Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius ( Epic/Legacy / 1976 )
The self-titled first solo album of Jaco Pastorius was produced by Bobby Colomby, who wanted to introduce a young talent. With the collaboration of a lineup of extraordinary musicians and new compositions, it became a remarkable project underlining Jaco’s undeniable mark on jazz music.
Totally free of a style concept, the album starts with a bop interpretation “Donna Lee” by Charlie Parker and explodes into a fantastic soul funk number Come On, Come Over featuring Sam & Dave. With a fresh, almost play like approach to composition and arrangement, (just listen to “Kuru”‘s string arrangement combined with Hancock’s “Speak Like A Child”) the album is mind opening and inspiring. Carried along with Wayne Shorter’s soprano solo, Opus Pocus creates a magic mood, followed by ‘”Okonkole Y Trompa”s mysterious melody floating over the congas. Hubert Laws’ piccolo lead and Herbie Hancock‘s solo on “(UsedTo Be A) Cha Cha” remain unforgettable. What sets the concept of this record after all, is Jaco Pastorius’ unmistakable music, though every track is uniquely varying in style.
This album is one of the fundamental stones of SomehowJazz‘ music concept.
Track Listing :
1. Donna Lee
2. Come On, Come Over (featuring Sam & Dave)
3. Continuum
4. Kuru/Speak Like A Child
5. Portrait Of Tracy
6. Opus Pocus
7. Okonkole Y Trompa
8. (Used to Be A) Cha-Cha
9. Forgotten Love
10. (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha
11. 6/4 Jam
Musicians / Personnel :
“Donna Lee”
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Don Alias – congas
“Come On, Come Over”
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Don Alias – congas
Herbie Hancock – clavinet, fender rhodes electric piano
Narada Michael Walden – drums
Sam Moore – vocals
Dave Prater – vocals
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Ron Tooley – trumpet
Peter Graves – bass trombone
David Sanborn – alto sax
Michael Brecker – tenor sax
Howard Johnson – baritone sax
“Continuum”
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Herbie Hancock – Fender rhodes electric piano
Alex Darqui – fender rhodes electric piano
Lenny White – drums
Don Alias – congas
“Kuru/Speak Like A Child”
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Herbie Hancock – piano
Don Alias – congas, bongos
Bobby Economou – drums
David Nadian – violin
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Joe Malin – violin
Harry Cykman – violin
Harold Kohon – violin
Stewart Clarke – viola
Manny Vardi – viola
Julian Barber – viola
Charles McCracken – cello
Kermit Moore – cello
Beverly Lauridsen – cello
“Portrait of Tracy”
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
“Opus Pocus”
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Wayne Shorter – soprano sax
Herbie Hancock – fender rhodes electric piano
Othello Molineaux – steel drums
Leroy Williams – steel drums
Lenny White – drums
Don Alias – percussion
“Okonkole Y Trompa”
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Peter Gordon – French horn
Don Alias – okonkoko iya, congas, afuche
“(Used To Be A) Cha Cha”
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Hubert Laws – piccolo, flute
Herbie Hancock – piano
Lenny White – drums
Don Alias – congas
“Forgotten Love”
Herbie Hancock – piano
David Nadian – violin
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Joe Malin – violin
Harry Cykman – violin
Harold Kohon – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin
Max Pollinkoff – violin
Arnold Black – violin
Stewart Clarke – viola
Manny Vardi – viola
Julian Barber – viola
Al Brown – viola
Charles McCracken – cello
Kermit Moore – cello
Beverly Lauridsen – cello
Alan Shulman – cello
Richard Davis – bass
Homer Mensch – bass
Produced by Bobby Colomby for Colomby Productions
Recorded & mixed at Camp Colomby, New York City N.Y.
Engineers – Dave Palmer, Don Puluse
