Sounds of Synanon

Sounds of Synanon
Studio album by Joe Pass
Released 1961
Recorded 1961 at Paciffic Jazz Studios in Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz, Bop
Label Pacific Jazz
Producer Richard Bock
Joe Pass chronology

Sounds of Synanon
(1961)		 Catch Me!
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Down Beat
(Original Lp release)		 [1]
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Sounds of Synanon is a jazz album released in 1961. It was recorded by patients of the Synanon drug rehabilitation program where guitarist Joe Pass was living due to his narcotic addiction.

It was reissued in 2002 with an additional bonus track by Toshiba-EMI Japan.

Reception

Noted jazz critic Leonard Feather reviewed the album for the July 5, 1962 issue of Down Beat magazine and had this to say: "This album does more than merely present a group of good musicians, it unveils a star. In Pass Synanon and Pacific Jazz have discovered a major jazz talent..."[1]

Track listing

  1. "C.E.D." (Joe Pass, Arnold Ross) – 3:14
  2. "Aaron's Song" (Dave Allan) – 4:30
  3. "Stay Loose" (Ross) – 4:22
  4. "Projections" (Greg Dykes) – 5:10
  5. "Hang Tough" (Pass) – 6:30
  6. "Self-Image" (Allan) – 9:06
  7. "Last Call for Coffee" (Ross) – 4:43
    2002 reissue bonus track:
  8. "Blues" – 4:36

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Down Beat: July 5, 1962 Vol. 29, No.14

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