Revox Master Tape, JOE PASS - INTERCONTINENTAL

Joe Pass is one of the most innovative and influential American jazz guitarists. Thanks to famous recordings with Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald, but above all thanks to his trio and solo sessions, his impressive style of playing, which often combined melody and chord accompaniment, remains elegant and timeless in our memory.

With his multifaceted playing, Pass also shone on this trio album recorded in Villingen in June 1970, where he effortlessly unfolds his creativity as a bandleader. Both the American-European lineup and the selection of compositions live up to the album title. Eberhard Weber was one of the most important (double) bassists of modern jazz in Germany at the time, while swinging drummer Kenny Clare came from England and played in, among others, the Clarke-Boland Big Band. Classic big band titles like "Stomping at the Savoy," Brazilian bossa nova (A.C. Jobim's "Meditation"), and American jazz standards are on the program. Of particular note is the lyrically swinging original composition "Joe's Blues."

Despite its exciting diversity, "Intercontinental" remains a pleasantly accessible album. Combined with the analog AAA restoration, it has become an audiophile treat that impresses above all with its warm, analog sound.

Label: MPS

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