The Essential Jaco Pastorius collects tracks the innovative jazz bassist recorded during the '70s and '80s. Included here are cuts off Pastorius' two studio albums as well as some of the work he did with the seminal fusion outfit Weather Report. Also featured are recordings he made with other artists including Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell. As a two-disc anthology, this is a hard collection to pass up and certainly includes all of the most well-known of Pastorius' recordings, not the least of which are his 1976 take on Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee," Weather Report's "Birdland," and the Mitchell tune "Hejira." You also get such stellar tracks as the frenetic "River People" and the iconic "Punk Jazz" both from Weather Report's 1978 album Mr. Gone. As a well-rounded representation of Pastorius' unique genius during the high-point of his career, The Essential Jaco Pastorius is superb listen.
So I'm a late bloomer to JACO and didn’t get into this true music Genius till near the end of his life. I was at Guitar Center and his instructional video was just released, one other person standing next to me was watching. I said to him "man suck's huh" the other person responded pssyea I know tragedy, sad too bad, what a waste, great player. So for the longest time this was and still somewha.
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| 1 Donna Lee |
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| 2 Come On, Come Over |
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| 3 Continuum |
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| 4 Kuru/Speak Like a Child |
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| 5 Portrait of Tracy |
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| 6 Opus Pocus |
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| 7 (Used to Be A) Cha-Cha |
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| 8 Bright Size Life |
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| 9 Barbary Coast |
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| 10 Hejira |
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| 11 Talk to Me |
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| 12 Birdland |
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| 13 A Remark You Made |
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| 14 Teen Town |
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| 15 Havona |
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| 16 River People |
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| 17 Punk Jazz |
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| 18 The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines |
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| 19 Dreamland |
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| 20 4 A.M. |
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| 21 Teen Town [Live] |
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| 22 Slang |
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| 23 Port of Entry |
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| 24 Soul Intro/The Chicken |
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| 25 Three Views of a Secret |
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| 26 Liberty City |
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| 27 John and Mary |
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