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The Essential Jaco Pastorius collects tracks the innovative jazz bassist recorded during the '70s and '80s. Included here are cuts off Pastorius' two studio albums as well as some of the work he did with the seminal fusion outfit Weather Report. Also featured are recordings he made with other artists including Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell. As a two-disc anthology, this is a hard collection to pass up and certainly includes all of the most well-known of Pastorius' recordings, not the least of which are his 1976 take on Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee," Weather Report's "Birdland," and the Mitchell tune "Hejira." You also get such stellar tracks as the frenetic "River People" and the iconic "Punk Jazz" both from Weather Report's 1978 album Mr. Gone. As a well-rounded representation of Pastorius' unique genius during the high-point of his career, The Essential Jaco Pastorius is superb listen.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Jaco Pastorius, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Don Alias, Congas - C. Parker, Composer - C. Parker, Lyricist - Bobby Colomby, Producer
(P) 1976 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
HOWARD JOHNSON, Baritone Saxophone - David Sanborn, Alto Saxophone - Don Alias, Congas - B. HERZOG, Composer - B. HERZOG, Lyricist - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Narada Walden, Drums - Randy Brecker, Trumpet - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Ron Tooley, Trumpet - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist - David Prater, Vocal - Sam Moore, Vocal - Jaco Pastorius, Acoustic Bass - Jaco Pastorius, Performer
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Don Alias, Bells - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Alex Darqui, Piano - Lenny White, Drums - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Don Alias, Congas - Don Alias, Bongos - Stewart Clarke, Viola - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Kermit Moore, Acoustic Cello - Bobby Economou, Drums - Charles McCracken, Acoustic Cello - Herbie Hancock, Composer - Herbie Hancock, Lyricist - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Manny Vardi, Viola - Harry Cykman, Violin - Harold Kohon, Violin - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist - Beverly Laurdsen, Acoustic Cello - Harry Lookofsky, Violin - Jaco Pastorius, Acoustic Bass - Jaco Pastorius, Performer - David Nadian, Violin - Joe Malin, Violin - Julian Barber, Viola
(P) 1976 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jaco Pastorius, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Bobby Colomby, Producer - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist
(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Don Alias, Percussion - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Othello Molineaux, Drums - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Leroy Williams, Drums - Lenny White, Drums - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist
(P) 1976 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jaco Pastorius, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Herbie Hancock, Piano - Don Alias, Percussion - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Hubert Laws, Piccolo - Lenny White, Drums - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist
(P) 1976 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Josef Zawinul, Producer - Don Alias, Percussion - Alex Acuña, Percussion - Narada Michael Walden, Drums - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Synthesizer - Wayne Shorter, Co-Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Chester Thompson, Drums - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Alphonso Johnson, Bass
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Vocal - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Weather Report, Performer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Vocal - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Harp - J. Zawinul, Composer - J. Zawinul, Lyricist - Manolo Badrena, Tambourine
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Weather Report, Performer - Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Harp - Alex Acuña, Drums - J. Zawinul, Composer - J. Zawinul, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Drums - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Weather Report, Performer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator - Joe Zawinul, Harp - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist - Manolo Badrena, Congas
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Weather Report, Performer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Piano - Joe Zawinul, Orchestrator - Joe Zawinul, Harp - Alex Acuña, Drums - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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Jaco Pastorius, Vocal - Jaco Pastorius, Acoustic Bass - Jaco Pastorius, Drums - Jaco Pastorius, Timpani - Weather Report, Performer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Josef Zawinul, Keyboards - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist
(P) 1978 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Vocal - Jaco Pastorius, Co-Producer - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - Weather Report, Performer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Josef Zawinul, Producer - Josef Zawinul, Keyboards - Tony Williams, Drums - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist
(P) 1978 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Acoustic Bass - Herbie Hancock, Keyboards - Herbie Hancock, Performer - Herbie Hancock, Lyricist - Herbie Hancock, Composer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Bill Summers, Percussion - Harvey Mason, Drums
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Peter Erskine, Percussion - Peter Erskine, Drums - Erich Zawinul, Percussion - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Joe Zawinul, Bass - Wayne Shorter, Assistant Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Penny Armstrong, Project Coordinator - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Co-Producer - Jaco Pastorius, Drums - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - John Snyder, Re-Issue Producer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - Sal Caravello, Director
(P) 1979 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Peter Erskine, Percussion - Peter Erskine, Drums - Erich Zawinul, Percussion - J. Pastorius, Composer - J. Pastorius, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Joe Zawinul, Bass - Wayne Shorter, Assistant Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Penny Armstrong, Project Coordinator - Weather Report, Performer - Jaco Pastorius, Co-Producer - Jaco Pastorius, Drums - Jaco Pastorius, Bass - John Snyder, Re-Issue Producer - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer - Sal Caravello, Director
(P) 1979 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jaco Pastorius, Acoustic Bass - Weather Report, Performer - Wayne Shorter, Lyricist - Wayne Shorter, Composer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone - Robert Thomas, Jr., Percussion - Joe Zawinul, Producer - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Peter Erskine, Drums
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The Essential Jaco Pastorius collects tracks the innovative jazz bassist recorded during the '70s and '80s. Included here are cuts off Pastorius' two studio albums as well as some of the work he did with the seminal fusion outfit Weather Report. Also featured are recordings he made with other artists including Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell. As a two-disc anthology, this is a hard collection to pass up and certainly includes all of the most well-known of Pastorius' recordings, not the least of which are his 1976 take on Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee," Weather Report's "Birdland," and the Mitchell tune "Hejira." You also get such stellar tracks as the frenetic "River People" and the iconic "Punk Jazz" both from Weather Report's 1978 album Mr. Gone. As a well-rounded representation of Pastorius' unique genius during the high-point of his career, The Essential Jaco Pastorius is superb listen.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 02:31:31
- Main artists: Jaco Pastorius
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1979 Capitol Records Inc. 1976 ECM Records. 1976, 1977, 1979 Elektra Entertainment Group. 1981, 1983 Warner Bros. Records Inc. 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.
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