Jaco Pastorius (album)



Jaco Pastorius is the solo debut album by Jaco Pastorius, released in 1976. The album was produced by Bobby Colomby, drummer and founder of Blood, Sweat & Tears.

The disc begins with a cover version of "Donna Lee" by Miles Davis, although it was mistakenly credited to Charlie Parker. Eight other tracks were written or co-written by Pastorius. For the 2007 reissue, two previously unreleased tracks were added.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Jaco Pastorius except where indicated
 * 1) "Donna Lee" (Miles Davis) – 2:27
 * 2) "Come On, Come Over" (featuring Sam & Dave) (Pastorius, Bob Herzog) – 3:54
 * 3) "Continuum" – 4:33
 * 4) "Kuru/Speak Like a Child" (Pastorius, Herbie Hancock) – 7:43
 * 5) "Portrait of Tracy" – 2:22
 * 6) "Opus Pocus" - 5:30
 * 7) "Okonkolé Y Trompa" (Pastorius, Don Alias) – 4:25
 * 8) "(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha" – 8:57
 * 9) "Forgotten Love" – 2:14

Bonus tracks on 2007 reissue
 * 1) "(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha" – 8:49
 * 2) "6/4 Jam" – 7:45

Personnel
"Donna Lee"
 * Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
 * Don Alias - congas

"Come On, Come Over"
 * Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
 * Don Alias - congas
 * Herbie Hancock - clavinet, Fender Rhodes electric piano
 * Narada Michael Walden - drums
 * Sam Moore - vocals
 * Dave Prater - vocals
 * Randy Brecker - trumpet
 * Ron Tooley - trumpet
 * Peter Graves - bass trombone
 * David Sanborn - alto sax
 * Michael Brecker - tenor sax
 * Howard Johnson - baritone sax

"Continuum"
 * Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
 * Herbie Hancock - Fender Rhodes electric piano
 * Alex Darqui - Fender Rhodes electric piano
 * Lenny White - drums
 * Don Alias - congas

"Kuru/Speak Like A Child" "Portrait of Tracy"
 * Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
 * Herbie Hancock - piano
 * Don Alias - congas, bongos
 * Bobby Economou - drums
 * David Nadien - violin
 * Harry Lookofsky - violin
 * Paul Gershman - violin
 * Joe Malin - violin
 * Harry Cykman - violin
 * Harold Kohon - violin
 * Stewart Clarke - viola
 * Manny Vardi - viola
 * Julian Barber - viola
 * Charles McCracken - cello
 * Kermit Moore - cello
 * Beverly Lauridsen - cello
 * Michael Gibbs - string arrangement
 * Jaco Pastorius - electric bass

"Opus Pocus"
 * Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
 * Wayne Shorter - soprano sax
 * Herbie Hancock - Fender Rhodes electric piano
 * Othello Molineaux - steel drums
 * Leroy Williams - steel drums
 * Lenny White - drums
 * Don Alias - percussion

"Okonkole Y Trompa"
 * Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
 * Peter Gordon - French horn
 * Don Alias - okonkoko iya, congas, afuche

"(Used To Be A) Cha Cha"
 * Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
 * Hubert Laws - piccolo, flute
 * Herbie Hancock - piano
 * Lenny White - drums
 * Don Alias - congas

"Forgotten Love"
 * Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
 * Herbie Hancock - piano
 * David Nadien - violin
 * Harry Lookofsky - violin
 * Paul Gershman - violin
 * Joe Malin - violin
 * Harry Cykman - violin
 * Harold Kohon - violin
 * Matthew Raimondi - violin
 * Max Pollinkoff - violin
 * Arnold Black - violin
 * Stewart Clarke - viola
 * Manny Vardi - viola
 * Julian Barber - viola
 * Al Brown - viola
 * Charles McCracken - cello
 * Kermit Moore - cello
 * Beverly Lauridsen - cello
 * Alan Shulman - cello
 * Richard Davis - bass
 * Homer Mensch - bass
 * Michael Gibbs - string arrangement, conductor

Bonus tracks on 2007 reissue

"(Used To Be A) Cha-Cha"
 * same as for track 8

"6/4 Jam"
 * Jaco Pastorius - electric bass
 * Herbie Hancock - Fender Rhodes electric piano
 * Lenny White - drums
 * Don Alias - congas