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The recruitment of Jaco Pastorius helped to push Weather Report to the height of its popularity. Already a rising star in his own right, Pastorius brought a very musical, melodic quality to the bass.
Weather Report, undoubtedly the greatest Jazz Fusion band in history. Jaco Pastorius the best bass player of his time performing with his band Weather Report...
Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, [2] Pastorius recorded albums as a solo artist, band leader, and as a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1976 to 1981.
Birdland is the first track of the album Heavy Weather, the Weather Report's seventh album, released in 1977' through Columbia Records, composed by Joe . Side one 1. Birdland (Zawinul) 0:00...
The lineup for the album consisted of Weather Report founders Joe Zawinul (keyboards, synthesizers) and Wayne Shorter (saxophone), alongside Jaco Pastorius (bass), Alex Acuña (drums), and Manolo Badrena (percussion).
Rick shares: “This never-before-heard version of Jaco’s “Teen Town” is musically unique and worth hearing. After the tune ends, all four band members walk to the front of the stage to thank crowd. Recorded live 1978, Reading, PA. Weather Report: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine.”
Pastorius rose in notoriety as a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report, which he joined as Alphonso Johnson’s replacement in 1975. Alongside keyboardist Joe Zawinul, saxophonist...
The Weather Report era featuring Jaco Pastorius is collected in The Columbia Albums 1976–1982. Black Market (1976), Heavy Weather (1977), Mr. Gone (1978), the primarily live 8:30 (1979), Night Passage (1980), and Weather Report (1982) are all housed in LP facsimile sleeves that are robust but not as good as a typical Japanese reissue.
Weather Report’s best-selling album is also Jaco’s first as a co-leader. Here, Zawinul’s mega hit “Birdland” leads off the album, followed by Jaco’s lyrical fretless work on “A Remark You Made” and Jaco’s own “Teen Town” (with Jaco on bass and drums).
Weather Report’s 1978 tour included stops in Reading and Washington, Pennsylvania. The line-up included Jaco, Joe Zawinul (keys), Wayne Shorter (sax) and Peter Erskine (drums). Thankfully Peter’s father – Dr. Fred Erskine – was there and filmed both shows.