Joe Pass - VIRTUOSO №4 (2 CDs)
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Recorded: November 1973 | Released: 1983 as Double-LP, 1993 as Double-CD | Label: Pablo

Joe Pass became famous with his unaccompanied guitar showcase on Virtuoso, the beginning of a very notable series. However, this double CD (a reissue of a 1983 double LP plus three new performances) actually preceded the first Virtuoso by a month and differed in that Pass exclusively chose to play acoustic guitar, rather than electric. The relatively little-known set finds the guitarist sounding very much like a self-sufficient orchestra, and although his tone is necessarily softer on acoustic than electric, he swings hard on the uptempo pieces. Among the many highlights are "Indian Summer," "My Shining Hour," "I'll Remember April" and "Limehouse Blues."
(Scott Yanow, All Music Guide) ”

Joe Pass - acoustic & electric guitars

CD 1:
01. Lush Life ....... 4:55
02. Indian Summer ....... 3:16
03. Autumn Leaves ....... 5:40
04. Yesterday ....... 4:24
05. Come Sunday ....... 3:46
06. Lover Man, Oh Where Can You Be ....... 6:18
07. Come Rain or Come Shine ....... 3:37
08. My Shining Hour ....... 4:25
09. I'll Remember April ....... 4:55
10. Someday My Prince Will Come ....... 3:21
11. Weaselocity - (bonus track) ....... 6:54

CD 2:
01. Acoustic Blues ....... 6:46
02. I Can't Get Started ....... 4:10
03. It's a Wonderful World ....... 3:20
04. Now's the Time ....... 7:03
05. The Man I Love ....... 5:47
06. The Nearness of You ....... 4:03
07. Limehouse Blues ....... 4:46
08. Easy Living ....... 6:57
09. Blues For Pete - (bonus track) ....... 3:21
10. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life - (bonus track) ....... 5:28

Recorded at MGM Recording Studios in L.A., November 11, 26 & 30, 1973
Produced by Norman Granz.