Jaco Pastorius

Real Name:
John Francis Anthony Pastorius III
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American musician (bassist) and composer from Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Born December 1st, 1951 - died September 21st, 1987.

"Jaco at his best defines what the word jazz really means." - Pat Metheny
"He had that magical thing about him, the same kind of thing Jimi Hendrix had." - Joe Zawinul
In the September 2006 issue of Bass Guitar Magazine Jaco was voted - "The best bassist who has ever lived.".
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Jaco Pastorius

(7 versions)
Epic 1976

Jaco Pastorius / Pat Metheny / Bruce Ditmas / Paul Bley - Pastorius / Metheny / Ditmas / Bley (7 versions)

Improvising Artists Inc. 1976

Trilogue - Albert Mangelsdorff - Alphonse Mouzon - Jaco Pastorius - Trilogue - Live At The Berlin Jazz Days (3 versions)

MPS Records 1977

Word Of Mouth

(7 versions)
Warner Bros. Records 1981

Invitation

(6 versions)
Warner Bros. Records 1983

Jaco Pastorius & Bireli Lagrene* - Stuttgart Aria (3 versions)

Jazzpoint Records 1986

Francisco Mondragon Rio Featuring Jaco Pastorius - Natural (CD, Album)

DIW Records 1988

Jaco Pastorius · Kenwood Dennard · Hiram Bullock - PDB (2 versions)

DIW Records 1989

Jaco Pastorius / Brian Melvin - Jazz Street (2 versions)

Timeless Records (3), Timeless Records (3) 1989

Essence (13) Featuring Jaco Pastorius - Last Flight (2xLP, Album)

DIW Records 1989

Brian Melvin Trio, The Featuring Jaco Pastorius And Jon Davis (2) - Standards Zone (2 versions)

Global Pacific Records, Jigu Records Corporation 1990

Live In New York City, Vol. 1: Punk Jazz

(CD, Album)
Big World Music 1990

Live In Italy

(CD, Album)
Jazzpoint Records 1991

"Honestly" Solo Live

(CD, Album)
Jazzpoint Records 1991

Jaco Pastorius & Rashid Ali* - Blackbird (CD, Album)

Alfa Jazz, Timeless Records (3) 1991

Live In New York City, Vol. 2: Trio

(CD, Album)
Big World Music 1991

Live In New York City, Vol. 3: Promise Land

(CD, Album)
Big World Music 1991

Heavy'N Jazz

(2 versions)
Jazzpoint Records 1992

"Honestly" Solo Live

(CD, Album)
JIMCO Records 1992

Live In New York City, Vol. 4: Trio 2

(CD, Album)
Big World Music 1992

Holiday For Pans

(CD, Album)
Sound Hills Records 1993

Live In New York City, Vol. 5: Raça

(CD, Album)
Big World Music 1993

The Birthday Concert

(5 versions)
Warner Bros. Records 1995

Golden Roads

(CD, Album)
Sound Hills Records 1997

Live In New York City, Vol. 7: History

(CD, Album)
Big World Music 1999
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honeywall53 Feb 13, 2005 (edited 4 months ago)
Probably the greatest electric bass player that ever lived. Sadly he was killed in 1987 aged just 35. Check out his work with Weather Report, absolutely jaw-dropping stuff.
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