Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) [Epic 24-bit Remaster 2000] * Repost *

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 16 Jan 2010 13:41:00 | Comments : 4 |

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In 1976, the first 10 minutes of this eponymous disc took the listener on a jazz world cruise directed by the instrumentalist-composer Jaco Pastorius, who thus gave notice that there was a new sheriff in town and that narrow definitions of jazz would simply not do. More so even than his groundbreaking work as a member of Weather Report, Jaco's music on this, his debut album as a leader (and in a trio setting with his soulmate Pat Metheny on the guitarist's maiden voyage, Bright Size Life), defines his greatness, his outreach, and his ambition. Boppish changes à la Miles Davis come through with Jaco's incredible touch, tone phrasing, and rhythmic locomotion--as does the musical leap of faith from bebop to funky-butt R&B delivered with lyrical majesty on Jaco's aptly titled "Continuum."

This reissue greatly enhances the fidelity of Jaco Pastorius, particularly in the bassist's famous, elusive tone, from lightly chorused, vocal-tenorlike glissandos on "Continuum" and the bell-like harmonics of "Portrait of Tracy" to his percussive, hand-drumlike rhythmic cycles underneath Peter Gordon's august French horn on "Oknokole Y Trompa." Even more stunning are the manner in which Jaco deploys a steel drum choir underneath Wayne Shorter on "Opus Pocus" and the ferocious Latin-inflected groove Jaco, Lenny White, and Don Alias conjure under Herbie Hancock on two takes--one unissued until now--of "(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha." Pat Metheny contributes an extraordinary set of liner notes to this set, putting Jaco's contributions to jazz and the bass in sharp perspective. Still, a spirit of innovation and discovery suffuses every note on Jaco Pastorius, and it is startling how modern and engaging this music remains. -- Chip Stern

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# Audio CD (August 1, 2000)
# Original Release Date: August 1976
# Recorded at Camp Colomby Studios & Columbia Recording Studios C&B, New York City, New York.

Personnel:
Jaco Pastorius: Bass, horn & string arrangements
Don Alias: Congas, Bongos, Percussion, Okonkolo y Iya, Afuche
Randy Brecker: Trumpet
Ron Tooley: Trumpet
Peter Graves: Bass Trombone
David Sanborn: Alto Sax
Michael Brecker: Tenor Sax
Howard Johnson: Baritone Sax
Herbie Hancock: Keyboards, Piano, Fender Rhodes
Narada Michael Walden: Drums
Sam & Dave: Vocals
Bobby Economou: Drums
Michael Gibbs: Conductor, String Arrangement
Wayne Shorter: Soprano Sax
Othello Molineaux: Steel Drums
Leroy Williams: Steel Drums
Lenny White: Drums
Peter Gordon: French Horn
Strings:
Violins: David Nadien (concertmaster), Harry Lookofsky, Paul Gershman, Koe Malin, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollikoff, Arnold Black.
Violas: Selwart Clarke, Manny Vardi, Julian Barber, Al Brown. Celli: Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Beverly Lauridsen, Alan Shulman.
Double Basses: Richard Davis, Homer Mensch.

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Tracklist:
01. Donna Lee 2:27
02. Come On, Come Over 3:53
03. Continuum 4:33
04. Kuru/Speak Like A Child 7:41
05. Portrait Of Tracy 2:22
06. Opus Pocus 5:29
07. Okonkole Y Trompa 4:25
08. (Used To Be A) Cha-Cha
09. Forgotten Love 2:14
10. (Used To Be A) Cha-Cha (alternate take - Previously Unreleased) 8:48
11. 6/4 Jam (Previously Unreleased) 4:24

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Posted By: mylesdavish Date: 16 Jan 2010 19:12:58

Thank you for this

Posted By: Jagged Date: 16 Jan 2010 23:32:05

Great share...

Posted By: jennwilson Date: 14 Feb 2010 22:40:50

Thanks for this post. For future postings, including a separate link for the scans would be very useful to those of us who already have this release and want only the scans.

Thanks

Posted By: FreddieCouples Date: 14 Mar 2011 13:17:18

Much appreciated!

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