Intercontinental (album)

Intercontinental
Studio album by Joe Pass
Released	1970
Recorded	June 8–10, 1970 at Tonstudio in Villingen
Genre	Jazz, Bop
Label	MPS
Producer	Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
Joe Pass chronology
Guitar Interludes (1969) Intercontinental (1970) Jazz/Concord (1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Intercontinental is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass, released in 1970.^[3] The album is a collection of mainly swing and Latin jazz standards with the exception of the country/pop hit "Ode to Billie Joe". A highlight of the album is Joe's Blues, a fine example of Joe's musical range, taste and splendid technique. Pass, a virtuoso solo performer, seems quite at ease within the guitar/bass/drums trio format. His signature chord melody style, interspersed seamlessly with bebop and swing single note lines, is heard throughout. Drummer Kenny Clare and bassist Eberhard Weber do a fine job respectively. (This album is notable as a rare example of Eberhard Weber playing straight ahead bass on covers of standards.)

Track listing

1. "Chlo-e" (Gus Kahn, Neil Moret) – 5:24
2. "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Norman Gimbel) – 5:25
3. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 4:15
4. "I Love You" (Cole Porter)
5. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) – 4:15
6. "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand) – 5:25
7. "Joe's Blues" (Joe Pass) – 6:00
8. "El Gento" (Willi Fruth) – 4:03
9. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 3:30
10. "Lil' Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) – 3:45

Personnel

• Joe Pass – guitar
• Eberhard Weber – bass
• Kenny Clare – drums

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 158. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Allmusic entry for Intercontinental.

External links

• Joe Pass Memorial Hall