Tag: Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius Big Band – Word Of Mouth Revisited (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 11.6 GB (DSF) + 5.04 GB (FLAC) + 4.53 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Heads Up International | US | Cat#: HUSA 9078 | Genre: Big Band, Jazz

Back before he turned everyone’s idea of bass playing inside out, Jaco Pastorius spent five years on the bandstand with the Peter Graves Orchestra at Bachelors III, a swanky spot in his hometown of Ft. Lauderdale. Nearly three decades after the future star’s departure in 1975, and 16 years after his brutal murder, Graves got the guys back together, christened them in their former colleague’s name, and invited the most prominent bass guitarists of the early 21st century down to join them in a project dedicated to Pastorius’ legacy. Continue reading “Jaco Pastorius Big Band – Word Of Mouth Revisited (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jaco Pastorius Big Band – The Word Is Out! (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 10.7 GB (DSF) + 4.72 GB (FLAC) + 4.51 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Heads Up International | US | Cat#: HUSA 9110 | Genre: Jazz, Fusion

Jazz fusion bass freaks and fans of the late great Weather Report innovator first got the message that his richly textured compositions were ripe for spirited big-band arrangements on 2003’s critically acclaimed Word of Mouth, whose all-star band was led by Peter Graves (whose orchestra Pastorius launched his career with) and included sharp melodic and rhythmic contributions by bassmen who have proudly carried on the tradition — Victor Wooten, Gerald Veasley, Richard Bona, Victor Bailey, Marcus Miller, and Jimmy Haslip. Continue reading “Jaco Pastorius Big Band – The Word Is Out! (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius (1976) [1999, Japanese Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 1.74 GB (ISO) + 1.70 GB (DSF) + 770 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Epic | Japan | Cat#: ESGA 501 | Genre: Jazz-Funk, Fusion

It’s impossible to hear Jaco Pastorious’ debut album today as it sounded when it was first released in 1976. The opening track — his transcription for fretless electric bass of the bebop standard “Donna Lee” — was a manifesto of virtuosity; the next track, the funk-soul celebration “Come On, Come Over” was a poke in the eye to jazz snobs and a love letter to the R&B greats of the previous decade (two of whom, Sam & Dave, sing on that track); “Continuum” was a spacey, chorus-drenched look forward to the years he was about to spend playing with Weather Report. Continue reading “Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius (1976) [1999, Japanese Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”