Born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua in New Brunswick, New Jersey on January
13, 1929, Joe Pass was a jazz guitarist and composer. He began playing as a
young man after his family had relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a
professional musician, he played in groups led by saxophonist Charlie Barnet and
novelty singer/saxophonist Tony Pastor. Moving to New York, he released a long
list of jazz albums including Sounds of Synanon (1962), For Django (1964), The
Stones Jazz (1967), Intercontinental (1970), Portraits of Duke Ellington (1975)
and several entries in the Virtuoso ...