The Stones Jazz is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1967. Except for one song, all tracks are jazz covers of songs recorded by The Rolling Stones. (by wikipedia)
An album of songs by the Rolling Stones hardly sounds like promising material for any jazz release, even in the hands of a master guitarist like Joe Pass. Featuring ten of their hits with arrangements by Bob Florence and an unidentified cast of musicians, other than tenor saxophonist Bill Perkins, this LP was clearly one for a paycheck when most jazz players were scratching for work. Unlike the works of Lennon and McCartney of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones’ music doesn’t lend itself to jazz. Pass doesn’t solo with the gusto one came to expect from his many great sessions from the 1970s to the end of his life for Pablo and elsewhere. Even the closing blues “Stones Jazz,” credited to Florence and Pass, sounds severely dated and not worth a second hearing to today’s jazz listener. A very unlikely candidate for reissue on CD, this record will be sought by Joe Pass fanatics only. (by Ken Dryden)
This was recorded for the Pacific Jazz label in Los Angeles in a single session on July 20, 1966.
I grew up listening to the stones and even playing their music in a garage band circa 1964-65, so this album piqued my interest.
To be perfectly honest, this is an album of somewhat lopsided arrangements that no neither jazz nor the Stones justice in my opinion. Yes, the musicianship is excellent. No doubt about that. The song selection is also representative of what the Stones recorded (except for track 11, which is Pass’ composition). Why I probably am not as excited about this as I should be is I covered these tunes back with I was a teen drummer, and before I discovered jazz in a bigger way.
Above I described the arrangements as lopsided. That is because the main two instruments are a three piece guitar section and a four piece trombone section, the latter of which adds a lot of low end to the music. Those are augmented by a lone tenor saxophone, and a typical rhythm section comprised of a piano, bass, drum kit and percussion. As expected, the songs are going to sound completely different than the ones the Stones recorded. I wish there were sound samples to convey this. Also, just because I am not totally fond of this album is not to be construed as it’s bad – I am expressing my personal taste. You may actually love it. (Mike Tarrani)
Personnel:
Milt Bernhart (trombone)
Ray Brown (bass)
Dennis Budimir (guitar)
Victor Feldman (percussion)
Bob Florence (piano)
John Guerin (drums)
Dick Hamilton (trombone)
Herbie Harper (trombone)
Gail Martin (trombone)
Joe Pass (guitar)
Bill Perkins (saxophone)
John Pisano (guitar)
Tracklist:
01. Play With Fire (Nanker Phelge = Jagger/Richards) 3.00
02. 19th Nervous Breakdown (Jagger/Richards) 2.59
03. I Am Waiting (Jagger/Richards) 3.05
04. Lady Jane (Jagger/Richards) 2.51
05. Not Fade Away (Holly/Petty) 2.35
06. Mother’s Little Helper (Jagger/Richards) 2.52
07. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Jagger/Richards)
08. Paint It Black (Jagger/Richards) 3.34
09. What A Shame (Jagger/Richards) 2.58
10. As Tears Go By (Jagger/Richards/Oldham) 3.04
11. Stone Jazz (Pass) 2.46
Intercontinental is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1970. The album is a collection of mainly swing and Latin jazz standards with the exception of the country/pop hit “Ode to Billie Joe”. A highlight of the album is “Joe’s Blues”, a fine example of Joe’s musical range, taste and splendid technique. Pass, a virtuoso solo performer, seems quite at ease within the guitar/bass/drums trio format. His signature chord melody style, interspersed seamlessly with bebop and swing single note lines, is heard throughout. Drummer Kenny Clare and bassist Eberhard Weber do a fine job respectively. This album is notable as a rare example of Eberhard Weber playing straight-ahead bass on covers of standards. (by wikipedia)
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