Checkmate is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and pianist Jimmy Rowles, released in 1981.

It was re-issued in 1998 on CD by Original Jazz Classics.

AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote: "Rowles sets the quiet mood, and Pass keeps his amplifier quite low and was content to play on the pianist's turf.

The emphasis is on slower tempos and harmonically sophisticated chords... Superior background music that rewards close listening.

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