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Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalacqua, January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American virtuoso jazz guitarist of Sicilian descent. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century. His extensive use of walking basslines, melodic counterpoint during improvisation, use of a chord-melody style of playing and outstanding knowledge of chord inversions and progressions opened up new possibilities for the jazz guitar and had a profound influence on later guitarists. In addition to his extensive solo work, Pass is remembered for his long-term partnerships with singer Ella Fitzgerald and pianist Oscar Peterson... _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Keith Moore “Red“ Mitchell (September 20, 1927 – November 8, 1992), was an American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet. Mitchell was born on September 20, 1927, in New York City. His younger brother, Whitey Mitchell, also became a jazz bassist. Mitchell was raised in New Jersey by a father who was an engineer and loved music, and a mother who loved poetry. His first instruments were piano, alto saxophone, and clarinet. Although Cornell University awarded him an engineering scholarship, by 1947 he was in the US Army playing bass. The next year he was in a jazz trio in New York City. Mitchell became known for performing and/or recording with Mundell Lowe, Chubby Jackson, Charlie Ventura, Woody Herman, Red Norvo, Gerry Mulligan, and, after joining the West Coast jazz scene in the early 1950s, with Andre Previn, Shelly Manne, Hampton Hawes, Billie Holiday, Stan Seltzer, Ornette Coleman, and others. He also worked as a bassist in the TV and film studios around Los Angeles, occasionally appearing on screen. Mitchell also appeared in documentaries about Tal Farlow, and Zoot Sims. Saxophonist Harold Land and Mitchell founded and co-led a quintet in the early 1960s. In 1966, Red began tuning his bass in fifths (as the violin, viola, and cello are tuned), and his tuning method opened up many possibilities for bassists. Mitchell moved to Stockholm in 1968. He won a Swedish Grammy Awards in 1986 and again in 1991 for his recorded performances as a pianist, bassist, and vocalist, and for his compositions and poetic song lyrics. During this period, Mitchell performed and/or recorded with Clark Terry, Lee Konitz, Herb Ellis, Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Kenny Barron, Hank Jones, Ben Webster, Bill Mays, Warne Marsh, Jimmy Rowles, Phil Woods, Roger Kellaway, Putte Wickman and others. He frequently collaborated in duos, most notably with pianist Kellaway after the mid-1980s. Returning to the United States in early 1992, Mitchell settled in Oregon where he died at age 65 on November 8, 1992. A collection of his poetry was published posthumously. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Tracklist: Shadow Of Your Smile ()...(00:00) You Met Ms. Jones? ()...(06:09) 03.I Thought About You ( Heusen/)...(11:48) (Sonny Rollins)...(19:14) The Things You Are ( II/)...(24:42) Foolish Things ()...(29:45) Moon ()...(38:25) Django (Joe Pass)...(44:11) (Red Mitchell)...(47:44) From Heaven ()...(52:57) As In A Morning Sunrise ( II/)...(55:58). _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Personnel: Pass-guitar Mitchell-bass,vocal(tr.9). _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Genre:Jazz Recorded: at Club “Fasching“ Stockholm,Sweden;February 15, 1992. Label: Verve Records – 314512603-2 Art Direction – Yukimasa Kagi Coordinator – Diane Mitchell Engineer – Rune Persson Executive Producer – Kazuhiko Yanagida Mastered By – Rune Persson Photography By – Christer Landergren.
