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Jaco Pastorius
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jaco, John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III, John Francis Anthony Pastorius III
American jazz bassist (1951–1987)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Jaco Pastorius Omnibook
- Jaco Pastorius Omnibook for Bass Clef Instruments Transcribed Exactly from His Recordings
- Jaco Pastorius
- Modern Electric Bass
- Jaco Pastorius -- Modern Electric Bass
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Film & TV
Acting · Norristown, Pennsylvania
Known for
- Havana Jam '79 — Self2009
- Jaco Pastorius - Live and Outrageous — Jaco Pastorius (bass)2007
- Jaco Pastorius - Modern Electric Bass — Jaco Pastorius (bass)1992
- Jaco Pastorius - Live in Montreal — Himself1982
- Jaco Pastorius Big Band - Live in Japan — Himself1982
- Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light — Self - Bass1980
- Weather Report: Live in Offenbach 1978 — Himself1978
- Jaco Pastorius: Live At Berliner Jazztage — Himself1976
- Weather Report: Live at Montreux — Bass1976
- Jaco Pastorius: Trilogue Live 1976 — Himself1976
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1951
- Active to
- 1987
Discography
- Jaco1974
- Jaco Pastorius1976
- The Birthday Concert1981
- Word of Mouth1981
- Invitation1982
- The Florida Concert1982
- Invitation1983
- Last Flight1984
- Across the Atlantic Ocean1985
- Jaco1986
Member of
- Blood, Sweat & Tears1975–1976
- Weather Report1975–1982
- Trio of Doom1979–1979
- Jaco Pastorius Big Band
- Woodchuck
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 485,008
- Total plays
- 6,030,907
Tags
John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (1951–1987) was a U.S. jazz musician and composer widely acknowledged for his skills as an electric bass player, as well as his command of varied musical styles including jazz, jazz fusion, funk, and jazz-funk. His playing style was noteworthy for containing intricate solos in the higher register. His innovations also included the use of harmonics and the "singing" quality of his melodies on fretless bass. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jaco+Pastori
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Quotes
- “I had an upright — it took me years and years to get enough bread to get it... I'm from Florida, so one morning I woke up, go in the corner and the bass is in a hundred pieces, cause the humidity is so bad, I mean, the upright just blew up. I said forget it, man, I can't afford this any more. So I went out, got a knife and took all the frets out of my Fender. That was it.”
- “I was playing drums, and I had broken my wrist very bad playing football, and the bass player in the band... he wanted to split. So I just went to the bass; I went from Drums over to Bass. That was it. I was playing the bass within a week.”
- “I took the frets out of my bass after I was getting into jazz a lot and I wanted to have that upright sound.”
- “I never practiced a fretless ever, because the strings eat the neck up. So I would only play it on gigs.”
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Key facts
- Born
- John Francis Anthony Pastorius III , ( 1951-12-01 ) December 1, 1951, Norristown, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) (aged 35), Fort Lauderdale, Florida , U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz jazz fusion post-bop funk
- Occupations
- Musician composer arranger producer
- Instruments
- Bass guitar double bass keyboards drums vocals
- Years active
- 1966–1987
- Labels
- Epic Warner Bros. Columbia ECM CBS Elektra
- Formerly of
- Weather Report
- Website
- jacopastorius .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.jacopastorius.com
- Image
- Jaco Pastorius with bass 1980.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jaco Pastorius
- date of birth
- 1951-12-01
- date of death
- 1987-09-21
- Commons gallery
- Jaco Pastorius
- name in native language
- Jaco Pastorius
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- birth name
- John Francis Anthony Pastorius III
- end of work period
- 1987-00-00
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Jaco Pastorius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Article
John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, also known as Jaco Pastorius (/ˈdʒɑːkoʊ pæˈstɔːriəs/ JAH-koh pass-TOR-ee-əss; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987), was an American jazz bassist, composer, and producer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, Pastorius recorded albums as a solo artist, band leader, and as a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. He also collaborated with numerous artists, including Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny and Joni Mitchell.
His bass style was influenced by funk and employed the use of fretless bass, lyrical solos, bass chords and innovative use of harmonics. As of 2017, he was the only one of seven bassists inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame to have been known for their work on the electric bass, and he has been lauded as among the best bassists of all time.