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ASIN: B00000IJVH

Editorial Reviews
Hillary Grey-Jazz Times
Uncommonly creative and thoroughly enjoyable

Product Description
Jazz harp joined by a full range of instruments: guitar, Bass, drums, pedal steel guitar, saxophone, keyboards, and vocals.

Fretless

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Jaco Pastorius
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Jaco y Kuato
  • Must have!
  • It's obviously brilliant! but you must need to show patience.
  • Landmark Recording
  • So you thought YOU could play bass?
 Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Heavy Weather
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  5. Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius

ASIN: B00004VWA7
Release Date: 2000-08-01

Tracks:

  1. Donna Lee
  2. Come On, Come Over
  3. Continuum
  4. Kuru/Speak Like a Child
  5. Portrait of Tracy
  6. Opus Pocus
  7. Okonkole Y Trompa
  8. (Used To Be A) Cha-Cha
  9. Forgotten Love
  10. (Used To Be A) Cha-Cha (previously unreleased)
  11. 6/4 Jam (previously unreleased)

Amazon.com

In 1976, the first 10 minutes of this eponymous disc took the listener on a jazz world cruise directed by the instrumentalist-composer Jaco Pastorius, who thus gave notice that there was a new sheriff in town and that narrow definitions of jazz would simply not do. More so even than his groundbreaking work as a member of Weather Report, Jaco's music on this, his debut album as a leader (and in a trio setting with his soulmate Pat Metheny on the guitarist's maiden voyage, Bright Size Life), defines his greatness, his outreach, and his ambition. Boppish changes à la Miles Davis come through with Jaco's incredible touch, tone phrasing, and rhythmic locomotion--as does the musical leap of faith from bebop to funky-butt R&B delivered with lyrical majesty on Jaco's aptly titled "Continuum."

This reissue greatly enhances the fidelity of Jaco Pastorius, particularly in the bassist's famous, elusive tone, from lightly chorused, vocal-tenorlike glissandos on "Continuum" and the bell-like harmonics of "Portrait of Tracy" to his percussive, hand-drumlike rhythmic cycles underneath Peter Gordon's august French horn on "Oknokole Y Trompa." Even more stunning are the manner in which Jaco deploys a steel drum choir underneath Wayne Shorter on "Opus Pocus" and the ferocious Latin-inflected groove Jaco, Lenny White, and Don Alias conjure under Herbie Hancock on two takes--one unissued until now--of "(Used to Be a) Cha-Cha." Pat Metheny contributes an extraordinary set of liner notes to this set, putting Jaco's contributions to jazz and the bass in sharp perspective. Still, a spirit of innovation and discovery suffuses every note on Jaco Pastorius, and it is startling how modern and engaging this music remains. --Chip Stern

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Jaco y Kuato.......2007-06-12

a great man named Kuato once said: "Open your mind". This Album will do just that, especially for bass players. This remains one of my personal favorites. Please disregard any preconcieved notions you may have about Jaco and listen to the music, its solid. Buy this album and Bright Size Life, JACO LIVES!!!

5 out of 5 stars Must have!.......2007-05-11

I wasn't sure at first, but after listening a dozen times, there's more subtle detail than I realized at first, both from Jaco himself and the collection of phenomenal musicians he got to collaborate with him. The bonus tracks are really great too - not just some "junk" they added to make it look good.

It's rare to find a CD with this much musical sense, and you can "hear" the musicians listening to one another and framing each other.

One of the best CDs I own.

5 out of 5 stars It's obviously brilliant! but you must need to show patience........2006-07-14

May be, there is no body who denies this piece value.

But Be careful~! when do you evaluate & comment on it.

I think that, (as Pat Metheny said) "it is difficult for people who weren't around at the time of his emergence to fully weigh the impact of his contribution" except someone who has ever seen the jaco's debut and has been on the edge of changes in 'Bass' perfomance style and who run to bass playing.

People say that usually, "Jaco was the best bass player", "the best album ever I heard", "good~! very coo~~~l"

Don't conclude the album is good or bad on impulse.

What you should do, knowing the given condition at Jaco's debut.
For example, the change of a bass's role and sound in Fusion/jazz rock bands, on the contrary the role/sound like simple rhythm part in traditional bands.
And it is fantastic to look into the another bass players as compasred with Jaco. Stanley Clarke, Ron Carter, Scott Lafaro and more.

Jaco's playing is very different from another's. The different players had performed as perfoming the "instrument" but Jaco had perfomed like a singer~!.
Jaco has been singing a song with Fender Bass.

"Continuum" the track 3 contained the record is driving me crazy~!

Yeah~ I know, this is nothing but a impression.
The feeling of the piece varies from person to person.



But try to remember this~!
If you try to show patience, you must get it much more.

5 out of 5 stars Landmark Recording.......2005-08-15

Jaco's first solo record proves to be the most important and influential recording in the history of the electric bass. I invite listeners from all other forms of music to try and find another bass player other than old jazz cats like Charles Mingus and Scott LaFaro who did more for the bass than Jaco has. He single-handedly showed us new directions we could take the instrument in. Modern players like Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Flea, and Les Claypool owe an immense debt to Jaco Pastorius. This record holds even more weight, because it was recorded all the way back in 1976. Jaco totally revolutionized the electric bass.

'Donna Lee,' an arrangement of a Miles Davis song, is just about the closest you could get to a bassist who 'shreds' in the style of monster guitarists like Malmsteen and Vai. Every note is played clean and clear - Pastorius is a perfectionist and he makes no mistakes on this opening piece. This is followed by the only track with vocals, 'Come On, Come Over.' It features Sam and Dave on vocals, and I predict that one day Quentin Tarantino will use it in one of his movies.

Pastorius shows his versatility through his mastering of natural harmonics on the sublime 'Portrait of Tracy.' He also shows his versatility in playing slow using plenty of vibrato and slides in other tracks like 'Ocus Pocus' and 'Continuum.' Keep your ears open for elements that would sprout up in all forms of music from Rock to Rap to Hip-Hop to Country following this debute record.

In my opinion, the true highlight of this record is 'Used to be a Cha-Cha' which is another arrangment of Charlie Parker's 'Ah Leu Cha' which is also covered by Miles Davis on his ROUND BOUT MIDNIGHT lp. The track features Herbie Hancock and is a fusion barnburner full of solos from Hubert Laws, Hancock, and an hypnotic looping bass line from Jaco. The alternate take bonus track on this edition is a gem, with Hancock shining even more.

Listen to what I have to say about Pastorius and this record. If you don't believe me then look no further than Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Randy & Michael Brecker, all of which are featured on this pioneering release. If you are a bass player, or simply call yourself a fan of the instrument, then anything Jaco has ever done belongs in your collection, including his solo material, his work with Pat Metheny, and his late involvment with the fusion supergroup, Weather Report.

5 out of 5 stars So you thought YOU could play bass?.......2005-05-15

Jaco shows all of us that he is the electric bass player for all times. I'll be quite surprised if anyone surpasses him.
If you think you can play bass put this on the player and humble yourself with his creativity, his moves, his endurance.
This is a great CD to use to set some (probably unattainable) goals for yourself.
Land of the Sky
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Acoustic stringed instrument lovers, take note!
  • Both original and traditional compositions of mountain melodies
  • A fan from Arlington, VA.
 Land of the Sky
Al Petteway & Amy White
Manufacturer: Maggie's Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
Irish FolkIrish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
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  1. Acoustic Journey
  2. Winter Tidings
  3. The Waters and the Wild
  4. Shades Of Blue
  5. Whispering Stones

ASIN: B0007KIGAO
Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

  1. Land of the Sky 2:58
  2. Black Bear's Picnic 4:16
  3. Shady Grove 4:39
  4. Across the Blue Mountains 4:11
  5. Bobcat in the Brambles 3:03
  6. Sunny Day 3:08
  7. Pretty Polly 4:00
  8. A Walk in the Woods 4:20
  9. Western Highlands 3:30
  10. Wafaring Stranger 4:33
  11. The Cuckoo 2:42
  12. Swannanoa 4:44
  13. Ryan's Rambles 4:05
  14. Trillium Waltz 2:33

Album Description

The Southern Appalachian Mountains come alive in this recording of original compositions & traditional mountain melodies on Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, Celtic Harp, Banjo, Fiddle, Irish Bouzouki, Fretless Bass, Vocals and Percussion.Instrumentation that includes:Al: Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Irish Bouzouki, Fretless Bass, Vocals & Percussion;Amy: Acoustic Guitar, Celtic Harp, Mandolin, Vocals & Percussion;Joe Ebel: Violin.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Acoustic stringed instrument lovers, take note!.......2005-10-20

My first introduction to Al Petteway and Amy White was the "acoustic Journey" album that I received by donating to National Public Radio. As an acoustic guitarist myself, I really appreciated the great talent and wonderful arrangements. Curious, I checked Amazon.com for more of their music and was attracted to "Land of the Sky" which focused more on southern Appalachian folk music, albeit in a more stylized form. Still, I found it very soothing and at times, emotional, especially the intrumental version of "Shady Grove". I also bought the "Holiday Sampler" because it's a wonderful alternative to the traditional music-box albums I normally play at Christmas time. I'd give it three thumbs up if I had them!

5 out of 5 stars Both original and traditional compositions of mountain melodies .......2005-08-07

When the Scots, Irish, Welch, and English settlers populated the mountain valleys, hills, and mountains of Southern Appalachia, they brought their music with them as an integral part of their culture. In Land Of The Sky, Al Petteway and Amy White deftly collaborate to memorably perform within that Southern Appalachian music tradition and heritage for the benefit and delight of a new generation of listeners with recorded performances that include both original and traditional compositions of mountain melodies played on acoustic guitars, the mandolin, the Celtic harp, the banjo, fiddles, the Irish Bouzouki, Fretless Bass, percussion, and vocals. Entertaining listening with a total running time of 53:06, the fourteen pieces comprising this outstanding and recommended CD for personal, music department, and community library New Age & Contemporary Folk Music collections include Black Bear's Picnic (4:16); Shady Grove (4:39); Across the Blue Mountains (4:11); Bobcat in the Brambles (3:03); Sunny Day (3:08); Pretty Polly (4:00); A Walk in the Woods (4:20); Western Highlands (3:30); Wayfaring Stranger (4:33); The Cuckoo (2:42); Swannanoa (4:44); Ryan's Rambles (4:05); Trillium Waltz (2:33); and the title piece, Land of the Sky (2:58).

5 out of 5 stars A fan from Arlington, VA........2005-05-05

While I do not consider myself an expert in acoustic guitar music, I have over the years collected and listened to a lot of such music. Like most everyone, I know what I like, and I like the music of Al Petteway and Amy White a great deal.

This CD may be their best. It is musically rich and as all are of their CDs, it is innovative. A good example of that is their version of the standard folk song, "Pretty Polly".

There is not a bad cut on the CD, and like other great artists, the CD's theme of an Appalachian journey not only holds together, it works quite well. I have listened to this CD over and over and find something new every time. This is one to buy and keep.
The Key
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • One of the best
  • Dysfunctional Folk at its Best
 The Key
Danzig & Woolley
Manufacturer: Eclectic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00005Y6PC
Release Date: 2001-04-29

Tracks:

  1. Wyoming
  2. The Key
  3. The 13th Floor
  4. Halloween In Marblehead
  5. Callous
  6. Saltwater Cowboy
  7. Frustrated Angel
  8. Divine Intervention
  9. Chernobyl
  10. My Favorite Candy
  11. Yesterday's Gone

Album Description

The Key, (2001) a collaboration of Kevin Danzig & Cat Woolley. Of the three CD's the duo has recorded together, this one is the first under the name "Danzig & Woolley". The evocative power of their music is fueled by warm, impassioned vocals, the crisp rhythmic interplay of Danzig's full bodied guitar with Woolley's bright mandolin, and a vivid lyrical style that delivers tales with twists, coloring them with allegory, humor, and an upbeat spirit.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of the best.......2002-04-24

Looking for the right mix of good lyrics and good artistic talent? This is a must! "The Key" is a new compilation by Danzig and Wolley that expresses the richness of what folk music is all about. The lyrics bring together a harmonious expression of both contemporary experiences as well as enjoyable reflections of the best things in life. One of the best in the later category is the song "The Thirteenth Floor."

However, the artistic talent is what drives this album. It's hard to imagine at times that the music is being produced by only two individuals. The variety and scope of the sound is truly awesome. I am particularly drawn to the opening song "Wyoming" and the last two songs "Chernobyl' and "Yesterday's Gone." In between, one finds the genius of this pair: pure harmonic bliss. Between the talented acoustics and harmonizing vocals, one is sweep away to one of the greatest joys in life.....music!

4 out of 5 stars Dysfunctional Folk at its Best.......2002-04-16

I suspect that most sales of Kevin Danzig and Cat Woolley's "The Key" have been to those who were fortunate enough to have heard live, in some coffee house, bar, or other room, their magical a capella rendition of "Halloween In Marblehead." Those buyers got their money's worth for that track alone, a childhood remembrance of discovering the holiday, but the album has a lot more to offer.

The harmonies are the thing, bringing a visceral depth to Danzig's lyrics, from stories like "Frustrated Angel," a believable speculation on the next assignment for Clarence (of It's A Wonderful Life), to exultations like "Wyoming," celebrating Yellowstone. The instrumental intro here alone is worth the price of admission.

These are NOT necessarily the duo's best songs --- three of my favorites are still available only over the live cup of coffee --- but this is not a bad place to begin a Danzig and Woolley collection.
4 Voice Canons
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • mostly great
 4 Voice Canons
Polansky , Diamond , Winant , Brooks , and Didkovsky
Manufacturer: Cold Blue Label
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006YXAT
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

  1. #4
  2. #7
  3. #17: Guitar Canon
  4. #9b: Anna Canon
  5. #14: Kid Canon
  6. #16: Canon In One Octave For Arthur Farwell
  7. #12: Doggerel (From 3 New Hampshire Songs)
  8. #10: Four Boys Mannin'
  9. #13: DIY Canon
  10. #5
  11. #6
  12. #8: Nerve Canon
  13. #13: DIY Canon/Headphone Canon For Ross Hendler
  14. #13: DIY Canon/On Skin, Wood, Metal, And Stone
  15. #18: Trio Canon For Christian Wolff

Album Description

For the past 25 years, Polansky has been composing a series of fascinating mensuration canons (a formal concept dating back to the Renaissance) that run the sonic gamut from wildly boisterous to serenely introverted. This disc collects thriteen of these canons (one of which is found here in three different realizations). The varied instrumentation includes marimbas, gamelan, electric guitars, children's voices, computer, choir, and chamber ensemble. Performances by and collaborations with William Winant, Jody Diamond, Daniel Goode, the York Vocal Index, Ray Guillette, Nathan Davis, Nick Didkovsky, and others.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars mostly great.......2003-08-28

This wonderful CD consists entirely of mensuration canons. "Each successively entering voice moves proportionally faster than the previous one, causing each canon's density and rhythmic complexity to increase from beginning to end." There are only a few tracks that I just don't grab me, otherwise this gets a five star rating. Particularly good is Guitar Canon, performed by Polansky on his fretless guitar, and the amazingly cute Anna Canon, based on samples of his third year old daughter's voice. CD features: William Winant, Jody Diamond, Daniel Goode, Nick Didkovsky...
On the Wing of the Great Spaceship
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		On the Wing of the Great Spaceship

    Manufacturer: Cold Mountain Recordings
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000CAGX22
    Release Date: 2004-01-06

    Tracks:

    1. On the Wing of the Great Spaceship
    2. Teeter-totter
    3. The Night Owl
    4. West to Mars
    5. Ain't No Bigee
    6. Zucchini Bread
    7. Thanksgiving at Mom's
    8. 61 Circles Around the Sun
    9. Boomerang
    10. Tiny Little Gremlins
    11. You, Me, Everything
    12. Centerstream
    So Long, True Love
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Life in General ROCKS!!!!!
    • Cool guys great music
    • The long awaited album is finally here!
    		 So Long, True Love
    Life in General
    Manufacturer: Salem Mill
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00001OH3Y
    Release Date: 2000-01-11

    Tracks:

    1. Hopscotch in Oz
    2. San Miguel
    3. No Need to Be Lonely
    4. Who Knew
    5. Spacegirl
    6. Tattoo
    7. Emily Laughed
    8. Under Your Wing
    9. She Cries
    10. Missin' Me
    11. Chestnut & Union
    12. Big Sky
    13. First Guitar
    14. You

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Life in General ROCKS!!!!!.......2001-08-20

    Each CD LIG puts out gets better and better, and this is no exception. "Big Sky" is an incredible track as well as "She Cries" and "No Need to be Lonely." These two guys have a lot of energy and creativity in their song-writing and performing. They have truly mastered the drums, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, tamborine, and toy piano (to name a few) to make for a wonderful listening experience. This band is NOT TO BE MISSED!

    5 out of 5 stars Cool guys great music.......2000-07-02

    A duo who cannot do wrong, writing music that could be classics if given the right exposure. They rock.

    4 out of 5 stars The long awaited album is finally here!.......2000-06-27

    Jason LeVasseur and Jerry Chapman provide a refreshing change to todays musical scene. They write there own songs and play their own instruments, take that Backstreet Boys! The new album blends together seamlessly the contrasting musical styles of LaVasseur and Chapman. Though only two, the sound is that of a full band. Having toured together for years, the new album is tight and feels as if they are singing live for you. The songwriting is intimate and heartfelt. "Big Sky" is magical, "Hopscotch in Oz" highlights Chapman's strong voice, "Spacegirl" is hard to get out of your head, and the rest of the album does not disappoint. Don't just buy the CD, make sure that you catch them live the next time they are in your town. They are a fun act live, and this album catches that energy.
    Fretless
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Fretless
      Chris Darrow
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0000251MY
      Release Date: 2006-03-07
      Jaco Pastorius
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Jaco y Kuato
      • Must have!
      • It's obviously brilliant! but you must need to show patience.
      • Landmark Recording
      • So you thought YOU could play bass?
      		 Jaco Pastorius
      Jaco Pastorius
      Manufacturer: Sony
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000002568
      Release Date: 1990-10-25

      Tracks:

      1. Donna Lee
      2. Come On, Come Over
      3. Continuum
      4. Kuru/Speak Like A Child
      5. Portrait Of Tracy
      6. Opus Pocus
      7. Okonkole Y Trompa
      8. (Used To Be A) Cha-Cha
      9. Forgotten Love

      Amazon.com

      Opening up with a defiantly eclectic one-two punch of bebop and classic soul, fretless bass guitar innovator Jaco Pastorius made it plain, for anyone who cared to listen to this self-titled 1976 debut, that he rejected all labels and aesthetic hierarchies. Bursting on the scene like a fiery comet, and departing just as quickly, Pastorius became the most influential bassist of his generation. He startled contemporary listeners, who failed to comprehend how any bassist could articulate the equestrian melodic highways and syncopated byways of "Donna Lee" with such casual abandon, let alone with that tone. Pastorius also revealed considerable gifts as a composer and arranger. On "Kuru/Speak Like a Child," his sophisticated string charts and harmonies lent gravity and motion to the supercharged rhythmic vamps. And with his poignant ballad "Portrait of Tracy," Pastorius displayed a stunning, unconventional approach to the bass guitar as a solo instrument, demonstrating a singular command of chords, glissandos, and harmonics that transcended all expectations of the capabilities of the instrument. Some 20 years later, these sounds remain fresh, vibrant and exploratory. --Chip Stern

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Jaco y Kuato.......2007-06-12

      a great man named Kuato once said: "Open your mind". This Album will do just that, especially for bass players. This remains one of my personal favorites. Please disregard any preconcieved notions you may have about Jaco and listen to the music, its solid. Buy this album and Bright Size Life, JACO LIVES!!!

      5 out of 5 stars Must have!.......2007-05-11

      I wasn't sure at first, but after listening a dozen times, there's more subtle detail than I realized at first, both from Jaco himself and the collection of phenomenal musicians he got to collaborate with him. The bonus tracks are really great too - not just some "junk" they added to make it look good.

      It's rare to find a CD with this much musical sense, and you can "hear" the musicians listening to one another and framing each other.

      One of the best CDs I own.

      5 out of 5 stars It's obviously brilliant! but you must need to show patience........2006-07-14

      May be, there is no body who denies this piece value.

      But Be careful~! when do you evaluate & comment on it.

      I think that, (as Pat Metheny said) "it is difficult for people who weren't around at the time of his emergence to fully weigh the impact of his contribution" except someone who has ever seen the jaco's debut and has been on the edge of changes in 'Bass' perfomance style and who run to bass playing.

      People say that usually, "Jaco was the best bass player", "the best album ever I heard", "good~! very coo~~~l"

      Don't conclude the album is good or bad on impulse.

      What you should do, knowing the given condition at Jaco's debut.
      For example, the change of a bass's role and sound in Fusion/jazz rock bands, on the contrary the role/sound like simple rhythm part in traditional bands.
      And it is fantastic to look into the another bass players as compasred with Jaco. Stanley Clarke, Ron Carter, Scott Lafaro and more.

      Jaco's playing is very different from another's. The different players had performed as perfoming the "instrument" but Jaco had perfomed like a singer~!.
      Jaco has been singing a song with Fender Bass.

      "Continuum" the track 3 contained the record is driving me crazy~!

      Yeah~ I know, this is nothing but a impression.
      The feeling of the piece varies from person to person.



      But try to remember this~!
      If you try to show patience, you must get it much more.

      5 out of 5 stars Landmark Recording.......2005-08-15

      Jaco's first solo record proves to be the most important and influential recording in the history of the electric bass. I invite listeners from all other forms of music to try and find another bass player other than old jazz cats like Charles Mingus and Scott LaFaro who did more for the bass than Jaco has. He single-handedly showed us new directions we could take the instrument in. Modern players like Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Flea, and Les Claypool owe an immense debt to Jaco Pastorius. This record holds even more weight, because it was recorded all the way back in 1976. Jaco totally revolutionized the electric bass.

      'Donna Lee,' an arrangement of a Miles Davis song, is just about the closest you could get to a bassist who 'shreds' in the style of monster guitarists like Malmsteen and Vai. Every note is played clean and clear - Pastorius is a perfectionist and he makes no mistakes on this opening piece. This is followed by the only track with vocals, 'Come On, Come Over.' It features Sam and Dave on vocals, and I predict that one day Quentin Tarantino will use it in one of his movies.

      Pastorius shows his versatility through his mastering of natural harmonics on the sublime 'Portrait of Tracy.' He also shows his versatility in playing slow using plenty of vibrato and slides in other tracks like 'Ocus Pocus' and 'Continuum.' Keep your ears open for elements that would sprout up in all forms of music from Rock to Rap to Hip-Hop to Country following this debute record.

      In my opinion, the true highlight of this record is 'Used to be a Cha-Cha' which is another arrangment of Charlie Parker's 'Ah Leu Cha' which is also covered by Miles Davis on his ROUND BOUT MIDNIGHT lp. The track features Herbie Hancock and is a fusion barnburner full of solos from Hubert Laws, Hancock, and an hypnotic looping bass line from Jaco. The alternate take bonus track on this edition is a gem, with Hancock shining even more.

      Listen to what I have to say about Pastorius and this record. If you don't believe me then look no further than Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Randy & Michael Brecker, all of which are featured on this pioneering release. If you are a bass player, or simply call yourself a fan of the instrument, then anything Jaco has ever done belongs in your collection, including his solo material, his work with Pat Metheny, and his late involvment with the fusion supergroup, Weather Report.

      5 out of 5 stars So you thought YOU could play bass?.......2005-05-15

      Jaco shows all of us that he is the electric bass player for all times. I'll be quite surprised if anyone surpasses him.
      If you think you can play bass put this on the player and humble yourself with his creativity, his moves, his endurance.
      This is a great CD to use to set some (probably unattainable) goals for yourself.
      iStole
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Awesome record
      		 iStole
      Ned Evett
      Manufacturer: Empty Beach Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
      Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B0002A2VYG
      Release Date: 2004-06-15

      Tracks:

      1. Claim To Fame
      2. I Stole
      3. Fly Myself To Sleep
      4. India
      5. Need You Now
      6. Rochambeau
      7. Listen
      8. Shine Like A Diamond On Me
      9. The Curse Is On You
      10. Token Hearted
      11. Roman Moons

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Awesome record.......2004-06-16

      This record is a masterpiece. Every song begs to be listened to again and again. The instrumentation perfectly enhances Ned's tremendous voice. Shine Like A Diamond On Me is a gem, the lyrics painting a picture of lonliness. I Stole is a great sing along than any working man can identify with. The growth from Circus Liquor to iStole shows what a talented song writer and musician Ned is. The world needs to take notice of this sadly underrated fretless wizard!
      Jaco Pastorius
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Jaco Pastorius
        Jaco Pastorius
        Manufacturer: Epic
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000P28RGM
        Release Date: 2007-06-04

        Tracks:

        1. Donna Lee
        2. Come On, Come Over
        3. Continuum
        4. Kuru/Speak Like a Child
        5. Portrait of Tracy
        6. Opus Pocus
        7. Okonkole y Trompa
        8. (Used to Be A) Cha Cha
        9. Forgotten Love
        10. (Used to Be A) Cha Cha [Alternate Take][*]
        11. 6/4 Jam [Alternate Take][*]

        Album Details

        Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

        Jazz Music:

        1. From the Green Hill
        2. Genie [Original recording remastered] [Import]
        3. Get Outta Here!
        4. Giblet Gravy [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
        5. Go See The World
        6. Grand Hotel Europa
        7. Gratitude
        8. Groovin' Hard
        9. Groovin' High
        10. Heavy Metal Be-Bop [Original recording remastered] [Import]

        Jazz Music

        Jazz Music