Invitation (Jaco Pastorius album)

Invitation
Live album by Jaco Pastorius
Released December 1983
Genre Jazz
Length 43:05
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius chronology
Word of Mouth
(1981)		 Invitation
(1983)		 —
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Invitation was the third album by Jaco Pastorius, released in 1983 while the bassist was a member of Weather Report. This is a live album recorded in Japan, featuring his "Word of Mouth" big band. While his debut album showcased his eclectic and impressive skills on the electric bass, both Invitation and his previous album, Word of Mouth focused more on his ability to arrange for a larger band.

This album features mostly numbers written by other artists. The exceptions are "Continuum", from his debut album, and "Liberty City", from Word of Mouth, as well as "Reza", an original number bookending his version of John Coltrane's "Giant Steps".

The band's all-star cast included Randy Brecker, Bobby Mintzer, Toots Thielemans, Peter Erskine, Othello Molineaux and Don Alias.

Track listing

  1. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) – 6:57
  2. "Amerika" (Traditional) – 1:09
  3. "Soul Intro/The Chicken" (Pee Wee Ellis, Jaco Pastorius) – 6:49
  4. "Continuum" (Jaco Pastorius) – 4:28
  5. "Liberty City" (Jaco Pastorius) – 4:35
  6. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:17
  7. "Reza/Giant Steps/Reza (Reprise)" (John Coltrane, Jaco Pastorius) – 10:23
  8. "Fannie Mae" (Buster Brown, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson) – 2:38
  9. "Eleven" (Miles Davis, Gil Evans) – 0:49

Personnel

Also featuring:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Invitation - Jaco Pastorius | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 159. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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