Jaco Pastorius (album)

1976 studio album by Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius

Studio album by

Jaco Pastorius

Released| August 1976
Recorded| October 1975
Studio| Camp Colomby Studios, Columbia Recording Studios C&B, New York City
Genre| Jazz fusion, post-bop, funk
Length| 42:09 / 55:13 (remastered edition with bonus tracks)
Label| Epic/Legacy (Sony)
Producer| Bobby Colomby
Jaco Pastorius chronology
| Jaco
(1974)  | Jaco Pastorius
(1976)  | Word of Mouth
(1981)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Sputnikmusic| [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [4]

Jaco Pastorius is the debut solo album by Jaco Pastorius, released in 1976 by Epic Records. The album was produced by Bobby Colomby, drummer and founder of Blood, Sweat & Tears.[5]

## Track listing

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All tracks composed by Jaco Pastorius except where indicated.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Donna Lee"| Miles Davis| 2:27
2.| "Come On, Come Over (featuring Sam & Dave)"| Pastorius, Bob Herzog| 3:54
3.| "Continuum"|  | 4:33
4.| "Kuru / Speak Like a Child"| Pastorius, Herbie Hancock| 7:43
5.| "Portrait of Tracy"|  | 2:22
6.| "Opus Pocus"|  | 5:30
7.| "Okonkolé Y Trompa"| Pastorius, Don Alias| 4:25
8.| "(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha"|  | 8:57
9.| "Forgotten Love"|  | 2:14
Total length:| 42:09

Bonus tracks on 2000 reissue:

No.| Title| Length

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10.| "(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha (alternate take)"| 8:49
11.| "6/4 Jam"| 7:45
Total length:| 55:13

## Personnel

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1\. "Donna Lee" (Charlie Parker or Miles Davis) – 2:27

* Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
* Don Alias – congas

2\. "Come On, Come Over" (featuring Sam & Dave) (Jaco Pastorius, Bob Herzog) – 3:54

* Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
* Don Alias – congas
* Herbie Hancock – Hohner clavinet, Fender Rhodes electric piano
* Narada Michael Walden – drums
* Sam Moore – vocals
* Dave Prater – vocals
* Randy Brecker – trumpet
* Ron Tooley – trumpet
* Peter Graves – bass trombone
* David Sanborn – alto sax
* Michael Brecker – tenor sax
* Howard Johnson – baritone sax

3\. "Continuum" (Jaco Pastorius) – 4:33

* Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
* Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano
* Alex Darqui – Fender Rhodes electric piano
* Lenny White – drums
* Don Alias – congas

4\. "Kuru/Speak Like a Child" (Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock) – 7:43

* Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
* Herbie Hancock – piano
* Don Alias – congas, bongos
* Bobby Economou – drums
* David Nadien – 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
* Michael Gibbs – string arrangement

5\. "Portrait of Tracy" (Jaco Pastorius) – 2:22

* Jaco Pastorius – electric bass

6\. "Opus Pocus" (Jaco Pastorius) – 5:30

* 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

7\. "Okonkole Y Trompa" (Jaco Pastorius, Don Alias) – 4:25

* Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
* Peter Gordon – French horn
* Don Alias – okonkolo, iya, congas, afuche

8\. "(Used to Be a) Cha Cha" (Jaco Pastorius) – 8:57

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

9\. "Forgotten Love" (Jaco Pastorius) – 2:14

* Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
* Herbie Hancock – piano
* David Nadien – 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
* Michael Gibbs – string arrangement, conductor

Bonus tracks on the 2007 reissue

10\. "(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha" (alternate take, previously unreleased) (Jaco Pastorius) – 8:49

* same as for track 8

11\. "6/4 Jam" (previously unreleased) – 7:45

* Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
* Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano
* Lenny White – drums
* Don Alias – congas

## See also

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* Jaco Pastorius discography

## References

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1. ^ Anderson, Rick. "Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album review", AllMusic
2. ^ Fisher, Tyler. "Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 159\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1133\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. ^ AllAboutJazz.com. Jaco Pastorius biography. 16 December 2009. 5 October 2010 <"Jaco Pastorius at All About Jazz". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2010.>.

## External links

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* Official website www.JacoPastorius.com
* Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album releases & credits at Discogs
* Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album to be listened on Spotify
* Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) album to be listened on YouTube

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