World's Greatest Bass Player Jaco Pastorius Discography
The Early Years Recordings
- The Chicken (A.J.Ellis)
- I Just Wanna Make Love (Willie Dixon)
- Higher (Sly Stone)
- Ming of Mings (Charlie Brent)
- Amelia (Jaco Pastorius)
- Rice Pudding (Charlie Brent)
- Do You Like the Sound of the Music
(Wayne Cochran /Charlie Brent) - Ballye de Nina (Jaco Pastorius)
- Between Races (Chuck Mangione)
- Domingo (Jaco Pastorius)
- Wiggle Waggle (Herbie Hancock)
- Opus Pocus (Jaco Pastorius)
- Continuum (Jaco Pastorius)
- The Balloon Song (Jaco Pastorius)
- All The Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein)
- Woodchuck (1)
- Tommy Strand Upper Hand*(2.3)
- Wayne Cochran C.C. Riders(4.5.6.7)
- Ira Sullivan Quintet(8)
- Peter Graves Orchestra (9.10.11)
- Jaco's Florida Demos(12.13.14)
- Pat Metheny Trio (15)
Black Market
- Black Market
- Cannon Ball
- Gibraltar
- Elegant People
- Three Clowns
- Barbary Coast
- Herandnu
- Joe Zawinul (Key)
- Wayne Shorter(Sax)
- Chester Thompson (Dr)
- Alex Acuna(Per)
- Alphonso Johnson(Bass)
- Jaco Pastorius (Bass)
Heavy Weather
- Birdland
- Remark You Made
- Teen Town
- Harlequin
- Rumba Mama
- Palladium
- Juggler
- Havona
- Joe Zawinul (Key)
- Wayne Shorter(Sax)
- Peter Erskine(Dr)
- Alex Acuna(Per)
- Jaco Pastorius (Bass)
8: 30
disc1
- Black Market
- Scarlet Woman
- Teen Town
- Remark You Made
- Slang (Bass Solo)
- In a Silent Way
disc2
- Birdland
- Thanks For The Memory
(Tenor Sax Solo) - Badia ' Boogie Woogie Waltz Medley
- 8:30
- Brown Street
- Orphan
- Sightseeing
- Joe Zawinul (Key)
- Wayne Shorter(Sax)
- Peter Erskine(Dr)
- Jaco Pastorius (Bass)
Mr.gone
- Pursuit Of The Woman With The Feathered Hat
- River People
- Young And Fine
- Elders, The
- Mr. Gone
- Punk Jazz
- Pinocchio
- And Then
- Joe Zawinul (Key)
- Wayne Shorter(Sax)
- Peter Erskine(Dr)
- Jaco Pastorius (Bass)
Night Passage
- Night Passage
- Dream Clock
- Port of Entry
- Forlorn
- Rockin' in Rhythm
- Fast City
- Three Views of a Secret
- Madagascar
- Joe Zawinul (Key)
- Wayne Shorter(Sax)
- Peter Erskine(Dr)
- Jaco Pastorius (Bass)
Weather Report
- Volcano For Hire
- Current Affairs
- N.Y.C.: 41st Parallel / Dance, The / Crazy About Jazz
- Dara Factor I
- When It Was Now
- Speechless
- Dara Factor II
- Joe Zawinul (Key)
- Wayne Shorter(Sax)
- Peter Erskine(Dr)
- Jaco Pastorius (Bass)
Paris Live 1980 Vol.1
- River People
- Port Of Entry
- Black Market
- Fast City
- Three Od A Secret
- Joe Zawinul (Key)
- Wayne Shorter(Sax)
- Peter Erskine(Dr)
- Jaco Pastorius (Bass)
Jaco Pastorius
- Donna Lee
- "Come On,Come Over"
- Continuum
- Kuru/Speak Like A Child
- Portraait Of Tracy
- Opus Pocus
- Okonkole Y Trompa
- (Used To Be A)Cha-Cha
- Forgotten Love
- (Used To Be A)Cha-Cha
- 6/4 Jam(Jaco Pastorius)
- Jaco Pastorius (Bells, Bongos, Bass)
- Sam & Dave (Vocals)
- Paul Bley (Piano (Electric))
- Herbie Hancock (Piano)
- Hubert Laws (Flute,French Horn,Wind,Clavinet, Piccolo)
- Pat Metheny (Guitar)
- David Sanborn (Saxophone)
- Wayne Shorter (A.Sax, Saxophone)
- Howard Johnson (S.Sax, Saxophone)
- Lenny White (B.Sax, Drums)
- David Nadien (Violin)
- Don Alias (Percussion, Iya)
- Arnold Black (Violin)
- Michael Brecker (Horn)
- Randy Brecker (Trumpet)
- Harry Cykman (Violin)
- Alex Darou (Keyboards)
- Bruce Ditmas (Drums)
- Peter Graves (Trombone)
- Bob Economou (Drums)
- Paul Gershman (Violin)
- Harry Lookofsky (Violin)
- Harold Kohon (Violin)
- Joseph Malin (Violin)
- Homer Mensch (Bass)
- Narada Michael Walden (Drums)
- Othello Molineaux (Percussion,S.Drums)
- Samuel Moore (Vocals)
- Max Pollikoff (Violin)
- Matthew Raimondi (Violin)
- Leroy Williams (Percussion)
- Ron Tooley (Trumpet)
- David Prater (Vocals)
- The Manny Vardi Strings (Viola)
- Alex Darqui (Fender Rhodes)
- Leroy Williams (Drums (Steel))
- Peter Gordon (Horn)
- Alan Shulman (Cello)
- Kermit Moore (Cello)
- Homer Mensch (Double Bass)
- Charles McCracken (Cello)
- Beverly Lauridsen (Cello)
- Peter Graves (Trombone (Bass))
- Julien Barber (Viola)
- Stewart Clarke (Viola)
- Al Brown (Viola)
- Richard Davis (Double Bass)
- Beverly Lauridsen (Celli)
- Charles McCracken (Celli)
- Bobby Colomby (Okonkolo, Afuche, Producer)
Word Of Mouth
- Crisis
- 3 Views Of A Secret
- Liberty City
- Chromatic Fantasy
- Blackbird
- Word Of Mouth
- John And Mary
- Leroy Williams ( Drums (Steel) )
- Tommy Johnson ( Tuba )
- Jaco Pastorius ( Main Performer )
- Bill Reichenbach Jr.
- Tom Scott
- Wayne Shorter
- George Young
- Howard Johnson
- Dave Taylor (Jazz)
- John Clark
- Don Alias
- Dave Bargeron
- Roger Bobo
- David Breinenthal
- Denyse Buffum
- Mike Butcher
- Stuart Canin
- Bruno Castellucci
- Hank Cicalo
- Jason Corsaro
- Robert Cowart
- Tim Devine
- David Duke
- Arni Egilsson
- Bob Findley
- Chuck Findley
- Mike Gibbs
- Jim Gilstrap
- Bernie Grundman
- Allan Harshman
- Richard Hilton
- Jerry Hudgins
- William Hymanson
- Dennis Karmazyn
- John Lehman
- Edie Lehmann
- Scott Litt
- Charles Loper
- Warren Luening
- Myrna Matthews
- Marti McCall
- Lew McCreary
- Othello Molineaux
- Petsye Powell
- Jim Pugh
- Jeff Reynolds
- Russell Schmitt
- Ricky Schultz
- Alfie Silas
- Toots Thielemans
- Zedric Turnbough
- Gerald Vinci
- Brad Warnaar
- James M. Walker
- David Weiss
- Brian Risner
- Jules Chaikin
- Bruce Bransby
- Vincent "Vincenzo" Oliveri
- Deborah Sabusawa
- Harvey Michael Schaps
- Larry Warrilow
- Peter Gordon
- Mari
- Paul Bruno
- Didier Leonard
- Lorin Levee
- Snooky Young
- Robert Thomas, Jr.
- Paul Horn-Muller
- Peter Yianilos
- Simon Levy
- Ray Kelley
- Michael Brecker
- Jack Dejohnette
- Peter Erskine
- Herbie Hancock
- Hubert Laws
The Birthday Concert
- Soul Intro/The Chicken
- Continuum
- Invitation
- Three Views of a Secret
- Liberty City
- Punk Jazz
- Happy Birthday
- Reza
- Domingo
- Band Intros
- Amerika
- Jaco Pastorius - bass
- Don Alias
- Dave Bargeron - trombone, tuba
- Ken Faulk
- Jerry Peel
- Bobby Thomas - congas
- Brett Murphey
- Mike Katz - trombone
- Brian O'Flaherty
- Randy Emerick - baritone saxophone
- Oscar Salas - percussion
- Dan Bonsanti
- Gary Lindsay - saxophone, woodwinds
- Melton Mustafa - trumpet
- Neal Bonsanti
- Paul Hornmuller - steel drums
- Russ Freeland
- Steve Roitstein - French horn
- Dec,1, 1981 FT,LAUDERDALE FLORIDA
TWINS I&II
Disc1
- Invitation (Kaper)
- Soul Intro (Pastorius) / The Chicken (Ellis)
- Continuum (Pastorius)
- Liberty City (Pastorius)
- Three Views of a Secret (Pastorius)
- Sophisticated Lady (Ellington)
Disc-2
- Amerika (Traditional)
- Okonkole' Y Trompa (Pastorius/Alias)
- Reza (Pastorius) / Giant Steps (Coltrane) / Reza (Reprise) (Pastorius)
- Elegant People (Shorter)
- Twins (Pastorius)
- Pac-Man Blues (Fannie Mae) (Brown)
- Eleven (Evans/Davis)
The Word of Mouth Sextet
- Jaco Pastorius (Electric Bass)
- Don Alias (Percussion)
- Randy Brecker (Trumpet)
- Peter Erskine
(Drums, Timpani) - Bobby Mintzer
(Tenor & Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet) - Othello Molineaux
(Steel Drums)
Special Guest
- Toots Thielemans (Harmonica)
Word of Mouth Big Band
- Jon Faddis (Lead Trumpet)
- Elmer Brown (Trumpet)
- Forrest Buchtel (Trumpet)
- Ron Tooley (Trumpet)
- Wayne Andre (Lead Trombone)
- David Bargeron
(Trombone, Tuba) - Peter Graves
(Bass Trombone, Co-Conductor) - Bill Reichenbach (Bass Trombone)
- Mario Cruz
(Tenor & Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Alto Flute) - Randy Emerick
(Baritone Sax, Clarinet, Alto Flute) - Alex Foster
(Tenor, Alto & Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Piccolo) - Paul McCandliss
(Tenor Sax, Oboe, English Horn) - Peter Gordon (French Horn)
- Brad Warnaar (French Horn)
Stuttgart Aria
- American Boy
- Donna Lee
- Stuttgart Aria I
- Jaco Reggae
- The Chicken
- Teresa
- Stuttgart Aria II
- The Days of Wine and Roses
- Bireli Lagrene（Erectric Piano、Acoustic Piano、Vo）
- Jaco Pastorius（ElectricBass、Piano、Vo）
- Vladislaw Sendecki（Key、Synth）
- Jan Jankeje（Synth-b、Vo）
- Peter Lubke（Drums）
- Serge Bringolf（Per、Vo）
Portrait Of Jaco
Holiday Park Records
Disc1
- Sermon at the Crossroads
- Please Don't Love Me
- Jocko's First Gig (On drums)
- The Chicken
- Suzanne (Absolute first record appearance)
- If You Were Mine
- Street Life
- Mr. Pitiful
- Higher Solo
- Ming of Mings
- Rice Pudding
- Amelia (One of his first and previously unknown originals)
- Do You Like the Sound of the Music
- Long, Long Day
- Exploring on Acoustic
- Dexterity
- Birth of Continuum
- Mr. Clean～
- I Can Dig It Baby
- Touch the Sky
Disc2
- Behind the Scenes
- Between Races
- Domingo
- Wiggle Waggle
- Opus Pocus
- Balloon Song (from original demo tape)
- Continuum
- Behind the Scenes_Part 2
- All The Things You Are
- Bright Size Life
- Epic Signs Jaco
- The Real Deal
- Refuge of the Roads
- Hejira
- Jaco, John and Mary
- Cannonball
- Kuru/Speak Like a Child
- Las Olas Farewell
Live in New York City Series ( Neil Weiss Ｃollection )
Live in New York City, Vol. 1: Punk Jazz
- Donna Lee
- Dania
- Teen Town
- Chicken
- Invitation
- NYC Groove
- Punk Jazz
- Liberty City
- Produced by Neil Weiss
- Drums : K.Dennard
- Bass : J.Pastorius(8 piano)
- Guiter : H.Bullock
- Saxs : A.Foster/B.Thomas
- Synthesizer : D.Brown
- Trumpet&Congas : J.Gonzalez
- Acoustic piano : M.Gerber
Recorded 1984-87 at Live in N.Y.C
Live in New York City, Vol. 2: Trio
- Wipe Out
- Straight Life
- I Shot the Sheriff
- Teen Town
- Dear Prudence
- Ode to Billie Joe
- Continuum
- Son of Creeper
- Cissy Strut
- Three Views of a Secret
- Produced by Neil Weiss
- Drums : K.Dennard
- Bass : J.Pastorius(10 Keyboard)
- Guiter : H.Bullock
Recorded 1984-87 at Live in N.Y.C
Live in New York City, Vol. 3: Promise Land
- Bass & Percussion Intro.
- Continuum
- N.Y.C. Groove, No. 2
- Teen Town
- Alfie
- Why I Sing the Blues
- Promise Land
- If You Could See Me Now
- Naima
- Produced by Neil Weiss
- Drums : K.Dennard
- Bass : J.Pastorius
- Guiter : H.Bullock
- Saxs : A.Foster/B.Thomas
- Synthesizer : D.Brown
- Trumpet&Congas : J.Gonzalez
- Acoustic piano : M.Gerber
- Vocals : J.Pastorius(6)/M.Gerber(5)/D.Brown(7)
Recorded 1984-87 at Live in N.Y.C
Live in New York City, Vol. 4: Trio 2
- Fannie Mae
- Dolphin Dance
- Teen Town
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
- Freedom Jazz Dance
- Late Night Talk With You
- Equinox
- Medley: Changes/Purple Haze/Simple Song
- Produced by Neil Weiss
- Drums : K.Dennard/V.Lewis/S.Ferrone
- Bass : J.Pastorius(10 Keyboard)
- Guiter : H.Bullock
Recorded 1984-87 at Live in N.Y.C
Live in New York City, Vol. 5: Raca
- Blackbird
- Continuum
- Mood Swings
- After you
- Sly Shuffle
- Raca
- Teen Town
- Three Women
- Good Morning Anya
- Produced by Neil Weiss
- Mastered by Kevin Hodge and Neil Weiss
- Drums : Adam Nussbaum
- Bass : Jaco Pastorius (8,9 He played piano)
- Guiter : Mike Stern
- Sax : Steve Slagli
Probabably, Recorded 1985-86 at N.Y.C
Live in New York City, Vol. 6: Punk Jazz 2
- Amerika
- Beaver Patrol
- If You Could See Me Now
- Dania
- Dolphin Dance
- Fannie Mae
- Teen Town
- Neil Weiss Producer
- Michael Gerber Piano
- Butch Thomas Saxophone
- Alex Foster Saxophone
- Jerry Gonzalez Trumpet, Conga
- Kenwood Dennard Drums
- Delmar Brown Synthesizer
- Hiram Bullock Guitar (Electric)
- Jaco Pastorius Bass (Electric), Main Performer
Live in New York City, Vol. 7: History
- Bass Solo/Amerika
- Continuum
- Straight Life
- Teen Town
- Dolphin Dance
- Agaya
- History
- Three Views of a Secret
- Neil Weiss Producer
- Jeffrey Wong Art Direction, Design
- Victor Lewis Drums
- Hiram Bullock Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Vocals
- Jaco Pastorius Bass (Electric), Main Performer
SIDE MEN
Party Down(1974)
- Party Down, Pt. 1
- Party Down, Pt. 2
- Money Vibrations
- Get into the Party Life
- I Can Dig It Baby
- Let the Good Times Roll
- Let's Stick Together
- Willie Beaver Hale ( Guitar )
- Betty Wright ( Vocals )
- Jaco Pastorius ( Bass )
- Timmy Thomas ( Keyboards )
- Ron Bagdon ( Bass )
Jaco・Pat・Bruce・Bley
- Vashkar
- Poconos
- Donkey
- Vampira
- Overtoned
- Jaco
- Batterie
- King Korn
- Blood
- Paul Bley (ElectricPiano)
- Jaco Pastorius (Bass)
- Pat Metheny (Guitar)
- Bruce Ditmas (Drums)
- Paul Bley (Producer)
Land of the Midnight Sun
- The Wizard
- Land of the Midnight Sun
- Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor
- Love Theme from "Pictures of the Sea"
- Suite - Golden Dawn: Morning Fire/Calmer of
- Short Tales of the Black Forest
- Al DiMeola / electric guitar
- Alphonse Mouzon / drums
- Jaco Pastorius / bass guitar
- Mingo Lewis / percussion
- Barry Miles / electric piano & Mini Moog
Ira Sullivan
- Old Hundredth
- Jitterbug Waltz
- Purples. Violets And Blues
- Portrait of Sa! La Rosa
- Finlandia
- Dove
- Slightly Arohed/Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
- My Reverie
- Ira Sullivan (Sax)
- Steve Bagby (Drums)
- Tony Castellano (Piano)
- Joe Diorio (Guitar)
- Don Alias (Congas)
- Jaco Pastorius (Bass)
Bright Size Life
- Bright Size Life
- Sirabhorn
- Unity Village
- Missouri Uncompromised
- Midwestern Nights Dream
- Unquity Road
- Omaha Celebration
- Round Trip/Broadway Blues
- Pat Metheny
( Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Bass ) - Jaco Pastorius ( Bass )
- Bob Moses ( Drums )
All American Alien Boy
- Letter to Britannia from the Union Jack
- All American Alien Boy
- Irene Wilde
- Restless Youth
- Rape
- You Nearly Did Me In
- Apathy 83
- God [Take 1]
- Ian Hunter ( Guitar )
- Jaco Pastorius ( Piano, Vocals, Bass )
- David Sanborn ( Guitar, Saxophone )
- Lew Soloff ( A.Sax, Trumpet )
- Freddie Mercury ( Vocals )
- Brian May ( Vocals )
- Mick Ronson ( Guitar )
- Bob Segarini ( Vocals, Vocals )
- Roger Taylor ( Vocals )
- Don Alias ( Percussion )
- Dom Cortese ( Saxophone )
- Aynsley Dunbar ( Drums )
- Dave Bargeron ( Trombone )
- Cornell Dupree ( Guitar )
- Arnie Lawrence ( Clarinet )
- Chris Stainton ( Organ )
- Annie Sutton ( Bass, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals )
- Gary Weems ( Guitar )
- Annie Sutton ( Harmony Vocals )
- Chris Stainton ( Fender Rhodes )
- Gail Kantor ( Harmony Vocals )
- Erin Dickens ( Harmony Vocals )
- Don Alias ( Conga )
- Dom Cortese ( Accordion )
- Roger Taylor ( Singer )
- Chris Stainton ( Mellotron )
- Bob Segarini ( Singer )
- Brian May ( Singer )
- Freddie Mercury ( Singer )
Trilogue Live
- Trilogue
- Zores Mores
- Foreign Fun
- Accidental Meeting
- Ant Steps on an Elephant's Toe
- Albert Mangelsdorff
( Trombone ) - Alphonse Mouzon
(Al) ( Drums ) - Jaco Pastorius (Bass)
Hejira
- Coyote
- Amelia
- Furry Sings the Blues
- Strange Boy
- Hejira
- Song for Sharon
- Black Crow
- Blue Motel Room
- Refuge of the Roads
- Joni Mitchell ( Guitar )
- Larry Carlton
( Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals) - Victor Feldman
( Guitar, Percussion ) - Abe Most
( Keyboards, Clarinet ) - Bobbye Hall ( Percussion )
- Max Bennett ( Bass )
- Chuck Domanico ( Bass )
- Chuck Findley ( Trumpet )
- John Guerin ( Drums )
- Jaco Pastorius ( Bass )
- Tom Scott ( Horn )
- Neil Young ( Wind, Harmonica )
- Chuck Findley ( Horn )
- Victor Feldman ( Vibraphone )
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
- Overture-Cotton Avenue
- Talk to Me
- Paprika Plains
- Otis and Marlena
- Tenth World
- Dreamland
- Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
- Off Night Backstreet
- Silky Veils of Ardor
- Bobbye Hall ( Percussion )
- Alex Acuna ( Percussion )
- John Guerin ( Drums )
- Larry Carlton ( Guitar )
- Airto Moreira
( Guitar (Electric), Percussion ) - Jaco Pastorius ( Drums, Bass )
- Glenn Frey ( Vocals )
- Chaka Khan ( Vocals )
- Joni Mitchell ( Guitar )
- Jd Souther
( Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals ) - Wayne Shorter ( Saxophone )
- Michel Colombier ( Sax, Piano )
- Manolo Badrena ( Percussion )
- John Curtis ( Drums )
- El Duryd ( Voices )
- Manolo Badrena ( Conga )
- John Guerin ( Drums )
- Alex Acuna ( Conga )
- Don Alias ( Bongos )
- Henry Lewy ( Conga, Claves )
Mingus
- Happy Birthday 1975
- God Must Be A Boogie Man
- Funeral (Rap)
- Chair In The Sky, A
- The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey,
- I's A Muggin' (Rap)
- Sweet Sucker Dance
- Coin In The Pocket (Rap)
- Dry Cleaner From Des Moines, The
- Lucky (Rap)
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Joni Mitchell ( Piano, Guitar )
- Peter Erskine ( Drums )
- Jaco Pastorius ( Bass, Horn )
- Charles Mingus
(Charlie Mingus) ( Vocals ) - Herbie Hancock ( Keyboards )
- Wayne Shorter
( Keyboards, Vocals, Saxophone ) - Emil Richards ( Sax, Percussion )
- Don Alias ( Conga )