Recorded at Group IV, Hollywood, CA on February 17, 1979
Digital remastering 1990 - Phil De Lancie (Fantasy Studios, Berkley)

Review by Scott Yanow
For this set of unaccompanied solos, guitarist Joe Pass decided to pay tribute to Charlie Parker, not by recording his compositions but by playing ten of the numbers that Bird had recorded with strings during 1949-1950. One really does not miss the strings, for Pass had earlier in the decade developed his technique to the point where he sounded like a self-sufficient orchestra. Among the songs he plays are "Just Friends" (the most successful of the Charlie Parker with Strings recordings), "April in Paris," "They Can't Take That Away from Me," "If I Should Lose You," and two versions of "Out of Nowhere." Tasteful and swinging music by one classic musician in homage to another.

Joe Pass - guitar

Tracks
01 Just Friends Klenner, Lewis 4:26
02 Easy to Love Porter 4:00
03 Summertime Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward 4:09
04 April in Paris Duke, Harburg 4:05
05 Everything Happens to Me Adair, Dennis 4:32
06 Laura Mercer, Raksin 4:10
07 They Can't Take That Away from Me Gershwin, Gershwin 4:43
08 I Didn't Know What Time It Was Hart, Rodgers 4:40
09 If I Should Lose You Rainger, Robin 4:34
10 Out of Nowhere [Concept I] Green, Heyman 5:19
11 Out of Nowhere [Concept II] Green, Heyman 3:52