Jaco Pastorius (album)

Jaco Pastorius is the solo debut album by Jaco Pastorius, released in 1976. The album was produced by Bobby Colomby, drummer and founder of Blood, Sweat & Tears.[4]

Jaco Pastorius
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1976
RecordedOctober 1975
StudioCamp Colomby Studios, Columbia Recording Studios C&B, New York City
GenreJazz fusion, post-bop, funk
Length42:09 / 55:13 (remastered edition with bonus tracks)
LabelEpic/Legacy (Sony)
ProducerBobby Colomby
Jaco Pastorius chronology
Jaco
(1974)
Jaco Pastorius
(1976)
Word of Mouth
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jaco Pastorius except where indicated.

  1. "Donna Lee" (Charlie Parker or Miles Davis) – 2:27
  2. "Come On, Come Over" (featuring Sam & Dave) (Jaco Pastorius, Bob Herzog) – 3:54
  3. "Continuum" – 4:33
  4. "Kuru/Speak Like a Child" (Pastorius, Herbie Hancock) – 7:43
  5. "Portrait of Tracy" – 2:22
  6. "Opus Pocus" – 5:30
  7. "Okonkolé Y Trompa" (Pastorius, Don Alias) – 4:25
  8. "(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha" – 8:57
  9. "Forgotten Love" – 2:14

Bonus tracks on 2000 reissue:

  1. "(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha" (alternate take, previously unreleased) – 8:49
  2. "6/4 Jam" (previously unreleased) – 7:45

Personnel

1. "Donna Lee" (Charlie Parker or Miles Davis) – 2:27

  • Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
  • Don Alias – congas

2. "Come On, Come Over" (featuring Sam & Dave) (Jaco Pastorius, Bob Herzog) – 3:54

3. "Continuum" (Jaco Pastorius) – 4:33

  • Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
  • Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Alex Darqui – Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Lenny White – drums
  • Don Alias – congas

4. "Kuru/Speak Like a Child" (Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock) – 7:43

  • Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Don Alias – congas, bongos
  • Bobby Economou – drums
  • David Nadien – 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
  • Michael Gibbs – string arrangement

5. "Portrait of Tracy" (Jaco Pastorius) – 2:22

  • Jaco Pastorius – electric bass

6. "Opus Pocus" (Jaco Pastorius) – 5:30

  • 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

7. "Okonkole Y Trompa" (Jaco Pastorius, Don Alias) – 4:25

  • Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
  • Peter Gordon – French horn
  • Don Alias – okonkolo, iya, congas, afuche

8. "(Used to Be a) Cha Cha" (Jaco Pastorius) – 8:57

  • Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
  • Hubert Laws – piccolo, flute
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Lenny White – drums
  • Don Alias – congas

9. "Forgotten Love" (Jaco Pastorius) – 2:14

  • Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • David Nadien – 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
  • Michael Gibbs – string arrangement, conductor

Bonus tracks on 2007 reissue

10. "(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha" (alternate take, previously unreleased) (Jaco Pastorius) – 8:49

  • same as for track 8

11. "6/4 Jam" (previously unreleased) – 7:45

  • Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
  • Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Lenny White – drums
  • Don Alias – congas

See also

References

  1. Anderson, Rick. "Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album review", AllMusic
  2. Fisher, Tyler. "Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 159. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. AllAboutJazz.com. Jaco Pastorius biography. 16 December 2009. 5 October 2010 <"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)>.
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