Joe Pass Instructional Material

Alfred Music Publishing Company presents "Chord Solos - Book Only". This product contains music composed by Joe Pass.

Alfred Music Publishing Company presents "Guitar Chords - Book Only". This product contains music composed by Joe Pass.

An important volume on both the harmonic and melodic aspects of the modern guitarist with an emphasis on improvisation. Subjects include chord construction, embellishment, substitution, connection, resolution and chromatic movement. Also covers whole tone, blues, altered scales, chord scales and much more. Book only.

Alfred Music Publishing Company presents "Jazz Duets - Book only". This product contains music composed by Joe Pass.

Alfred Music Publishing Company presents "Jazz Duets - Book and Compact Disc". This product contains music composed by Joe Pass.

Alfred Music Publishing Company presents "Jazz Duets - Compact Disc only". This product contains music composed by Joe Pass. (sorry...this is currently unavailable)

Alfred Music Publishing Company presents "Jazz Duets - Cassette Tape only". This product contains music composed by Joe Pass.

Alfred Music Publishing Company presents "Jazz Guitar Solos - Book only". This product contains music composed by Joe Pass. (sorry...this is currently unavailable)

In this book, Joe explains his musical and guitaristic approach to the process of jazz improvisation. ON GUITAR includes 50 musical examples and three complete transcriptions, all of which are contained on the included CD. There is also a complete overview of 'The Three Harmonic Families' and the lines, scales, and chord superimpositions and substitutions that comprise this view of Joe's jazz language. (WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS, INC.)

A comprehensive, easy-to-understand intermediate approach to jazz guitar playing techniques, helps develop an individual concept of improvising by learning scales and their basic chord forms and further develops improvisation skills through the use of practice patterns. Utilizes transcriptions along with several original pieces by Joe Pass.

Joe's masterful jazz guitar playing is again accurately transcribed for the benefit of the intermediate to advanced jazz guitarist. Challenging bass lines, hip chord voicings, and beautiful single-line melodies make this book of transcriptions a must for anyone wanting to learn Joe's colorful jazz guitar style.
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Hal Leonard Corporation presents "The Joe Pass Collection" from their Artist Books catalog. This product contains music made famous by Joe Pass. Included: Pasta Blues, In A Sentimental Mood, Blues For Hank, Yardbird Suite, Blues For Basie, Dissonance #1, Happy Holiday Blues, The Way You Look Tonight, I Got Rhythm, Satin Doll, The Song Is You, Cheek To Cheek.

Joe Pass Live!! CD

A stereo listening CD of Joe's live performance. Highly recommended as companion for the book. Included are "Blues in G, " "Dante's Inferno, " "Grete," and more. The book brings into print some of Joe's best recorded origial blues compositions and so los. ***** All songs from book (sold separately below) are on CD.

This book presents some of Joe's best recorded original blues tunes and solos transcribed direct from live performances. Joe's incredible improvisational jazz/blues abilities are accurately repre- sented for the intermediate to advanced jazz guitarist. Included are \Blues in G, \" \"Blues Dues, \" \"Dante's Inferno, \" \"Blues for Pam, \" \"Nobs, \" and \"Grete.\" A live recording, including all the tunes from this book, is available on CD and highly recommended for accurate interpret ation of the songs and solos. Tablature included. (Mel Bay Publications, Inc.)

Joe discusses the scales and arpeggios he uses when improvising. Joe also demonstrates non-stop improvised lines for: major 7th, minor 7th, static and altered dominant 7th chord types plus a special section on turnarounds. Get insight into how Joe 'thinks' while improvising. Booklet included. (60 min.) (WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS, INC.)

An Evening With Joe Pass

An instructional and performance video featuring a concert (with a great trio) plus a pre-concert run-through of jazz classics like 'Satin Doll,' 'All the Things You Are' and more. In clinic, Joe discu sses and demonstrates the techniques he employs, chord-melody and ' playing what you hear.' Booklet included. (90 min.) (WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS, INC.)

An Evening With Joe Pass & Jazz Lines

Two Joe Pass videos, JAZZ LINES and AN EVENING WITH JOE PASS packaged together in an attractive slipcover. (WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS, INC.)

Jazz is one of the true American music forms which is still developing and growing to this day. This sampler of some of the greatest jazz charts and solos from all eras includes transcriptions of such great jazz composers/performers works as Django Reinhardt (Nuages), Mike Stern (Odds or Evens), Joe Pass (Here's That Rainy Day), Mark Whitfield (Namu), and John Scofield (Wabash III) (Cherry Lane Music)

Examine the solo concepts of top jazz guitarists in this info-packed book/CD pack. The CD includes full demonstration and rhythm-only tracks to assist with learning the styles of Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Barney Kessel, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Johnny Smith and many others. The book includes phrase-by-phrase performance notes; tips on arpeggio substitution, scale substitution, tension and resolution, jazz-blues, chord soloing and more; and standard notation and tab. (Hal Leonard Corporation)

This book contains extended, exact note-for-note transcriptions of five of Joe Pass' most inspired blues-based jazz guitar solos. Selections include: Eric's Smoozie Blues; Blues for Yano San; Blues for Sitges;Blues for Val, and Blues for Martin. All solos are presented in notation with appropriate chord symbols. A stereo recording featuring these solos in their entirety is available and highly recommended. ***** All songs from book are on the cassette. (Mel Bay Publications, Inc.)

Presents hundreds of improvised melodic lines played by Joe Pass. Each of the melodic lines are grouped in the harmonic situation in which they were originally played (i.e. all minor lines are presented together and all dominant seventh lines are presented together, etc). The companion play along CD has a "live" rhythm section playing single chord vamps as well as vamps covering all twelve keys for each harmonic situation. An etude over the changes to Satin Doll shows how to apply the various lines and create improvised solos.
Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc. (Mel Bay Publications, Inc.)

Few guitarists in the jazz idiom have reached the level of virtuosity that Joe Pass established and refined throughout his career. His playing in group settings was flawless, but his true genius was revealed as a solo guitarist who could simultaneously play all elements of a jazz or blues tune - melody, rhythm, chord harmonies, bass lines and rapid-fire improvised passages - all with an impeccable sense of taste and style that wowed critics and listeners around the world. This video offers excerpts from various performances from 1962-1982 that capture the essence, brilliant technique and enormous talent of Joe Pass. In a brief interview segment, Joe discusses his guitaristic roots and his thoughts on his music. Joe Pass has inspired legions of players, yet he remains unsurpassed as the most genial jazz guitarist of our time. Running time: 115 minutes. A 24-page booklet featuring biographical material, rare photographs and details on the tunes performed on this DVD is not included, but can be accessed and downloaded from guitarvideos.com. (Mel Bay Publications, Inc.)

GUITAR TIPS brings together some of the world's greatest guitarists, each providing his own insights on music and the guitar. JAZZ GUITAR TIPS features Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Clint Strong and Herb Ellis with host Don Mock performing and demonstrating improvising over static chords, II-V-I progressions and turnarounds. Other sections include comping, solo guitar playing, picking, right-hand technique and playing the blues. (WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS, INC.)

This video presents Joe Pass in a 1991 solo concert at Christ College, Brecon, Wales playing what he called \songs from our American Heritage.\" The half-dozen performances are breathtaking examples of Pass's improvisatory gift for extensively exploring nd enhancing several kinds of music. The artistry of fingerstyle guitar appears at one of its creative pinnacles in the hands of a disarmingly modest genius who said: \I'm just a guitar player who happens to play music influenced by jazz.\" (40-minute) (Mel Bay Publications, Inc.)

Music critics and performers alike have hailed Joe Pass as one of the finest jazz musicians to have ever lived. This book is a collage of many of Joe's thoughts about the guitar as an accompanying and solo instrument. Also, many of Joe's transcribed solos, as well as transcriptions of the famous Joe Pass and Herb Ellis duos, are presented here in standard notation only with chord symbols. The music and life of Joe Pass will continue to inspire and guide musicians through this work. (c)2003, 216 pages.

This collection of in-depth text and CD lessons is specifically designed to help the novice player emulate seven jazz guitar giants. The concepts and techniques contained within these workshops are essential to the understanding of how the great players themselves work, and also to the mechanics of jazz guitar playing in general. The important areas of chord substitution, "minorisation," altered tension, chord/scale relationships, comping, pedals, and octave playing are all examined in depth. In addition to offering a wealth of theoretical and practical material, artist bios are presented and analyzed to determine the players' overall significance in the history and development of jazz guitar style and technique. The artists portrayed here are: Kenny Burrell, Hank Garland, Barney Kessel, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Johnny Smith, and Joe Pass. Written in leadsheet format (notation and chord symbols) with chord grid diagrams on selected pieces. (c)2001, 64 pages. Book & CD.

Improve Your Playing in Rock, Blues, Jazz, Funk, Latin and R&B Styles. The interactive song lessons on this extremely comprehensive DVD disc represent a cross-section of modern guitar styles and song forms. The split-screen footage, multiple camera angles and incredible close-ups let you watch Jim Kelly's hands to learn his secrets, tips and tricks as he presents each tune as a full performance followed by a special teaching section. He plays in the style of guitar greats like Jeff Beck, Wes Montgomery, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny and more. With over 90 minutes of guitar performance and instruction, an accompanying booklet with standard notation & TAB, and lessons in English, Japanese and Spanish, "Jim Kelly's Guitar Workshop DVD" lets everyone have fun and improve their playing at their own pace. (c)1999. DVD.

Written for the musician who is interested in acquiring a firm foundation for playing jazz, this unique book/CD pack examines the phrases of the masters! Over 800 licks are provided in the styles of Tal Farlow, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Johnny Smith, and other jazz guitar greats! The book includes standard notation and tablature, and the CD contains note-for-note demonstrations of every lick. (c)2002, 112 pages. Book & CD.

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