Jaco Pastorius

bass, electric bass guitar, producer, bass guitar, arranger, remixer, drums, vocal, instrument arranger, strings, mandolin, samples from artist, horn, guitar, cowbell, saxophone, bongos, steelpan, engineer, timpani

Sample recordings

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Weather Report
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) Rhodes piano, clarinet, electric piano, keyboard, piano (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha, (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha (alternate take), 3 Views of a Secret, 6/4 Jam (alternate take), Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Come On, Come Over, Continuum, Crisis, Forgotten Love, John and Mary, Kuru / Speak Like a Child, Liberty City, Opus Pocus, Word of Mouth
Don Alias bells, bongos, congas, goblet drum, percussion (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha, (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha (alternate take), 3 Views of a Secret, 6/4 Jam (alternate take), Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Come On, Come Over, Continuum, Crisis, Donna Lee, John and Mary, Kuru / Speak Like a Child, Liberty City, Okonkolé Y Trompa, Opus Pocus, Word of Mouth
George Klabin producer Bass and Drum Improvisation, Bluesette, Donna Lee, Fannie Mae, I Shot the Sheriff, Invitation, Liberty City, Mr. Fonebone, Okonkolé y Trompa, Reza / Giant Steps (medley), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken, Three Views of a Secret, Twins
Walter Zev Feldman (aka Zev Feldman) producer Bass and Drum Improvisation, Bluesette, Donna Lee, Fannie Mae, I Shot the Sheriff, Invitation, Liberty City, Mr. Fonebone, Okonkolé y Trompa, Reza / Giant Steps (medley), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken, Three Views of a Secret, Twins

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) Rhodes piano, clarinet, electric piano, keyboard, piano (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha, (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha (alternate take), 3 Views of a Secret, 6/4 Jam (alternate take), Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Come On, Come Over, Continuum, Crisis, Forgotten Love, John and Mary, Kuru / Speak Like a Child, Liberty City, Opus Pocus, Word of Mouth
Don Alias bells, bongos, congas, goblet drum, percussion (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha, (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha (alternate take), 3 Views of a Secret, 6/4 Jam (alternate take), Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Come On, Come Over, Continuum, Crisis, Donna Lee, John and Mary, Kuru / Speak Like a Child, Liberty City, Okonkolé Y Trompa, Opus Pocus, Word of Mouth
George Klabin producer Bass and Drum Improvisation, Bluesette, Donna Lee, Fannie Mae, I Shot the Sheriff, Invitation, Liberty City, Mr. Fonebone, Okonkolé y Trompa, Reza / Giant Steps (medley), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken, Three Views of a Secret, Twins
Walter Zev Feldman (aka Zev Feldman) producer Bass and Drum Improvisation, Bluesette, Donna Lee, Fannie Mae, I Shot the Sheriff, Invitation, Liberty City, Mr. Fonebone, Okonkolé y Trompa, Reza / Giant Steps (medley), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken, Three Views of a Secret, Twins
Paul Blakemore mix, recording Bass and Drum Improvisation, Bluesette, Donna Lee, Fannie Mae, I Shot the Sheriff, Invitation, Liberty City, Mr. Fonebone, Okonkolé y Trompa, Reza / Giant Steps (medley), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken, Three Views of a Secret, Twins
Zak Shelby-Szyszko producer Bass and Drum Improvisation, Bluesette, Donna Lee, Fannie Mae, I Shot the Sheriff, Invitation, Liberty City, Mr. Fonebone, Okonkolé y Trompa, Reza / Giant Steps (medley), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken, Three Views of a Secret, Twins
John Koenig producer Bass and Drum Improvisation, Bluesette, Donna Lee, Fannie Mae, I Shot the Sheriff, Invitation, Liberty City, Mr. Fonebone, Okonkolé y Trompa, Reza / Giant Steps (medley), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken, Three Views of a Secret, Twins
Dave Love (producer) producer Bass and Drum Improvisation, Bluesette, Donna Lee, Fannie Mae, I Shot the Sheriff, Invitation, Liberty City, Mr. Fonebone, Okonkolé y Trompa, Reza / Giant Steps (medley), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken, Three Views of a Secret, Twins
Othello Molineaux steelpan 3 Views of a Secret, Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Crisis, Fannie Mae, Invitation, John and Mary, Liberty City, Opus Pocus, Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken, Word of Mouth
Yoshihisa Watanabe engineer Amerika, Continuum, Eleven, Fannie Mae, Invitation, Liberty City, Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken
Vince Oliveri mix Amerika, Continuum, Eleven, Fannie Mae, Invitation, Liberty City, Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken
Mitch Gibson engineer Amerika, Continuum, Eleven, Fannie Mae, Invitation, Liberty City, Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken
Michael Knuckles producer, remixer Amerika, Continuum, Eleven, Fannie Mae, Invitation, Liberty City, Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken
Toots Thielemans harmonica 3 Views of a Secret, Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Crisis, Fannie Mae, John and Mary, Liberty City, Sophisticated Lady, Word of Mouth
Yutaka Tomioka engineer Amerika, Continuum, Eleven, Fannie Mae, Invitation, Liberty City, Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken
Brian Risner recording, remixer Amerika, Continuum, Eleven, Fannie Mae, Invitation, Liberty City, Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken
Peter Yianilos mix, remixer Amerika, Continuum, Eleven, Fannie Mae, Invitation, Liberty City, Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken
Michael Brecker saxophone, tenor saxophone 3 Views of a Secret, Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Come On, Come Over, Crisis, John and Mary, Liberty City, Word of Mouth
Howard Johnson (tuba & baritone saxophone) baritone saxophone, tuba 3 Views of a Secret, Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Come On, Come Over, Crisis, John and Mary, Liberty City, Word of Mouth
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer) saxophone, soprano saxophone 3 Views of a Secret, Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Crisis, John and Mary, Liberty City, Opus Pocus, Word of Mouth
Tom Scott (saxophonist) saxophone 3 Views of a Secret, Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Crisis, John and Mary, Liberty City, Word of Mouth
Chuck Findley trumpet 3 Views of a Secret, Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Crisis, John and Mary, Liberty City, Word of Mouth
Peter Erskine drums Eleven, Fannie Mae, Invitation, Liberty City, Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise), Sophisticated Lady, Soul Intro / The Chicken
Robert Thomas, Jr. (jazz fusion percussionist) percussion 3 Views of a Secret, Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Crisis, John and Mary, Liberty City, Word of Mouth
Lenny White drums (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha, (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha (alternate take), 6/4 Jam (alternate take), Continuum, Opus Pocus
Randy Brecker trumpet Come On, Come Over, Invitation
Bob Mintzer arranger, tenor saxophone Invitation, Soul Intro / The Chicken
Hubert Laws piccolo (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha, (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha (alternate take)
Michael Gibbs conductor Forgotten Love, Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Homer Mensch double bass Forgotten Love
Bobby Economou drums Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Joe Malin violin Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Beverly Lauridsen cello Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Jon Faddis trumpet Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (reprise)
Julien Barber viola Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Kermit Moore cello Kuru / Speak Like a Child
David Nadien violin Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Leroy Williams (British drummer and percussionist) steelpan Opus Pocus
Matthew Raimondi violin Forgotten Love
Max Pollikoff violin Forgotten Love
Arnold Black violin Forgotten Love
David Sanborn alto saxophone Come On, Come Over
Alfred Brown (viola) viola Forgotten Love
Alex Darqui Rhodes piano, electric piano Continuum
Narada Michael Walden drums Come On, Come Over
Alan Shulman (cellist and composer) cello Forgotten Love
Paul Gershman violin Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Charles McCracken cello Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Peter Gordon (French Horn) French horn Okonkolé Y Trompa
Peter Graves (trombonist) bass trombone Come On, Come Over
Emanuel Vardi viola Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Bob Bobbing engineer The Chicken (home recording)
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) double bass Forgotten Love
Gregory Pastorius engineer The Chicken (home recording)
Ron Tooley trumpet Come On, Come Over
Sam & Dave vocal Come On, Come Over
Selwart Clarke viola Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Harold Kohon violin Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Harry Cykman violin Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Harry Lookofsky violin Kuru / Speak Like a Child

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Weather Report arranger, producer, vocal, bass, drums, electric bass guitar, mandolin, steelpan, timpani A Remark You Made, And Then, Birdland, Black Market, Elegant People, Fast City, Harlequin, Havona, In a Silent Way / Waterfall, Mr. Gone, Night Passage, Palladium, Pinocchio, Port of Entry, Portrait of Tracy, Punk Jazz, River People, Rumba Mama, Teen Town, The Elders, The Juggler, The Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered Hat, Young and Fine
Herbie Hancock bass, electric bass guitar 4 AM, Good Question
Joni Mitchell instrument arranger, bass, bongos, cowbell, horn Black Crow, Coyote, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, Dreamland, Hejira, Jericho, Off Night Backstreet, Overture / Cotton Avenue, Paprika Plains, Refuge of the Roads, Talk to Me, The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines, The Tenth World
Komfuzius bass Are You the One, Are You the One? (live), Continuum (live), Continuum (studio), Dark Prince (live), Dark Prince (studio), Drum Improvisation (live), Para Oriente (alternate take one) (studio), Para Oriente (alternate take two) (studio), Para Oriente (live), Para Oriente (studio)
Pat Metheny samples from artist, bass, bass guitar, electric bass guitar Bright Size Life, Midwestern Nights Dream, Missouri Uncompromised, Omaha Celebration, Round Trip/Broadway Blues, Sirabhorn, Third Stone From the Sun, Unity Village, Unquity Road
Trilogue bass guitar Accidental Meeting, Ant Steps on an Elephant's Toe, Foreign Fun, Trilogue, Zores Mores
Flora Purim bass Blues Ballad, Five-Four, Hope, Las Olas
Randy Bernsen bass Olde Hats, Paradise Citizens, Windsong
Al Di Meola bass guitar Suite: Golden Dawn (I: Morning Fire; II: Calmer of the Tempests; III: From Oceans to the Clouds)
Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders electric bass guitar Amelia (live, 1972)
Mike Stern electric bass guitar Mood Swings
Little Beaver electric bass guitar I Can Dig It Baby
Ian O’Brien producer Teentown
Deadline bass Makossa Rock
Airto Moreira electric bass guitar Nativity