Chops is an album by the American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and double bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen that was released in 1979.

Chops
Studio album by Joe Pass and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Released	1979
Recorded	November 19, 1978
Studio	Chappell Studios, London
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:24
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Joe Pass chronology
Tudo Bem! (1978) Chops (1979) I Remember Charlie Parker (1979)

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 "Pass in particular sounds stimulated during this session and comes up with some of his hottest playing."[1]

Track listing

1. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:00
2. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:07
3. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) – 5:35
4. "L5 Blues" (Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen) – 5:09
5. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:20
6. "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 5:16
7. "Tricrotism" (Oscar Pettiford) – 6:05
8. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 4:48
9. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 3:34
10. "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) – 5:30

Personnel

• Joe Pass - guitar
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass

Technical

• Robert Golding - engineer
• Phil Stern - photography

References

External links

• Joe Pass Memorial Hall