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December , 2007 - present
December 15, 2006 - December 1, 2007
December 24, 2005 - December 1, 2006
November 1, 2004 - December 1, 2005
January 12, 2004 - October 11, 2004
July 28, 2003 - December 25, 2003
December 1, 2002 - June 30, 2003
August 20, 2002 - November 11, 2002
April 1, 2002 - July 27, 2002
January 1, 2002 - March 25, 2002
November 28, 2001 - December 30, 2001
December 28, 2000 - September 11, 2001
June 30, 2003: FELIX, HUGO, & CANDOMBE
"I Can Dig It Baby" single
by Hugo Fattoruso with Grupo Del Cuareim and Felix Pastorius.
On the cover Anya Horn Muller (from Good Morning Anya)
holding Jaco's tiny bass made by Ledo.
CD is available via CDbaby.com or Paypal.
June 29, 2003: PORTRAIT OF JACO
Available at CDbaby.com & Audiophile Imports
May 18, 2003: DAY FOR "CRISIS"
Today, and for ever, we honor Jaco's tune "Crisis", which
was omitted from the recently released anthology. (see below)
Ricky Schultz's liner notes state the following about the decision
to keep it off the recording, against Jaco's (fought for) wishes:
"However, I felt strongly that such a revelation would be easier
to represent if Jaco didn't insist on opening it with "Crisis,"
probably the least accessible piece of music he ever laid down.
In his own inimitable style Jaco refused my pleas to resequence
the record. "I'm going to shake them up," he told me. This was
important, it was personal, and he was passionate about making a
statement about the crisis that manifested itself in "Liberty City."
"Crisis" can be a difficult piece of music to listen to, but
it is great art, an expression of pain, tension, and brutality
so pure it could be the soundtrack to Picasso's Guernica."
To commemorate, listen to this wonderful composition: CRISIS
and read the story behind the-making-of said tune here.
Crisis is my Favorite song on that record.
I always saw it as a battle cry,
a yell off the mountain tops.
~Chris Mansfield
"Crisis personifies what Jaco stood for,
and that is clearly why he fought for it.
Jaco does not lose his battle."
~Neil Weiss
Bless You, Jaco
April 2, 2003: AMERICAN MASTERS: JONI MITCHELL
PBS at 9pm EST is broadcasting on the life of Joni Mitchell
which eventually will take you to her meeting Jaco.
"a deep-rooted emotional power within me was stirred when Joni's
music/voice met up with a young bass player's definitive melody in 1976:
Images, sounds, memories delivered a 1-2 punch that ONLY his melody could ..."
~~Peter Maximilian
March 13, 2003: PUNK JAZZ: THE JACO PASTORIUS ANTHOLOGY
A warner/rhino release, 2 CDs for $31.98, due to be released April 22, 2003.
Tunes taken from the 1981 Word of Mouth release, bootlegs,
the yet to be heard "Jaco The Early Years", and more.
TRACKS:
Disc 1
THE CHICKEN (Home Recording) - Jaco Pastorius
1968 home demo “The Chicken,” recorded in Jaco’s bedroom
AMELIA (Live, 1972) - Wayne Cochran’s C.C. Riders
live in 1972 with Wayne Cochran’s C.C. Riders
I CAN DIG IT BABY - Little Beaver
BATTERIE - Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Bruce Ditmas, Paul Bley
CONTINUUM - Jaco Pastorius
MIDWESTERN NIGHTS DREAM - Pat Metheny
FOREIGN FUN (Live, 1976) - Trilogue
BIRDLAND - Weather Report
Heavy Weather album
NATIVITY - Airto
LAS OLAS - Flora Purim
SUNDAY - Michel Colombier
LAYAS - Michel Colombier
GOODBYE PORK PIE HAT - Joni Mitchell
THE DRY CLEANER FROM DES MOINES
(Live, 1979) - Joni Mitchell
PUNK JAZZ (Live, 1981) - Jaco Pastorius
Disc 2
3 VIEWS OF A SECRET - Jaco Pastorius
LIBERTY CITY - Jaco Pastorius
CHROMATIC FANTASY - Jaco Pastorius
BLACKBIRD - Jaco Pastorius
WORD OF MOUTH - Jaco Pastorius
JOHN AND MARY - Jaco Pastorius
GOOD MORNING ANYA - Jaco Pastorius
from the never-finished, now bootlegged Holiday For Pans
INVITATION (Live, 1982) - Jaco Pastorius Big Band
SOUL INTRO./THE CHICKEN (Live, 1982) - Jaco Pastorius Big Band
AMERIKA (Live, 1982) - Jaco Pastorius Big Band
OKONKOLE’ Y TROMPA (Live, 1982) -Jaco Pastorius Big Band
MOOD SWINGS - Mike Stern
OUT OF THE NIGHT - The Brian Melvin Trio
May 13, 2003
ADDENDUM:
Sadly there are gross errors in the credits,
here are the corrections due Jaco and the other artists:
Weather Report photo, page 4: neither Airto Moreira nor Peter Erskine appear on
the photo as it has been listed (they're Alejandro Acuna and Manolo Badrena)
The drummer on "Liberty City" (CD#2, track #2) is Jack DeJohnette, not Peter Erskine.
On "Blackbird" (CD#2, track #4) Peter Erskine plays shaker
(rainstick) and percussion (he is credited as drummer).
The drummer on "Word Of Mouth" (CD#2, track #5) is Jaco Pastorius, not Peter Erskine.
What was omitted is that Jaco also plays some other instruments on that tune
(tambourines, timpani, Chinese cymbals, wood blocks, gong, ...).
Regardless of the fact that the quality control lacked greatly in the
making of this CD, who Jaco was, and what he created shines through it all.
February 27, 2003: JACO HAS A GRANDSON!
Francis Roark Young
born this day at 2:17 AM
to Mary and Eric Young
weighing 7lbs 11oz.
February 26, 2003: CELEBRATING JACO
Bassics No. 31 Magazine and CD set pays tribute to Jaco with previously unpublished
photos and a CD with tracks by other bassists, but more importantly includes a track
of Jaco with the Peter Graves Big Band doing Herbie Hancock's tune "Wiggle Waggle".
January 14, 2003: MARCUS PELTA
...may you rest in Peace..we have lost a great person, friend, and Jaco lover.
...forever in our memories...
December 5, 2002
Dear Ingrid, Julius and Felix,
Thanks once again for the opportunity to be close to you,
play with you, eat and laugh with you, say "FAAH" with you...
Julius, thank you for the gift of your room and your bed. It may not seem
like much to you, but to me it was a high honor - a privilege bestowed only
upon someone trusted and loved, which is how you made me feel by your
generous sacrifice.
Felix, with your father's-hands-plus, thank you for your silent communications,
your subtle gestures of friendliness, and for revealing to me your
preferential ambition, which I shared with your mother. She liked it.
I was moved by it, and look forward to its unfolding.
Finally, Ingrid, maternal friend, thank you for your home again.
Thank you for your supportive ways, and your love.
Whether I see you all again in 360 days or so, or if our paths don't converge
again for any reason at all, you will always echo in my thoughts. I feel such
a familial connection with all of you, one that goes beyond this finite life,
that whether or not we see each other again, I will always be with you,
and you with me.
Love,
Marcus
Beautiful thoughts by Joseph Botto
A sweet memorial page for Marcus at his bandmembers' website: Johnny's Had It
..to leave a thought about Marcus, click below guestbook.
December 1, 2002: HAPPY FIFTY-FIRST JACO!
"Peace, Carrots & Mocha Amaretto cake....."
Today Jaco would have been 51 years of age, so tonight
Julius and Felix are celebrating their father's birthday at the
Musicians Exchange at One Night Stan's in Hollywood, Florida.
...and what a successful party it was...over 200 Jaco enthusiasts,
at least 20 musicians performed.....friends came in from Brooklyn,
Brazil, Holland, Italy, Tampa, and Naples...others were missed...
but then there is always next year.....faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :-)
Jack Pastorius called right before the start and expressed his sadness
about not being there, and asked to tell everyone at the party he
loved them, promising to be there for the next one, if not sooner.. yes!
Felix and Julius with Adam Lucas, Colin James, Jimmy Staten, Tyler Jordan,
and Mark Bell tore it up doing WR and Jaco. Mike Gerber brought tears to our
eyes with his rendition of Used To Be A Cha-cha. Melton Mustafa and friends
swung hard, while Maurizio Rolli and Diana Torto (what a voice!!) mesmerized us
all with a duet. Joe Botto played his heart out on Portrait of Tracy, and Neil Weiss'
rendition of Continuum floored us. Marcus Pelta and Dave Shelley sat in throughout
the night, filling in when needed. Eddy Balzola brought warm sensitivity to Three Views.
WLRN's Ed Bell kept the momentum going with his upbeat personality, raffles and such....
all seats were taken, with little standing room left, best of all there were smiles everywhere!
Warm appreciation to Joey Lawler, Jaco's cousin, for being here, and making it to our home.
~'t was real good seeing you, Joey, just sorry we didn't get a chance to hang more.~
Jeroen called from Holland, ~thanks JJ! Missed you, Thomas, John, Bo, Orjan, and the others~.
Special Thanks to Atila and Alcione Tini (Brazil), and Modeste (Holland), who traveled those
miles to be a part of the celebration honoring, and remembering Jaco through his music.
Julius, Felix, and I THANK YOU ALL for being there, and for your love. Holly, you are the best!
Janice, Eddie, Shanti, Avel, Yriana, Maximilian, B.O.B., Theresa, Alys, Lester, Al, Ernie..thanks.
..it was the best-est weekend, with many, many, many memorable moments...leaving me with
another 360 degree panoramic view in my mind, and heart of how vast the love for Jaco truly is...
and that it will not only remain, but grow. Happy 51st, dearest Jaco! -------<------{@
:::HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEIL WEISS!!:::
(yep, same day, December One)
PHOTOS by Peter Weiss (no relation to Neil Weiss)
PICTURES by Mr. James
Maurizio Rolli's images
Peace Bennie Huberman...
Peace Bob Berg...
Peace Mal Waldron...
December , 2007 - present
December 15, 2006 - December 1, 2007
December 24, 2005 - December 1, 2006
November 1, 2004 - December 1, 2005
January 12, 2004 - October 11, 2004
July 28, 2003 - December 25, 2003
December 1, 2002 - June 30, 2003
August 20, 2002 - November 11, 2002
April 1, 2002 - July 27, 2002
January 1, 2002 - March 25, 2002
November 28, 2001 - December 30, 2001
December 28, 2000 - September 11, 2001
Email: JacoFamilySite@aol.com
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