Intercontinental (album) explained

Intercontinental
Type:studio
Artist:Joe Pass
Cover:Intercontinental Joe Pass.jpg
Released:1970
Recorded:June 8–10, 1970
Studio:Tonstudio, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Genre:Jazz
Length:47:17
Label:MPS
Producer:Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
Prev Title:Guitar Interludes
Prev Year:1969
Next Title:Virtuoso
Next Year:1971

Intercontinental is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1970.[1] The album is a collection of mainly swing and Latin jazz standards with the exception of the country/pop hit "Ode to Billie Joe". It features drummer Kenny Clare and bassist Eberhard Weber. This album is notable as a rare example of Eberhard Weber playing straight ahead bass on covers of standards.

Track listing

  1. "Chlo-e" (Gus Kahn, Neil Moret) – 5:24
  2. "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Norman Gimbel) – 5:25
  3. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 4:15
  4. "I Love You" (Cole Porter)
  5. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) – 4:15
  6. "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand) – 5:25
  7. "Joe's Blues" (Joe Pass) – 6:00
  8. "El Gento" (Willi Fruth) – 4:03
  9. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 3:30
  10. "Lil' Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) – 3:45

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dryden. Ken. Intercontinental. AllMusic. 21 December 2017.