Jaco (album)

Jaco
Live album by Jaco Pastorius/Pat Metheny/Bruce Ditmas/Paul Bley
Released	1974
Recorded	16 June 1974
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:37
Label	Improvising Artists
Pat Metheny chronology
Jaco (1974) Bright Size Life (1976)Bright Size Life1976
Jaco Pastorius chronology
Jaco (1974) Jaco1974 Jaco Pastorius (1976) Jaco Pastorius1976

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Jaco is the unofficial later title of a 1974 LP album on Paul Bley's Improvising Artists Label. It is notable for being the first professional recording showcasing the talents of Jaco Pastorius and Pat Metheny. The two had gotten to know each other in Miami the year before. Their collaboration continued on Metheny's debut Bright Size Life together with Bob Moses, recorded in December 1975.^[2] The record was released the following year by ECM, also home to Bley since his Open, to Love from 1972.^[3]

The original title was Pastorius/Metheny/Ditmas/Bley, and the release number was IAI 373.846.

Track listing

1. "Vashkar" (Carla Bley) – 9:55
2. "Poconos" (Paul Bley) – 1:00
3. "Donkey" (Carla Bley) – 6:28
4. "Vampira" (Paul Bley) – 7:15
5. "Overtoned" (Carla Bley) – 1:04
6. "Jaco" (Paul Bley) – 3:45
7. "Batterie" (Carla Bley) – 5:12
8. "King Korn" (Carla Bley) – 0:29
9. "Blood" (Annette Peacock) – 1:28

Personnel

• Pat Metheny – guitar
• Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar
• Paul Bley – electric piano
• Bruce Ditmas – drums

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