Joy Spring (Joe Pass album)

Joy Spring
Joy Spring
Live album by Joe Pass
Released	1981
Recorded	February 6, 1964
Venue	Encore Theater, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:12
Label	Pacific Jazz
Producer	Richard Bock
Joe Pass chronology

Joy Spring is a live album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was recorded in 1964 for Pacific Jazz Records, but not released until 1981 under the Blue Note label by Liberty records.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album, "The group stretches out on five standards (the renditions are 6 1/2-10 1/2 minutes apiece) but never runs out of inventive ideas. Easily recommended."^[1]

Track listing[edit]

"Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) – 8:39
"Sometime Ago" (Sergio Mihanovich) – 6:34
"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) – 6:58
"Relaxin' at Camarillo" (Charlie Parker) – 10:29
"There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 9:02

Personnel[edit]

Joe Pass – guitar
Mike Wofford – piano
Jim Hughart – bass
Colin Bailey – drums

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. "Joy Spring". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 158. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1131. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Yanow-1] Yanow, Scott. "Joy Spring". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 158. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1131. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Joe Pass
Studio albums	Catch Me! For Django The Stones Jazz A Sign of the Times Simplicity Guitar Interludes Intercontinental Virtuoso Portraits of Duke Ellington Virtuoso No. 2 Virtuoso No. 3 Tudo Bem! I Remember Charlie Parker Ira, George and Joe Virtuoso No. 4 Whitestone Sound Project Blues for Fred One for My Baby Summer Nights Appassionato Six-String Santa Songs for Ellen Unforgettable Virtuoso in New York
Live albums	Joy Spring Jazz/Concord The Trio Seven, Come Eleven Live at Donte's Joe Pass at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 Montreux '77 – Live Digital III at Montreux Northsea Nights Eximious Live at Long Beach City College University of Akron Concert Virtuoso Live! Live at Yoshi's My Song Nuages (Live at Yoshi's, vol. 2) Resonance What Is There to Say Meditation: Solo Guitar
With Oscar Peterson	The Trio The Good Life The Giants Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux Porgy and Bess The Paris Concert Night Child Skol Face to Face (Oscar Peterson and Freddie Hubbard album) A Tribute to My Friends If You Could See Me Now Oscar Peterson Live! Time After Time Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
With Ella Fitzgerald	Take Love Easy Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall Fine and Mellow Ella in London Fitzgerald and Pass... Again Ella in London Ella Abraça Jobim The Best Is Yet to Come Speak Love Easy Living Sophisticated Lady
With Herb Ellis	Jazz/Concord Seven, Come Eleven Two for the Road Joe's Blues
Other collaborations	Sounds of Synanon Quadrant Chops Checkmate Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson Duets Roy Clark & Joe Pass Play Hank Williams