{"title":"Jaco Pastorius","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"invitation-2","title":"Invitation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvitation\u003c\/i\u003e was the third album by Jaco Pastorius, originally released in 1983 while the bassist was a member of Weather Report. This is a live album recorded at various venues during a tour of Japan, featuring his \u003ci\u003eWord of Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e big band. While his debut album \u003ci\u003eJaco Pastorius\u003c\/i\u003e showcased his eclectic and impressive skills on the electric bass, both \u003ci\u003eInvitation\u003c\/i\u003e and his previous album, \u003ci\u003eWord of Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e focused more on his ability to arrange for a larger band. This album features mostly numbers written by other artists. The exceptions are \u003ci\u003eContinuum\u003c\/i\u003e, from his debut album, and \u003ci\u003eLiberty City\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003eWord of Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eReza\u003c\/i\u003e, an original number bookending his version of John Coltrane’s \u003ci\u003eGiant Steps\u003c\/i\u003e. The band’s all-star cast included Randy Brecker, Bobby Mintzer, Toots Thielemans, Peter Erskine, Othello Molineaux and Don Alias.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Red LP","offer_id":50415654338891,"sku":"2193036","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50415650505035,"sku":"1028455","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bee5bb34-dd27-4aa8-a988-825be3fec75e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726691922"},{"product_id":"jaco-pastorius","title":"Jaco Pastorius","description":"\u003cp\u003eJaco Pastorius was widely acknowledged for his skills as an electric bass player. He died in 1987 at age 35 following a violent incident at a Fort Lauderdale drinking establishment. This self-titled album was Pastorius’ solo debut and was originally released in 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bass pieces are excellent and a good showcase of how skilful and talented Jaco was. His virtuous solo’s heading off in different directions, what makes it a glorious debut album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fact that he was only 24 years old when he recorded this album makes it even more impressive. Jaco Pastorius recorded several with the influential band Weather Report and several solo albums. 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Recording\u003c\/i\u003e gets a second pressing mastered by the legendary Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio. This limited-edition triple gatefold 3-LP 180-gram set captures Jaco leading a 22-piece big band on June 27, 1982 at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City as part of George Wein’s Kool Jazz Festival. Featuring a congregation of the top jazz musicians on the New York scene at the time such as Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Frank Wess, Lew Soloff, Howard Johnson and others, along with the legendary harmonica player Toots Thielemans as a special guest, \u003ci\u003eTruth, Liberty and Soul \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases Jaco’s brilliant compositions for large ensembles with electrifying energy of a live performance. A portion of the concert was previously broadcast on the NPR program Jazz Alive! in 1982, and has been available as unofficial bootlegs, but this is the first official release authorized by the Jaco Pastorius estate, Warner Music Group and NPR Music and contains an additional 40 minutes which never aired. Culled from the original NPR 24-track tape reels, this is the complete concert from start-to-finish, with the sound meticulously restored for release and mastered by the original, multi-Grammy award winning, recording engineer from the broadcast, Paul Blakemore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe massive LP insert includes extensive liner notes featuring rare photos by Tom Copi, Don Hunstein, Rene Perez and Donna Ranieri, essays by acclaimed jazz writer Bill Milkowski (author of Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius) and producer Zev Feldman, the original recording engineer Paul Blakemore, as well as interviews with Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, who produced the award-winning documentary JACO (2014), and musicians - drummer Peter Erskine, saxophonist Bob Mintzer, trumpeter Randy Brecker, bassist Victor Wooten and more!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resonance","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x3","offer_id":50504574304587,"sku":"1168376","price":64.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/30d8e460-0f92-488e-9725-02df30511bdb_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727807008"},{"product_id":"truth-liberty-soul-2xhd-edition","title":"Truth, Liberty and Soul - 2xHD Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eAAA Audiophile 200g 45rpm Triple Disc LP, sourced from first generation analogue recordings without any digital corruption! 2xHD Mastering on Nagra Equipment by René Laflamme, sound restoration by George Klabin \u0026amp; Fran Gala. Cut all analogue at Bernie Grundman Mastering on Tube Cutting Equipment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There have been many guitar gods, but there's never been an electric bassist as deified as Jaco Pastorius\". – Michael J. Agovino  This live album by Jaco Pastorius and the Word-of-Mouth Big Band, featuring harmonica virtuoso Toots Thielemans as special guest, was recorded in analogue 24 tracks by the Record Plant mobile truck at Avery Fisher Hall in NYC on June 27, 1982, as part of George Wein's Kool Jazz Festival. This Deluxe 45rpm 200g edition is the first one to be mastered from the original 2 track master tapes that were found some 30 years later (the previous digital download versions were released from a digital remix of the 24 tracks). What we have here is the direct copy of the original pure analogue 2 track mix.  The brightest star in the electric bass firmament, Jaco Pastorius burst onto the national scene in 1976 with his audacious self-titled album on Columbia Records, featuring a line-up of top jazz musicians. With his extraordinary fretless electric bass playing as the centrepiece, Jaco Pastorius created an immediate sensation with the public and the media. His signature approach employed Latin-influenced funk, lyrical solos on fretless bass, bass chords, and innovative use of harmonics. In Jaco's work with Weather Report and beyond, the self-described \"greatest bass player in the world\" (an assessment shared with virtually the entire music world) established a new identity and role for his instrument and became the torch-bearer for a new way of playing both technically and conceptually. 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