Complete Joe Pass

Mel Bay Publications
Level : Intermediate-Advanced

Music critics and performers alike have hailed Joe Pass as one of the finest jazz musicians to have ever lived. This book effectively combines five previously published books by Joe Pass in a single comprehensive volume including his insights on harmony, melody and phrasing as well as transcriptions of recorded solos and Joe Pass / Herb Ellis duets. The transcribed solos and the duets appear in standard notation only with chord symbols written over the staves. The solo and duet selections are intermediate to advanced in difficulty.

Part One - Harmony
   Chord Basics
   Chord Substitutions
   Chord Forms
   Neighboring Chords
   Moving Bass Lines

Part Two- Melody
   Scales
   "Lead-In" Notes
   Diminished Lines
   Chordal Thinking
   Improvising 
   Blues
   Rhythm Changes (4/4)
   Examples (3/4
Part Three - Joe Pass Jazz Phrases

Part Four - Transcriptions
   Bay City Blues
   Foxy Chick and a Cool Cat
   Time In
   Blues in G
   Dante's Inferno
   Grete

Part Five - Joe Pass and Herb Ellis Jazz Duets
   Bonnie
   Jazz Waltz
   Some Of These Days
   G Blues
   Hot Stuff
   Ballad