Joe Pass
The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions

Released:

Jul. 2001 on Mosaic # MD5-207 (CD; 5 discs; large box; 12-page booklet)

Reissue of:

On Time - Pacific Jazz, 1962 (LP) - with two previously unissued tracks (*)
Soul Hits - Pacific Jazz, 1963 (LP) - with two previously unissued tracks (*)
plus 5 previously unissued tracks (+) from an unrelated recording session

Note:

This limited edition boxed package--devoted to the late guitarist Joe Pass--consists of five compact discs, of which one-and-a-half discs contain material performed with Les McCann. This includes full reissues of two of Les' Pacific Jazz LP's, plus additional heretofore unreleased material as indicated.

Track List:

Disc 2 - On Time

1. On Time (Les McCann) - 4:18
2. Yours Is My Heart Alone (Franz Lehar/Ludwig Herzer/Fritz Loehner/Harry B. Smith) - 4:47
3. This For Doug (Ron Jefferson) - 5:57
4. Fondue (Les McCann) - 5:15
5. Bernie's Tune (Bernie Miller) - 3:04
6. Maichen (Leroy Vinnegar) - 4:37
7. It Could Happen To You (Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen) - 5:04
8. You're Driving Me Crazy (Walter Donaldson) - 4:59
9. So What (Miles Davis) - 3:04
10. *The Other Way (Les McCann) - 4:49
11. *Free At Pass. . . Thank God Almighty. . . Free At Pass (Les McCann) - 5:01

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12. +These Foolish Things (Harry Link/Jack Strachey/Holt Marvell) - 5:20
13. +Joe's Tune (Samba) (Joe Pass) - 2:25
14. +Stragler (Les McCann) - 4:04
15. +Simon Potter (Les McCann) - 5:20
16. +Catch Up (Forward Pass) (Joe Pass) - 2:55

Total - 71:08

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Disc 3 - Soul Hits

1. Back At The Chicken Shack (Jimmy Smith) - 4:17
2. Sack O' Woe (Julian Adderley) - 3:06
3. Groove Yard (Carl Perkins) - 3:20
4. *Groove Yard (Carl Perkins) [alt. take] - 4:10
5. Sonnymoon For Two (Sonny Rollins) - 2:44
6. Shiny Stockings (Frank Foster) - 3:57
7. Sermonette (Nat Adderley) - 2:33
8. Bags' Groove (Milt Jackson) - 3:08
9. Sister Sadie (Horace Silver) - 4:15
10. Li'l Darlin' (Neil Hefti) - 3:42
11. Work Song (Nat Adderley) - 4:14
12. *Blue 'N Boogie (Dizzy Gillespie/Frank Paparelli) - 3:12

Total (12 of 24 tracks on disc) - 42:38

Track Notes:

- The piano introduction on This For Doug was not used on the original LP.
- The tracks of Soul Hits are reordered from those on the LP, to reflect the true recording chronology over two session days.

+Recorded:

Mar. 28, 1963 at Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA

+Musicians:

Les McCann (piano)
Herbie Lewis (bass)
Paul Humphrey (drums)
Joe Pass (guitar)

Reissue Credits:

Michael Cuscuna (producer, booklet note)
Malcolm Addey, Jay Ranellucci (tape transfers)
Malcolm Addey (mastering)
Richard Mantel (design direction)
Inkwell Inc. (design production)
Cynthia Sesso (photo research)
Kirk Silsbee (booklet text)