Eximious

Eximious is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass and double bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen that was released in 1982.

Eximious
Studio album by Joe Pass and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Released	1982
Recorded	May 25 and July 8, 1982
Studio	Group IV Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:32
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Joe Pass chronology
Ira, George and Joe (1981) Eximious (1982) Virtuoso No. 4 (1983)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Pass swings hard throughout, is consistently inventive within the bebop tradition, and indulges in close interplay with Pedersen. Together, these musicians make the wondrous seem effortless."[1]

Track listing

1. "A Foxy Chick and a Cool Cat" (Joe Pass) – 5:29
2. "Robbins Nest" (Illinois Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson) – 4:07
3. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:47
4. "Serenata" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:24
5. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 7:29
6. "Night and Day" (Porter) – 5:34
7. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fishcer, Frankie Laine) – 5:32
8. "Ev'rything I Love" (Porter) – 5:01
9. "Ev'rything I've Got" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:01
10. "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) – 5:08

Personnel

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

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Eximious > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 158. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.