Jaco Pastorius

2-CD SET

CONTAINS 40-MIN NEVER AIRED ON NPR JAZZ ALIVE! PROGRAM

INCLUDES 100-PAGE BOOKLET

The iconic bass innovator Jaco Pastorius leading a 22-piece big band on June 27, 1982 at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City as part of George Wein’s Kool Jazz Festival. Featuring a congregation of the top jazz musicians on the New York scene at the time such as Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Frank Wess, Lew Soloff, Howard Johnson and others, along with the legendary harmonicist Toots Thielemans as a special guest.

Recorded at Avery Fisher Hall in NYC on June 27, 1982.

PERSONNEL:

WORD OF MOUTH BIG BAND:

JACO PASTORIUS, bass, vocals
BOB MINTZER, tenor & soprano sax, bass clarinet
RANDY BRECKER, trumpet
OTHELLO MOLINEAUX, steel drums
DON ALIAS, percussion
PETER ERSKINE, drums

SAXOPHONES:
Bob Stein (as); Lou Marini (ts); Frank Wess (ts); Howard Johnson (bs); Randy Emerick (bs)

TRUMPETS:
Alan Rubin; Lou Soloff; Jon Faddis; Ron Tooley; Kenny Faulk

TROMBONES:
David Taylor; Jim Pugh; Wayne Andre

FRENCH HORNS:
John Clark; Peter Gordon

TUBA:
David Bargeron

SPECIAL GUEST: TOOTS THIELEMANS, harmonica
(on "Three Views of a Secret," "Liberty City," "Sophisticated Lady,""Bluesette,"
"I Shot the Sheriff," "Mr. Fonebone" and "Fannie Mae")

CD 1:

01.Invitation
02. Soul Intro / The Chicken
03. Donna Lee
04. Three Views Of A Secret
05. Liberty City
06. Sophisticated Lady
07. Bluesette

CD 2:

01. I Shot the Sheriff
02. Okonkolé Y Trompa
03. Reza / Giant Steps (medley)
04. Mr. Fonebone
05. Bass and Drum Improvisation
06. Twins
07. Fannie Mae