Unlike stanley jordan, pass used conventional but superb technique, and his virtuoso series on pablo still sounds remarkable decades later. 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. Joe pass untold lessons learned from legendary solo jazz. He was able to play uptempo versions of bop tunes such as cherokee and how high the moon unaccompanied on the guitar.
He demonstrates legendary techniques that will be of value to rock guitarists as well as jazz purists. If you want to check out the joe pass chord solo book i studied you. Guitar cosmos joe pass guitar style free pdf download. If you would like to support my video creation, you can hit the. 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 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.
He is considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century. In this series of lessons were going to take a some of the elements of the style from the great joe pass, jazz guitar giant. Legendary jazz guitarist joe pass is well known for his fast bebop lines. This followup to joes bestselling solo jazz guitar explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. Joe pass joseph anthony jacobi passalacqua is the first widely famously known solo jazz guitarist in history. Then ill show you how to use voice leading with these concepts, and finish off by putting.
This episode is part 1 of my series how to play like joe pass. Oct 21, 2015 genius of jazz guitar, 2001, video interview. Joe pass improvising ideas has larger selection of jazz and blues lines. Joe pass, 65, a jazz guitarist who performed with the stars. Pass seemed to experience difficulty with the pickup selector placement, as can be seen in the video. Joe passs most popular book is joe pass guitar chords. 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. The new edition has all the information that the wellknown 3rd edition had along with an expanded section on the evolution of the guitar in jazz. In this episode i introduce many of joes solo guitar playing.
Joe pass guitar instruction, lessons, dvds, licks youtube. He created possibilities for jazz guitar through his style of chordmelody, his knowledge of chord inversions and progressions, and his. Would like to see more material on jazz guitar improv and patternsprogressions. Joe pass guitar style the one coauthored by bill thrasher. Some may think that joe pass ideas are cliched but remember that he came up with many of these cliches in the first place. Joe pass has 28 books on goodreads with 399 ratings. This gibson guitar, the es175, was the main guitar of joe pass. Our jazz guitar licks section is a collection of guitar riffs, licks, and patterns in the style of great jazz guitarists such as pat metheny, george benson, django reinhardt, joe pass, mike stern, john scofield, charlie christian, wes montgomery, but also jazz greats such as miles davis, charlie parker, duke ellington, and john coltrane.
Top 7 joe pass jazz guitar licks to wrap up, here are a bunch of easy joe pass inspired licks to add to your repertoire. As usual, joes instruction is full of wit and style. Number 2 on the list of top 10 best jazz guitar solos comes from joe pass joes recording of django appears on his album, for django, a tribute to the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist django reinhardt this is a fiery solo, full of doubletime licks, where joe is on. Guitar solos concentrates on many of his superb pacific jazz singlenote solos including django, c. January, 1929 may 23, 1994 was an american jazz guitarist of sicilian descent. He got one for his birthday from a guy named mike peak in 1963, who saw joe pass playing jazz on a solid body the fender jazzmaster. In this lesson we are going to take a look at the style of the great joe pass, jazz guitar giant. Ever since starting to play jazz guitar about 40 years ago, ive been a fan of joe pass, particularly his solo playing. This book describes harmonic and melodic approach to playing jazz guitar. Joe pass guitar instruction, dvds, licks, lessons youtube. In this jazz guitar lesson im going to be analysing joe pass guitar licks and lines. Ive picked joe pass jazz guitar solo licks for the following chord.
Barney kessel, charlie byrd and herb ellis 11071982 world of jazz duration. Nov 29, 2015 joe pass untold lessons learned from joe pass heres another video in the new untold series on jazz guitar legends. Charlie parker, john coltrane, dizzy gillespie, joe pass, and mike stern to name a few. In this episode i introduce many of joes solo guitar playing techniques like. The last half is a collection of jazz phrases, covering both jazz and blues. Have you ever thought about publishing a jazz guitar book of some of your best lessons. 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. Jazz lines so you can watch the video on youtube and refer to this book for the tablature. I got it because it goes along with the dvd joe pass. Jazz guitar lines of the greats book by steve briody.
Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. According to john pisano, who was the rhythm guitarist on the recording, joe used his early 1960s es175d and a small fender combo amp. Joe pass jazz guitar licks jazz guitar online free jazz. Joe pass style blues turnarounds 10 killer finger style. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazzblues improvisation, and much more. Including the great rhythm guitarist john pisano, jim hughart on bass, and colin bailey on drums. We did not transfer customer user names, passwords, or order history from our old website in accordance with privacy standards. More importantly, if you watch the video you get some great instruction, theory and coaching up from the maestro himself as you practice the examples. Other jazz guitarists who played the gibson es175 include jim hall, pat metheny, wes montgomery in the early days, and kenny burrell. Especially with a focus on how makes fills with chords and. Note, however, unless you are already a solid jazz player, you will need patience working through this book put it this way, i have managed to learn two songs in six months working 23 hours a week. Joe pass and his guitars free jazz guitar lessons for all. Its history and players by maurice summerfield is easily the most complete look at those who play this instrument. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5.
In this joe pass lesson i will go over how he turns lil darlin into a chord solo masterpiece. If you like the video then please subscribe to stay up to date with new lessons. Apr 30, 2016 a bunch of other joe pass books are available here including joe pass guitar chords joe pass guitar style book. First ill introduce the concepts to you, then show you how to play them. As usual, joe brings wit and style to his invaluable guitar lessons, taking you straight to the. What jazz guitar books or methods do you recommend for learning jazz is one of the questions that i get all the.
Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazzblues improvisationand much more. In this episode i introduce many of joe s solo guitar playing. These books from the early 1970s are definitive documents of pass guitar style. Jul 23, 2014 joe pass solo on the oscar peterson and friends bbc prog. In the style of joe pass chordal blues guitar lessons. The blue side of jazz is the followup to joe passs bestselling solo jazz guitar instructional video and explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. He pushed the boundaries of harmony and selfaccompaniment chords, counterpoint, walking bass lines. A free tutorial in 15 parts on how to play autumn leaves arranged by joe pass on the album virtuoso no. These cover all harmonic situations, from major7 lines to altered dom7 ideas. 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. Id like to present to you some of the most important lines a jazz player needs to have under their fingers to sound authentic.
Its included in fretdojo jazz guitar academy membership get a pass to the academy by. Bb jazz blues bassline a foggy day bassline bireli lagrene. Subscribe for more free jazz guitar lessons and videos. Joe pass improvises a jazz blues guitar chord melody solo from his. Joe covers chord melody, chord substitutions, leading tones, chromatic chords, voice movements, and many more special excercises, all with the unique joe pass twist. The aim of this series is to provide the watcher with more that the basic.
I believe carol kaye was the original publisher of this and she still recommends it to students who are ready for it. Joe pass is undoubtedly one of the greatest jazz guitarists to ever play the instrument. When gibson put out the epiphone joe pass emperor model guitar, a budget archtop model, pass even used that guitar in his second hot licks video, the blue side of jazz guitaror, at least, a prototype. Pass solo is definitive on this exceptional track and stands as a virtual textbook of jazz guitar playing. More particularly though, when the discussion is about chordal solos and bringing jazz guitar into the blues realm or vice versa, joe pass is a figure you cannot overlook. Features 675 licks transcribed directly from the solos of joe. Login to stefan grossmans guitar workshop website to log in to our digital download partner site follow the link below to our existing customers. Solo jazz guitar play dvd lesson chapters introduction tuning chord patterns and alterations ex. Back in the 70s i had several of his solo and duet books and enjoyed learning and practicing from them. Jazz guitar online free jazz guitar lessons for all levels. To view more guitar dvds and tab books by joe pass click here. Joe pass was a trailblazer when it came to solo guitar playing, and defined the style that has been emulated by countless players since. Guitarist steve briody explains some examples from his new book, which will be available may, 2011. Joe pass the blue side of jazz 1991 forgotten guitar.
Joe pass is arguably one of the most important and historically significant jazz guitar players, in line with the likes of wes montgomery and the great charlie christian. Joe pass great jazz guitarists jazz guitar lessons from. One of the most wonderful things we can do with the guitar awesome instrument that it is. An article about joe pass, one of the most respected jazz guitarist ever. Joe pass guitar instruction books free jazz guitar lessons. This book could be used as a supplement to the joe pass guitar method which has more details joes use of the caged system, scales and fingerings.