Virtuoso No. 4 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1983 | |||
Recorded | November 11, 26 and 30, 1973 | |||
Studio | MGM Recording Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 103:12 | |||
Label | Pablo | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Joe Pass chronology | ||||
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Virtuoso No. 4 is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was recorded in 1973 and released in 1983.
It was re-issued in 1993 on CD with three additional tracks ("Weaselocity", "Blues for Pete", and "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"). Virtuoso No. 4 differs from the three previous Virtuoso releases in that it is performed on acoustic guitar instead of electric (with the exception of "Indian Summer").
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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 relatively little-known set finds the guitarist sounding very much like a self-sufficient orchestra, and although his tone is necessarily softer on acoustic than electric, he swings hard on the uptempo pieces." [1]
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