For this album, guitarist Joe Pass (who recorded many dates for Pablo during the era) had an opportunity to play a quiet set of duets with pianist Jimmy Rowles. The two musicians had not played together since the 1960s, so their collaborations during the one day of recording were quite spontaneous and fresh. 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. Together they explore such songs as "What's Your Story Morning Glory,""As Long as I Live,""Stardust" and "T'is Autumn." Superior background music that rewards close listening. - Scott Yanow
Tracks
1.What's Your Story, Morning Glory? (Jack Lawrence/Paul Francis Webster/Hank Williams)
2.So Rare (Jerry Herst/Jack Sharpe)
3.As Long As I Live (Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler)
4.Marquita (Eliseo Grenet)
5.Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael/Mitchell Parish)
6.We'll Be Together Again (Carl Fischer/Frankie Laine)
7.Can't We Be Friends (Paul James/Kay Swift)
8.Deed I Do (Walter Hirsch/Fred Rose)
9.'Tis Autumn (Henry Nemo)
10.God Bless The Child (Billie Holiday/Arthur Herzog Jr.)
JOE PASS guitar
JIMMY ROWLES piano
Recorded January 12, 1981 at Spectrum Studios, Venice, CA
Pablo Records PABLO 31 12-2