Editing Joe Pass (section)

== Career ==
[[File:Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass 1974.JPG|thumb|left|[[Ella Fitzgerald]] and Pass, 1974]]
Pass released his studio debut ''[[Sounds of Synanon]]'' on July 1, 1962.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |date=April 1, 2013 |publisher=Backbeat Books |pages=148 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Sounds of Synanon - Joe Pass |type=Album |via=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sounds-of-synanon-mw0000711850 |access-date=2024-10-06 |language=en}}</ref>

Pass recorded and released a series of albums during the 1960s under [[Pacific Jazz Records]], including ''Catch Me,'' ''12-String Guitar,'' ''For Django,'' and ''Simplicity.'' In 1963, he received ''[[DownBeat]]'' magazine's New Star Award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title="Remembering Joe Pass: Versatile Jazz Guitar Virtuoso" – by Kenneth Parsons – Jerry Jazz Musician |url=https://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/remembering-joe-pass-versatile-jazz-guitar-virtuoso-by-kenneth-parsons/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Pass: Expert insights and analysis of artist & recordings |url=https://www.mosaicrecords.com/the-great-jazz-artists/joe-pass/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Mosaic Records - Home for Jazz fans! |language=en-US}}</ref> 
He also played on Pacific Jazz recordings by [[Gerald Wilson]], [[Bud Shank]], and [[Les McCann]]. Pass was a member of the [[George Shearing|George Shearing Quintet]] from 1965 through 1967.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |date=April 1, 2013 |publisher=Backbeat Books |page=148 }}</ref> 

Throughout the 1960s, Pass primarily performed TV and recording session work in Los Angeles, including performing in television orchestras.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |date=April 1, 2013 |publisher=Backbeat Books |page=148 }}</ref>  [[Norman Granz]], the producer of [[Jazz at the Philharmonic]] and the founder of [[Verve Records]], signed Pass to [[Pablo Records]] in December 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Pass - Concord |url=https://concord.com/artist/joe-pass/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=concord.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />  

In December 1974, Pass released his solo album ''[[Virtuoso (Joe Pass album)|Virtuoso]]'' on Pablo.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Virtuoso - Joe Pass |type=Album |via=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/virtuoso-mw0000649680 |access-date=2024-10-06 |language=en}}</ref> Also in 1974, Pablo released the album ''[[The Trio (1973 album)|The Trio]]'' with Pass, [[Oscar Peterson]], and [[Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen]]. He performed with them on many occasions throughout the 1970s and 1980s. At the Grammy Awards of 1975, ''The Trio'' won the [[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album|Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group]]. As part of the Pablo roster, Pass recorded with [[Benny Carter]], [[Milt Jackson]], [[Herb Ellis]], [[Zoot Sims]], [[Duke Ellington]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Ella Fitzgerald]], and [[Count Basie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/pablo-records/discography-1973-1976 |title=Pablo Records Discography: 1973-1976 |website=JazzDisco.org |access-date=October 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

Pass and Ella Fitzgerald recorded six albums together on Pablo toward the end of Fitzgerald's career: ''[[Take Love Easy]]'' (1973), ''[[Fitzgerald and Pass... Again]]'' (1976), ''Hamburg Duets - 1976'' (1976), [[Sophisticated Lady (Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass album)|''Sophisticated Lady'']] (1975, 1983), ''[[Speak Love]]'' (1983), and ''[[Easy Living (Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass album)|Easy Living]]'' (1986).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ella-fitzgerald-mn0000184502/discography|title=Ella Fitzgerald &#124; Album Discography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 31, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1" />