Invitation (Jaco Pastorius album)
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| Live album by Jaco Pastorius | ||||
| Released | December 1983 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:05 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Jaco Pastorius | |||
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Invitation was the third album by Jaco Pastorius, released in 1983 while the bassist was a member of Weather Report. This is a live album recorded in Japan, featuring his "Word of Mouth" big band. While his debut album showcased his eclectic and impressive skills on the electric bass, both Invitation and his previous album, Word of Mouth focused more on his ability to arrange for a larger band.
This album features mostly numbers written by other artists. The exceptions are "Continuum", from his debut album, and "Liberty City", from Word of Mouth, as well as "Reza", an original number bookending his version of John Coltrane's "Giant Steps".
The band's all-star cast included Randy Brecker, Bobby Mintzer, Toots Thielemans, Peter Erskine, Othello Molineaux and Don Alias.
Track listing
- "Invitation" (Bronislaw Kaper) – 6:57
- "Amerika" (traditional) – 1:09
- "Soul Intro/The Chicken" (Pee Wee Ellis, Jaco Pastorius) – 6:49
- "Continuum" (Jaco Pastorius) – 4:28
- "Liberty City" (Jaco Pastorius) – 4:35
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:17
- "Reza/Giant Steps/Reza (Reprise)" (John Coltrane, Jaco Pastorius) – 10:23
- "Fannie Mae" (Buster Brown, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson) – 2:38
- "Eleven" (Miles Davis, Gil Evans) – 0:49
Personnel
- Don Alias - percussion
- Randy Brecker - trumpet
- Peter Erskine - drums
- Bobby Mintzer - tenor and soprano saxophone
- Othello Molineaux - steel drum
- Jean "Toots" Thielemans - harmonica (listed as a "special guest")
Also featuring:
- Elmer Brown, Forrest Buchtel, Ron Tooley - trumpet
- Jon Faddis - trumpet (solo on "Reza")
- Wayne Andre - trombone
- David Bargeron - trombone, tuba
- Peter Graves - bass trombone, co-conductor
- Bill Reichenbach - bass trombone
- Mario Cruz - tenor and soprano saxophone, clarinet, alto flute
- Randy Emerick - baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Alex Foster - tenor, alto and soprano saxophone, clarinet, piccolo
- Paul McCandliss - tenor saxophone, oboe, english horn
- Peter Gordon, Brad Warnaar - french horn
See also
References
- ↑ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Invitation - Jaco Pastorius | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 November 2014.