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    The Essential Jaco Pastorius

    Jaco Pastorius - The Essential Jaco Pastorius

    06/26/2007 | Sony Legacy 

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    All Music Guide Review

    The Essential Jaco Pastorius collects tracks the innovative jazz bassist recorded during the '70s and '80s. Included here are cuts off Pastorius' two studio albums as well as some of the work he did with the seminal fusion outfit Weather Report. Also featured are recordings he made with other artists including Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell. As a two-disc anthology, this is a hard collection to pass up and certainly includes all of the most well-known of Pastorius' recordings, not the least of which are his 1976 take on Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee," Weather Report's "Birdland," and the Mitchell tune "Hejira." You also get such stellar tracks as the frenetic "River People" and the iconic "Punk Jazz" both from Weather Report's 1978 album Mr. Gone. As a well-rounded representation of Pastorius' unique genius during the high-point of his career, The Essential Jaco Pastorius is superb listen. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

    The Essential Jaco Pastorius Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Donna Lee
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for Donna Lee from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 2
  • Come On, Come Over
  • 3:54
  • Sound Clip for Come On, Come Over from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 3
  • Continuum
  • 4:33
  • Sound Clip for Continuum from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 4
  • Kuru/Speak Like a Child
  • 7:43
  • Sound Clip for Kuru/Speak Like a Child from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 5
  • Portrait of Tracy
  • 2:22
  • Sound Clip for Portrait of Tracy from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 6
  • Opus Pocus
  • 5:28
  • Sound Clip for Opus Pocus from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 7
  • (Used to Be A) Cha-Cha
  • 8:56
  • Sound Clip for (Used to Be A) Cha-Cha from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 8
  • Bright Size Life
  • 4:43
  • Sound Clip for Bright Size Life from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 9
  • Barbary Coast
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Barbary Coast from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 10
  • Hejira
  • 6:42
  • Sound Clip for Hejira from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 11
  • Talk to Me
  • 3:45
  • Sound Clip for Talk to Me from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 12
  • Birdland
  • 5:59
  • Sound Clip for Birdland from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 13
  • A Remark You Made
  • 6:50
  • Sound Clip for A Remark You Made from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 14
  • Teen Town
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Teen Town from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 15
  • Havona
  • 6:01
  • Sound Clip for Havona from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 16 (2)
  • River People
  • 4:51
  • Sound Clip for River People from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 17 (2)
  • Punk Jazz
  • 5:09
  • Sound Clip for Punk Jazz from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 18 (2)
  • The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 19 (2)
  • Dreamland
  • 4:17
  • Sound Clip for Dreamland from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 20 (2)
  • 4 A.M.
  • 5:22
  • Sound Clip for 4 A.M. from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 21 (2)
  • Teen Town (Live)
  • 6:08
  • Sound Clip for Teen Town (Live) from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 22 (2)
  • Slang
  • 4:50
  • Sound Clip for Slang from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 23 (2)
  • Port of Entry
  • 5:07
  • Sound Clip for Port of Entry from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 24 (2)
  • Soul Intro/The Chicken
  • 8:01
  • Sound Clip for Soul Intro/The Chicken from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 25 (2)
  • Three Views of a Secret
  • 6:10
  • Sound Clip for Three Views of a Secret from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 26 (2)
  • Liberty City
  • 11:58
  • Sound Clip for Liberty City from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


  • 27 (2)
  • John and Mary
  • 11:04
  • Sound Clip for John and Mary from The Essential Jaco Pastorius


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