For You Lot Jaco Pastorius - 1981 [2013] Give-And-Take Of Mouth

Word of Mouth was the instant album past times Jaco Pastorius, released inward 1981 spell the bassist was a fellow member of Weather Report, as well as besides 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 conform for a larger ring than was previously featured on his outset album. The album nonetheless shows off Pastorius' skill, close notably inward the solo opening to the Bach-written "Chromatic Fantasy" as well as the championship track, "Word of Mouth," inward which Pastorius' bass is drenched inward fuzzy distortion. "Crisis" besides features a fast bass blueprint looping, which runs nether the frantic soloing. Most of the residuum 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 matrimony to Tracy; he had 2 other children, twin sons Julius as well as Felix amongst his instant 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 subsequently releases listed alone the names of the performers inward respective, unnamed groups (for example, the mind 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 existence released if no other CBS artists on the album were credited - prompting Pastorius to dispense amongst the credits altogether.

Track listing

All tracks written past times 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 3 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