A Sign of the Times (Joe Pass album)

A Sign of the Times
Studio album by Joe Pass
Released	1966
Genre	Bop
Label	World Pacific
Producer	Richard Bock
Joe Pass chronology
The Stones Jazz (1964) A Sign of the Times (1966) Simplicity (1967)

A Sign of the Times is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass, released in 1966 on the Pacific Jazz subsidiary label World Pacific. It includes orchestrated versions of current pop hits. The title track was a current hit for Petula Clark. It was reissued on CD along with Simplicity in 2002 on the Euphoria label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In his Allmusic review, Scott Yanow called it "A historical curiosity at best".^[1]

Track listing

1. "A Sign of the Times" (Tony Hatch)
2. "Sensa Fine" (Gino Paoli, Wilder)
3. "Nowhere Man" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
4. "Dindi" (Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim)
5. "A Summer Song" (Metcalfe, Noble, Stuart)
6. "Moment to Moment" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer)
7. "It Was a Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake)
8. "Are You There (With Another Girl)" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
9. "What Now My Love" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman)
10. "Softly as I Leave You" (Giorgio Calabrese, Antonio De Vita, Hal Shaper)
11. "Sweet September" (McGuffie, Phillips, Stanley)

Personnel

• Joe Pass – guitar
• Chet Baker - flugelhorn
• Frank Capp - drums
• Bob Florence - arranger, conductor
• Unidentified vocal group and orchestra
• Bruce Botnick - engineer

References