Christmas Guitar Dreams

Artist: Joe Pass
Label: Delta
Category: Music

Average customer rating:

Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 018111547024
EAN: 0018111547024
ASIN: B000001VP5

Release Date: 1992-08-06

Related Categories:

Bebop General

| Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

General

| Jazz | Styles | Music

General

| Pop | Styles | Music

General

| Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas

| Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening

| Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

CDs Under $7

CDs Under $7

CDs Under $7

CDs Under $7

CDs Under $7

CDs Under $7

All Bargain Titles

All Bargain Titles

All Bargain Titles

All Bargain Titles

All Bargain Titles

All Bargain Titles

General Christmas

| Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

Under $7

| Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening

| Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

4-for-3 Jazz

| 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 Pop

| 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music

| 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

Listmania:

Favorite Christmas Jazz
Christmas Jazz Guitar
TWISTED CHRISTMAS #3
Just Jazz
Wish List Wanna Be`s~~Blues...y~~ rd. 2 ~~

Tracks:

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays
White Christmas
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
O Christmas Tree
Angels We Have Heard On High/Joy To The World
Happy Holiday Blues
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Winter Wonderland

Similar Items:

Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas
Oscar Peterson Christmas
Charlie Byrd Christmas Album
Unforgettable
Christmas with George Shearing Quintet

Customer Reviews:

Joe Pass at his finest.......2007-01-10

Joe Pass is an outstanding jazz guitarist who is at the top of his rich, mellow game on this Christmas CD. Jazz fans and non-jazz fans will equally be drawn to these rich renditions of Christmas favorites.

Can't Go Wrong for the Money.......2006-11-27

This is a really fine Christmas CD with excellent guitar work by the late Joe Pass. I couldn't believe it was only $4.99. A very listenable album. Great background music for the holidays or sit quietly and take in the work of a true guitar virtuoso. Either way, you cannot go wrong.

For a jazz-based Christmas, Joe Pass's guitar wins!.......2005-09-06

Review by Scott Yanow(AMG)...................
This is one of guitarist Joe Pass's more obscure late-period records. Pass and his regular working quartet of the early '90s (rhythm guitarist John Pisano, bassist Jim Hughart and drummer Colin Bailey) perform a variety of famous Christmas-related songs, plus his own "Happy Holiday Blues." The tasteful renditions swing and include quartet pieces, some two-guitar duets and a few unaccompanied solos from the great Pass, resulting in one of the better Christmas albums around.
Review by John Herrmann ................... the copies of the CD here, at least the ones I have received, are original 1963 issues titled differently but contain the same track listing: "JAZZ GUITAR: Joe Pass ( CHRISTMAS GUITAR DREAMS ) "

Confusing reissue of very good album.......2005-04-18

Just to clarify things for fans of fondly remembered jazz guitarist Joe Pass: he recorded a Christmas album, "Six-String Santa" (1992), for - unlikely as it seems - budget label LaserLight Records, a division of Delta Entertainment. Delta reissued the CD in 2001 as "Christmas Guitar Dreams" but they didn't change the catalog number or the barcode, so Amazon shoppers will find both listed in the Marketplace. You'll have to contact your seller to figure out which is which - if you care, that is. The music is the same; I have uploaded images of both CD's.

In 2003, Delta also issued a version for the Spanish language market with a different cover and all the song titles translated into espanol. Entitled "Sueno Navideno Con Guitarra," it is listed separately on Amazon.

Overall, most listeners will enjoy this album tremendously - soothing without lapsing into smooth. Not the equal, perhaps, of similar albums by Kenny Burrell or Charlie Byrd, but just fine, nonetheless.

My first Joe Pass CD, definately not my last........2004-12-21

I'm not sure how I came across this CD. It might have been a recommendation from a friend, or just surfing. Regardless of how I found it, I am so glad I added this Joe Pass CD to my Christmas music collection.

I have bought discs in the past looking for Christmas music that is relaxing and non-obtrusive. This in not an easy thing to do. Christmas Guitar Dreams fits that bill like none I have bought in the past.

This Joe Pass CD is good for background music in an office environment, at Christmas parties or even to listen to while your family enjoys Christmas Dinner.

I am giving this 5 stars because it is such a wonderful Christmas CD. My only complaint is that it could not be twice as long simply to extend the simple pleasure of good music.

Music CD:

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Strange ~ Boogiemonsters

Hello Starling ~ Josh Ritter

Big City Rock ~ Big City Rock

Straight From The Heart ~ Various Artists

Empire Strikes First ~ Bad Religion

Break in Life ~ Addiction Crew

Time Loves a Hero ~ Little Feat

Motown-from Broadway...

I'm Kool Moe Dee ~ Kool Moe Dee

Back 2 Bass X ~ Various Artists