Jaco Pastorius (album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius cover
Studio album by Jaco Pastorius
Released August 1976
Recorded Camp Colomby Studios & Columbia Recording Studios C&B, New York City, New York.
Genre Jazz fusion, Post-bop
Length 42:09
Label Epic/Legacy (Sony Music)
Producer(s) Bobby Colomby
Professional reviews
Jaco Pastorius chronology
Jaco Pastorius
(1976)
Word of Mouth
(1982)


This self-titled album was Pastorius' solo debut and was originally released in 1976. The disc begins with a cover version of Miles Davis' "Donna Lee" and includes 8 other tracks. The album is a popular choice among fans of jazz.

[edit] Track listing

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

[edit] Personel

"Donna Lee"

  • Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
  • Don Alias - congas

"Come On, Come Over"

"Continuum"

  • Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
  • Herbie Hancock - fender rhodes electric piano
  • Alex Darqui - fender rhodes electric piano
  • Lenny White - drums
  • Don Alias - congas

"Kuru/Speak Like A Child"

  • Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
  • Herbie Hancock - piano
  • Don Alias - congas, bongos
  • Bobby Economou - drums
  • David Nadian - 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

"Portrait of Tracy"

  • Jaco Pastorius - electric bass

"Opus Pocus"

  • 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

"Okonkole Y Trompa"

  • Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
  • Peter Gordon - french horn
  • Don Alias - okonkoko iya, congas, afuche

"(Used To Be A) Cha Cha"

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

"Forgotten Love"

  • Herbie Hancock - piano
  • David Nadian - 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

[edit] External links

In other languages