Blues for Fred

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Songs for Fred
Bluesforfred.jpg
Studio album by
Joe Pass
Released1988
RecordedFebruary 2–3, 1988
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz
Length55:08
LabelPablo
ProducerEric Miller
Joe Pass chronology
Sound Project
(1987) 		Songs for Fred
(1988) 		One for My Baby
(1988)

Blues for Fred is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1988. It was recorded as a tribute to singer and dancer Fred Astaire, who died the previous year.

After many albums produced by Norman Granz (who sold Pablo to Fantasy Records in 1987), this is Pass's first album with producer Eric Miller.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(favorable)[2]
Allmusic4/5 stars [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[4]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Pass interprets the music with taste, solid swing, and constant creativity within the bop tradition. His versions of "Cheek to Cheek," "Night and Day," "Lady Be Good" and "The Way You Look Tonight" in particular are quite enjoyable and make one appreciate the uniqueness of this classic guitarist."[3] The All About Jazz review concluded "While the novelty of Pass's skills had long worn off by now, the talent still remains. Virtuoso is still his crowning achievement, but Blues For Fred is of similar artistic merit."[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cheek to Cheek"Irving Berlin5:38
2."By Myself"Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz4:21
3."Night and Day"Cole Porter5:22
4."They Can't Take That Away from Me"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin4:38
5."Blues for Fred/They All Laughed"Pass, Gershwin, Gershwin6:15
6."Dancing in the Dark"Dietz, Schwartz4:56
7."Oh, Lady Be Good!"Gershwin, Gershwin4:39
8."I Concentrate on You"Porter7:14
9."A Foggy Day"Gershwin, Gershwin2:38
10."The Way You Look Tonight"Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern6:12
11."Tap Blues"Pass3:55

Personnel[]

  • Joe Pass - guitar

References[]

  1. ^ "Joe Pass Unedited," Part III article by Jim Ferguson, accessed April 29, 2009.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Rickert, David. "Blues for Fred > Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. "Blues for Fred > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1132. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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