Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius

John Francis Anthony Pastorius III

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In the collection

38 records
All American Alien Boy Ian Hunter, 1976 Black Market Weather Report, 1976 Bright Size Life Pat Metheny, 1976 Hejira Joni Mitchell, 1976 Hejira Joni Mitchell, 1976 Ira Sullivan Ira Sullivan, 1976 Jaco Jaco Pastorius / Pat Metheny / Bruce Ditmas / Paul Bley, 1976 Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius, 1976 Pastorius / Metheny / Ditmas / Bley Jaco Pastorius / Pat Metheny / Bruce Ditmas / Paul Bley, 1976 Don Juan's Reckless Daughter Joni Mitchell, 1977 Heavy Weather Weather Report, 1977 I'm Fine. How Are You? Airto, 1977 Live At The Berlin Jazz Days Trilogue, 1977 Trilogue - Live At The Berlin Jazz Days Trilogue - Albert Mangelsdorff - Alphonse Mouzon - Jaco Pastorius, 1977 Everyday, Everynight Flora Purim, 1978 Mr. Gone Weather Report, 1978 8:30 Weather Report, 1979 Havana Jam 2 Various, 1979 Michel Colombier Michel Colombier, 1979 Mingus Joni Mitchell, 1979 Mr. Hands Herbie Hancock, 1980 Night Passage Weather Report, 1980 Shadows And Light Joni Mitchell, 1980 Shadows And Light Joni Mitchell, 1980 Word Of Mouth Jaco Pastorius, 1981 Source Bob Mintzer, 1982 Twins I (Aurex Jazz Festival '82) = オーレックス・ジャズ・フェスティバル '82 ライヴ Twins I Jaco Pastorius Big Band = ジャコ・パストリアス・ビッグ・バンド, 1982 Weather Report Weather Report, 1982 Invitation Jaco Pastorius, 1983 Music For Planets, People & Washing Machines Randy Bernsen, 1984 Night Food Brian Melvin's Night Food, 1985 Stuttgart Aria Lagrene Bireli & Jaco Pastorius, 1986 Upside Downside Mike Stern, 1986 Nightfood Brian Melvin's Nightfood, 1988 Jazz Street Jaco Pastorius / Brian Melvin, 1989 Modern American Music...Period! The Criteria Sessions Jaco Pastorius, 2014 Truth, Liberty & Soul - Live In NYC The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! Recordings Jaco Pastorius, 2017 Archives Volume 4: Asylum Years (1976-1980) Joni Mitchell, 2024

Played with

Don Alias 13 records together Peter Erskine 12 records together Wayne Shorter 10 records together Joni Mitchell 7 records together Weather Report 7 records together Herbie Hancock 7 records together Joe Zawinul 7 records together Pat Metheny 6 records together Michael Brecker 6 records together Othello Molineaux 6 records together Randy Brecker 6 records together Tom Scott 5 records together

About

American bassist and composer from Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA.

Born: 1 December 1951 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Died: 21 September 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA (aged 35).

An influential American jazz musician, composer, big band leader and electric bass player; Jaco Pastorius was all of these and more at a young age. Best known for his work with Weather Report between 1976 and 1981, also working with the likes of Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, et al, along with his own solo projects.

He was quickly nicknamed by his parents "Jocko" (partially influenced by his love for sports as well as the umpire Jocko Conlan), which transformed into "Jaco" in the early 1970s when a French-born musician friend and neighbor, Alex Darqui, spelled it that way by mistake. He liked the alternate spelling, and kept it.

He was inducted into US jazz magazine Down Beat's "Jazz Hall Of Fame" in 1988, one of only seven bassists so honoured, and the only electric bass guitarist.

Father of Mary Pastorius, Johnny Pastorius (with his first wife Tracy) and Felix Pastorius (with his second wife Ingrid Pastorius); uncle of David Pastorius.

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