Editing Joe Pass (section)

== Legacy ==
[[File:Joe Pass 1974.JPG|thumb|Pass in concert in 1974 playing his [[Gibson ES-175]] guitar]]
''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine wrote: "Joe Pass looks like somebody's uncle and plays guitar like nobody's business. He's called 'the world's greatest' and often compared to Paganini for his virtuosity. There is a certain purity to his sound that makes him stand out easily from other first-rate jazz guitarists."<ref name="LLC1979"/>

{{Blockquote|He weaves his own fast-moving chords and filigree work so nimbly that it is hard to believe fingers can physically shift so quickly. Slight moustached, fairly balding, he frowns over his fretwork like a worried head waiter with more guests than tables but the sound that comes out could only be the confident product of years of devotion to the instrument... But it is when he plays completely solo, which he does for half of each set, that he comes into his own, because without hindrance of the rhythm section he can completely orchestrate each number. Sometimes it is by contrasting out of tempo sections with fast-moving interludes, sometimes by switching mood from wistful to lightly swinging, sometimes by alternating single-note lines with chords or simultaneous bass line and melody – the possibilities seem endless.|Miles Kington on Pass in an October 1974 article in ''[[The Times]]''.<ref>Miles Kington. "Joe Pass". ''The Times'' (London, England) 18 October 1974: p. 14. Retrieved 11 October 2014.</ref>}} 

Veteran jazz writer [[Scott Yanow]] has conferred the titles of "the ultimate [[bebop]] guitarist", "the epitome of virtuoso guitarists", and "one of the top jazz voices of his generation" on Pass.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yanow |first=Scott |title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |publisher=Backbeat Books |year=2013 |publication-date=April 1, 2013 |pages=147}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Pass Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joe-pass-mn0000209773 |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>