Then I was waiting at his hotel, taking my girl friend, Yoko - now my wife.Īfter one hour had past, Yoko asked me when Joe would come in. It was the first time for him.I asked all hotels in Tokyo and could find his reservation. (' Someday I will check the taste of it !') And my attachment for the pasta was glowing in my mind. I only concentrated on Joe Pass, himself and his music. Was he a strict person ? Was he a warm person ? The face looked like some gang star for me. 'Īnd I thought 'Pasta !? It must be delicious.

'A special thanks to my good friend, Steve Merchant, who spent many hours editing my book and eating my wife's pasta. Then I bought the book titled 'Joe Pass Guitar Chord Book One' in 1975.The contents were little bit dificult for me at that time, but I thought that Joe must be a warm parson when I found follwing sentence in the book. So I had learned all Jazz music from Joe.) Then I could understand the tune was played by solo.įrom that time, I have payed attention to only Joe's music. Fortunately, I recorded the radio program, so I started to copy the tune 'How High The Moon'. I was just interested in Rock music.But when I heard Joe, It was a shock for me. Until then, I had not interested in any Jazz music. It was the summer of 1974 when I heard Joe's play first time from the radio. Please write e-mail to the latest article-> GO If you want to say something about Joe Pass, please send your questions, opinions, memories and stories to me. Joe Pass Salon This is the page from yours.

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