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Ira, George and Joe is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1982. It was re-issued in 1994 on CD by Original Jazz Classics. It is a tribute album to the songs of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2016)

Ira, George and Joe

Studio album by

Joe Pass

Released

1982

Recorded

November 23, 1981

Studio

Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Genre

Jazz

Length

45:40

Label

Pablo Today

Producer

Norman Granz

Joe Pass chronology

Checkmate
(1981)

Ira, George and Joe
(1982)

Eximious
(1982)

The photo on the front cover was created by Phil Stern. There is also another version of this cover from 1982 that contains the text "Joe Pass Loves Gershwin" instead of just "Joe Pass".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "The melodies are quite familiar ("Bidin' My Time" is the closest one to an obscurity), and few surprises occur, but the music swings and the results are quite enjoyable."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bidin' My Time"	5:06
2.	"How Long Has This Been Going On?"	3:24
3.	"Soon"	3:51
4.	"Oh, Lady Be Good!"	4:23
5.	"But Not for Me"	3:13
6.	"A Foggy Day"	2:43
7.	"It Ain't Necessarily So"	5:47
8.	"Love Is Here to Stay"	5:06
9.	"'S Wonderful"	3:24
10.	"Nice Work If You Can Get It"	3:40
11.	"Embraceable You"	4:40

Personnel

Joe Pass – guitar
John Pisano – guitar
Jim Hughart – double bass
Shelly Manne – drums

References

Yanow, Scott. "George, Ira and Joe > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1131. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

v t e Joe Pass
Studio albums	Catch Me! For Django The Stones Jazz A Sign of the Times Simplicity Guitar Interludes Intercontinental Virtuoso Portraits of Duke Ellington Virtuoso No. 2 Virtuoso No. 3 Tudo Bem! I Remember Charlie Parker Ira, George and Joe Virtuoso No. 4 Whitestone Sound Project Blues for Fred One for My Baby Summer Nights Appassionato Six-String Santa Songs for Ellen Unforgettable Virtuoso in New York
Live albums	Joy Spring Jazz/Concord The Trio Seven, Come Eleven Live at Donte's Joe Pass at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 Montreux '77 – Live Digital III at Montreux Northsea Nights Eximious Live at Long Beach City College University of Akron Concert Virtuoso Live! Live at Yoshi's My Song Nuages (Live at Yoshi's, vol. 2) Resonance What Is There to Say Meditation: Solo Guitar
With Oscar Peterson	The Trio The Good Life The Giants Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux Porgy and Bess The Paris Concert Night Child Skol Face to Face (Oscar Peterson and Freddie Hubbard album) A Tribute to My Friends If You Could See Me Now Oscar Peterson Live! Time After Time Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
With Ella Fitzgerald	Take Love Easy Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall Fine and Mellow Ella in London Fitzgerald and Pass... Again Ella in London Ella Abraça Jobim The Best Is Yet to Come Speak Love Easy Living Sophisticated Lady
With Herb Ellis	Jazz/Concord Seven, Come Eleven Two for the Road Joe's Blues
Other collaborations	Sounds of Synanon Quadrant Chops Checkmate Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson Duets Roy Clark & Joe Pass Play Hank Williams

v t e George Gershwin
Albums	Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
Ballets	An American in Paris Gershwin Piano Concerto Three Preludes Who Cares?
Operas	Blue Monday (1922) Porgy and Bess (1935)
Orchestral works	Rhapsody in Blue (1924) Concerto in F (1925) An American in Paris (1928) Second Rhapsody (1931) Cuban Overture (1932) Strike Up the Band (1934) Hoctor's Ballet (1937)
Piano compositions	Three Preludes (1926) French Ballet Class (1937)
Songs	"Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?" "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Bidin' My Time" "Blah Blah Blah" "Boy Wanted" "Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!" "But Not for Me" "By Strauss" "Clap Yo' Hands" "Do It Again" "Doin' Time" "Embraceable You" "Fascinating Rhythm" "A Foggy Day" "For You, For Me, For Evermore" "Funny Face" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "He Loves and She Loves" "How Long Has This Been Going On?" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Got Rhythm" "I Was Doing All Right" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Isn't It a Pity?" "Just Another Rhumba" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" "Looking for a Boy" "Lorelei" "Love Is Here to Stay" "Love Is Sweeping the Country" "Love Walked In" "The Man I Love" "My Cousin in Milwaukee" "My One and Only" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Of Thee I Sing" "Oh, Lady Be Good!" "Oh, So Nice!" "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" "'S Wonderful" "Sam and Delilah" "Slap That Bass" "Somebody from Somewhere" "Somebody Loves Me" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Soon" "Stairway to Paradise" "Stiff Upper Lip" "Strike Up the Band" "Summertime" "Swanee" "That Certain Feeling" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "Things Are Looking Up" "Tra-la-la" "Treat Me Rough" "Walking the Dog" "Who Cares?" "You've Got What Gets Me"
Tribute albums	Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin By George Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Sings Gershwin Gershwin Live! Gershwin's World The Glory of Gershwin Ira, George and Joe Nice Work If You Can Get It Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin
Related articles	Gershwin Prize Ira Gershwin (brother) Arthur Gershwin (brother) Frances Gershwin (sister) Gershwin Theatre
List of compositions by George Gershwin Category:George Gershwin

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