Better Days

~ Release by Joe Pass (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Better Days
bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
congas:
Milt Holland
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Conte Candoli
flute and tenor saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist)
piano:
Joe Sample
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
2:55
A2Free Sample
bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
congas:
Milt Holland
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Conte Candoli
flute and tenor saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist)
piano:
Joe Sample
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
3:17
A3After School
bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
congas:
Milt Holland
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Conte Candoli
flute and tenor saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist)
membranophone:
Earl Palmer
piano:
Joe Sample
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
3:07
A4Balloons
bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
congas:
Milt Holland
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Conte Candoli
flute and tenor saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist)
piano:
Joe Sample
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
2:56
A5Burning Spear
bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
congas:
Milt Holland
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Conte Candoli
flute and tenor saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist)
piano:
Joe Sample
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
cover recording of:
Burning Spear
composer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer)
publisher:
Discus Music Company (publisher) (from 1967 to present)
2:16
B1Head Start
bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
congas:
Milt Holland
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Conte Candoli
flute and tenor saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist)
piano:
Joe Sample
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
2:50
B2It’s Too Late
bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
congas:
Milt Holland
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Conte Candoli
flute and tenor saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist)
piano:
Joe Sample
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
instrumental cover recording of:
It’s Too Late
lyricist:
Toni Stern
composer:
Carole King
dedicated to:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:54
B3Gotcha!
bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
congas:
Milt Holland
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Conte Candoli
flute and tenor saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist)
piano:
Joe Sample
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
2:15
B4Alison
2:30
B5We’ll Be Together Again
2:09