Jaco Pastorius

Artist:  Jaco Pastorius
Birth Name:  John Francis Pastorius III
Born:  December 1, 1951.  Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died:  September 21, 1987 (Aged 35).  Wilton Manor, Florida, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Folk Jazz, Funk Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Producer
Instruments:  Bass, Drums, Double Bass, Piano, Vocals, Mandocello, Steel Drums

Jaco Pastorius was an American Jazz Musician, Composer and Band Leader, best known for his work with Weather Report from 1976 to 1981, also work with artists including Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell and his own Solo Projects.  He was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall Of Fame in 1988.

Title:   Tokyo  83  (2019)
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Folk Jazz, Funk Jazz
Label:   Equinox
Rating:   ****

Format:   CD:

Tracks:

 1.  Radio Announcer Intro  (2:13)
 2.  New Reggae  (18:26)
 3.  Jaco Bass Solo  (2:14)
 4.  Beaver Patrol  (14:50)
 5.  Fannie Mas/Why I Sing The Blues  (7:03)
 6.   Radio Announcer Outro  (0:11)

Personnel:

Jaco Pastorious:  Electric Bass
Alex Foster:  Saxophone
Ron Tooley:  Trumpet
Delmar Brown:  Keyboards
Kenwood Dennard:  Drums
Don Alias:  Percussion

Special Guests:

Othello Molineaux:  Steel Drums
Kazumi Watanabe:  Electric Guitar

Tokyo  83 is a live album by Jaco Pastorius, released on November 29, 2019 by Equinox, and broadcast by NHK Radio at Shinjyuku Koseinenkin, Tokyo on May 22, 1983.