| Joy Spring | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
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."
Track listing
- "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
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Mike Wofford – piano
- Jim Hughart – bass
- Colin Bailey – drums
References
- ^ 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.