Play Like Joe Pass: The Ultimate Guitar Lesson Book with Online Audio Jazz Guitar Lesson Book for Intermediate Advanced Players Study Tone Licks Techniques and Improvisation Method
Language: English
Published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 2020
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(Play Like). Study the trademark songs, licks, tones, and techniques of jazz guitar master Joe Pass. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of Joe's gear, tone, techniques, styles, songs, licks, improvisations, and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know about Pass's legendary guitar playing, from his early 1960s recordings as a sideman to his ground-breaking solo jazz guitar albums and on to his many collaborations with artists like Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie. Includes 5 full songs: Blues for Basie * Meditation * Summertime * Tricrotism * and Yours Is My Heart Alone; plus excerpts of even more signature tunes.
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- Title
- Play Like Joe Pass: The Ultimate Guitar Lesson Book with Online Audio Jazz Guitar Lesson Book for Intermediate Advanced Players Study Tone Licks Techniques and Improvisation Method
- Author
- Paul Silbergleit
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1495010791
- ISBN 13
- 9781495010798
Play Like Joe Pass is a comprehensive jazz guitar lesson book designed for intermediate to advanced players who want to study and apply the signature style of legendary jazz guitarist Joe Pass. This structured learning resource combines musical analysis with playable material, helping guitarists understand his tone, phrasing, harmonic vocabulary, comping approach, and improvisational language.
Drawing from Joe Pass’s early 1960s recordings as a sideman, his groundbreaking solo jazz guitar albums, and collaborations with artists such as Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie, the book provides insight into how he constructed chord voicings, melodic lines, and solo ideas across the fretboard. Online audio is included and features demonstration tracks and select full band recordings, along with PLAYBACK+ tools that allow you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right for focused practice.
Standard notation and guitar tablature are provided throughout, making it easy to translate theory into practical application. Five complete songs are presented in full, along with excerpts of additional signature tunes, offering a balanced mix of repertoire study and stylistic exploration.
By working through these studies, guitarists refine timing, touch, harmonic awareness, and solo guitar technique while building confidence in both solo and ensemble settings. Whether used for guided lessons, independent study, or performance preparation, this volume delivers an in-depth look at the artistry and craftsmanship that defined Joe Pass’s playing.
Full Song List
All The Things You Are * Blues For Basie * Catch Me * For Django * A Foxy Chick And A Cool Cat * Jitterbug Waltz * Meditation (Meditação) * Moonlight In Vermont * Night And Day * Old Folks * Secret Love * Summertime * Tricrotism * What's Your Story, Morning Glory * Yours Is My Heart Alone
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