Checkmate (Joe Pass and Jimmy Rowles album)
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| Checkmate | ||||
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| Studio album by Joe Pass and Jimmy Rowles | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | January 12, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Spectrum Studios, Venice, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:42 | |||
| Label | Pablo | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Checkmate is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and pianist Jimmy Rowles, released in 1981. It was re-issued in 1998 on CD by Original Jazz Classics.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote: "Rowles sets the quiet mood, and Pass keeps his amplifier quite low and was content to play on the pianist's turf. The emphasis is on slower tempos and harmonically sophisticated chords... Superior background music that rewards close listening."[1]
