Simplicity (Joe Pass album)
| Simplicity | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:09 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Joe Pass chronology | ||||
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Simplicity is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1967.[1] Simplicity was reissued with A Sign of the Times on CD by Euphoria Records in 2002.
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Writing for AllMusic, music critic Ron Wynn wrote of the album: "smooth, fluent songs, crisp, polished solos, and sentimental material, and does everything with a modicum of effort and intensity".[1]
Track listing[edit]
- "You and Me" (Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Lyra)
- "'Tis Autumn" (Henry Nemo)
- "Luciana" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, de Moraes, Gene Lees)
- "I Had the Craziest Dream" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
- "Nobody Else but Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern)
- "Simplicity" (Joe Pass)
- "The Sands of Time" (Timothy Barr, Jerry Leshay)
- "Sometime Ago" (Sergio Mihanovich)
- "The Gentle Rain" (Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey)
- "Who Can I Turn To?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
- "Where Was I (Donde Estuve Yo)" (Tommye Karen, Allan Reuss, Rainey Robinson)
Personnel[edit]
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Hagood Hardy – vibes
- Julian Lee – piano, organ
- Bob Whitlock – double bass
- Colin Bailey – drums
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. "Simplicity". AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1st ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 159. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.