Credits:

Jaco Pastorius

Description:

2017 is the 30th anniversary of Jaco's death. This is a very hot item to be released on September 21, the anniversary of his death! The CD is officially provided by INA (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel), the famous "treasure house" of all French radio and TV "audiovisual archives". Jaco and Rashid are rhythmically well matched and bring out all the techniques and possibilities of improvisation in a conversational style. On stage, Jaco plays his own originals, including the classic , as well as a few melodies from John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Burt Bacharach, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, and film music, all of which he has been familiar with since he was a young man, Jaco and Rashid are brilliant in the way they make them completely separate from the original music. Jaco also chose two of his students from the "Jaco Pastorius Bass Guitar Workshop," Michelle and Reno, to play "Donna Lee" (Michelle) and "Continuum" (Reno) as a duo bass. All eight songs are fresh, and the performance is a thrilling display of improvisation at its finest, merging into a continuous flow of pure sound. The songs have to change before you can move on. (Jaco) "Rashid is a master drummer who can hit and hit the 'meaning'." (Jaco) "In December 1984, Jaco and I formed a duo unit and went on a live tour to the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. It was a lot of fun and it went really well. Jaco's playing was great."(Rashid) Rashid Ali was the drummer for the jazz saxophone giant John Coltrane Group from 1965. The two met in New York City in the summer of 1983.

Tracklisting:

1.ROUND TRIP ~ BROADWAY BLUES ~ IMPROVISATION
2.IMPROVISING TO JAZZ STANDARDS ~ THE HIGH AND MIGHTY ~ IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW ~IMPROVISATION
3.OKONKOLE y TROMPA ~ SLANG ~ GIANT STEPS ~ IMPROVISATION
4.FANNIE MAE
5.BASS IMPROVISATION ~ BLACKBIRD ~ ALFIE ~ MEDLEY
6.DONNA LEE with MICHEL HATZIGEORGIOU
7.CONTINUUM with RENO STEBA
8.HARMONICS WITH DISTORTION ~ NAIMA ~ SUMMERTIME ~ SO WHAT ~ IMPROVISATION