songs in a movie soundtrack. She just makes my day a lot better...
Rest in peace, Ella and Joe, thank you for everything. You guys are awesome.
a true master of jazz guitar, so smooth and effortless!
This is the epitome of perfection... All the duets Pass & Fitzgerald recorded...
The perfect match ...
There is something peaceful and joyous about the way Joe Pass played. Amazing musician.
Watching these two great artists making music together is a very humbling experience.
I was listening to this while my friend gave me a back message, thank you :)
i'm just crying because this is so beautiful!!
This refresh the soul.
This is as good as it gets, true strangeness, Ella and Joe, taking us well far out beyond whatever your beliefs are. This is divine partnership. True love and COMPLEX. So pristine. So joyous!
The master of the Gibson 175 was generous to me as a 21-year-old young man playing guitar in the Bay Area gave me personal instruction at his own time and leisure great for me and my relative pitch he was my hero on a personal level taught me a lot of information especially about this business of music
This should be considered a world heritage duo...and thanks God Joe could go on for hours while Ella was trying to find her way back in the song :)) Hearing one of the greatest singer ever lived saying "I'm sorry" if one thinks of how much presumption there is nowadays among the new generations of singers...unbelievable! Joe thank you for giving us so much, RIP... we'll never forget you!!!
40 years ago thanks to YT without it I would may have never seen JP and EF performing… I enjoyed it….
HOW COULD ANY ONE NOT LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS.
BILL
They are just playing. Playing with music. Playing with human voice. Two geniuses at play. Amazing.
His playing is sublime. It calls to something deeply human in me.
Joe Pass & Ella is just the best of the best, period. Great
It's amazing to see how Joe's having a good time while he plays. Always smiling. Awesome performance!
My theory (among many) is that musicians that are having a good time - joy as it were - are the best at their craft. I love to watch Dave Brubeck play - he is totally lost in his love of playing the piano!
I bet you anything that had a lot to do with accompanying one of the greatest singers in history.
This COULD be the greatest video on TH-cam. Joe & Ella or mythical. It's almost hard to see them as real flesh and blood human beings after the passage of time.
Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald...Man! The incredible, melodic
music that they made together back in ‘75 was absolutely heavenly!
Joe was at the top of his game during these years. Truly the greatest Jazz soloist to grace the planet. I can watch Kessel and Burrell and others and halfway figure out what they’re doing--With ‘PASS’- I just LET MY MIND WANDER in a mesmerized Trance like state of bliss☺️Ella is Heaven sent. Ella was improvising on most of the songs-playing-singing off Joes amazing phrasing!! What a Blessing to have these sessions ❤️🇺🇸
I now believe some kind of perfection is possible in this world. Ella's voice, Joe's guitar ..... What else ??
This is my first time hearing Ella Fitzgerald, and she has such an amazing voice!
set aside the next few years and listen to everything she did. you'll feel good about it
@@97477tim great advice!
Primera vez, tambien, que la escucha, me gustò mucho.
At this 1975 performance Ella was nearing 60 and her voice was hardening a bit, losing some of its sweetness. Listen to some of her work from the '40s and '50s, both jazz and pop oriented, and you will get a better idea of her extraordinary range and tonality.
Joe Pass knows how to lay down those chord melodies, wow! Ella Fitzgerald adds the cherry on top that voice just melts me. You turn the table on me and cry me a river is just beautiful coming from these two.
Joe and Ella shine on You are the Sunshine of my life.
"Sunshine of my life" has left me in tears.
Saw Joe & Ella at The Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, BC, Canada in the ‘80’s - it was transcendental - just like this ♥️🎶♥️ What a magical evening that was. Much love for the artists and the music. 👵🏻💕🐾🇨🇦
So envious!
Set um up joe!!! Wow, just thanks for presenting this.
So exquisite...
can't get any better than this ♥
¿te casarás conmigo? pero tendrás que pagar los gastos de la boda
Casate conmigo, yo pago los gastos de la boda, con luna de miel y todo!
¿despues de la boda puedo ser el chillo? asi me ahorro todos esos gastos de boda y lo gastamos todo en viajar, conciertos y comida.
paparruchas ambos de ustedes
superdog797 jajajaja
Wow, look! No autotune, no DJ, no flashing lights, no backup dancers, no BS... just talent, soul + top shelf musicianship.
Totally what I thought when watching this, because it is so real!
When you play and sing at this level there may be different players/singers but there is no one better. Two absolute masters at their best enjoying each others art and making beautiful art together.
No comment I put here could ever do justice to either of these two legends; I was very young during their time...thank God for recordings and You Tube!! What world class musicians.
How can anybody give a thumbs down to this incredible guitarist and musician? You would have to be a complete ignoramus. Started learning guitar from a Joe Pass music theory book. I still go back and look at it from time to time.
@bcdhifi Yeah!!
They make it look so effortless. That's God given talent.
or man driven practice
joe pass used to practice 8 hours every day when he was a kid
YES !!! 👍👍💜💜💜💜🥁🎵🐉🎤🎶💞💕💖
You can still here that youth in Ella's voice... Truly timeless
I noticed it too, and knew i had never heard another person sound like that. Cool.
Joe's guitar caresses the soul and transports one to a completely new dimension.
Chanced upon this performance here, and what good fortune that was for me!
Bravo! Hats off to the undeteriorating voice of Madame Ella, and the matching dexterity of Sir Joe pass!
That voice!!! That guitar!!! my God... This is music, you kids.
Gorgeous
Joe's guitar and Ella's voice is the miracle combination ever found in music.
🥇watching during covid - 19 2020 lockdown
Me too.It just makes me annoyed that ,as a mediocre, "nearly" jazz guitarist I will never be in even the same universe as Joe Pass. That there is Genius.
@@djangorheinhardt Ella's scatting is priceless.
One of the great guitarist in jazz music ,really enjoyable
Covid and wuhan forever
素晴らしい★
二人のように、自由に楽しめるまで極めてるのが‥
There is simply no way for me to get enough of this particular performance. The warmth, the generosity, the interpretations so eloquently played out, it is as if they are sitting right here playing only for me. With Ella Fitzgerald, the talent is simply stunning buttery goodness and then you get not just a guy on a guitar but you get Joe Pass and his unequalled ability to somehow be the entire orchestra on one instrument. What gifts they both shared with us all. Probably one of the best live jazz performances ever, for my own list.
I am mesmerized with this concert... In the hands of Joe Pass guitar seems like ANOTHER instrument. What an envy. A joy to hear and see. Super humans, these persons, sharing beauty to the world.
Greatest guitarist of all time.no contest.
What an overstatement, there is no greatest guitarist.. Besides you seem to be forgetting Django Rheinhardt, Chet Atkins, Paco de Lucia, George Benson and Tommy Emmanuel just to drop a few names of other equally great guitarists in there...
George Fasey
Django compared to Joe Pass is like greape and wine.....
George Fasey
having found an idol means always "X" is FOR ME the gratest - all those admired artists became famous because of their uncomparable skills..all of them are "the greatest" for all the different tastes on the world. I like the excitement in all those postings - for me there is nothing about "over- underrated". Just listen and close your eyes, forget the world around you..
His guitar work is effortlessly beautiful and she is the greatest singer ever, the most beautiful voice. A wonderful combination.
Браво Джо, и спасибо тебе за твою музыквльность,Браво.
the queen of scat. Superb as she always was. Ella was a school of jazz singing to herself.