Checkmate is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and pianist Jimmy Rowles, released in 1981. It was re-issued in 1998 on CD by Original Jazz Classics.
| Checkmate | ||||
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| Studio album by Joe Pass and Jimmy Rowles | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | January 12, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Spectrum Studios, Venice, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:42 | |||
| 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] |
AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote: "Rowles sets the quiet mood, and Pass keeps his amplifier quite low and was content to play on the pianist's turf. The emphasis is on slower tempos and harmonically sophisticated chords... Superior background music that rewards close listening."[1]
Track listing
edit- "What's Your Story, Morning Glory?" (Jack Lawrence, Paul Francis Webster, Hank Williams) – 4:08
- "So Rare" (Jerry Herst, Jack Sharpe) – 4:24
- "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:36
- "Marquita" (Eliseo Grenet) – 3:55
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:20
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 5:04
- "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 4:14
- "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 3:55
- "'Tis Autumn" (Henry Nemo) – 4:48
- "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 3:18
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Checkmate > 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.