Ira, George and Joe

{{Infobox album

| name = Ira, George and Joe

| type = studio

| artist = Joe Pass

| cover = George Ira and Joe.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1982

| recorded = November 23, 1981

| venue =

| studio = Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

| genre = Jazz

| length = {{Duration|m=45|s=40}}

| label = Pablo Today

| producer = Norman Granz

| chronology = Joe Pass

| prev_title = Checkmate

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = Eximious

| next_year = 1982

}}

Ira, George and Joe is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass, 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.

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

{{Music ratings

| rev1 =AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |first=Scott |last=Yanow |title= George, Ira and Joe > Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id= mw0000124643 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=June 8, 2015}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1131}}

}}

AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote: "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."