Chops is an album by the American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and double bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, released in 1979.
| Chops | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | November 19, 1978 | |||
| Studio | Chappell Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:24 | |||
| Label | Pablo | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
For AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow wrote that "Pass in particular sounds stimulated during this session and comes up with some of his hottest playing."[1]
Track listing
edit- "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:00
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:07
- "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) – 5:35
- "L5 Blues" (Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen) – 5:09
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:20
- "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 5:16
- "Tricrotism" (Oscar Pettiford) – 6:05
- "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 4:48
- "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 3:34
- "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) – 5:30
Personnel
edit- Technical
- Robert Golding - engineer
- Phil Stern - photography
References
edit- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Chops > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 158. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1131. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.