The famous Vintage VHS Chorus effect :~)

"If you can't repeat the line you were playing, it obviously means it was not anything worth playing." Classic Joe Pass!

Joe Pass: It's all G7 My mind: Always has been

9:32 jazz lines for major chords 18:09 jazz lines for minor chords 27:35 jazz lines for static dominant 7th chords 33:47 jazz lines for altered dominant 7th chords 37:03 jazz lines for turnarounds 41:01 jazz lines for turnarounds with altered dominant 7th chords

I smile when he burns up these jazz licks and then quietly says, "Hello, I'm Joe Pass." In my mind I'm thinking, "Yes, you certainly are!" and "You have already introduced yourself without saying a word."

"put your fingers on the guitar, sit there, and watch television for a while" - Joe, you crack me up. Love ya!

The whole idea of simplifying everything down to a major, minor, or 7 chord is life changing. This video is a great find!!!

Joe Pass has used the new BOSS effect - "The Potato" on this recording.

When I first moved to North Hollywood in 1975, there was a jazz club about 6 blocks from my apartment called Donte"s and Joe played there most Mondays. I saw him play many times - solo and/or with a trio. I used to get there early and get the front table about 2 feet from the stage. Joe would put his wine glass on my table and we would chat between tunes. He told me he learned to play by playing along with the radio as a kid. Many times I'd look around and find I was one of about 8 people in the club. He got to know me by name and one time he said he was struggling and asked me if I knew of any other gigs for him. That's when I knew I was in the wrong town to try and make it as a jazz guitar player and started playing pedal steel instead - a wise move it turned out. Lenny Breau, Herb Ellis, Joe Diorio, Ted Green, Bob Bain from the Tonight Show Band and other contemporaries of Joe would play there often as well. Lenny Breau's memorial Jam was held at Donte's. Good days indeed. All those guys from that generation are gone now.

This makes me want to play jazz with a chorus pedal. The vhs effect is incredible

The man that made me want to play jazz

"Fingerstyle, it's not hard to do. Just put your hand on the guitar, sit there and watch the television set for a while and your fingers will fall the way they're most comfortable." TOTALLY

I'm being blown away by the affirmation that this unfortunately deceased legend is giving me about the way I think theoretically. Many of the older players thought simpler about chords and progressions. It is freeing.

THANK GOD for video! Can you imagine what life for the practicing musician today would be like without video and the opportunity to learn from greats like Joe Pass? I mean we'd get by we always have, but man oh man, is life much better because of this technology! I'm in heaven right now. Yes! :)

I spend 45 minutes playing along with this most days. Makes me better as a human being. The guitar is another can a beans.

A true keeper! His ability on the guitar was masterful. He probably wrapped up 3-4 semesters or more of study into 46 minutes. Wish I'd run into this recording years ago. I got to see him live a couple of different times. Will always treasure it. Thank you for sharing.

I paid $50 for this VHS back in the late 90s just to SEE Joe Pass play

The man was a genius.

love this guy.back in the day teachers loved to complicate theory as much as possible.its cool to see 1 of the greats talk about keeping things simple.R.I.P JOE AND THANX

Joe was and still is a reference (read Giant). Notice that he says he doesn't use arpeggios yet they are all of the place in his playing. That's how unassuming and humble he was. He never "overanalysed" anything. He just let the music out in such a simple way, with sensitivity, taste and mastery.

Einer meiner Lieblingsjazzer, mit einer gesunden Einstellung zur Musik. Es geht bei guter Musik nicht um Virtuosität, wie gerade viele junge Jazzmusiker zu glauben scheinen. Es geht um schöne Melodien und Harmonien, und die entspringen eher weniger virtuosem Können.

Next to his virtuosic playing, the other aspect I loved about Joe Pass was his dry-but-cutting sense of humor. Respect and RIP.

Something about old school cats to will never get old

JP seems like a very nice guy. Most unassuming but a beautiful player and innovator.

If you want to learn Jazz guitar, Joe Pass and Don Mock are the guys..Don is an extension of Joe and his prize student..I've learned so much from Joe Pass , an extraordinary player and innovator, he will be missed. Such a beautiful player, his chordal voicings are second to none..and he has a style all his own that he perfected through his lifetime..he died too young. RIP Joe Pass.

i come back to this every few years, one day i will fully understand it!

I had the opportunity to see Joe live in the mid 80's. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen.

When I was younger I used to watch this video over and over. I actually learned how to voice lead on the guitar from his other video about chord concepts. Very usefull stuff.

funny how the bad sound quality of VHS makes a strange effect on the guitar sound. For first i thought he was using some kind of chorus pedal :D

You're right man this stuff is pure gold. What an awesome musician! I hope this stays up forever

I still have these with the transcribed notes. Thanks for posting this!!!

Everything here seems to be so simple, but it is the fruit of a lifetime of an ingenious jazz musician!

Muito bom esse vídeos do Joe Pass, era exatamente o que eu estava procurando, valeu!!!!

Thank you so much for posting, thank you KZfaq!

my mentor and friend, he was the best ever.

Wow, I'm glad to have found this video lesson of the great master jazz guitarist it's all awesome stuff, a lifetime treasure!!!

Great playing! A real treat to watch and hear!!!! Thanks Joe Pass. God bless you.

yeaah i'm in that good part of youtube again!!

Thank you SIR for everything!

I have always loved Jazz music especially. I am really into it and the endless challenge of this interesting genre of music.

How good was Joe Pass? Well, think about this............how many singers of Ella 's caliber tour the world with one musician? This man was a GIFT to the musical world !

Thanks for posting this video. I had the good fortune of seeing Joe Pass and Herb Ellis at an old jazz club in Ft. Lauderdale in the 70's within a few months of each other. Needless to say, they were both incredible.

Joe pass lesson videos are guitarists heritage! Thanks joe!

For the love of all that is Music Theory! This man is the master. He puts it all in to perspective.

Thank you so much for uploading this. 🙏🏿

i'm still amazed at how much great info he puts in 45 min. Definitely one of the bst instructionals out there and boy I've seen MANY!

such an amazing phrasing joe had

Came across this video. Joe Pass has always been one of my favorite guitarists. Very cool to hear him talk about playing 🙂

he was so modest and kind, and such an amazing guitar player and teacher. wow.

This the best lesson i ever had about jazz guitar

thank U for uploading

I love this man's lessons. I am surprised how much I think like him. Thank you, Dad for being my first teacher. You learned like a Jazz Man!

the great, the legend, my mentor in thoughts and ideas... the world of music will remember you... sir joseph

Joe's such a brilliant guy, and yet so humble. What a boss!

Konstantine Stebliy it's the VHS - if you buy the book "Joe Pass on Guitar" it comes with a CD featuring audio from this video and the guitar is clean.

Even with the crappy sound Joe's brilliance shines through. He always leaves me breathless with his wonderful ability to communicate with the guitar. I love his sense of humor too.

yeah I know I was just thinking the same thing. Too cool that someone so amazing at what he does keeps things relatively simple to understand..no ego going on there trying to make it difficult for students to be as good as the teacher. Seems like he was a wonderful and extremely genuine person.

A Jedi's strenght flows from the force.... Joe Pass

A lesson from THE MASTER..! Thanks for posting this :-)

Awesome. Like all who are truly brilliant, he is so down to earth and humble.

A buddy of mine got me to go to a jazz club in Dallas roundabout '82 - we were both under age punk rockers but didn't matter. I had no idea who Joe Pass was but there he was noodling away on a stool while we were getting our buzz on. During their break we cornered the drummer, Colin Bailey and invited him out to burn a doobie in our car. Great guy. I don't remember what he said but we dug his accent. Man did he know when to sneak up on you with that bass drum - felt it in my chest like he literally put a boot in my sternum. That was the best jazz i've heard in my life. I bet that whole experience would be impossible to replicate now. And "Seek Jehovah while he may be found" - this system is going to get shut down soon by the Almighty. JWorg

This guy is just so awesome!!! Plus, he's also the very best of them all

Excellent Thank you

This might be the single greatest piece of content on the internet.

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God rest your sweet soul Joe Pass! I only wish i could of met you! Maybe one day soon.

Adore this guy...... past on , far too early, obviously I adore his playing

Joe Pass, my all time guitar hero.

What an incredible bassist Joe has inside his brilliant mind and techniques

God this guy is cool as Jazz

The time feel is such a joy, total authority !

I think in my basement I have a Joe Pass Guitar Method book that I bought in the 70s and was totally over my head. I was always intimidated by Joe and Pictured him as a stern task master. Watching videos like this I see that he is a nice guy, master musician and not as rigid as I thought.

Unico. Qué sonido. Unas de las altas guitarras del jazz es Joe Jazz Pass

THE GREATEST , THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER............

The Paganini of Jazz...

Thank you Joe always.

Joe you are the best!

What memories!!!! In 80's those tutorial-lessons were only a mirage from Italy, only few lucky and wealty people brought them back from travels.

It's fascinating to hear him describe his technical and creative process.

gosto muito desse tipo de trabalho

Just gorgeous.

amazing how he kind of plays as if in a dream and then has to wake up looking at what happened to put it into words :D

joe pass seems like a really nice guy. great teacher too, doesnt super dumb it down but definately doesnt act pretentios at all

Inspirational stuff nice one Joe

my hero ! am sad that i borned in 92 ...i couldnt hear him on live :(

Thankyou❤️🙏🏼🤓

Great thankyou a lot Master

The best guitar instruction video ever made! Well, except for his others.

Miss you man !

R.I.P. Joe ♥

"You don't need a system, only what works for you". Talking about finger picking. Thank you!

Imagine you're listening to an old Django-era recording :)

Hi, my name's Joe Pass and I'm legend!!

la grande classe....one of the most usefull post for J.P pristine playin lovers..

The man had an amazing comprehension of the fretboard and music theory.

i'm gonna eat now; I'm hungry

You hum it, I'll play it. Incredible musician.

Joe Pass is so good that he makes basic triads sound jazz as fuck.

Why is everyone so hung up on audio quality? Are you people not listening to what he’s saying and playing? This is next level stuff! Who cares what the tone, or the degradation of the VHS sounds like?! This is about information, and this dude thought on a different level. Be thankful and focus on the information, not whether the VHS makes the audio warble out of tune 🤣

He's donating all of his lines! hahaha