Original Release Date: August 1976 Remastered / Re-released: August 1, 2000 Label: Epic/Legacy (Sony Music) The album that started it all – Jaco's debut solo album. Features a blistering rendition of Miles Davis' Donna Lee and two of the tracks that changed bass playing forever: Continuum and Portrait of Tracy. Reissue liner notes provided by Pat Metheny. Tracks: 1. Donna Lee (Davis) 2:27 2. Come On, Come Over (Herzog/Pastorius) 3:54 3. Continuum (Pastorius) 4:33 4. Kuru/Speak Like a Child (Hancock/Pastorius) 7:43 5. Portrait of Tracy (Pastoriu… read more
Original Release Date: August 1976 Remastered / Re-released: August 1, 2000 Label: Epic/Legacy (Sony Music) The album that started it all – Jac… read more
Original Release Date: August 1976 Remastered / Re-released: August 1, 2000 Label: Epic/Legacy (Sony Music) The album that started it all – Jaco's debut solo album. Features a… read more
John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (1951–1987) was a U.S. jazz musician and composer widely acknowledged for his skills as an electric bass player, as well as his command of varied musical styles including jazz, jazz fusion, funk, and jazz-funk. His playing style was noteworthy for containing intricate solos in the higher register. His innovations also included the use of harmonics and the "singing" quality of his melodies on fretless bass. He was inducted into Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 1988, one of only four bassists to be so honoured (the others bei… read more
John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (1951–1987) was a U.S. jazz musician and composer widely acknowledged for his skills as an electric bass player, as well as his command o… read more
John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (1951–1987) was a U.S. jazz musician and composer widely acknowledged for his skills as an electric bass player, as well as his command of varied musical styles including jazz, jazz f… read more