Joy Spring (Joe Pass album)

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.

Joy Spring
Live album by
Released1981
RecordedFebruary 6, 1964
VenueEncore Theater, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length41:12
LabelPacific Jazz
ProducerRichard Bock
Joe Pass chronology
Catch Me!
(1963)
Joy Spring
(1981)
For Django
(1964)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

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."[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) – 8:39
  2. "Sometime Ago" (Sergio Mihanovich) – 6:34
  3. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) – 6:58
  4. "Relaxin' at Camarillo" (Charlie Parker) – 10:29
  5. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 9:02

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Joy Spring". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 158. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1131. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.