I kinda thought Joe Pass was our generation's Joe Pass. ;-) Went to see him play at Elario's in La Jolla one night in the late '80s, backed by the superb trio of Mike Wofford on piano, Bob Magnusson on bass, and Jim Plank on drums. Early in the first set, while dinner was still being served, a young couple who clearly were on a romantic getaway to San Diego and had no idea who the live entertainment was, were talking loudly over the music. Pass stopped playing mid-song, crossed his arms resting them atop his hollow-bode electric, and waited. Didn't say a word. Pretty soon, everyone in the room was staring at the offending couple - who I imagine were horribly embarrassed. Once they realized that everyone was waiting for them to pipe down, they immediately shut up and Pass resumed the song right where he'd left off. (As for the our young couple, they asked for their check and made a quick exit.)
Well I sure do give you props Martin as someone who has seen your evolution as a musician. All the more impressive is you are not an individual that has just concentrated on playing the guitar. You are very accomplished in many fields and endeavors. I'm quite impressed with your playing great job with a difficult piece. I really love that you have wrote about an individual who is so talented and humble at the same time. What a great example of a human being!
I kinda thought Joe Pass was our generation's Joe Pass. ;-) Went to see him play at Elario's in La Jolla one night in the late '80s, backed by the superb trio of Mike Wofford on piano, Bob Magnusson on bass, and Jim Plank on drums. Early in the first set, while dinner was still being served, a young couple who clearly were on a romantic getaway to San Diego and had no idea who the live entertainment was, were talking loudly over the music. Pass stopped playing mid-song, crossed his arms resting them atop his hollow-bode electric, and waited. Didn't say a word. Pretty soon, everyone in the room was staring at the offending couple - who I imagine were horribly embarrassed. Once they realized that everyone was waiting for them to pipe down, they immediately shut up and Pass resumed the song right where he'd left off. (As for the our young couple, they asked for their check and made a quick exit.)
Well I sure do give you props Martin as someone who has seen your evolution as a musician. All the more impressive is you are not an individual that has just concentrated on playing the guitar. You are very accomplished in many fields and endeavors. I'm quite impressed with your playing great job with a difficult piece. I really love that you have wrote about an individual who is so talented and humble at the same time. What a great example of a human being!