Joe Pass

Joe Pass
Pass in 1975
Background information
Born
Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalacqua

(1929-01-13)January 13, 1929
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
OriginJohnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 23, 1994(1994-05-23) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationsGuitarist, composer
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1943–1994
LabelsPacific Jazz, Concord, Pablo

Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalacqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass recorded and performed live with pianist Oscar Peterson, composer Duke Ellington, and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, and he is generally esteemed as one of the most notable jazz guitarists of the 20th century for his solo guitar playing, found on recordings such as Virtuoso.

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