Jaco Pastorius - Punk Jazz: The Jaco Pastorius Anthology (2003)
2CD | EAC-Rip | FLAC-image +cue +log +Booklet/SCANS | April 22, 2003 | 1.03 Gb
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: J SHP | Hotfile, Fileserve
Bassist Jaco Pastorius was the Jimi Hendrix of jazz. Before he left this world in 1987, he virtually created the fretless bass with an unorthodox playing style that turned that instrument into a highly tuned, electrified African talking drum. This long-overdue, two-CD compilation details the incredible, but incomplete arc of this artist's genius that encompassed the R&B, Caribbean, fusion, and jazz-rock idioms. Jaco-heads will revel in these legendary sides that made Pastorius famous. There's his solo rendition of Bach's "Chromatic Fantasy," his dreamy improvisations on "Midwestern Nights" with Pat Metheny, and, of course, the 1976 Weather Report megahit, "Birdland." There are also a few unreleased tracks including an early home recording of "The Chicken" and a live version of "Okonkole Y Trompa."