JOE PASS - I Remember Charlie Parker (1979-1990) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

For this set of unaccompanied solos, guitarist Joe Pass decided to pay tribute to Charlie Parker, not by recording his compositions but by playing ten of the numbers that Bird had recorded with strings during 1949-1950. One really does not miss the strings, for Pass had earlier in the decade developed his technique to the point where he sounded like a self-sufficient orchestra. Among the songs he plays are "Just Friends" (the most successful of the Charlie Parker with Strings recordings), "April in Paris," "They Can't Take That Away from Me," "If I Should Lose You," and two versions of "Out of Nowhere." Tasteful and swinging music by one classic musician in homage to another. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Just Friends 4:26
John Klenner / Sam M. Lewis
2     Easy to Love 4:00
Cole Porter
3     Summertime 4:09
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
4     April in Paris 4:05
Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
5     Everything Happens to Me 4:32
Tom Adair / Matt Dennis
6     Laura 4:10
Johnny Mercer / David Raksin
7     They Can't Take That Away from Me 4:43
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
8     I Didn't Know What Time It Was 4:40
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
9     If I Should Lose You 4:34
Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin
10     Out of Nowhere 5:19
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman
11     Out of Nowhere 3:52
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman
Credits :
Guitar – Joe Pass