When learning how to solo as a jazz guitarist, there are few players that you can study who have more command of the bebop vocabulary than joe pass. He is considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century. His sense of improvisation, his knowledge of chord inversions. He sits down and he starts playing, phrase by pharse. A real genius was revealed as he simultaneously played all the elements of a jazz or blues improvisation. Special features include a tuning segment, joe s guitar, a bonus. Joe pass solo jazz guitar part 1 video dailymotion. 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. It was fun to transcribe these ideas of joe pass, wes montgomery, jimmy raney, tal farlow and pat martino. This joe pass concept will help you always have a harmonic and melodic device close by. Get the authentic sound of bebop jazz guitar without having to learn lots of scales or modes. 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.
Presents hundreds of improvised melodic lines played by joe pass. Is the book mistranscribed or is he not reading right. The joe pass guitar style book was carefully written by joe and bill thrasher. Guitar joe pass jazz lines reh video booklet computer. The ibanez company produced a joe pass edition in their archtop jazz. Licks in the style of joe pass, wes montgomery, jim hall and pat martino. The guitarist joe pass is famous for this technique. Master arpeggio soloing for jazz guitar free download book. On guitar includes 50 musical examples and three complete transcriptions, all of which are contained on the included cd. I highly recommend joe pass guitar chords to every guitarist because. Has 82 vital diagrammed standards jazz chords, fingering exercises, and starts with many fingering indications.
The title joe pass jazz lines is what it is, jazz lines. Jazz bebop blues guitar fundamental changes music book. Joe pass tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including joy spring, pasta blues, autumn leaves, django, blue moon. 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. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from joe pass at the discogs marketplace. 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. 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. The playalong cd exemplifies how these relate to a harmonic background. 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. 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 jazz lines discussion in playing and technique started by dmkz, dec 11, 2015. Joe pass is often considered as the greatest jazz guitarist who ever lived.
Joe pass tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction dvds. 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. A modern howtoplay jazz and hot guitar, book 1, joes is divided into two sections. You will remember the jazz lines in this book and be able to create your own. Joe discusses the scales and arpeggios he uses when improvising. Joe pass was one of the most important guitarists of the 20th century. Joe pass jazz lines by joe pass, 9780757919329, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. After all, he is the ultimate jazz guitar man who taught larry when he was a teenager. The file extension pdf and ranks to the documents category. This book effectively combines five previously published books by joe pass in a single comprehensive volume including his insights on harmony. This article contains the discography of jazz guitarist joe pass as leader, sideman, and collaborator. 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. 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. Joe pass, 65, a jazz guitarist who performed with the stars.
From the publisher 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. 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. Unlike many other jazz guitar instruction books this book doesnt assume you are already a jazzbo. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the. Use the download button below or simple online reader. Joe pass said if you cant remember a jazz line then its not worth playing in the first place or something to that effect. Mar 12, 2014 for pdf version, visit my new website. Joe pass, 65, a jazz guitarist who performed with the. Knowing how the masters went about their business is the best way to increase your jazz. Apply these simple substitution ideas to repurpose what you already know and create beautiful melodic jazz lines. Watch joe pass solo jazz guitar part 1 raz sekeles on dailymotion.
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. Each of the melodic lines are grouped in the harmonic situation in which they were originally played i. Frans schellekensgetty images one of the biggest hurdles many jazz guitarists face early in their development is being able to connect chords, scales and arpeggios in. Joe pass chords essential lines and concepts jazz guitar online. Joe pass is undoubtedly one of the greatest jazz guitarists to ever play the instrument.
Joe pass jazz lines there is document joe pass jazz lines available here for reading and downloading. 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. 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. Do you have the joe pass guitar style and joe pass guitar method books. Tal farlow, pat martino, wes montgomery, joe pass, and jimmy raney. Discover book depositorys huge selection of joe pass books online. This followup to joes bestselling solo jazz guitar explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. 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. I smile when he burns up these jazz licks and then quietly says, hello, im joe pass. Albums include virtuoso, for django, and intercontinental.
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. In part 2 of this story i will share with you a summary of joes approach to solo jazz guitar. Guitar joe pass jazz lines reh video booklet free download as pdf file. Mel bay music critics and performers alike have hailed joe pass as one of the finest jazz musicians to have ever lived. This book effectively combines five previously published books by joe pass in a single comprehensive. If you want to download a free ebook of 15 ii valt i licks then subscribe to my newsletter. Dont expect much dialogue from his previous instructionals. 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. Special features include a tuning segment, joes guitar, a bonus. Joe pass was an italianamerican jazz guitarist of sicilian descent. Joe pass on guitar includes 50 musical examples and three complete transcriptions, all of which are contained on the included cd. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazzblues improvisationand much more.
Ever since starting to play jazz guitar about 40 years ago, ive been a fan of joe pass, particularly his solo playing. 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. Dec 05, 2011 master your groove let mark lettieri teach you the art of playing in the pocket rhythm and lead duration. Back in the 70s i had several of his solo and duet books and enjoyed learning and practicing from them. Wes montgomery jimmy raney tal farlow pat martino joe pass. 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. Especially impressive was the way joe could slip in and out of chords, singlelines and basslines in his playing. Learn to play joe pass chords with these essential lines and concepts.
Nov 04, 2019 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. January, 1929 may 23, 1994 was an american jazz guitarist of sicilian descent. Oct 17, 2015 in part 2 of this story i will share with you a summary of joes approach to solo jazz guitar. Joes career took some interesting twists and turns along the way. This article contains the discography of jazz guitarist joe pass as leader, sideman, and collaborator as leader or coleader. 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. 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. Bb jazz blues bassline a foggy day bassline bireli lagrene. Includes 675 transcribed licks and phrases from five of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time. In jazz lines, joe pass discusses the scales and arpeggios he uses when. Pass actually made his pacific jazz debut as a member of the synanon jazz group on a record that bock produced in 1961. 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. Master your groove let mark lettieri teach you the art of playing in the pocket rhythm and lead duration.
Essential jazz lines in the style of joe pass guitar. 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. 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. Support me on patreon to access new pdf transcriptions and patrons excl. Early childhood joe pass was born on january th 1929 in new brunswick, new jersey. In this book, joe explains his musical and guitaristic approach to the process of jazz improvisation. 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. 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. Joe passs most popular book is joe pass guitar chords.
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