Favorite Jaco Era w/poll

[Twnty1inRF]

What is your favorite era or subset of recordings by Jaco?

For purposes of the poll I have parsed his recordings into the following groups:

Pre Weather Report - Jaco Pastorius (debut solo album), Bright Size Life (Path Metheny), Jaco (Metheny, Ditmas, Bley), All American Alien Boy (Ian Hunter), Land of the Midnight Sun (Al Dimeola)

With Weather Report - Black Market, Heavy Weather, Mr. Gone, 8:30, Night Passage, Weather Report

With Joni Mitchell - Hejira, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, Mingus, Shadows and Light

As Band Leader - Word of Mouth, Invitation, Twins I & II, The Birthday Concert, Holiday For Pans

Other - Trio of Doom, Herbie Hancock, Mike Stern, Hiram Bullock, Biréli Lagrène, Flora Purim, Brian Melvin, etc.

I have included a category for you haters out there as well...

 

[Twnty1inRF]

As much as I love Jaco's pre WR and WR stuff I gotta go with the lyricism and rock solid support of his work with Joni, simply sublime...

 

[Eric Perry]

Hejira is amazing, so I've gotta go Joni!

 

[LowLee]

I love his debut album and Bright Size Life

 

[colorblindbass]

man, Word of Mouth just cant be beat
Imo.

 

[Marcury]

Joni, Hejira always brings tears to my eyes!

 

[bassnug47]

Bright size life is my all-time favorite cd. i love all Jaco though

 

[Twnty1inRF]

It looks like I am not alone in appreciating Jaco's pop side.

 

[Baryonyx]

With the Trio of Doom he was great, but he really shines with Weather Report imo. I could listen to "Volcano for Hire" all day!

Also, the trio stuff he did with Kenwood Dennard and John Scofield was great.

 

[fretlessspence]

Bright size life is on my desert island list so I have to go with pre-WR.

 

[Twnty1inRF]

Bright size life is on my desert island list so I have to go with pre-WR.

I have his debut, Heavy Weather, Hejira, and Bright Size Life on my desert island list (8:30 and Shadows and Light are also in the running). I had a very hard time choosing between the first three categories and still find myself changing.

 

[LowLee]

I would have to have Portrait of Tracy and Opus Pocus on my island.

 

[Twnty1inRF]

I would have to have Portrait of Tracy and Opus Pocus on my island.

Continuum is right up there as well.

 

[LowLee]

Continuum is right up there as well.

Agreed, great fretless tone.

 

[beggar98]

Bright Size Life is in my all-time top 10, and the solo debut is still stunning. I've been playing "Portrait of Tracy" for 15 years and that last harmonic is still only about 50/50...

 

[NickyBass]

I voted Joni-era. I love Shadows and Light. Doesn't get much better than that.

A close, but far second would be Bright Sized Life. As much as I love his solo and Weather Report work, it's those two records for me.

 

[Twnty1inRF]

I voted Joni-era. I love Shadows and Light. Doesn't get much better than that.

I'm with you... Jaco, Joni, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Lyle Mays, Don Alias... DAMN!!!

I think I'll watch the DVD again tonight.

 

[morf]

I voted as band leader for the album Invitation which is my current favorite. But that's likely to change next week

 

[LowLee]

I voted as band leader for the album Invitation which is my current favorite. But that's likely to change next week

+1

 

[johnpaulbass]

man the weather report was groovy