Virtuoso No. 2
Studio album by
Joe Pass
Released1976
RecordedSeptember 14 & October 26, 1976
StudioRCA Studios, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length58:16
LabelPablo
ProducerNorman Granz
Joe Pass chronology
Joe Pass at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975
(1975) 		Virtuoso No. 2
(1976) 		Fitzgerald and Pass... Again
(1976)

Virtuoso No. 2 is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass, released in 1976.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

In his Allmusic review, critic Scott Yanow wrote "Pass' mastery of the guitar is obvious throughout this enjoyable set."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 3:35
  2. "Five Hundred Miles High" (Chick Corea) – 6:20
  3. "Grooveyard" (Carl Perkins) – 4:46
  4. "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) – 5:25
  5. "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown, Jon Hendricks) – 5:10
  6. "Blues for O.P." (Pass) – 4:21
  7. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 7:43
  8. "Windows" (Corea) – 5:56
  9. "Blues for Basie" (Pass) – 3:39
  10. "Feelings" (Louis Gasté - Morris Albert) – 3:58
  11. "If" (David Gates) – 5:07
  12. "Limehouse Blues" (Douglas Furber, Philip Braham) – 3:09

Personnel

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1977 Billboard Jazz Albums 31

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Virtuoso No. 2 > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 159. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1132. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.


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