Jazz Guitar Legends: Joe Pass

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1. While Joe played guitar in jazz bands beginning when he was still in his teens, he disappeared from the music scene for over 10 years in the 1950s and early 1960s. Why did he "disappear"? He was a pilot in the Air Force He joined the priesthood He was a drug addict and did jail time He travelled throughout Europe working as a busker

2. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, in 1929, Joe was practicing guitar for up to 8 hours a day by the time he was 10 years old, when most kids his age were outside playing ball. Why? His father forced him to He was an autistic savant He suffered from a club foot He loved practicing

3. What was Joe's first album, recorded in 1962, marking the beginning of his comeback? Sounds of Synanon Speak Love Virtuoso Surrender To Air

4. While Joe was of course influenced by other jazz guitarists, and also cited pianists as strong influences, what musicians did he say he drew inspiration from? Horn players Drummers Bass players Singers

5. One of Joe's nicknames was? The Grand Puba of Plectrums The President of Bebop Guitar The Sultan of Six Strings The Guru of Guitar

6. Joe recorded what landmark jazz album in December 1973? (Hint: it immediately launched him to stardom). Matador Virtuoso, Vol. 1 Electric Guitarist All Too Soon

7. Who was Joe's backing band on this landmark 1973 album? There was no backing band Percy and Albert Heath McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones Tommy Flanagan and Oscar Pettiford

8. In the 1970s and 1980s Joe recorded three albums of duets with what jazz vocalist? Sarah Vaughan Shirley Horn Peggy Lee Ella Fitzgerald

9. Pass recorded with all of these jazz legends except? Count Basie Glenn Miller Duke Ellington Oscar Peterson

10. Joe passed away in Los Angeles, CA, on May 23, 1994 -- what was the cause of Joe's death? Cancer Automobile Accident Stroke Drowning