Jaco Pastorius
Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist Gwilym Simcock to review the best albums of bassist Jaco Pastorius, master of the fretless electric bass and a key figure in jazz-rock fusion.
Jaco Pastorius was a master of the fretless electric bass, and became a key figure in jazz-rock fusion. To identify the essential Pastorius albums, Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist Gwilym Simcock, to cover music ranging from discs by Weather Report and Joni Mitchell to several of the records the bassist made under his own name.
Producer: Alyn Shipton.
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Pastorius, Metheny, Ditmas, Bley
Jaco
Composer: Pastorius, Metheny, Ditmas, Bley Performers: Jaco Pastorius, b; Pat Metheny,g; Bruce Ditmas, d; Paul Bley, kb. Recorded: 1974.
- Pastorius, Metheny, Ditmas, Bley.
- Improvising Artists.
- 123846-2.
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Pat Metheny
Bright Size Life
Composer: Metheny Performers: Pat Metheny, g; Jaco Pastorius, b; Bob Moses, d. Recorded: Dec 1975.
- Bright Size Life.
- ECM.
- PID 686020.
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Jaco Pastorius
Come on Come Over
Composer: Pastorius / Herzog Performers: Jaco Pastorius, b; with Randy Brecker, Ron Tooley, t; Peter Graves, btb; David Sanborn, as; Michael Brecker, ts; Howard Johnson, bar; Herbie Hancock, clavinet, elp; Narada Michael Walden, d; Don Alias, cga; Sam and Dave, voc. Recorded: 1976.
- Jaco Pastorius.
- Columbia.
- 0649772000.
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Weather Report
Teen Town
Composer: Pastorius Performers: Jaco Pastorius, b, d; Joe Zawinul, kb; Wayne Shorter, ss; Manolo Badrena, cga. Recorded: 1977.
- Heavy Weather.
- Columbia.
- CK 65108.
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Weather Report
Punk Jazz
Composer: Pastorius Performers: Jaco Pastorius, b; Wayne Shorter, ts, ss; Joe Zawinul, kb; Tony Williams, d. Recorded: 1978.
- Mr Gone.
- Columbia.
- 4682082.
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Trio of Doom
Dark Prince
Composer: McLaughlin Performers: John McLaughlin, g; Jaco Pastorius, b; Tony Williams, d. Recorded: 1979 [originally on Havana Jam, with Weather Report]
- Trio of Doom.
- Columbia.
- 96450.
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Trio of Doom
Continuum (live)
Composer: Pastroius Performers: John McLaughlin, g; Jaco Pastorius, b; Tony Williams, d. Recorded: 1979
- Trio of Doom.
- Columbia.
- 96450.
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Jaco Pastorius
Three Views of a Secret
Composer: Pastroius Performers: Jaco Pastorius, b; Toots Thielemans, hca; big band including Snooky Young, t; Dave Bargeron, tb; Michael Brecker, Howard Johnson, Wayne Shorter, reeds; Jack DeJohnette, Peter Erskine, Don Alias, perc; Recorded: 1981.
- Word of Mouth.
- Warner Jazz.
- 93624 8246 2.
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Jaco Pastorius
City of Angels
Composer: Pastorius Performers: Jaco Pastorius, b; Othello Molyneux, Leroy Williams, steel pans; Toots Thielemans, hca; Mike Gerber, p; Kenwood Dennard, d; Ted Leand, g; Don Alias, perc; members of Mike Gibbs orchestra. Recorded: 1982.
- Holiday for Pans.
- Sound Hills.
- 330105.
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Jaco Pastorius
Donna Lee
Composer: Charlie Parker Performers: Jaco Pastorius, b; Don Alias, cga. Recorded: 1976.
- Jaco Pastorius.
- Columbia.
- 0649772000.
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