Jaco Pastorius (album)

Jaco Pastorius
Studio album by Jaco Pastorius
Released	Late April 1976
Recorded	October 1975
Studio	Camp Colomby Studios, Columbia Recording Studios C&B, New York City
Genre	Jazz fusion, post-bop, funk
Length	42:09 / 55:13 (remastered edition with bonus tracks)
Label	Epic/Legacy (Sony)
Producer	Bobby Colomby
Jaco Pastorius chronology
Jaco (1974) Jaco Pastorius (1976) Word of Mouth (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Jaco Pastorius is the debut solo album by Jaco Pastorius, released in 1976 by Epic Records. The album was produced by Bobby Colomby, drummer and founder of Blood, Sweat & Tears. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jaco Pastorius except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Donna Lee"	Miles Davis	2:27
2.	"Come On, Come Over (featuring Sam & Dave)"	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
Total length:			42:09

Bonus tracks on 2000 reissue:

No.	Title	Length
10.	"(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha (alternate take)"	8:49
11.	"6/4 Jam"	7:45
Total length:		55:13

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

• Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
• Don Alias – congas
• Herbie Hancock – Hohner 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

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 the 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

• Jaco Pastorius discography

References

1. Anderson, Rick. "Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album review", AllMusic
2. Fisher, Tyler. "Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 12, 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. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1133. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. AllAboutJazz.com. Jaco Pastorius biography. 16 December 2009. 5 October 2010 < "Jaco Pastorius at All About Jazz". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.>.

External links

• Official website www.JacoPastorius.com
• Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album to be listened on Spotify
• Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album to be listened on YouTube