Checkmate is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and pianist Jimmy Rowles that was released in 1981. It was re-issued in 1998 on CD by Original Jazz Classics.

Checkmate
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
Joe Pass chronology
Northsea Nights (1980) Checkmate (1981) Ira, George and Joe (1981)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "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]

Track listing

1. "What's Your Story, Morning Glory?" (Jack Lawrence, Paul Francis Webster, Hank Williams) – 4:08
2. "So Rare" (Jerry Herst, Jack Sharpe) – 4:24
3. "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:36
4. "Marquita" (Eliseo Grenet) – 3:55
5. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:20
6. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 5:04
7. "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 4:14
8. "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 3:55
9. "'Tis Autumn" (Henry Nemo) – 4:48
10. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 3:18

Personnel

• Joe Pass - guitar
• Jimmy Rowles – piano

References