| Intercontinental | ||||
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| Studio album by Joe Pass | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | June 8–10, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:17 | |||
| Label | MPS | |||
| Producer | Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer | |||
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
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". 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
- "Chlo-e" (Gus Kahn, Neil Moret) – 5:24
- "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Norman Gimbel) – 5:25
- "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 4:15
- "I Love You" (Cole Porter)
- "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) – 4:15
- "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand) – 5:25
- "Joe's Blues" (Joe Pass) – 6:00
- "El Gento" (Willi Fruth) – 4:03
- "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 3:30
- "Lil' Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) – 3:45
Personnel
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Eberhard Weber – bass
- Kenny Clare – drums
References
- ^ Dryden, Ken. "Intercontinental". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 158. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.