Jaco Pastorius with Blood, sweat & Tears?

[IAMERICCOCHRANE]

According to his biography at Link Removed
It says that Jaco played on a Blood Sweat & Tears album. What album was this and what songs did he play in if he actually did play with BS&T?

 

[JMX]

AFAIK he was "discovered" by Bob Colomby, who was BS&T's drummer, but he did not play on a BS&T album.

Colomby got him a record deal and produced his first solo album.

 

[Craig Garfinkel]

i'm pretty sure they got that one wrong. AFAIK Jaco never recorded with BS&T, but rather he subbed on a tour for regular bassist Ron McClure. BS&T drummer and leader Bobby Colomby "auditioned" Jaco after a BS&T gig in Ft. Lauderdale, and was so blown away he convinced Columbia Records to let him produce Jaco's solo record, released in 1976. He hired Jaco for the tour sometime around then.

BTW, the guitar player on the BS&T tour with Jaco on bass was this kid from Berklee named Mike Stern.

 

[jerry]

Craig is right! Jaco just did a short tour with them....no recording. I do have the Mike Stern album though....they didn't give him a lot of room, but you could always tell Mikes playing even in those days....as Miles said....some guys got high.....Mike stayed high!!!

 

[Craig Garfinkel]

There's a quote from Mike, perhaps in Milkowski's book, about how Jaco used to good-naturedly prod him towards developing his jazz chops. Once he called Mike in his room on that BS&T tour in the middle of the night and yelled "STERN! That solo you played on (whatever tune) did not swing...AT ALL!!!!!"

And then hung up.

Point was taken.

 

[angus_parney]

Yeah, I'll second that, he didn't record with BS&T but there was the drummer connection and tour...guess who just finished reading their Jaco biography

PS: I noticed this Paco thread has only 150 views while the above Blink 182 thread has nigh on 300...things like that sadden me

 

[Wrong Robot]

Originally posted by Dingus morning

PS: I noticed this Paco thread has only 150 views while the above Blink 182 thread has nigh on 300...things like that sadden me

paco thread eh?

 

[angus_parney]

Yup
Jaco Pastorius = Jaco.P = Paco
I got it from Victor Bailey's album 'That's Right' (recommended).

 

[nik max]

I am just hearing that Al di Meola got Jaco the gig at Blood Sweat and Tears. In the Rick Beato interview he did recently.

 

[jerry]

I am just hearing that Al di Meola got Jaco the gig at Blood Sweat and Tears. In the Rick Beato interview he did recently.

That timeline seemed a little off to me from what I read. Bobby Colomby, Jaco's producer, was the drummer for BS&T's. I really enjoyed the DiMeola interview otherwise.

 

[JimK]

...Di Meola woulda been very young at that point, no?
I mean, he was like only 19 when he joined RTF.

 

[nik max]

yes, very young to play with such established heavy weights.