Learn Jaco Pastorius - 1981 [2013] Discussion Of Mouth

Word of Mouth was the minute album yesteryear Jaco Pastorius, released inwards 1981 spell the bassist was a fellow member of Weather Report, as well as likewise the cite of a large ring grouping that Pastorius assembled as well as amongst whom he toured from 1981 to 1983. While his debut album showcased his eclectic as well as impressive skills on the electrical bass, Word of Mouth focused to a greater extent than on his might to compose as well as adjust for a larger ring than was previously featured on his outset album. The album notwithstanding shows off Pastorius' skill, virtually notably inwards the solo opening to the Bach-written "Chromatic Fantasy" as well as the championship track, "Word of Mouth," inwards which Pastorius' bass is drenched inwards fuzzy distortion. "Crisis" likewise features a fast bass blueprint looping, which runs nether the frantic soloing. Most of the residual of the album's bass is highly subdued as well as blends into the band's arrangement, allowing them to smoothen through. The vocal "John as well as Mary" is dedicated to Jaco's children from his outset union to Tracy; he had ii other children, twin sons Julius as well as Felix amongst his minute wife, Ingrid.
The band's all-star cast included Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Don Alias as well as Toots Thielemans who is featured on harmonica on many of the songs. Early pressings of the album did non include a listing of musicians, though afterwards releases listed alone the names of the performers inwards respective, unnamed groups (for example, the principal ring was the outset block of names.) The argue that early on pressings of the album had no personnel listed was because Epic/CBS disputed Pastorius' contract amongst Warner, as well as alone agreed to the album beingness released if no other CBS artists on the album were credited - prompting Pastorius to dispense amongst the credits altogether.

Track listing

All tracks written yesteryear Jaco Pastorius except where noted.

"Crisis" – 5:21*
"Three Views of a Secret" – 6:05
"Liberty City" – 11:57
"Chromatic Fantasy" (Johann Sebastian Bach) – 3:01
"Blackbird" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:48
"Word of Mouth" – 3:53**
"John as well as Mary" – 10:52

For the master copy LP, Cassette as well as CD release, "Crisis" was 5:21. However, for reasons that are unclear, the electrical flow MP3 downloads cutting the outset iii seconds of the improvisation. The 1981 Warner Brothers promo disc has the 5:17 listing for "Crisis."

Personnel

Herbie Hancock: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano
Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker, Tom Scott: Saxophone
Toots Thielemans: Harmonica
Chuck Findley: Trumpet
John Clark: French horn
Howard Johnson: Tuba
Don Alias, Robert Thomas Jr.: : Percussion
Peter Erskine, Jack DeJohnette: Drums
Jaco Pastorius: Electric bass, acoustic bass, organ, piano, synthesizers, autoharp, percussion, vocals, drums on "Word Of Mouth"
Paul Horn-Muller: Steel pans
Othello Molineaux: Steel pan
John F. Pastorius IV: vocal on "John as well as Mary"
Michael Gibbs: Hanging out