''My Song'' is an album by

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

guitarist

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 ...

that was released in 1993.

Reception

Writing for

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, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Pass naturally emerges as the main star, interpreting nine standards and two of his originals with taste, hard-driving swing, and creativity within the bop tradition. Pass made so many recordings during the 20 years preceding this date that it is difficult to call any one of them "definitive," but this is an excellent group effort."

Track listing

# "Rockin' in Rhythm" ( Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Harry Carney) – 6:00 # " Azure" (Ellington, Mills) – 7:17 # "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" ( Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) – 7:39 # "Ah Moore" (

Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist ...

) – 4:08 # "I Can't Kick" (Tom Ranier) – 6:11 # " Rockin' Chair" (

Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s, and was among the first ...

) – 3:52 # "Song for Ellen" (Joe Pass) – 3:23 # "Jitterbug Waltz" (Waller,

Richard Maltby, Jr. Richard Eldridge Maltby Jr. (born October 6, 1937) is an American theatre director and theatrical producer, producer, lyricist, and screenwriter. He conceived and directed the only two musical revues to win the Tony Award for Best Musical: ''Ain ...

) – 8:06 # "The Duke" ( Dave Brubeck) – 5:42 # "Jo-Wes" (

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 ...

) – 3:25 # " Ain't Misbehavin''" ( Harry Brooks, Razaf, Waller) – 6:12

Personnel

* Joe Pass – guitar *

– guitar *Jim Hughart – bass * Colin Bailey – drums *

Tom Ranier Thomas John Ranier (born July 13, 1949) is an American instrumentalist who primarily plays piano but also saxophone and clarinet. As a jazz artist he has recorded widely under his own name and as a sideman for Warner Bros., Concord Records and se ...

– saxophone, piano, clarinet

References

{{Joe Pass Joe Pass live albums 1993 live albums