Duets (Joe Pass and John Pisano album)

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Duets

Studio album by

Joe Pass and John Pisano

Released

1991

Recorded

February 16–17, 1991

Studio

Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, U.S.

Genre

Jazz

Length

47:38

Label

Pablo

Producer

Eric Miller

Joe Pass and John Pisano chronology

Appassionato
(1990)

Duets
(1991)

Virtuoso Live!
(1991)

Duets is an album by jazz guitarists Joe Pass and John Pisano that was released in 1991. It was reissued in 1996 by Original Jazz Classics.

The sessions for Duets were based on producer Eric Miller's idea for Pass and Pisano to improvise to a video collage of National Geographic footage, cartoons, and movie clips.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Writing for AllMusic, music critic Steven MacDonald stated: "A pair of guitarists with a great deal of affection for each other's styles, showcased here in a set of delicate duets that allow both to shine equally. There's never any false flash or glamour, only charm and style."^[2] The JazzTimes review concluded: "Aside from the obvious rapport between the players, the blend of acoustic guitar and electric is a warm, happy one. It's another reminder of the void left by Pass' death."^[4]

Track listing

"Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 6:01
"Baileywick" (Joe Pass) – 2:44
"S'il Vous Plait" (John Pisano) – 2:38
"Lonely Woman" (Horace Silver) – 3:38
"Nina's Birthday Song" (Pass) – 4:20
"You Were Meant for Me" (Pisano) – 4:19
"Blues for the Wee Folk" (Pass) – 4:01
"Satie" (Pisano) – 10:21
"For Jim H." (Pass) – 6:11
"Back to Back" (Pass) – 3:25

Personnel

Joe Pass – guitar
John Pisano – guitar

References

^ "Joe Pass Unedited," Part III article by Jim Ferguson, accessed April 29, 2009.
^ ^a ^b MacDonald, Steven. "Duets > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1131. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Woodward, Josef. "Duets > Review". JazzTimes. Retrieved June 8, 2015.

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Studio albums	Catch Me! For Django The Stones Jazz A Sign of the Times Simplicity Guitar Interludes Intercontinental Virtuoso Portraits of Duke Ellington Virtuoso No. 2 Virtuoso No. 3 Tudo Bem! I Remember Charlie Parker Ira, George and Joe Virtuoso No. 4 Whitestone Sound Project Blues for Fred One for My Baby Summer Nights Appassionato Six-String Santa Songs for Ellen Unforgettable Virtuoso in New York
Live albums	Joy Spring Jazz/Concord The Trio Seven, Come Eleven Live at Donte's Joe Pass at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 Montreux '77 – Live Digital III at Montreux Northsea Nights Eximious Live at Long Beach City College University of Akron Concert Virtuoso Live! Live at Yoshi's My Song Nuages (Live at Yoshi's, vol. 2) Resonance What Is There to Say Meditation: Solo Guitar
With Oscar Peterson	The Trio The Good Life The Giants Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux Porgy and Bess The Paris Concert Night Child Skol Face to Face (Oscar Peterson and Freddie Hubbard album) A Tribute to My Friends If You Could See Me Now Oscar Peterson Live! Time After Time Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
With Ella Fitzgerald	Take Love Easy Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall Fine and Mellow Ella in London Fitzgerald and Pass... Again Ella in London Ella Abraça Jobim The Best Is Yet to Come Speak Love Easy Living Sophisticated Lady
With Herb Ellis	Jazz/Concord Seven, Come Eleven Two for the Road Joe's Blues
Other collaborations	Sounds of Synanon Quadrant Chops Checkmate Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson Duets Roy Clark & Joe Pass Play Hank Williams

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