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Title: Joe Pass - Portraits Of Duke Ellington
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1975, Jazz, Solo Jazz Guitar, New Brunswick, New Jersey 5/26
Matrix #: 2310 716
Condition: VG (LM) | Members: Joe P (29' - 94')
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Joe Pass spent years addicted to heroin and served time in prison before rebuilding his life through Synanon and returning as a serious jazz force.
2. Studio Lore: This record strips Ellington’s orchestral world down to solo guitar, turning big-band architecture into one player’s hands.
3. Media Narrative: Pass helped make solo jazz guitar feel complete on its own, not just a rhythm-section role or polite background instrument.

5/20/26 LM