Pastorius was of finnish, german, and irish ancestry. The jaco pastorius anthology, word of mouth revisited, and the word is out. Jaco s homeboy peter graves who employed the bassist in his south florida big band before he hit it big with weather report in 1975 was the mastermind behind this awesome assembly. Best known for his work with weather report between 1976 and 1981, also working with the likes of joni mitchell, pat metheny, et al, along with his own solo projects. The performances are uniformly solid, but in a bigband setting, only a handful of musicians get to step up for solos. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Bass great jaco pastorius captured on 1982 concert set axs.
Recorded live at the santa barbara county bowl, september 1979, joni mitchell once again assembles an incredible band pat metheny on guitar, lyle mays on keyboards, michael brecker on sax, don alias on drums, and of course, jaco on bass. December 1, 1951 september 21, 1987 was an american jazz bassist who was a member of weather report from 1976 to 1981. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Quite naturally, the album features electric bass in the hands of a series of players along with other contemporary sounds that capture the essence of jaco s passionate fury. Jaco pastorius with word of mouth featuring kazumi watanabe tokyo 1983 no label, 2cd live at the koseinenkin hall, tokyo, japan. Get jaco pastorius big band setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other jaco pastorius big band fans for free on. Music profile for jaco pastorius big band, formed 1981. Cd now live show recorded in japan 2011 with the new jaco pastorius big bang. Cdr eac flac i read that it was a prefm sbd click on the highlighted tracks to download the mp3s 224 kbps. To say jaco pastorius turned the jazz community upsidedown in the mid1970s would be understating the bass legends impact on popular music. Much in the same way jimi hendrix or, later, eddie van halen revitalized rock n roll with his unorthodox approach to electric guitar, so too did the floridian fourstring phenomenon stun listeners with his fluid, lyrical technique and eccentric. Victor wooten brings the funk to the offbeat beaver patrol and possibly we should. A drummer, just like his dad, jack pastorius, a big band player.
It starts with the slow 64 time part including jacos initial cadenza. Jaco pastorius big band the word is out 2006 cover. Jaco pastorius biography jaco pastorius is one of the most influential bass players of all time, not only in jazz and fusion, but in all styles of music. Cd then invitation soul intro the chicken quietude donna lee liberty city. Cheapest sax on amazon vs my professional alto saxophone duration. Tragic genius who reinvented the electric bass guitar, playing complex, long lines and amazing solos at remarkable speeds. Instead, the man who would be the master of the fretless electric bass was a drummer. This is a live album recorded at various venues during a tour of japan, featuring his word of mouth big band. Jaco pastorius was all of these and more at a young age. Beaver patrol arranged by larry warrilow composed by jaco pastorius. The featured word of mouth players in this 40minute videotape include othello molineaux steel pans, bob mintzer reeds, randy brecker trumpet, toots thielemans harmonica, and david. While his debut album showcased his eclectic and impressive skills on the electric bass, both invitation and his previous album, word of mouth focused more on his. Larry warrilows arrangement of beaver patrol, a 16thnote feel funk selection with alternating sections in 118 and 44, is solid, as is its execution. He worked with pat metheny and joni mitchell, and recorded albums as a solo artist and band leader.
If you are fan of big band music or of jaco pastorius, the the word is out. Pastorius formed his first band named the sonics along with john caputo and dean noel. His bass playing employed funk, lyrical solos, bass chords, and innovative harmonics. Las olas arranged by randy bernsen composed by jaco pastorius. At that point, the bass had been poorly defretted and deeply damaged by its previous owner. George duke trio its on live at java jazz festival 2010 duration. Jaco pastorius big band the word is out flac, 2006. Recorded at the berlin jazz days in 1976 and originally issued on lp while pastorius was at the height of his tenure with weather report and playing an allmangelsdorff selection, this trio delivers an inspired performance that relies on timing, virtuosity, and a little humor for its bread and butter. The album is heavy, as the title suggests, thanks to a powerful trio fronted by guitarist extraordinaire bireli lagrene displaying his fiercest rock chops. Seven of the eleven tracks were written by pastorius, one by metheny, and two medleys pair pastorius compositions with songs by herbie hancock and the beatles. This big band arrangement features the bassplayer but there is plenty of room for other soloists.
Beaver patrol by jaco pastorius big band on amazon music. Jaco pastorius big band album discography allmusic. A fastpaced outing with more rock inflection than usual, the compact disc boasts. Here is a liveperformance of the sea sound big band with 16 years old donny ter horst on. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. He embodies pastorius musical essence and spirit with verve. Well never share your email address with anyone, for any reason.
Marcus plays bass, bass clarinet, clavinet, synth bass, saprano sax melody. Jazz fusion bass freaks and fans of the late great weather report innovator first got the message that his richly textured compositions were ripe for spirited big band arrangements on 2003s critically acclaimed word of mouth, whose allstar band was led by peter graves whose orchestra pastorius launched his career with and included sharp melodic and rhythmic contributions by bassmen who. Aug 06, 2016 04 jaco pastorius big band beaver patrol duration. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. The final cut takes the ghost band concept a step further, with jaco himself playing the bass part in the form not of a spectre, but rather a studio tape. Composed by jaco pastorius orchestrated by reorchestration. I like the takes on the tunes along with hearing some of the tunes that werent recorded before. Jaco pastorius, the man who revolutionized how the bass guitar is played and who is, for many, the best and most influential bass guitarist ever, didnt start his musical life on the instrument. Under gravess direction these jaco gems, mostly from his weather report days and his first solo recording, highlight pastorius powerful influence. Jul 25, 2011 jaco pastorius big band the word is out 2006 cover. Raised in southern florida, jaco played bass in local cover rnb bands up until 1974 after which he started playing and recording jazz fusion with guitarist pat metheny. Jacos homeboy peter graves who employed the bassist in his south florida big band before he hit it big with weather report in 1975 was the mastermind behind this awesome assembly. Best known for his work with weather report between 1976 and 1981, also working with the likes. Jaco pastorius 22 may 1983 tokyo, japan internet archive.
Sirabhorn arranged by dan bonsanti composed by pat metheny. Quite naturally, the album features electric bass in the hands of a series of players along with other contemporary sounds that capture the essence of jacos passionate fury. Word of mouth revisited jaco pastorius big band songs. Find jaco pastorius credit information on allmusic. Jacos word of mouth big band recorded live in concert in japan in 1982. The best reason not to get rid of invitation however, is that is was mastered at a lower volume. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jaco pastorius big band at the discogs marketplace. This tribute band plays the music of jaco pastorius, as well as other selections that the bassist and bandleader enjoyed performing before audiences all over the world. Find jaco pastorius big band discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. Check out beaver patrol by jaco pastorius big band on amazon music. Invitation was the third album by jaco pastorius, released in 1983 while the bassist was a member of weather report.
Jaco jaco pastorius pat metheny paul bley bruce ditmas. Wootens driving fretwork so to speakhe, like pastorius, plays a fretless bass gives listeners a sample of his talent. Jaco pastorius big band word of mouth revisited amazon. Jaco was born on 1st december 1951 in norristown, pennsylvania to john francis pastorius ii and stephanie katherine haapala pastorius, the first of their three children. Heavy n jazz is the last live jaco pastorius performance currently available to the public, and is one of the most truly satisfying of his trio recordings. Jaco bought the bass, filled the fret slots, and ripped up fingerboard with wood putty, and sealed it with several coats of petites polypoxy. The version on twins ii is 4 minutes and 25 seconds longer than the version on invitation. Then the bass unfolds his funky chickengroove and off we go. Arranged by larry warrilowcomposed by jaco pastorius. The version on invitation does not sound edited so i have to believe its a different recording. Cd then unrealesed live tracks from the show held at mr. John francis anthony jaco pastorius iii 19511987 was a u. Larry warrilows arrangement of beaver patrol, a 16thnote feel funk selection with alternating sections in 118 and 44, is solid, as is its.
1209 810 887 629 1235 502 1048 275 390 112 1256 709 697 712 209 1400 554 568 420 1375 863 986 1108 867 1311 1351 1541 319 1503 1344 1155 123 1339 674 365 330 255 954 81 511 1355 233 890