Jaco Pastorius Discography

Jaco Pastorius Discography

1968-74

Portrait of Jaco-The Early Years .... Holiday Park Records .... delayed

1971

Georgie Leonard .... a single (45 rpm) recorded at Criteria Studios in 1971 .... Jaco "allegedly" plays on:
Ernie the Nark

1974

Little Beaver - Party Down .... Cat .... LP .... Jaco is listed on the original LP as: Nelson (Jocko) Padron
Little Beaver - Party Down .... COL 5432 (1993 CD release) .... different cover design .... one track:
I Can Dig It Baby
with: Willie Hale, Robert Ferguson, Latimore, Timmy Thomas, Glen "Zeke" Holmes, Willie Clarke, Robert Ferguson

Pastorius, Metheny, Ditmas, Bley - Jaco .... Improvising Artists .... original LP
Pastorius, Metheny, Ditmas, Bley .... Improvising Artists 123846-2 .... different cover design
Vashkar, Poconos, Donkey, Vampira, Overtoned, Jaco, Batterie, Kong Korn, Blood
with: Pat Metheny, Bruce Ditmas, Paul Bley

1975

Ira Sullivan .... A&M/Horizon .... LP .... Jaco plays acoustic bass guitar on one track:
Portrait of Sal La Rosa
with: Ira Sullivan, Joe Diorio, Steve Bagby, Don Alias
This album in its entirety is "LP only" but the one Jaco track is available on "Rare Collection" (1999 release)

Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life .... ECM 1073 (1976 release)
Bright Size Life, Sirabhorn, Missouri Uncompromised, Midwestern Nights Dream, Unquity Road, Omaha Celebration, Round Trip/Broadway Blues
with: Pat Metheny, Bob Moses
Pat Metheny - Works II (compilation) .... ECM (1988 release).... Jaco plays on two re-released tracks from Bright Size Life:
Sirabhorn, Unquity Road

1976

Jaco Pastorius .... Epic EK 33949
Donna Lee, Come On Come Over, Continuum, Kuru/Speak Like A Child, Portrait Of Tracy, Opus Pocus, Okonkole y Trompa, (Used to be a) Cha-Cha, Forgotten Love
with: Don Alias, Randy Brecker, Ron Tooley, Peter Graves, David Sanborn, Michael Brecker, Howard Johnson, Herbie Hancock, Narada Michael Walden, Sam & Dave, Alex Darqui, Lenny White, Bobby Economou, Michael Gibbs, David Nadien, Harry Lookofsky, Paul Gershman, Joe Malin, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon, Selward Clarke, Manny Vardi, Julian Barber, Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Beverly Lauridsen, Wayne Shorter, Othello Molineaux, Leroy Williams, Peter Gordon, Hubert Laws

Al Di Meola - Land of the Midnight Sun .... Columbia CK34074 .... Jaco plays on one track:
Suite-Golden Dawn
with: Al DiMeola, Alphonse Mouzon, Mingo Lewis, Barry Miles

Ian Hunter - All-American Alien Boy .... Columbia CK 34142 .... CD import for the U.S. market ....Jaco plays on all tracks but one, and plays bass and lead guitar on the last track
Letter To Brittania From The Union Jack, All American Alien Boy, Irene Wilde, Rape, You Nearly Did Me In, Apathy 83, God (Take 1)
with: Ian Hunter, Chris Stainton, Aynsley Dunbar, Cornell Dupree, Ann Gail and Erin, Gerry Weems, Dave Bargeron, Lewis Soloff, Arnie Lawrence, David Sanborn, Ann E. Sutton, Freddie Mercury, Roger Meadows Taylor, Brian May, Erin Dickens, Gail Kantor, Don Alias, Dominic Cortese, Bob Segareni

Joni Mitchell - Hejira .... Asylum 1087-2
Joni Mitchell - Hejira .... remastered 1997, marked "HDCD" .... Jaco plays on four tracks:
Coyote, Hejira, Black Crow, Refuge In The Roads
with: Joni Mitchell, Bobbeye Hall, Abe Most, Larry Carlton, John Guerin, Chuck Findley, Tom Scott
Joni Mitchell - Misses (compilation) .... Reprise (1996 release).... Jaco plays on one re-released track:
Hejira

Weather Report - Black Market .... Columbia CK 34099 .... available on CD, but not as a Columbia/Legacy re-master (?) .... Jaco plays on two tracks:
Cannonball, Barbary Coast
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Chester Thompson, Alejandro Neciosup Acuna, Narada Michael Walden

Weather Report - Roxy 5 30 '76 .... bootleg .... JazzMasters JM-010 (Japan)
Elegant People, Scarlet Woman, Barbary Coast, Bass Solo, Cannonball, Black Market, 5 Short Stories, Birdland/Rhumba Mama/Bass Solo, Badia/Gibraltar
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alex Acuna, Manolo Badrena

Weather Report - Italian Weather .... bootleg .... live 7/76, Italy
Lusitanos, Barbary Coast, Bass Intro, Cannonball, Black Market, Directions, Badia, Gibraltar, Birdland
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alex Acuna, Manolo Badrena

Albert Mangelsdorff - Trilogue-Live! .... Pausa (1977 original vinyl LP release), MPS POCJ-2162 (1995 Japan) .... this album is also found in its entirety as part of:
Albert Mangelsdorff - three originals .... MPS 519 213-2 (1993 Germany/Japan) .... a three-album Mangelsdorff retrospective on two CDs
Trilogue, Zores Mores, Foreign Fun, Accidental Meeting, Ant Steps On An Elephant's Toe
with: Albert Mangelsdorff, Alphonse Mouzon

Jazz Club: Bass (Various Artists) .... Verve (1989 CD release) .... Jaco plays on one re-released track taken from: Albert Mangelsdorff - Trilogue-Live!
Foreign Fun
with: Albert Mangelsdorff, Alphonse Mouzon

1977

Airto - I'm Fine, How Are You? .... Warner Bros. .... Jaco plays on one bass and percussion track:
Nativity
with: Airto Moreira
the Jaco track is available on "Rare Collection" (1999 release)

Joni Mitchell - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter .... Asylum 701-2
Joni Mitchell - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter .... remastered 1997, marked "HDCD"
Overture-Cotton Avenue, Talk To Me, Jericho, Paprika Plains, The Tenth World, Dreamland, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, Off Night Backstreet
with: Joni Mitchell, John Guerin, Don Alias, Wayne Shorter, Michael Gibbs, Manolo Badrena, Alejandro Acuna, Chaka Khan, Airto, J.D. Souther, Glenn Frey

Weather Report - Heavy Weather .... Columbia CK34418 (first issue CD)
Weather Report - Heavy Weather .... Columbia Legacy CK47481 .... 1992 re-master
Weather Report - Heavy Weather .... Columbia Legacy Gold CD CK64427 ....1992 re-master
Weather Report - Heavy Weather .... Columbia Legacy CK65108 .... 1997 re-master
Birdland, A Remark You Made, Teen Town, Harlequin, Palladium, The Juggler, Havona
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alex Acuna, Manolo Badrena

This Is Jazz 21 - Sampler .... 1996 Columbia/Legacy .... one re-released track from Heavy Weather:
A Remark You Made
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alex Acuna

This Is Jazz 10 - Weather Report .... 1996 Columbia/Legacy .... four re-released tracks from Heavy Weather, Mr. Gone:
Birdland, A Remark You Made, Young And Fine, Teen Town
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alex Acuna, Manolo Badrena, Steve Gadd, Peter Erskine

1978

Cockrell & Santos - New Beginnings .... A&M .... LP .... Bud Cockrell is the bassist .... Jaco is one of three rhythm guitarists on one track:
I Tried It All
with: Bud Cockrell, David Garibaldi, Angelo Rossi, Michael Shelton, Ron Stockert, Ernie Watts

Flora Purim - Everyday Everynight .... Warner Bros. VDJ-28062 .... digital remaster CD released in Japan in 1989 .... Jaco plays on four tracks, including his composition: "Las Olas"
The Hope, Five-Four, Las Olas, Blues Ballad
with: Flora Purim, Harvey Mason, Dennis Belfield, Lee Ritinour, David Foster, Michel Colombier, Airto Moreira, David Sanborn, Jay Graydon, Michael Boddicker, Herbie Hancock
one Jaco track "The Hope" is available on "Rare Collection" (1999 release)

Herbie Hancock - Sunlight .... Columbia or CBS/Sony SRCS 7168 (Japan) .... Jaco plays on one track:
Good Question
with: Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Bill Summers, Raul Rekow, Patrick Gleeson

Tom Scott - Intimate Strangers .... Columbia (LP) .... CD released in Japan, distributed by Sony Music Entertainment(Japan) SRCS 9539 .... Jaco plays on one brief interlude:
Lost Inside The Love Of You (Reprise)
with: Tom Scott

Weather Report - Mr. Gone .... Columbia
Weather Report - Mr. Gone .... re-mastered in 1991 - ARC/Columbia/Legacy CK 46869
The Pursuit Of The Woman With The Feathered Hat, River People, Young And Fine, The Elders, Mr. Gone, Punk Jazz, Pinocchio, And Then
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Manolo Badrena, Peter Erskine, Jon Lucien, Steve Gadd, Tony Williams, Deniece Williams, Maurice White

Weather Report - Live Weather .... bootleg .... Show Company SC-9447-1/2 (Japan) .... live double CD, some tracks without Jaco, sounds like Alphonso Johnson
Scarlet Woman, Teen Town, A Remark You Made, Black Market, Gibraltar (misspelled: Gibraltal), Birdland
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine

1979

Havana Jam .... Columbia .... LP .... 1997 CD release in Japan
Weather Report: Black Market .... Trio of Doom: Dark Prince
with: Weather Report: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine .... Trio Of Doom: John McLaughlin, Tony Williams

Havana Jam 2 .... Columbia .... LP .... 1997 CD release in Japan
Weather Report: Teen Town .... Trio of Doom: Para Oriente, Continuum
with: Weather Report: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine .... Trio Of Doom: John McLaughlin, Tony Williams

Joni Mitchell - Mingus .... Asylum 505-2
Joni Mitchell - Mingus .... remastered 1997, marked "HDCD"
God Must Be A Boogie Man, A Chair In The Sky, Sweet Sucker Dance, The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
with: Joni Mitchell, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Peter Erskine, Don Alias, Emil Richards

Manolo Badrena - Manolo .... A&M .... LP .... Jaco plays on one track:
The One Thing
with: Manolo Badrena
This album in its entirety is "LP only" but the Jaco track is available on "Rare Collection" (1999 release)

Michel Colombier .... Chrysalis .... Jaco plays on eight of 11 tracks:
Sunday, Dreamland, Overture, Bird Song, Layas, Do It, Spring, The Dancing Bull
with: Michel Colombier, Herbie Hancock, Lee Ritenour, Peter Erskine, Larry Carlton, Michael Boddicker, Airto Moreira, Steve Gadd, Ray Parker Jr., Jerry Knight, Tom Scott
Until 1999, this had been LP only.... 1999 CD release distributed by "Anthology's" in France .... 3052162.

Michel Polnareff - Coucou Me Revoilou (France, 1989 release) .... Epic epc465831-2 .... Jaco plays on one track:
Une Simple Melodie
with: Michel Polnareff, others not listed on liner notes
the track "Une Simple Melodie" is also available on a double CD entitled "Polnareff la Compilation" .... Sony Music Entertainment(France) 469261 2.

Weather Report - 8:30 .... Columbia CD 88455 (double CD)
Weather Report - 8:30 .... the U.S. re-mastered CD release (1994 Columbia/Legacy) is missing the song "Scarlet Woman" which appears on the original double LP
Black Market, Scarlet Woman, Teen Town, A Remark You Made, Slang (Bass Solo), Birdland, Badia/Boogie Woogie Waltz Medley, 8:30, Brown Street, The Orphan, Sightseeing
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine

Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light .... Asylum 704-2 (1980 release) The original U.S. CD release is missing three tracks which appear on the original double LP
Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light .... a Japan two-CD release (Electra WPCP-3960-1) contains the entire original double LP version
Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light .... remastered 1997 .... the full version on two CDs, marked "HDCD"
In France They Kiss On Main Street, Edith And The Kingpin, Coyote, Free Man in Paris, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines, Black Crow, Hejira, Dreamland, God Must Be A Boogie Man
with: Joni Mitchell, Don Alias, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Michael Brecker

1980

photo by Hyou Vielz

Herbie Hancock - Mr. Hands .... Columbia 471240-2 re-mastered for CD in 1992
Herbie Hancock - Mr. Hands .... remastered for a Sony Mastersound release in Japan .... Jaco plays on one track:
4 A.M.
with: Herbie Hancock, Harvey Mason, Bill Summers

Weather Report - Night Passage .... Columbia CK 36793
Night Passage, Dream Clock, Port Of Entry, Forlorn, Rockin' In Rhythm, Fast City, Three View Of A Secret, Madagascar
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.

Weather Report - The Collection 1977-80 .... Castle Communications (England) .... out of print .... re-release of 13 Weather Report tracks from: Heavy Weather, Mr. Gone, 8:30, Night Passage
Birdland, Teen Town, The Juggler, The Pursuit Of The Woman With The Feathered Hat, The Elders, Punk Jazz, And Then, Black Market (Live), A Remark You Made (Live), Night Passage, Rockin' In Rhythm, Fast City, Madagascar
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alex Acuna, Manolo Badrena, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.

Weather Report - Live Passage .... bootleg .... Jazz Masters JM-013-14 (Japan) .... out of print .... live in Boston 1/25/80 .... two CDs
8:30/Sightseeing, Madagascar, Three Views of a Secret, Port of Entry, Dream Clock, Fast City, Bass Solo, Brown Street (mistitled: The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat), Forlorn, Rockin' In Rhythm, Birdland
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.

1981

Jaco Pastorius - Word of Mouth .... Warner Bros. 3535-2
Crisis, Three Views Of A Secret, Liberty City, Chromatic Fantasy, Blackbird, Word Of Mouth, John And Mary
with: Don Alias, Jack DeJohnette, Peter Clark Erskine, Herbert Jeffrey Hancock, Paul Hornmuller, Othello Molineaux, Robert Thomas Jr., Leroy Williams, David Bargeron, Roger Bobo, John Clark, David Duke, Bobby Findley, Chuck Findley, Peter Gordon, Tommy Johnson, William Lane, Charles Loper, Waren Luening, Lew McCreary, Jim Pugh, William Reichenbach, Jeff Reynolds, David Taylor, Brad Warnaar, Snooky Young, Michael Brecker, David Breidenthal, Robert Cowart, Howard Johnson, Hubert Laws, Lorin Levee, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter, Toots Thielemans, James Walker, David Weiss, George Young, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Edie Lehmann, Myrna Matthews, Marti McCall, Petsye Powell, Alfie Silas, Zedric Turnbough, others

Jaco Pastorius - The Birthday Concert .... Warner Bros. 9 45290-2 (1995 release) .... also: sample tracks from The Birthday Concert are found on a CD included with some paperback copies of Milkowski's "Jaco" book
Soul Intro/The Chicken, Continuum, Invitation, Three Views Of A Secret, Liberty City, Punk Jazz, Reza, Domingo, Amerika
with: Michael Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Don Alias, Peter Erskine, Brian O'Flaherty, Ken Faulk, Brett Murphey, Melton Mustafa, Dan Bonsanti, Gary Lindsay, Neal Bonsanti, Randy Emerick, Peter Graves, Russ Freeland, Mike Katz, Dave Bargeron, Peter Gordon, Jerry Peel or Steve Roitstein, Othello Molineaux, Paul Hornmuller, Bobby Thomas Jr., Oscar Salas, Larry Warrilow

1982

Jaco Pastorius - Holiday for Pans .... bootleg.... Sound Hills SSCD-8001(1993 Japan)
Mysterious Mountain, Elegant People, Good Morning Annya, She's Leaving Home, Holiday For Pans, Giant Steps, City Of Angels, Birth Of Island
with: Wayne Shorter, Don Alias, Othello Molineaux, Leroy Williams, Mike Gerber, Toots Thielemans, Bobby Economou, Kenwood Denard, Ted Lewand, Peter Graves, Craig Thayler, Michael Gibbs Orchestra, some un-named bassist adding counterfeit bass parts

Jaco Pastorius - Full Complete Session from Holiday For Pans (1980-82) .... bootleg.... Sound Hills SSCD-8098-8100 .... 1999 release in Japan .... includes alternate takes and incomplete tracks .... boxed set of 3 CDs, 3 postcards, and a t-shirt
Village of the Angels, City (Village) Of The Angels, She's Leaving Home, She's Leaving Home, Birth Of Island, Birth Of Island, Birth Of Island, Giant Steps, Mysterious Mountain, Good Morning Anya, Mysterious Mountain, Good Morning Anya, Elegant People, Holiday For Strings, Holiday For Pans

Jazz At The Opera House .... produced by Conrad Silvert .... Sony SRCS 7068-9 (Japan) .... Jaco is not mentioned in the credits of the original LP version, but plays on one track:
Footprints
with: Tony Williams, Charlie Haden, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Hutcherson

Bob Mintzer - Source .... Agharta
Bob Mintzer - Source .... Canyon D32Y0048 (1985 Japan) .... Jaco plays on two tracks:
I Don't Know, Spiral
with: Bob Mintzer, Carla Poole, Manolo Badrena, Frank Malabe, Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff, Alan Ruben, Alan Raph, Tom Malone, Peter Erskine, Don Grolnick, Tom Barney, Bill Washer

Weather Report - Weather Report .... Columbia CK 37616
Volcano For Hire, Current Affairs, N.Y.C., Dara Factor One, When It Was Now, Speechless, Dara Factor Two
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.

This Is Jazz 40 - Weather Report - The Jaco Years .... Columbia 65451 .... 1998 release .... re-released tracks from: Black Market, Heavy Weather, Mr. Gone, 8:30, Night Passage, Weather Report ('82)
Punk Jazz, River People, A Remark You Made, Havona, Three Views Of A Secret, Teen Town, Speechless, Port Of Entry, Barbary Coast, Slang
with: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter Tony Williams, Alex Acuna, Peter Erskine

Jaco Pastorius - Twins I & II .... Warner Bros. P-11317 and P-11318 (vinyl, Japan) .... two separate LPs
Jaco Pastorius - Twins I & II .... Warner Bros. Japan WPCR 10609 (1999 release) .... two CDs
Twins I: Invitation, Soul Intro/The Chicken, Continuum, Liberty City, Three Views of a Secret, Sophisticated Lady
Twins II: Amerika, Okonkole' y Trompa, Reza/Giant Steps/Reza, Elegant People, Twins, Pac-Man Blues ('Fannie Mae'), Eleven
with: Don Alias, Randy Brecker, Peter Erskine, Bobby Mintzer, Othello Molineaux, Toots Thielemans, Elmer Brown, Forrest Buchtel, Jon Faddis, Ron Tooley, Wayne Andre, David Bargeron, Peter Graves, Bill Reichenbach, Mario Cruz, Randy Emerick, Alex Foster, Paul McCandliss, Peter Gordon, Brad Warnaar

Jaco Pastorius - Invitation .... Warner Bros. 23876 (U.S. compilation of Twins I & II ), on CD as a Japanese Import WB, WPCP 4932
Invitation, Amerika, Soul Intro/The Chicken, Continuum, Liberty City, Sophisticated Lady, Reza/Giant Steps/Reza, Fannie Mae/Eleven
with: Don Alias, Randy Brecker, Peter Erskine, Bobby Mintzer, Othello Molineaux, Toots Thielemans, Elmer Brown, Forrest Buchtel, Jon Faddis, Ron Tooley, Wayne Andre, David Bargeron, Peter Graves, Bill Reichenbach, Mario Cruz, Randy Emerick, Alex Foster, Paul McCandliss, Peter Gordon, Brad Warnaar

Jaco Pastorius - Le demi-dieu de la basse.... WarnerJazz Italy (1997 release in Italy) .... re-release of 12 tracks from: Word of Mouth, Invitation, The Birthday Concert
Soul Intro/The Chicken, 3 Views of a Secret, Continuum, Liberty City, Blackbird, Invitation, Word of Mouth, Domingo, Sophisticated Lady, Fannie Mae, Crisis, Punk Jazz

1984

Jaco Pastorius - Blackbird .... bootleg .... Timeless ALCR-123 (1991 Japan) .... out of print
Broadway Blues, Slang, Purple Haze, Fannie Mae, Blackbird, Donna Lee, Continuum, Naima
with: Rashied Ali

Essence featuring Jaco Pastorius - Last Flight .... bootleg .... DIW 831 (1989 Japan)
Universe Is My Home part 1, Universe Is My Home part 2, Galeon
with: Carlos Cervantes, Michael Gerber, Delmar Brown, Yaco G. Grau

Randy Bernsen - Music for Planets, People & Washing Machines .... AMC (LP with a different cover design), and Zebra ZEBD-5756 .... Jaco plays on two tracks:
Olde Hats, Windsong
with: Randy Bernsen, Peter Erskine, Othello, Ali, Paul Horn-Muller, Taras Kovayl, Gary Mayone, Robert Thomas Jr., Herbie Hancock, Urzula Dudziak, Michael Urbaniak, Melton Shakir Mustafa

1985

Brian Melvin's Night Food .... Timeless CDSJP 214 (Japan)
Ain't Nothing But A Party, Don't Forget The Bass, Night Food, Zen Turtles, For Max, Poly Wanna Rhythm, Primalass, The Warrior, Continuum
with: Brian Melvin, Rick Smith, Jon Davis, Paul Mousavizadeh, Jeff Osammon, Aushim Chaudhuri

Deadline - Down by Law .... Celluloid CELD6111 .... Jaco plays on part of one track only:
Makossa Rock
with: Manu Dibango, Bernie Worrel, Olu Dara, Steve Turre, Paul Butterfield, Aiyb Dieng, Phillip Wilson, Bill Lawell

Pastorius - Live in New York City, Vol. 1: Punk Jazz .... Big World 1001 (1990 release)
Donna Lee, Dania, Teen Town, The Chicken, Invitation, N.Y.C. Groove #1, Punk Jazz, Liberty City
with: Hiram Bullock, Kenwood Dennard, Alex Foster, Butch Thomas, Delmar Brown, Michael Gerber, Jerry Gonzalez

Pastorius - Live in New York City, Vol. 2: Trio .... Big World 1002 (1991 release)
Wipe Out, Straight Life, I Shot The Sheriff, Teen Town, Dear Prudence, Ode To Billie Joe, Continuum, Son Of Creeper, Cissy Strut, Three Views Of A Secret
with: Kenwood Dennard, Hiram Bullock

Pastorius - Live in New York City, Vol. 3: Promise Land .... Big World 1003 (1991 release)
Bass & Percussion Intro, Continuum, N.Y.C. Groove #2, Teen Town, Alfie, Why I Sing The Blues, Promise Land, If You Could See Me Now, Naima
with: Kenwood Dennard, Hiram Bullock, Alex Foster, Butch Thomas, Delmar Brown, Jerry Gonzalez, Michael Gerber

Pastorius - Live in New York City, Vol. 4: Trio 2 .... Big World 1004 (1992 release)
Fannie Mae, Dolphin Dance, Teen Town, Mercy Mercy Mercy, Freedom Jazz Dance, Late Night Talk With You, Equinox, The Medley: Changes, Purple Haze, Simple Song
with: Hiram Bullock, Victor Lewis, Steve Ferrone, Kenwood Dennard

Jaco Pastorius in New York .... bootleg .... Jazz Door Records (1993 release, double CD) .... tracks identical to selections found on Live In New York vol 1-4
Dania, I Shot The Sheriff, Punk Jazz, Promise Land, Teen Town, Dear Prudence, Why I Sing The Blues, N.Y.C. Blues #2, Son Of Creeper, Invitation, Three Views Of A Secret, Naima, Continuum
with: Kenwood Dennard, Hiram Bullock, Alex Foster, Butch Thomas, Delmar Brown, Jerry Gonzalez, Michael Gerber

photo by David Gahr

Pastorius - Live in New York City, Vol. 5: Raca .... Big World 1005 (1997 release)
Blackbird, Continuum, Mood Swings, After You, Sly Shuffle, Raca, Teen Town, Three Women, Good Morning Anya
with: Mike Stern, Steve Slagle, Adam Nussbaum

Pastorius - Live in New York City, Vol. 6: Punk Jazz 2 .... Big World 1006 (1999 release)
Amerika, Beaver Patrol, If You Could See Me Now, Dania, Dolphin Dance, Fannie Mae, Teen Town
with: Hiram Bullock, Kenwood Dennard, Alex Foster, Butch Thomas, Jerry Gonzalez, Delmar Brown, Michael Gerber

Pastorius - Live in New York City, Vol. 7: History .... Big World 1007 (1999 release)
Bass Solo/Amerika, Continuum, Straight Life, Teen Town, Dolphin Dance, Agaya, History, Three Views of a Secret
with: Hiram Bullock, Victor Lewis

Francisco Mondragon Rio featuring Jaco Pastorius - Natural .... bootleg .... Pulque (vinyl) and DIW 321 (1988 Japan) .... Jaco plays on three of four tracks
Phlegeton, The Foreigner, Leap Frog
with: Francisco Mondragon Rio, Yaco G. Grau, Hugh Peterson

Jimmy Cliff - Cliff Hanger .... Columbia CK 40002 .... Jaco plays on one track:
Brown Eyes
with: Jimmy Cliff, others

Jimmy Page and Friends - Historic Performances .... bootleg .... Asian Trading KP391462 (1994 release) .... 10/30/85 jam at the Lone Star Cafe, N.Y. .... Jaco is heard on one track, jamming with Jimmy and other unlisted musicians

1986

Brian Melvin - Jazz Street .... Timeless CDSJP 258 (1989 release)
No Slack, Jazz Street, Miles Mode, Wedding Waltz, Out Of The Night, Drums Of Yadzarah
with: Brian Melvin, Rick Smith, Jon Davis, Paul Mousavi, Bill Keaney

Brian Melvin's Nightfood - Nightfood .... Global Pacific ZK 40733 (1988 release) .... Jaco plays on five tracks:
Fever, Dania, Mercy Mercy Mercy, Bahama Mama, Mile's Mode
with: Brian Melvin, Bob Weir, Meri Saunders, Andy Narell, Jon Davis, Rick Smith, Tim Hyland, Craig Kilby, Jan Fanucci, Rosie Gaines, Lori Taylor, Paul Mousavi, Bill Keaney

Brian Melvin Trio - Standards Zone .... Global Pacific R2 79335 (1990 release)
Brian Melvin Trio - Standards Zone .... Venus TKCZ-79003 (1993 Japan) same recording, but with a different cover design
Morning Star, Days Of Wine And Roses, Wedding Waltz, Moon And Sand, So What, Fire Water, If You Could See Me Now, Out Of The Night, Tokyo Blues, Village Blues
with: Brian Melvin, Jon Davis

Jaco Pastorius - Broadway Blues .... bootleg .... Jazzpoint (1998 release) .... two CDs, one containing three different versions of the song Teresa .... March 1986 recording
Broadway Blues, Teen Town, Reza, The Days of Wine and Roses, Donna Lee, Jaco Reggae, Bluma, Medley, Teresa
with: Bireli Lagrene, Peter Lubke

Jaco Pastorius - Honestly solo live .... bootleg .... Jazzpoint jp 1032 (1990 Japan) .... solo bass
Part 1-10

Jaco Pastorius - Live in Italy .... bootleg .... Jazzpoint jp 1031 (1991 Japan)
Teen Town, I Shot The Sheriff, Continuum, Fannie Mae, Black Market, Satin Doll
with: Bireli Lagrene, Thomas Borocz

Jaco Pastorius - PDB .... bootleg .... DIW 827 (1989 Japan) .... very poor fidelity, poor mix .... producer: Hiram Bullock
Invitation, Three Views Of A Secret, Son Of Creeper, Ode To Billy Joe, Continuum, Dolphin Dance
with: Kenwood Dennard, Hiram Bullock

photo by Shigeru Uchiyama

Lagrene, Bireli & Jaco Pastorius - Stuttgart Aria .... Jazzpoint jp 1019 (Japan)
American Boy, Donna Lee, Stuttgart Aria I, Jaco Reggae, The Chicken, Teresa, Stuttgart Aria II, The Days Of Wine And Roses
with: Bireli Lagrene, Vladislaw Sendecki, Jan Jankeje, Peter Lubke, Serge Bringolf

Bireli Lagrene - Highlights (compilation) .... Jazzpoint (Japan) 1990 .... two re-released tracks from Stuttgart Aria
Jaco Reggae, Teresa

Mike Stern - Upside Downside .... Atlantic 7 81656-2 .... Jaco plays on one track:
Mood Swings
with: Mike Stern, Bob Berg, Steve Jordan
the Jaco track is available on "Rare Collection" (1999 release)

Randy Bernsen - Mo' Wasabi .... Zebra ZEBD-5857 .... Jaco plays on three tracks:
Swing Thing, Jac Attack/Dover Days, Califoric
with: Randy Bernsen, Peter Erskine, Toots Thielemans, Taras Kovayl, Ocean Sound Band (Horns), Herbie Hancock, Bobby Economou, Ray Lyon, Gary Mayone, Robert Thomas Jr.

Randy Bernsen - Paradise Citizens .... Zebra ZEBD 42132 .... Jaco is heard on one track (CD-only bonus track): "Paradise Citizens", - a musical collage of Jaco and Bernsen excerpts. (a guitar and horn arrangement of Jaco's "Continuum" is also included)
Paradise Citizens
with: Randy Bernsen, Alex D'Arqui, Mark Griffith, Steve Rucker

Jaco Pastorius - Best Works Collection .... bootleg .... Jimco (1992 Japan) .... re-releases from Honestly, Stuttgart Aria, Live In Italy
Black Market, Honesty Part 2, Donna Lee, Stuggart Aria, Continuum, Jaco Reggae, Teresa, Honestly Part 9, Teen Town

Jaco Pastorius - Best Improvisation .... bootleg .... (1997 Japan) .... re-releases from Honestly, Stuttgart Aria, Live In Italy, Heavy'n Jazz
Teen Town, Black Market, Continuum, Donna Lee, Stuttgart Aria II, Teresa, Honestly part 5, Broadway Blues

Jaco Pastorius - Golden Roads .... bootleg .... Sound Hills (1997 Japan) .... 30 min. bass and keyboard improv.
Golden Roads
with: Benjamin Germain

Jaco Pastorius - A Good Stitch For Golden Roads .... bootleg .... Sound Hills (1997 Japan) .... 30 min. keyboard improv. .... no bass
Golden Roads

Jaco Pastorius - Curtain Call .... bootleg .... AHR-2001 (1996 release) .... live trio performance in a small club setting.
Speak Like A Child/Invitation, Donna Lee, Solo Medley: Blackbird/Okonkole y Trompa/Continuum/Portrait Of Tracy, John and Mary, Mercy Mercy Mercy, So What/Teen Town
with: Brian Melvin, Jon Davis

Jaco Pastorius - Heavy'n Jazz .... bootleg .... Jazzpoint jp 1036 (1992 Japan)
Broadway Blues, Bluma, Smoke On The Water, The Medley: Purple Haze/Third Stone From The Sun/Teen Town, Star Spangled Banner, Reza, Honestly, Invitation, Jaco Reggae
with: Bireli Lagrene, Serge Bringolf

other Jazzpoint bootlegs packaged and re-released as double-CDs:

Jaco Pastorius - Heavy'n Jazz & Stuttgart Aria .... bootleg
Jaco Pastorius - Broadway Blues & Teresa .... bootleg
Jaco Pastorius - Live in Italy & Honestly .... bootleg

Jaco Pastorius -Rare Collection ... Polydor POCJ-1693 1999 release.... various artists .... several single rare tracks
Michel Colombier 'Dreamland" .... Little Beaver "I Can Dig It Baby" .... Manolo Badrena "The One Thing" .... Bob Mintzer "Spiral" .... Airto Moreira "Nativity" .... Ira Sullivan "Portrait of Sal La Rosa" .... Al Manglesdorff "Ant Steps On An Elephant's Toe" .... Mike Stern "Mood Swings" .... Flora Purim "The Hope"

1993

Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix .... Reprise 9 45438-2 .... Pat Metheny used sampled Jaco on:
Third Stone From The Sun
with: Pat Metheny, Matthew Garrison, Jack DeJohnette

Other CDs in Japan listed on the Tower Records computer:
Jaco Pastorius Miles Mode
Jaco Pastorius Standards
Jaco Pastorius Best Works (possibly: 1986 Jaco Pastorius Best Works Collection)
Be aware that most of these newer CDs are simply re-releases, and not unheard recordings. They are often selected tracks from previous releases, compiled and given a new title for a CD release.

NOTE:
Many of the mid-'80s Jaco performances have been released in the '90s as "bootlegs" - meaning illegitimately, and without regard for Jaco's family or other musicians performing. Some are haphazard musical performances, and some are poorly recorded. Some offer fresh material, but some are simply re-hashed mid-'80s renditions of the same songs. Please read the discography section in Milkowski's "Jaco" book for important thoughts on this.

This discography chronicles some of Jaco's recording and performance career. It is compiled with completeness and accuracy in mind, and to arrange everything into a chronological order, but NOT to encourage buying bootleg recordings, some of which may disappoint you.

Singles (for radio play)

1976 Joni Mitchell - Coyote/Blue Motel Room
1977 Weather Report - Birdland (3:45 version)/Teen Town
1977 Weather Report - Birdland (3:45 version)/Palladium
1977 Weather Report - Birdland (3:45 version)/The Juggler
1977 Joni Mitchell - Jericho/(B side ?)
1978 Weather Report - River People/Birdland (3:45 version)
1978 Weather Report - River People/The Pursuit Of The Woman With The Feathered Hat
1981 WarnerBros. Maxi-Single-LP (promotional copy) John And Mary/Liberty City
1982 Various Artists - Appetizers ... a promo-only jazz sampler (LP) featuring Jaco Pastorius, John McLaughlin, Patti Austin, Lena Horne, Mike Manieri
1984 Deadline - Down By Law .... 12 inch single

Radio Specials

National Public Radio broadcast: We Remember Jaco! The Jaco Pastorius Word of Mouth Big Band from the 1982 performance at the Kool Jazz Festival, New York. Jaco talks briefly with journalist Conrad Silvert. Part of NPR's "JazzSet" series, hosted by Branford Marsalis .... Aired in 1996, 1997 .... This concert was originally recorded for broadcast as part of NPR's "Jazz Alive" series, hosted by Ben Sidran.

BBC Radio 3 broadcast: PUNK JAZZ - A Portrait of Jaco Pastorius A study of bass player Jaco Pastorius, featuring rare recordings and interviews with his family and friends. A series of four half-hour shows, aired in 1998

Tributes

1991 ... We Remember Pastorius .... Toshiba EMI TOCJ-5616 .... various artists
Teen Town, They Call Him Jaco, If 6 Was 9, John Francis, The Big Burn, Portrait of Tracy, Jaco & Joyce, Bromez Blues, Two Geniuses, Fannie Mae, A View from West Third St.

1992 ... I Remember Jaco - featuring Bob Mintzer .... Novus 63139-2
The Visionary, Three Views of a Secret, The Great Chase, What Might Have Been, Relentless, A Moment of Peace, A Method to the Madness, Truth
Bob Mintzer, Joey Calderazzo, Jeff Andrews, Peter Erskine, Frankie Malabe, Michael Formanek

1993 ... Basstorius - music inspired by the genius of Jaco Pastorius ... also known as "Bass Talk III" .... Hot Wire Records .... various artists
Laurence Cottle "Notorius" .... T De Winkel & Matteo Garrison "Nude Decending on a Staircase" .... Carlos Benavent "Madrid" .... Randy Bernsen Trio "Yoto" .... Dave LaRue "Juanita" .... Koono "Basstorius" .... Ben Hullenkremer & Kai Eckhardt "The Cat" .... Stefan Rademacher "Tribute" .... Alan Thomson & Dave Lewis "If Only" .... Mo Foster "The Man From The Everglades" .... Christoph Spendel "Mr. Bigband" .... Carlo Mombelli "The Marathon Runner"

1998 ... Who Loves You - A Tribute to Jaco Pastorius .... Victor (JVC) VICJ 60185 .... various artists
Third Stone from the Sun, A Remark You Made, Continuum, Jaco, Fall'n Star, Okonkole Y Trompa, Come On Come Over, Three Views of a Secret, Dania, Portrait of Tracy, Song for Jaco - Song for a Friend, A Wing and a Prayer
Don Alias, Victor Bailey, Jim Beard, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Hiram Bullock, Steve Cardenas, Joey Calderazzo, Michael Davis, Kevin DeSimone, Mark Egan, Peter Erskine, Bill Evans, Steve Gadd, James Genus, Gil Goldstein, Chris Hunter, Jim Hynes, Bob James, Will Lee, Marcus Miller, Bob Mintzer, John Patitucci, David Sanborn, Andy Snitzer, Mike Stern, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, George Whitty

1999 ... Rich Franks, Alex Darqui, John Patitucci - For Our Friend .... Port of Call Records
Unit Sketch, Stream, En Debutant, Blow Fish Blues, Antilliar, For Our Friend, Microcosm, Ephesus, Discussions 1, Discussions 2
Rich Franks, Alex Darqui, John Patitucci

Videography

'74 Pastorius, Metheny, Ditmas, Bley - video effects *
'76 Weather Report - live in Montreux (Montreux Jazz Festival) French TV broadcast
'76 Weather Report - live in Montreux - alternate broadcast with a bonus track
'77 Weather Report appearance on "Midnight Special" U.S. TV broadcast
'78 Weather Report - Rockpalast Germany
'78 Weather Report - Reading, PN
'78 Weather Report - Washington, D.C.
'79 "Berliner Jazztage '79" - "Focus on Jazz" TV broadcast of Jaco's solo performance (Berlin)
'79 Weather Report - "Havana Jam" 5 min. montage from a documentary
'79 "Havana Jam" ... all-star finale jam with John McLaughlin and others ... 3 min. video clip
'79 Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light (1980 release on Warner Home Video) *
'80 Weather Report - Beogradski Jazz Festival
'82 Aurex Jazz Festival 1982 (Japan) - Word of Mouth Big Band ... Japanese TV broadcast
'82 "Festival International de Jazz de Montreal" (six-piece band at Montreal Jazz Festival, Spectrel Video) *
'83 Nice Jazz Festival, France
'84 "Live Under The Sky '84" Gil Evans Orchestra with Jaco ... Japanese TV broadcast
'85 "Jeff Berlin" (instructional video) ... brief excerpt of Jaco and Jeff soloing on "Invitation" *
'85 "So What?" - Jaco Pastorius Band ... Belgium TV broadcast
'85 Jaco Pastorius - "Modern Electric Bass" (instructional video) *
'96? BET "Jazz Central" broadcast ... Jaco tribute ... host Lee Mergner interviews Bill Milkowski, Marcus Miller, Peter Erskine

* commercially available

there are other audience-shot bootlegs, not listed here

Compositions

Jaco mentioned in an early interview that he did some compositions with altered tunings on the bass, and there were likely other compositions never recorded. Here's a list of known titles, along with other non-Jaco recordings where they can be heard:

71+ .... Wallace Roney "Misterios"
Amelia
Balloon Song .... Gil Goldstein "City of Dreams"
Barbary Coast
Birth Of Island
Blowfish Blues .... Steve Smith/Vital Information "Where We Come From".... "For Our Friend" tribute
City Of Angels .... Michel Camilo "On the Other Hand"
Come On, Come Over (Herzog/Pastorius) .... "Who Loves You" tribute
Continuum .... Randy Bernsen "Paradise Citizens" .... Michael Gerber "This Is Michael Gerber" .... Scott Henderson "Tore Down House" .... "Who Loves You" tribute .... Victor Bailey "Low Blow"
Crisis
Dania .... "The Manhattan Project" (Lenny White) .... "Who Loves You" tribute
Domingo
Forgotten Love
Good Morning Anya ... Carlos Benavent "Phoenix"
Havona .... Othello Molineaux "It's About Time"
Honestly (Improv)
John And Mary .... Anand and Dante "Homegrown"
Kuru/Speak Like A Child (Pastorius/Hancock)
Las Olas .... Flora Purim "Everyday Everynight" .... Michel Camilo "Suntan" .... Michael Gerber "This Is Michael Gerber"
Liberty City
Microcosm .... "For Our Friend" tribute
Okonkole Y Trompa .... "Who Loves You" tribute
Opus Pocus
Portrait Of Tracy .... "We Remember Pastorius" tribute .... "Who Loves You" tribute
Punk Jazz
Reza
River People
Soul Intro (from Soul Intro/The Chicken)
Teen Town .... "We Remember Pastorius" tribute .... Marcus Miller "The Sun Don't Lie" .... Kenwood Dennard "Just Advance" .... "The Doky Brothers"
Teresa
Three Views of a Secret .... Bob Mintzer "I Remember Jaco" .... Anand and Dante "Homegrown" .... Gil Goldstein "City of Dreams" .... Bireli Legrene "Acoustic Moments" .... "Who Loves You" tribute .... George Mraz "Bottom Lines"
Three Women ... Carlos Benavent "Phoenix"
Twins
(Used To Be A) Cha-Cha .... Michel Camilo "Suntan"
Word Of Mouth

Co-writer, group efforts:
American Boy (Lagrene, Pastorius, Sendecki, Jankeje)
Dara Factor Two (Zawinul, Shorter, Pastorius, Erskine, Thomas)
Jac Attack/Dover Days (Bernsen, Pastorius, Mayonne, Lyon, Yianilos)
Stuttgart Aria I & II (Lagrene, Pastorius, Sendecki, Jankeje)

Jaco's horn arrangement originally heard on Joni Mitchell's "The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines" ("Mingus" album) was later used in the Word of Mouth Big Band on the song "Fannie Mae"

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