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Joe Pass, Neils-Henning Orsted Pederson

Betty Duff | Orono, ME USA | 03/01/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A must for guitar and bass players and just plain music loves. The two of them have never sounded better. How sad to lose Neils. It is a loss to jazz lovers everywhere."

Something to treasure.

L. D. Bradshaw | Shropshire,England | 11/30/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This live recording from 1979 by Pass and NHOP is a wonderful complement to their maje3stic album "Chops" which was recorded a year earlier.

Once again the duo demonstrate their mutual empathy and artistry.I do not know how many of us would argue with Norman Granz s claim that "...their playing was jazz in its highest state;pure,original improvisation,without recourse to comfortable phrases or cliches" but for me the music lives and breathes and conveys the feeling of spontaneous creation.

Of their music on both albums,the piece which makes the strongest impression on me is their exploration of "Round Midnight".Their introspective and acutely sensitive playing captures the essence of this classic song.

It is regretable that Pass and NHOP recorded so little of their duo music but what they did commit to disc is something to treasure."