Editing Joe Pass (section)

== Later life and death ==
Pass was diagnosed with liver cancer in 1992.<ref name=":1" /> Although he was initially responsive to treatment and continued to play into 1993, his health eventually declined, forcing him to cancel his tour with [[Pepe Romero]], [[Paco Peña]], and [[Leo Kottke]]. Pass performed for the final time on May 7, 1994, with fellow guitarist [[John Pisano]] at a nightclub in Los Angeles. Pisano told ''[[Guitar Player]]'' that after the performance Pass said "I can't play anymore", an exchange that Pisano described as "like a knife in my heart."<ref name="auto"/> Pass died from liver cancer in Los Angeles 16 days later, at the age of 65.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/05/25/virtuoso-jazz-guitarist-joe-pass-dies-at-age-65/47e99ea2-7ada-472d-9690-d9d3cccef6d7/|title=VIRTUOSO JAZZ GUITARIST JOE PASS DIES AT AGE 65|newspaper=Washington Post|date=May 25, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-24-mn-61633-story.html|title=Joe Pass, Versatile Virtuoso of Jazz Guitar, Dies at 65|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 24, 1994}}</ref> Prior to his death, he recorded an album of [[Hank Williams]] songs with country guitarist [[Roy Clark]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/roy-clark-joe-pass-play-hank-williams-mw0000123940 |title=Roy Clark & Joe Pass Play Hank Williams |last=Yanow |first=Scott |website=AllMusic |access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref>

Speaking about ''Nuages: Live at Yoshi's, Volume 2,'' [[Jim Ferguson]] wrote:
<blockquote>The follow up to 1993's ''Joe Pass & Co. Live at Yoshi's,'' this release was colored by sad circumstances: both bassist [[Monty Budwig]] and Pass were stricken with fatal illnesses. Nevertheless, all concerned, including drummer [[Colin Bailey (drummer)|Colin Bailey]] and second guitarist John Pisano, play up to their usual high levels...Issued posthumously, this material is hardly sub-standard. Bristling with energy throughout, it helps document the final stages in the career of a player who, arguably, was the greatest mainstream guitarist since [[Wes Montgomery]].<ref>[http://jazztimes.com/articles/10088-nuages-live-at-yoshi-s-volume-2-joe-pass JazzTimes review of ''Nuages: Live at Yoshi's, Volume 2'' (Joe Pass Quartet)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507062237/http://jazztimes.com/articles/10088-nuages-live-at-yoshi-s-volume-2-joe-pass |date=2016-05-07 }} by [[Jim Ferguson]] (retrieved 3 October 2011)</ref></blockquote>