Joy Spring (Joe Pass album)

Joy Spring
Live album by Joe Pass
Released	1981
Recorded	February 6, 1964
Venue	Encore Theater, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:12
Label	Pacific Jazz
Producer	Richard Bock
Joe Pass chronology
Catch Me! (1963) Joy Spring (1981) For Django (1964)

Joy Spring is a live album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was recorded in 1964 for Pacific Jazz Records, but not released until 1981 under the Blue Note label by Liberty records.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album, "The group stretches out on five standards (the renditions are 6 1/2-10 1/2 minutes apiece) but never runs out of inventive ideas. Easily recommended." ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) – 8:39
2. "Sometime Ago" (Sergio Mihanovich) – 6:34
3. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) – 6:58
4. "Relaxin' at Camarillo" (Charlie Parker) – 10:29
5. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 9:02

Personnel

• Joe Pass – guitar
• Mike Wofford – piano
• Jim Hughart – bass
• Colin Bailey – drums

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Joy Spring". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
2. Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p.  158. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1131. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.