He stated: “I’d rather go in and just be Jaco. I improvise all the time. Hopefully, I think, I never play the same thing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jaco Pastorious, portrait, c 1975. “Come here and take a look at this.” The request came from legendary engineer Ron Malo, whose ...

“My name is Jaco Pastorius and I’m the greatest bass player in the world.” This was the way Jaco introduced himself to Joe Zawinul, Weather Report founder and übermensch. Zawinul was abrupt and ...

Jaco Pastorius, the late jazz bassist who was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981, a player on multiple Joni Mitchell albums and more, was given the documentary treatment this year with Jaco, ...

, a single CD featuring 16 tracks and extensive liner notes by Trujillo. The included Pastorius material spans 1976 to 1981, with tracks taken from both Pastorius' own solo albums plus recordings from ...