Joseph Anthony Passalaqua

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Joseph Anthony Passalaqua, better known as Joe Pass, was an influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his virtuoso solo guitar work and sophisticated improvisational style.

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instanceOf bandleader
composer
human
jazz guitarist
musician
activeYearsEnd 1994
activeYearsStart 1940s
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance, Group
causeOfDeath liver cancer
collaboratedWith Chet Baker
Dizzy Gillespie
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Milt Jackson
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Oscar Peterson
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1929-01-13
dateOfDeath 1994-05-23
ethnicGroup Italian American
familyName Passalaqua
genre bebop
cool jazz
jazz
mainstream jazz
givenName Joseph
influenced George Benson
John Scofield
Pat Metheny
modern jazz guitarists worldwide
influencedBy Charlie Christian
Django Reinhardt
instrument guitar
memberOf Ella Fitzgerald’s touring group
Oscar Peterson Trio
notableFor chord-melody playing
solo jazz guitar recordings
sophisticated improvisational style
virtuoso solo guitar work
notableWork Catch Me! (album)
For Django
Guitar Interludes
I Remember Charlie Parker
Intercontinental
Joy Spring
Portraits of Duke Ellington
Sounds of Synanon
Virtuoso
Virtuoso No. 2
Virtuoso No. 3
Virtuoso No. 4
occupation guitarist
jazz musician
placeOfBirth New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
recordLabel Pablo Records
Pacific Jazz Records
World Pacific Records
residence Los Angeles, California, United States of America
sexOrGender male
stageName Joe Pass

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Joe Pass birthName Joseph Anthony Passalaqua