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| Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) |
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| AMG Review by Rick Anderson (5): It's impossible to hear Jaco Pastorious' debut album today as it sounded when it was first released in 1976. The opening track — his transcription for fretless electric bass of the bebop standard "Donna Lee" — was a manifesto of virtuosity; the next track, the funk-soul celebration "Come On, Come Over" was a poke in the eye to jazz snobs and a love letter to the R&B greats of the previous decade (two of whom, Sam & Dave, sing on that track); "Continuum" was a spacey, chorus-drenched look forward to the years he was about to spend playing with Weather Report. The program continues like that for three-quarters of an hour, each track heading off in a different direction — each one a masterpiece that would have been a proud achievement for any musician. What made Jaco so exceptional was that he was responsible for all of them, and this was his debut album. Beyond his phenomenal bass technique and his surprisingly mature compositional chops (he was 24 when this album was released), there was the breathtaking audacity of his arrangements: "Okonkole Y Trompa" is scored for electric bass, French horn, and percussion, and "Speak Like a Child," which Pastorious composed in collaboration with pianist Herbie Hancock, features a string arrangement by Pastorious that merits serious attention in its own right. For a man with this sort of kaleidoscopic creativity to remain sane was perhaps too much to ask; his gradual descent into madness and eventual tragic death are now a familiar story, one which makes the bright promise of this glorious debut album all the more bittersweet. (This remastered reissue adds two tracks to the original program: alternate takes of "(Used to Be a) Cha Cha" and "6/4 Jam"). Album Credits: Don Alias Percussion, Bongos, Conductor, Conga, Bells, Iya, Okonkolo, Afuche Vic Anesini Remastering Julien Barber Viola Randy Becker Trumpet Bob Belden Producer Arnold Black Violin Paul Bley Piano (Electric), Producer, Performer Michael Brecker Horn, Sax (Tenor) Randy Brecker Trumpet, Horn Ted Brosnan Engineer, Assistant Engineer Al Brown Viola Selwart Clarke Viola Stewart Clarke Viola Bobby Colomby Producer Harry Cykman Violin Alex Darou Keyboards Alex Darqui Fender Rhodes Richard Davis Double Bass Bruce Ditmas Drums, Performer Bob Economou Drums Howard Fritzson Art Direction Paul Gershman Violin Mike Gibbs Conductor Peter Gordon Horn, French Horn Peter Graves Trombone, Trombone (Bass) Ted Hammond Engineer, Assistant Engineer Herbie Hancock Piano, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Clavinet, Liner Notes, Fender Rhodes Don Hunstein Photography John Jackson Production Assistant Howard Johnson Saxophone, Sax (Baritone) Harold Kohon Violin Beverly Lauridsen Cello, Celli Hubert Laws Flute, Piccolo, Wind Ed Lee Design Lily Lew Packaging Manager Harry Lookofsky Violin Anthony Maggioro Design Joseph Malin Violin Randall Martin Design Charles McCracken Cello, Celli Homer Mensch Bass, Double Bass Pat Metheny Guitar (Electric), Performer, Liner Notes Othello Molineaux Percussion, Drums (Steel) Kermit Moore Cello Samuel Moore Vocals David Nadien Violin, Concert Master David Palmer Engineer Jaco Pastorius Bass, Bass (Electric), String Arrangements Max Pollikoff Violin David Prater Vocals Don Puluse Engineer Matthew Raimondi Violin Jan Rathburn Engineer Seth Rothstein Project Director Sam & Dave Vocals David Sanborn Saxophone, Sax (Alto) Wayne Shorter Saxophone, Sax (Soprano) Alan Shulman Cello Sandy Speiser Photography Ron Tooley Trumpet The Manny Vardi Strings Viola Narada Michael Walden Drums Lenny White Drums Leroy Williams Percussion, Drums (Steel) |
