Bassist
Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report) is seeing a revival in his music, thanks
to the film "JACO," which was produced by Metallica's Robert Trujillo.
The film dove into the life of Jaco Pastorius like never before,
reminding us what a great musician his was. Now, to celebrate more of
his music, Resonance Records is releasing a newly discovered live
recording from Jaco Pastorius from 1982.
This new
live album was released as a limited deluxe 3-LP edition on April 22nd
(Record Store Day) and will be available as a 2-CD set on May 19th. The
deluxe edition also includes a 100-page book filled with new essays by
Trujillo, producer Zev Feldman and Jaco Pastorius authority Bill
Milkowski, just to name a few. The book also includes many rare,
unpublished photos. The show was captured for NPR's "Jazz Alive!"
broadcast, but this new version features over 40 minutes of extra
material not aired on the original broadcast.
The set
begins with the high-energy of the 13-minute "Invitation" as Jaco and
trumpet player Randy Brecker trade solos. You can almost feel the love
Jaco Pastorius has for performing live with his funk-jazz delivery of "The
Chicken," before stretching out to expand his sound on the jazz fusion
of "Donna Lee." Jaco and his band do an outstanding job with their
versions of "Sophisticated Lady," featuring harmonica icon Toots
Thielemans and "I Shot The Sheriff," featuring Othello Molineaux on
steel pans.
Percussionist Don Alias gets his time to shine on "Okonkole Y Trompa" and
on the 14-minute presentation of "Bass And Drum Improvisation," which includes elements of Jim Hendrix, before
closing out the set with "Fannie Mae." To find out more about the new
Jaco Pastorius release "Truth, Liberty & Soul - Live In NYC: The
Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! Rcording," please visit resonancerecords.org.
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