Eximious

Eximious
Eximious
Studio album by Joe Pass and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Released	1982
Recorded	May 25 and July 8, 1982
Studio	Group IV Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:32
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Joe Pass chronology

Eximious is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass and double bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen that was released in 1982.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Pass swings hard throughout, is consistently inventive within the bebop tradition, and indulges in close interplay with Pedersen. Together, these musicians make the wondrous seem effortless."^[1]

Track listing

"A Foxy Chick and a Cool Cat" (Joe Pass) – 5:29
"Robbins Nest" (Illinois Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson) – 4:07
"Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:47
"Serenata" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:24
"Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 7:29
"Night and Day" (Porter) – 5:34
"We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fishcer, Frankie Laine) – 5:32
"Ev'rything I Love" (Porter) – 5:01
"Ev'rything I've Got" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:01
"Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) – 5:08

Personnel

Joe Pass - guitar
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
Martin Drew – drums

References

^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. "Eximious > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 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.

[AM-1] Yanow, Scott. "Eximious > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 158. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1131. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Joe Pass
Studio albums	Catch Me! For Django The Stones Jazz A Sign of the Times Simplicity Guitar Interludes Intercontinental Virtuoso Portraits of Duke Ellington Virtuoso No. 2 Virtuoso No. 3 Tudo Bem! I Remember Charlie Parker Ira, George and Joe Virtuoso No. 4 Whitestone Sound Project Blues for Fred One for My Baby Summer Nights Appassionato Six-String Santa Songs for Ellen Unforgettable Virtuoso in New York
Live albums	Joy Spring Jazz/Concord The Trio Seven, Come Eleven Live at Donte's Joe Pass at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 Montreux '77 – Live Digital III at Montreux Northsea Nights Eximious Live at Long Beach City College University of Akron Concert Virtuoso Live! Live at Yoshi's My Song Nuages (Live at Yoshi's, vol. 2) Resonance What Is There to Say Meditation: Solo Guitar
With Oscar Peterson	The Trio The Good Life The Giants Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux Porgy and Bess The Paris Concert Night Child Skol Face to Face (Oscar Peterson and Freddie Hubbard album) A Tribute to My Friends If You Could See Me Now Oscar Peterson Live! Time After Time Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
With Ella Fitzgerald	Take Love Easy Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall Fine and Mellow Ella in London Fitzgerald and Pass... Again Ella in London Ella Abraça Jobim The Best Is Yet to Come Speak Love Easy Living Sophisticated Lady
With Herb Ellis	Jazz/Concord Seven, Come Eleven Two for the Road Joe's Blues
Other collaborations	Sounds of Synanon Quadrant Chops Checkmate Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson Duets Roy Clark & Joe Pass Play Hank Williams