Jaco Pastorius

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL

• 4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

In 1981, while still with Weather Report, Jaco created the Word of Mouth Big Band, featuring Toots Thielemans on harmonica as well as an all-star cast made up of Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Don Alias, and others.

PERSONNEL:

• Jaco Pastorius - bass, organ, piano, synthesizer, vocals
• With:
• Herbie Hancock - piano, synth, keyboards
• Toots Thielemans - harmonica
• Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
• Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
• Tom Scott - saxophone
• Howard Johnson - tuba
• John Clark - French horn
• Chuck Findley - trumpet
• Hubert Laws - flute
• John Pastorius - vocals (7)
• Mary Pastorius - vocals
• Leroy Williams - drums
• Jack DeJohnette - drums
• Peter Erskine - drums
• Don Alias - percussion
• Robert Thomas, Jr - percussion
• Othello Molineaux - steel drum
• Paul Horn-Muller - steel drum
• and many others...

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Crisis
• A2. 3 Views of a Secret
• A3. Liberty City

• SIDE B
• B1. Chromatic Fantasy
• B2. Blackbird
• B3. Word of Mouth
• B4. John and Mary