Near the end of his career, Jaco guested on low-key releases by jazz artists including guitarist Mike Stern, guitarist and drummer Brian Melvin. Jaco can be heard on Moreira’s 1977 release I’m Fine, How Are You? His signature sound is prominent on Purim’s 1978 release Everyday Everynight, on which he played the bass melody for a Michel Colombier composition entitled “The Hope,” and performed bass and vocals on one of his own compositions, “Las Olas.”
He also collaborated with jazz figures Flora Purim and Airto Moriera.
In the course of his musical career, Jaco played on dozens of recording sessions for other musicians, both in and out of jazz circles. Jaco was noted for his virtuosic bass lines which combined Afro-Cuban rhythms with R&B to create 16th-note funk lines syncopated with ghost notes. Jaco joined Weather Report during the recording sessions for Black Market (1976), and he became a vital part of the band by virtue of the unique qualities of his bass playing, his skills as a composer (and, in time, arranger), and his exuberant showmanship on stage. Even the soul singers Sam & Dave reunited to appear on the track, “Come On, Come Over.” The album also boasted a lineup of heavyweights in the jazz community at the time, including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Lenny White, Don Alias, and Michael Brecker. By 1976 he released his debut album simply titled JACO. By age 22 he was teaching bass at the University of Miami where he met and began playing with a student (guitarist) named Pat Matheny in 1973. After experiencing difficulty maintaining his acoustic bass in the heat and humidity of his Florida residence, he opted for a Fender (electric) bass. Jaco started out playing drums but injured his wrist playing football at age 13. He was inducted into the Downbeat Jazz Hall of Fame in 1988, one of only seven bassists so honored (and the only electric bass guitarist). His playing was known for its highly technical, Latin-influenced, lyrical soloing on the fretless bass, and innovative use of harmonics. His unprecedented originality both technically and “improvisationally” is studied and imitated by every bassist (in some way or another) to this day.īorn John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, he became best known for his work with the group Weather Report from 1976–1981, as well as with Joni Mitchell. From Africa to America he and his sound have been described simply by saying his name…JACO. JacoPastorius, the multi-talented musician known by practically everyone on a first name basis, literally revolutionized bass playing from jazz, rock, country, hip-hop, and beyond.
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