Jaco Pastorius Catalog

1975 (age 24)

Jaco Pastorius   Epic PE 33949   1976

Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Don Alias, congas.

Camp Colomby Studio, New City, NY and Columbia Studio C & B, NYC, October, 1975

Donna Lee

Randy Brecker, Ron Tooley, trumpet; Peter Graves, bass trombone; David Sanborn, alto sax; Michael Brecker, tenor sax; Howard Johnson, baritone sax; Herbie Hancock, Clavinet, electric piano; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, brass arranger; Narada Michael Walden, drums; Don Alias, congas; Sam & Dave, vocal group.

Come On, Come Over

Alex Darqui, Herbie Hancock, electric piano; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Lenny White, drums; Don Alias, congas.

Continuum

Harry Cykman, Paul Gershman, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, violin; Julian Barber, Selwart Clarke, Manny Vardi, viola; Beverly Lauridsen, Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, cello; Herbie Hancock, piano; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, string arranger; Bobby Economou, drums; Don Alias, congas, bongos; Michael Gibbs, string conductor, string arranger.

Kuru / Speak Like A Child

Jaco Pastorius, electric bass.

Portrait Of Tracy

Wayne Shorter, soprano sax; Herbie Hancock, electric piano; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Lenny White, drums; Othello Molineaux, Leroy Williams, steel drums; Don Alias, percussion.

Opus Pocus

Peter Gordon, French horn; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Don Alias, okonkoko iya, congas, afuche.

Okonkole Y Trompa

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

(Used To Be A) Cha-Cha

Arnold Black, Harry Cykman, Paul Gershman, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, violin; Julian Barber, Al Brown, Selwart Clarke, Manny Vardi, viola; Beverly Lauridsen, Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Alan Shulman, cello; Bruce Bransby, Homer Mensch, contrabass; Herbie Hancock, piano; Michael Gibbs, string conductor, string arranger; Jaco Pastorius, string arranger.

Forgotten Love

** also released on Epic (Eu) EPC 81453 in 1976; Legacy EK 33949, EK 64977.

Jaco Pastorius   Legacy EK 64977

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

Camp Colomby Studio, New City, NY and Columbia Studio C & B, NYC, October, 1975

(Used To Be A) Cha-Cha (alternate take)

Herbie Hancock, electric piano; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Lenny White, drums; Don Alias, congas.

6/4 Jam

** originally released on Epic PE 33949 in 1976 + 2 bonus tracks.

1980

Jaco Pastorius - Word Of Mouth   Warner Bros. BSK 3535   1981

Hubert Laws, flute; Michael Brecker, Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, Peter Erskine, drums; Don Alias, Bobby Thomas Jr., percussion.

Artisan Mobile Recorders, Fort Lauderdale, FL, A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Crimson Sound, Los Angeles, CA, Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, CA, The Power Station, NYC, Studio Katy, Bruxelles, Belgium and Triiad, Fort Lauderdale, FL, August, 1980

Crisis

Toots Thielemans, harmonica; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, keyboards, synthesizer; Jack DeJohnette, drums; with unidentified brass, woodwinds and voice.

Three Views Of A Secret

Toots Thielemans, harmonica; Herbie Hancock, piano; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, synthesizer; Peter Erskine, drums; Othello Molineaux, Leroy Williams, steel drums; Bobby Thomas Jr., percussion; with unidentified brass.

Liberty City

Hubert Laws, soprano, alto flute; Toots Thielemans, harmonica; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Peter Erskine, drums; Don Alias, percussion; with unidentified brass.

Chromatic Fantasy
Blackbird

Toots Thielemans, harmonica; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Peter Erskine, drums; Don Alias, percussion.

Word Of Mouth

Wayne Shorter, soprano sax; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, keyboards, vocal; Peter Erskine, drums; Othello Molineaux, Leroy Williams, steel drums; Bobby Thomas Jr., percussion; John Pastorius, Mary Pastorius, vocal; with unidentified brass, woodwinds, strings and vocal chorus.

John And Mary

** also released on Warner Bros. 3535-2 in 1988.

Jaco Pastorius - Holiday For Pans   Sound Hills (J) SSCD-8001

unknown, trumpet #8; Peter Graves, trombone; Wayne Shorter, soprano, tenor sax #2,3; Toots Thielemans, harmonica #7; Craig Thayler, violin; Michael Gerber, piano #7; Ted Lewand, electric guitar; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, bass pans, percussion, keyboards, voice; Kenwood Dennard, drums; Bobby Economou, drums, percussion; Othello Molineaux, Leroy Williams, steel drums; Don Alias, percussion; with unidentified brass, L.A. Philharmonic Strings, Michael Gibbs, conductor.

The Power Station, NYC, KCC Studio, NYC and Jingle Studio, NYC, 1980-1982

1.Mysterious Mountain
2.Elegant People
3.Good Morning Annya
4.She's Leaving Home
5.Holiday For Pans
6.Giant Steps
7.City Of Angels
8.Birth Of Island

1981 (age 30)

Jaco Pastorius - The Birthday Concert   Warner Bros. 9 45290-2   1995

Ken Faulk, Brett Murphy, Melton Mustafa, Brian O'Flaherty, trumpet; Russ Freeland, Mike Katz, trombone; Dave Bargeron, trombone, tuba; Peter Graves, bass trombone; Peter Gordon, Jerry Peel or Steve Roistein, French horn; Michael Brecker, tenor sax; Bob Mintzer, tenor sax, bass clarinet, soprano sax; Randy Emerick, baritone sax; Dan Bonsanti, Neal Bonsanti, Gary Lindsay, sax, woodwinds; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Peter Erskine, drums; Don Alias, Bobby Thomas Jr., congas; Paul Hornmuller, Othello Molineaux, steel drums; Oscar Salas, percussion.

Mr. Pip's, Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 1, 1981

Soul Intro / The Chicken
Continuum
Invitation
Three Views Of A Secret
Liberty City
Punk Jazz
Happy Birthday
Reza
Domingo
Band Intros
Amerika

1982

Jaco Pastorius - Truth, Liberty & Soul: Live In NYC: The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! Recording   Resonance Records HCD-2027   2017

Randy Brecker, trumpet; Bob Mintzer, tenor, soprano sax, bass clarinet; Jaco Pastorius, bass, vocal; Peter Erskine, drums; Othello Molineaux, steel drums; Don Alias, percussion; + Saxophones: Bob Stein, alto sax; Lou Marini, Frank Wess, tenor sax; Randy Emerick, Howard Johnson, baritone sax; + Trumpets: Jon Faddis, Kenny Faulk, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff, Ron Tooley, trumpet; + Trombones: Wayne Andre, Jim Pugh, David Taylor, trombone; + French Horns: John Clark, Peter Gordon, French horn; + Tuba: David Bargeron, tuba; special guest: Toots Thielemans, harmonica.

George Wein's Kool Jazz Festival, Avery Fisher Hall, NYC, June 27, 1982

Invitation
Soul Intro / The Chicken
Donna Lee
Three Views Of A Secret
Liberty City
Sophisticated Lady
Bluesette

same session.

I Shot The Sheriff
Okonkole Y Trompa
Reza / Giant Steps (Medley)
Mr. Fonebone
Bass And Drum Improvisation
Twins
Fannie Mae

** originally released on Resonance Records HLP-9027 in 2017.

Jaco Pastorius Big Band - Live At Budokan '82 - Donna Lee   Altus/NHK CD (J) ALT 10001   2004

Randy Brecker, Elmer Brown, Forrest Buchtel, Jon Faddis, Ron Tooley, trumpet; Wayne Andre, Peter Graves, Bill Reichenbach, trombone; David Bergeron, trombone, tuba; Peter Gordon, Brad Warnaar, French horn; Mario Cruz, soprano, tenor sax, clarinet; Paul McCandless, tenor sax, oboe, English horn; Bob Mintzer, tenor, soprano sax, bass clarinet, arranger; Alex Foster, tenor, soprano, alto sax, clarinet, piccolo; Randy Emerick, baritone sax, clarinet, alto flute; Toots Thielemans, harmonica; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, vocal, arranger; Peter Erskine, drums, tympani, gong; Don Alias, congas, percussion; Othello Molineaux, steel drums.

Aurex Jazz Festival '82, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, September 1, 1982

Soul Intro / The Chicken
Donna Lee
Sophisticated Lady
Liberty City
Elegant People
Reza / Word Of Mouth / Giant Steps / Reza

Jaco Pastorius Big Band - Aurex Jazz Festival '82 - Twins I   Warner Bros. (J) P-11317   1982

same session.

Aurex Jazz Festival '82, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, September 1, 1982

Invitation

same personnel.

Aurex Jazz Festival '82, Osaka Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan and Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama, Japan, September 4 and 5, 1982

Soul Intro / The Chicken
Continuum
Liberty City
Three Views Of A Secret
Sophisticated Lady

** part of Jaco Pastorius Big Band - Live In Japan 1982 - Twins I & II, Warner Bros. (J) WPCR-10609.

Jaco Pastorius - Invitation   Warner Bros. 1-23876   1983

same personnel.

Aurex Jazz Festival '82, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, September 1, 1982

Invitation (edited version)

same personnel.

Aurex Jazz Festival '82, Osaka Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan and Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama, Japan, September 4 and 5, 1982

Soul Intro / The Chicken (edited version)
Continuum (edited version)
Liberty City (edited version)
Sophisticated Lady (edited version)

same session.

Amerika (edited version)
Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise) (edited version)
Fannie Mae (edited version)
Eleven (edited version)

** also released on The Word Of Mouth Big Band '82, Jazz Door (G) JD 1296.

Jaco Pastorius Big Band - Aurex Jazz Festival '82 - Twins II   Warner Bros. (J) P-11318   1982

same session.

Aurex Jazz Festival '82, Osaka Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan and Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama, Japan, September 4 and 5, 1982

Amerika
Okonkole Y Trompa
Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise)
Elegant People
Twins
Fannie Mae (as Pac-Man Blues)
Eleven

** part of Jaco Pastorius Big Band - Live In Japan 1982 - Twins I & II, Warner Bros. (J) WPCR-10609.

1984

Jaco Pastorius And Rashid Ali - Blackbird   Timeless (J) ALCR-123   1991

Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; possibly Bunny Brunel, electric bass #6,7; Rashied Ali, drums.

live in Guadeloupe, West Indies, France, December 19, 1984

1.Broadway Blues
2.Slang
3.Purple Haze
4.Fannie Mae
5.Blackbird
6.Donna Lee
7.Continuum
8.Naima

1985

Jaco Pastorius - Pastorius Live In New York City Vol. 1 - Punk Jazz   Big World Music BW 1001

Jerry Gonzalez, trumpet, congas; Alex Foster, Butch Thomas, sax; Michael Gerber, piano; Delmar Brown, synthesizer; Hiram Bullock, electric guitar; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, keyboards; Kenwood Dennard, drums.

live in NYC, circa November, 1985

Donna Lee
Dania
Teen Town
The Chicken
Invitation
N.Y.C. Groove No. 1
Punk Jazz
Liberty City

Jaco Pastorius - Pastorius Live In New York City Vol. 2 - Trio   Big World Music BW 1002

Hiram Bullock, electric guitar; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, keyboards; Kenwood Dennard, drums, keyboards.

live in NYC, circa November, 1985

Wipe Out
Straight Life
I Shot The Sheriff
Teen Town
Dear Prudence
Ode To Billie Joe
Continuum
Son Of Creeper
Cissy Strut
Three Views Of A Secret

Jaco Pastorius - Pastorius Live In New York City Vol. 3 - Promise Land   Big World Music BW 1003

Jerry Gonzalez, trumpet, congas; Alex Foster, Butch Thomas, sax; Michael Gerber, piano, vocal; Delmar Brown, synthesizer, vocal; Hiram Bullock, electric guitar; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, vocal; Kenwood Dennard, drums.

live in NYC, circa November, 1985

Bass And Percussion Intro
Continuum
N.Y.C. Groove No. 2
Teen Town
Alfie
Why I Sing The Blues
Promise Land
If You Could See Me Now
Naima (mistitled as Niema)

Jaco Pastorius - Pastorius Live In New York City Vol. 4 - Trio 2   Big World Music BW 1004

Hiram Bullock, electric guitar, keyboards, vocal; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, vocal; Kenwood Dennard, Steve Ferrone, Victor Lewis, drums.

live in NYC, circa November, 1985

Fannie Mae
Dolphin Dance
Teen Town
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Freedom Jazz Dance
Late Night Talk With You
Equinox
Medley: Changes / Purple Haze / Simple Song

Jaco Pastorius - Pastorius Live In New York City Vol. 5 - Raca   Big World Music BW 1005

Steve Sagle, sax; Mike Stern, electric guitar; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Adam Nussbaum, drums.

live in NYC, circa November, 1985

Blackbird
Continuum
Mood Swings
After You
Sly Shuffle
Raca
Teen Town
Three Women
Good Morning

Jaco Pastorius - Pastorius Live In New York City Vol. 6 - Punk Jazz 2   Big World Music BW 1006

Jerry Gonzalez, trumpet; Hiram Bullock, electric guitar; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass.

live in NYC, circa November, 1985

Amerika
Beaver Patrol
If You Could See Me Now
Dania
Dolphin Dance
Fannie Mae
Teen Town

Jaco Pastorius - Pastorius Live In New York City Vol. 7 - History   Big World Music BW 1007

Hiram Bullock, electric guitar; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Victor Lewis, drums.

live in NYC, circa November, 1985

Bass Solo / Amerika
Continuum
Straight Life
Teen Town
Dolphin Dance
Agaya
History
Three Views Of A Secret

1986

Jaco Pastorius, Kenwood Dennard, Hiram Bullock - PDB   DIW (J) DIW-8027   1989

Hiram Bullock, electric guitar, keyboards; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, keyboards; Kenwood Dennard, drums.

Jonathan Swift's, Cambridge, MA, February 1, 1986

Invitation
Three Views Of A Secret
Son Of Creeper
Ode To Billie Joe (mistitled as Ode To Billy Joe)
Continuum (mistitled as Contnuum)
Dolphin Dance

** also released on DIW (J) DIW-827 in 1989.

Jaco Pastorius - Heavy'n Jazz   Jazzpoint (G) CD jp 1036   1992

Bireli Lagrene, guitar; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Thomas Borocz, drums.

live in Brescia, Italy, March 5, 1986

Honestly

Bireli Lagrene, guitar; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Serge Bringolf, drums.

Melody Tonstudio, Stuttgart, West Germany, March, 1986

Jaco Reggae

same personnel.

live in Rimini, Italy, December, 1986

Broadway Blues
Bluma / Smoke On The Water
The Medley: Purple Haze / The Third Stone From The Sun / Teen Town
Star Spangled Banner
Reza
Invitation

** part of Heavy'n Jazz And Stuttgart Aria, Jazzpoint (G) DCD jp 1058 in 1999.

Jaco Pastorius - Live In Italy   Jazzpoint (G) CD jp 1031   1998

Bireli Lagrene, guitar; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Thomas Borocz, drums.

Teatro Turismo, Riccione, Italy, March 6, 1986

Improvisation No. 1
Teen Town
I Shot The Sheriff
Fannie Mae

same personnel.

Tenda Partenopeo, Naples, Italy, March 7, 1986

Satin Doll

same personnel.

live at Napoli, Riccione, Rome and Venice, March, 1986

Continuum
Black Market

** part of Live In Italy And Honestly, Jazzpoint (G) DCD jp 1059.

Jaco Pastorius - Honestly   Jazzpoint (G) CD jp 1032

same personnel.

Teatro Turismo, Riccione, Italy, March 6, 1986

Part 2
Part 9

same personnel.

Tenda Partenopeo, Naples, Italy, March 7, 1986

Part 1

same personnel.

live in Rome, Italy, March 8, 1986

Part 6
Part 7

same personnel.

live in Milan, Italy, March 9, 1986

Part 4
Part 8

same personnel.

San Marco Theatre, Mestre, Italy, March 10, 1986

Part 3
Part 5

same personnel.

live in Italy, March, 1986

Part 10

** part of Live In Italy And Honestly, Jazzpoint (G) DCD jp 1059.

Jaco Pastorius - Broadway Blues And Teresa   Jazzpoint (G) DCD jp 1053

Bireli Lagrene, guitar; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, keyboards, vocal; Peter Lubke, drums.

Melody Tonstudio, Stuttgart, West Germany, March, 1986

Bluma
Reza
Broadway Blues
Teresa
Jaco Reggae
Chicken
Medley: Donna Lee / Berga / The Days Of Wine And Roses
Teresa: Track I
Teresa: Track II
Teresa: Track III

Jaco Pastorius - Golden Roads   Sound Hills (J) SSCD-8074

Benjamin Germain, keyboards, percussion; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass, keyboards, percussion.

Skyline Studios, NYC, October 11, 1986

Golden Roads

Jaco Pastorius - Curtain Call   Another Hit Records AHR-2001

Jon Davis, keyboards; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Brian Melvin, drums.

The Dock Restaurant, Tiburon, CA, October 25, 31, and November 10, 14, 1986

Speak Like A Child / Invitation
Donna Lee
Solo Medley: Blackbird / Okonkole Y Trompa / Continuum / Portrait Of Tracy
John And Mary
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
So What! / Teen Town

Others

Another Side Of Jaco Pastorius   Jazzpoint (G) CD jp 1064

Vladislav Sendecki, keyboards, synthesizer; Bireli Lagrene, electric guitar; Jan Jankeje, synthesizer bass; Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; Thomas Borocz, Serge Bringolf, Peter Lubke, drums.

unknown location, date

Fannie Mae
Honestly Part 2
Chicken
Jaco Reggae
Reza
The Days Of Wine And Roses
Invitation
Stuttgart Aria No. 2
Teresa
Continuum