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Jaco Pastorius - Birthday Concert CD


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On an irregular basis in the early '80s, the innovative electric bassist Jaco Pastorius led a big band that he called Word of Mouth. This excellent CD documents Pastorius' 30th birthday party, a concert at which he was joined by the Peter Graves Orchestra (consisting of 14 horns, two steel drums, and two percussionists) plus drummer Peter Erskine, Don Alias on conga, and both Michael Brecker and Bob Mintzer on tenors. Brecker co-stars with Pastorius on a strong program that is highlighted by "The Chicken," a burning rendition of "Invitation," and "Liberty City." The music is full of spirit and joy, featuring Pastorius at the peak of his powers just before his tragic decline. ~ Scott Yanow

Recorded live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1981. Includes liner notes by Peter Erskine.

Live Recording

Personnel includes: Jaco Pastorius (bass); Bob Mintzer (soprano & tenor saxophones, bass clarinet); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Randy Emerick (baritone saxophone); Dan Bonsanti, Neal Bonsanti, Gary Lindsay (saxophone, woodwinds); Brian O'Flaherty, Ken Faulk, Brett Murphey, Melton Mustafa (trumpet); Russ Freeland, Mike Katz (trombone); Dave Bargeron (trombone, tuba); Randy Emerick (bass trombone); Peter Gordon, Jerry Peel, Steve Roitstein (French horn); Peter Erskine (drums); Don Alias, Othello Molineaux, Paul Hornmuller (steel drums); Bobby Thomas, Jr. (congas); Oscar Salas (percussion).

Birthday Concert Music

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Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Pop, Jazz Instrument, Live Performances, Fusion, Bass
Label	Warner Bros.
Orig Year	1981
All Time Product Rank	48,778
CD Universe Part number	1101190
Catalog number	45290
Discs	1
Release Date	Sep 26, 1995
Studio/Live	Live
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Peter Erskine
Engineer	Peter Yainolos
Recording Time	69 minutes
Personnel	Don Alias Jaco Pastorius - bass Dave Bargeron - trombone, tuba Jerry Peel Brett Murphey Russ Freeland Ken Faulk Brian O'Flaherty Mike Katz - trombone Melton Mustafa - trumpet List all 23 contributors

Jaco Pastorius - Birthday Concert Songs

Trk	Song	Time	Price
1	Soul Intro/the Chicken Live Version	8:01	$0.99
2	Continuum Live Verison	2:34	$0.99
3	Invitation Live Version	17:43
4	Three Views of a Secret Live Version	5:57	$0.99
5	Liberty City Live Verison	8:12	$0.99
6	Punk Jazz Live Verison	4:35	$0.99
7	Happy Birthday Live Verison	1:48	$0.99
8	Reza Live Verison	10:37
9	Domingo Live Verison	5:39	$0.99
10	Band Intros Live Verison	2:38	$0.99
11	Amerika Live Verison	1:44	$0.99

Birthday Concert Music

Birthday Concert CD (1981) 3.5 stars

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Birthday Concert Music Review

Average Rating: (3.5 out of 5 stars) 3.5 stars

3 stars nice
Just too many horn players.
Submitted by DBel181254 (vero beach.FL.)
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4 stars 4 and a half
well, noone has written a review for this one yet, so i thought i would. this is a really good live cd, and you get to see what Jaco improv is all about. this isnt as wildly impressive as some of his studio stuff, but more like jaco on a reasonably good night (i think). the big band and horns are excellent, and the quality of the sound is really good. "the chicken" and "liberty city" are two of my favorite jaco recordings ever. all in all, one of the better recordings of jaco live. it also has him performing songs that he doesnt normally play. so, buy it if you are a fan. if you dont know who jaco is, get his self titled cd first.
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