| Simplicity | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:09 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Simplicity is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1967. [1] Simplicity was reissued with A Sign of the Times on CD by Euphoria Records in 2002.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Writing for AllMusic, music critic Ron Wynn wrote of the album: "smooth, fluent songs, crisp, polished solos, and sentimental material, and does everything with a modicum of effort and intensity". [1]
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