Appassionato (album)

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Appassionato
Appassionato Joe Pass.jpg
Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedAugust 9–11, 1990
StudioGroup IV Recording Studios, Hollywood
Genre Jazz
Length56:18
Label Pablo
Producer Eric Miller
Joe Pass chronology
Summer Nights
(1989)
Appassionato
(1991)
Duets
(1991)

Appassionato is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1991.

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Reception

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Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Alternating romps with ballads, Pass is in typically fine form throughout with "Relaxin' at Camarillo," "Red Door" and "That's Earl, Brother" receiving rare revivals. This CD is one of literally dozens of worthy Joe Pass Pablo recordings." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Relaxin' at Camarillo" (Charlie Parker) – 4:54
  2. "Grooveyard" (Carl Perkins) – 5:40
  3. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 4:57
  4. "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) – 4:49
  5. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 5:06
  6. "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis Rene) – 1:59
  7. "Red Door" (Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims) – 4:50
  8. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:55
  9. "Lil' Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) – 5:37
  10. "That's Earl, Brother" (Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) – 4:12
  11. "Stuffy" (Coleman Hawkins) – 4:32
  12. "You're Driving Me Crazy" (Walter Donaldson) – 6:06

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Appassionato > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1131. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.