🎸 Joe Pass (1929–1994) — a true legend of jazz guitar, a musician who proved that one guitar can sound like a full orchestra. His signature chord-melody style allows melody, bass, and harmony to exist at the same time. No effects, no flashy tricks — just pure tone, deep musical thought, and complete freedom of improvisation. Joe Pass believed: “The guitar is not an instrument for tricks, but for conversation.” His “Virtuoso” albums became a benchmark of solo jazz guitar and are still studied by