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Jaco Pastorius

Real Name:
John Francis Anthony Pastorius III
Profile:
American musician (bassist) and songwriter 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
September 2006 issue of Bass Guitar Magazine, Jaco was voted - "THE BEST BASSIST WHO HAS EVER LIVED".
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Discography

Releases:
Jaco (Album) (5 versions)   DIW Records ... 1974
Jaco Pastorius (Album) (9 versions)   Epic ... 1976
Trilogue - Live At The Berlin Jazz Days (Album) (2 versions)   MPS Records 1977
Word Of Mouth (Album) (5 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1981
Invitation (Album) (4 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1983
Invitation - Live In Japan (LP)   Warner Bros. Records 1983
Stuttgart Aria (LP, Album)   Jazzpoint Records 1986
Natural (CD, Album)   DIW Records 1988
Jazz Street (CD, Album)   Timeless Records (3), Timeless Records (3) 1989
PDB (CD)   DIW Records 1989
Live In New York City, Vol. 1: Punk Jazz (CD, Album)   Big World Music 1990
Standards Zone (Vinyl, Album)   Global Pacific Records, Jigu Records Corporation 1990
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
Live In New York City, Vol. 4: Trio 2 (CD, Album)   Big World Music 1992
Live In New York City, Vol. 5: Raça (CD, Album)   Big World Music 1993
Holiday For Pans (CD)   Sound Hills 1995
The Birthday Concert (CD, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1995
The Birthday Concert (CD, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1995
The Birthday Concert A Warner Bros. Sampler (CD, Promo, Inc)   Warner Bros. Records 1995
Live In Italy (CD)   Jazzpoint Records 1998
Heavy'N Jazz (CD, Album, Liv)   Jazzpoint Records 1999
Heavy'N Jazz & Stuttgart Aria (2xCD, Album)   Jazzpoint Records 1999
Live In New York City, Vol. 6: Punk Jazz 2 (CD, Album)   Big World Music 1999
Live In New York City, Vol. 7: History (CD, Album)   Big World Music 1999
Punk Jazz: The Jaco Pastorius Anthology (2xCD)   Rhino Entertainment Company 2003
Live In Montreal (DVD)   L’Équipe Spectra 2006
Live And Outragous (DVD, NTSC)   Shanachie 2007
Trio Of Doom (Album) (3 versions)   Columbia ... 2007
Remixes:
Twins I (Aurex Jazz Festival '82) (LP, Album)   Warner-Pioneer Corporation 1982
Twins II (Aurex Jazz Festival '82) (LP, Album)   Warner-Pioneer Corporation 1982
Production:
Twins I (Aurex Jazz Festival '82) (LP, Album)   Warner-Pioneer Corporation 1982
Twins II (Aurex Jazz Festival '82) (LP, Album)   Warner-Pioneer Corporation 1982
Weather Report (LP, Album)   CBS 1982
Mr. Gone (LP, RE)   CBS  
Co-production:
Birdland (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1977
Heavy Weather (Album) (12 versions)   CBS ... 1977
Mr. Gone (Album) (5 versions)   CBS ... 1978
River People (7")   CBS 1978
8:30 (Album) (6 versions)   CBS ... 1979
Weather Report (LP, Album)   CBS 1982
Night Passage (Album) (2 versions)   Sony Music Entertainment Inc. ... 1983
A History Of Things To Come (2xLP, Album) Teentown Peacefrog Records 2001
Forecast: Tomorrow (3xCD)   Legacy 2006
Mix:
Mr. Gone (Album) (5 versions)   CBS ... 1978
Weather Report (Album) (4 versions)   CBS 1982
Appears On:
All American Alien Boy (LP, Album) God (Take I) Columbia 1976
Black Market (Album) (8 versions)   CBS ... 1976
Bright Size Life (Album) (3 versions)   ECM Records 1976
Hejira (Album) (7 versions)   Asylum Records ... 1976
Land Of The Midnight Sun (Album) (5 versions) Suite - Golden Dawn Columbia ... 1976
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (Album) (6 versions)   Asylum Records 1977
Heavy Weather (Album) (16 versions) Birdland, A Remark You... CBS ... 1977
I'm Fine. How Are You? (2 versions) Nativity Warner Bros. Records ... 1977
Live At The Berlin Jazz Days (LP)   MPS Records 1977
Progressive Rock Stars (LP, Comp) Birdland, Continuum CBS 1977
Every Day, Every Night (Album) (2 versions)   Bellaphon ... 1978
Intimate Strangers (Album) (2 versions) Lost Inside The Love O... Columbia ... 1978
Mr. Gone (Album) (9 versions)   CBS ... 1978
River People / The Pursuit Of The Woman With The Feathered Hat (12", Promo)   American Recording Company (ARC) 1978
Sunlight (Album) (4 versions) Good Question CBS ... 1978
8:30 (Album) (7 versions) Teen Town, Slang (Bass... CBS ... 1979
Havana Jam II (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Para Oriente, Teentown... Columbia 1979
Michel Colombier (2 versions) Dreamland, Spring Chrysalis ... 1979
Mingus (Album) (6 versions) The Dry Cleaner From D... Asylum Records ... 1979
Mr. Hands (Album) (10 versions) 4 AM CBS/Sony ... 1980
Night Passage (Album) (5 versions)   CBS ... 1980
Shadows And Light (Album) (7 versions)   Asylum Records ... 1980
Twins I (Aurex Jazz Festival '82) (LP, Album) Continuum, Liberty Cit... Warner-Pioneer Corporation 1982
Twins II (Aurex Jazz Festival '82) (LP, Album) Okonkole' Y Trompa, Re... Warner-Pioneer Corporation 1982
Weather Report (Album) (6 versions) Dara Factor Two CBS ... 1982
Die 70er Jahre (LP, Comp) Teen Town, Barbary Coast Zweitausendeins, CBS 1983
Down By Law (Album) (4 versions) Makossa Rock Celluloid ... 1985
Makosaa Rock (12")   Celluloid 1985
Night Food (CD, Album) Continuum Timeless Records (3) 1985
Last Flight (CD, Album)   DIW Records 1989
Stone Free (A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix) (CD) 3rd Stone From The Sun Reprise Records 1993
The Sun Don’t Lie (Album) (2 versions) Teen Town Dreyfus Jazz ... 1993
Mysterious Traveller - Black Market (2xCD) Cannon Ball, Barbary C... Columbia 1994
Essentiel Jazz - Electric Jazz (CD, Comp) Rockin' In Rhythm Columbia 1995
Untitled (CD, Album) Balloon Song Unit Records (2) 1995
This Is Jazz (10xCD, RM, Comp + Box, Ltd) Birdland, Birdland, A ... Columbia 1996
Feeling Swing - Grands Classiques Du Jazz (CD, Comp) Donna Lee Columbia 1997
The Instrumental History Of Jazz (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh + Box) Birdland N2K Encoded Jazz 1997
Finnish Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra (CD, Album) Teen Town Naxos Jazz 2000
Through The Looking Glass (CD, Album) Teen Town Philips 2000
A History Of Things To Come (CD, Album, Dig) Teentown Peacefrog Records 2001
Live In America (2xCD, Album) Miller Time (Featuring... Compass Records 2001
Remote Control (CD) Havona (Revisted) Blue Blimp Records 2001
Live & Unreleased (2 versions)   Columbia 2002
Bruno Bolla Presents BlackTronic - The Electronic Spirit Of Blackness (CD + CD) The Pursuit Of The Wom... Cool D:vision 2003
Word Of Mouth Revisited (CD, Album, Enh) Havona, Teen Town, Pun... Heads Up 2003
Word Of Mouth Revisited (SACD, Album, Multichannel, Hyb) Havona, Teen Town, Pun... Heads Up 2003
Dreamland (CD, RM, Album) Dreamland Asylum Records, Reprise Records, Nonesuch, Rhino Entertainment Company 2004
Forecast: Tomorrow (3xCD) The Pursuit Of The Wom... Legacy 2006
Jaco (CD, Album, RE) Come On, Come Over, Co... Artistry Music 2006
The Celluloid Years - 12"es And MORE... (2xCD) Makossa Rock (The 11:0... Collision: Cause Of Chapter 3 2006
The Essential (2xCD, Comp) People Music, 4 A.M. Legacy, Columbia, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2006
Digital Pigeon (CD, Album) Teen Town Canvas Productions 2007
Time (CD, Album) River People Project Recordings, Discograph 2007
All American Alien Boy / Overnight Angels (CD, Album, RE) God (Take I) American Beat Records 2008
The Art Of Chill 5 (Comp) (2 versions) Okonkole Y Trompa Platipus 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Jazz Rocks (2xLP, Comp) (Used To Be A) Cha Cha CBS 1977
Progressive Rock Stars (LP, Comp) Continuum CBS 1977
Feeling Swing - Grands Classiques Du Jazz (CD, Comp) Donna Lee Columbia 1997
Diggin' Deeper 4 - The Roots Of Acid Jazz (CD) Come On, Come Over Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1999
Diggin' Deeper 6 - The Roots Of Acid Jazz (2 versions) Kuru/Speak Like A Child Sony Music Catalog 2001
Snowboy Presents The Return Of The Hi-Hat: Essential Cuban, Brazilian Hard Bop + Fusion (Comp) (2 versions) (Used To Be A) Cha-cha... Ocho 2001
A Journey Into Fresh Diggin' Vol. 1 - Quazimoto Meets Himself (File, MP3, Mixed) Opus Pocus DaFarm 2005
The Breaks (2nd Edition) (LP) Come On, Come Over Bronx River 2005
3D (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Portrait Of Tracy Renaissance 2006
The Art Of Chill 5 (Comp) (2 versions) Okonkole Y Trompa Platipus 2008
Unofficial Releases:
Live In Italy & Honestly (CD)   Agat Company Ltd. 1997
Live - Montreaux Jazz Festival August 1976 (LP, Ltd, Album)   Grape Records (2)  
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Review by honeywall53 Feb 13, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
Probably the greatest electric bass player that ever lived. Alas, he was unfortunetely killed in his 20s following a Santana concert. Check out his work with Weather Report, absolutely jaw-dropping stuff.

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