''Duets'' is an album by jazz guitarists

Joe Pass Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass is well known for his work stemming from numerous collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, an ...

and

John Pisano John Pisano (born February 6, 1931) is a jazz guitarist born in Staten Island, New York. Biography Pisano has worked with Herb Alpert, Billy Bean, Chico Hamilton, Peggy Lee, and Joe Pass. Discography As leader * ''Makin' It: Guitar Duets'' wit ...

that was released in 1991. It was reissued in 1996 by

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. The sessions for ''Duets'' were based on producer Eric Miller's idea for Pass and Pisano to improvise to a video collage of National Geographic footage, cartoons, and movie clips."Joe Pass Unedited," Part III
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Jim Ferguson James Edwin Ferguson (born December 23, 1948) is an American guitarist, composer, journalist, and educator. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Ferguson began his early music education playing the trombone at age 7, and then after eight years of study, swit ...

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Reception

Writing for

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, music critic Steven MacDonald stated: "A pair of guitarists with a great deal of affection for each other's styles, showcased here in a set of delicate duets that allow both to shine equally. There's never any false flash or glamour, only charm and style." The ''

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'' review concluded: "Aside from the obvious rapport between the players, the blend of acoustic guitar and electric is a warm, happy one. It's another reminder of the void left by Pass' death."

Track listing

# " Alone Together" (

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) – 6:01 # "Baileywick" (Joe Pass) – 2:44 # "S'il Vous Plait" (John Pisano) – 2:38 # "Lonely Woman" (

Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sc ...

) – 3:38 # "Nina's Birthday Song" (Pass) – 4:20 # " You Were Meant for Me" (Pisano) – 4:19 # "Blues for the Wee Folk" (Pass) – 4:01 # "Satie" (Pisano) – 10:21 # "For Jim H." (Pass) – 6:11 # "Back to Back" (Pass) – 3:25

Personnel

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– guitar

References

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