Jaco Pastorius
Born: 1st December 1951, Norristown, Pennsylvania. United States
Died: 21st September 1987, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Nationality: American
John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, also known as Jaco Pastorius was an American jazz bassist, composer, and producer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, Pastorius recorded albums as a solo artist, band leader, and as a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. He also collaborated with numerous artists, including Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny and Joni Mitchell.
His bass style was influenced by funk and employed the use of fretless bass, lyrical solos, bass chords and innovative use of harmonics. As of 2017, he was the only one of seven bassists inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame to have been known for their work on the electric bass, and he has been lauded as among the best bassists of all time.
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The New Quartet
Michael Garrick (piano), Martin Hathaway, Paul Moylan
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Night Passage
Weather Report, Robert Thomas Jr. (percussion), Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone), Jaco Pastorius (bass), Peter Erskine (drums), Joe Zawinul (keyboards), Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Jaco Pastorius (bass guitar), Wayne Shorter (saxophone), Zawinul (keyboards), Peter Erkine (drums), Josef Zawinul (synthesizer), Manolo Badrena (percussion), Alex Acuña (drums), Robert Thomas (percussion)
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Grammy Awards, 25th Awards (1982), Nominee: Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
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Heavy Weather
Weather Report
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Last Train Home
Grant Osborne, Sam Kurzontkowski, Paul Hannah
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