Intercontinental (album)

Intercontinental
Studio album by Joe Pass
Released	1970
Recorded	June 8–10, 1970
Studio	Tonstudio, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:17
Label	MPS
Producer	Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
Joe Pass chronology
Guitar Interludes (1969) Intercontinental (1970) Virtuoso (1971)

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Intercontinental is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1970. The album is a collection of mainly swing and Latin jazz standards with the exception of the country/pop hit "Ode to Billie Joe". It features drummer Kenny Clare and bassist Eberhard Weber. This album is notable as a rare example of Eberhard Weber playing straight ahead bass on covers of standards.

Track listing

1. "Chlo-e" (Gus Kahn, Neil Moret) – 5:24
2. "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Norman Gimbel) – 5:25
3. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 4:15
4. "I Love You" (Cole Porter)
5. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) – 4:15
6. "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand) – 5:25
7. "Joe's Blues" (Joe Pass) – 6:00
8. "El Gento" (Willi Fruth) – 4:03
9. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 3:30
10. "Lil' Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) – 3:45

Personnel

• Joe Pass – guitar
• Eberhard Weber – bass
• Kenny Clare – drums

External links

• Joe Pass Memorial Hall