Jaco Pastorius - The Essential Jaco Pastorius (CD)

These tracks showcase Jaco in the studio and live, as leader of small groups and big bands: With key collaborators, including groundbreaking jazz-fusion band Weather Report, Pat Matheny, Joni Mitchell, and Herbie Hancock. Despite his tragic early death, the potent, genre-defying influence of the world's greatest bass player is gloriously apparent in this unparalleled collection. Back cover includes quotes from Sting, Herbie Hancock and Flea.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Donna Lee
2. Come on, Come Over
3. Continuum
4. Kuru/Speak Like a Child
5. Portrait of Tracy
6. Opus Pocus
7. (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha
8. Bright Size Life
9. Barbary Coast
10. Hejira
11. Talk to Me
12. Birdland
13. A Remark You Made
14. Teen Town
15. Havona

Disc: 2

1. River People
2. Punk Jazz
3. The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
4. Dreamland
5. 4 A.M
6. Teen Town (Live)
7. Slang
8. Port of Entry
9. Soul Intro/The Chicken
10. Three Views of a Secret
11. Liberty City
12. John and Mary