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1973 — Ira Sullivan Quartet: Live at an Elementary School
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States of America
Ira Sullivan, soprano saxophone
Unknown, electric piano
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass
Unknown, drums
1. Untitled composition (Early version of Continuum)
Soundboard recording (10')
— The first recording of Continuum.
Late 1977 or early 1978 — Jaco Pastorius: Live in a Club
Vicinity of Bridgeport?, PA, United States of America
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass
Unknown, drums (tracks 3, 5, 6 and 8)
First set?
1. Bass Solo
2. Bass Solo
3. Teen Town / Donna Lee (Bass and Drum Duet)
Second set?
4. Bass Solo
5. Birdland / Teen Town / Jam (Bass and Drum Duet)
6. Bass and Drum Improvisation
7. Bass Solo
8. Bass and Drum Improvisation
9. Bass Solo
10. Stella by Starlight (Bass Solo)
Audience recording (00'); track 1 might be incomplete.
— Track 2 includes Portrait of Tracy; Third Stone from the Sun; and Birdland.
— Track 4 includes Dexterity; Continuum; and Portrait of Tracy.
— Track 6 segues into track 7.
— Track 9 includes Donna Lee.
— Intermission features Jaco talking about The Ventures, gigging, James Brown, and Las Olas Brass.
1977/78 — Jam Session at the Surf Rider ★
Dania, FL, United States of America
Unknown, soprano saxophone (track 3)
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass (tracks 1 and 2)
Unknown, electric bass (track 3)
Othello Molineaux, steelpans (track 3)
Unknown, drums (track 3)
1. Bass Solo
2. Bass Solo
3. Unknown
Soundboard recording (29'); track 3 is incomplete.
— Track 1 includes Teen Town; Dexterity; Donna Lee; Third Stone from the Sun;
and Portrait of Tracy.
1978 — Jaco Pastorius: Live in an Unknown Location ★
Paoli, PA, United States of America
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass
1. Bass Solo
2. Bass Solo
3. Days of Wine and Roses
Soundboard recording (16'); track 3 is incomplete.
— Track 2 includes Dexterity.
1979/01 — Jam Session in a Hotel Suite
Anaheim, CA, United States of America
Joe Diorio, electric guitar
Attila Zoller?, electric guitar
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; drums (track 1)
Carl Burnett?, drums
1. Chevanananda
2. Unknown
3. It's About That Time / Jam
4. Jam
4. Stella by Starlight
5. Blues / Jam
Audience recording (45'); tracks 2, 4 and 5 are incomplete.
— Track 2 includes Chevanananda.
— Exact date is January 26, 27 or 28; recorded during the 1979 winter NAMM.
— The first known recording of Jaco and Joe Diorio since 1973.
1979/05/25 — Jaco Pastorius: Bass Clinic at the Guitar Institute of Technology
Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass
1. Bass Solo
2. Q&A segment
3. Bass Solo
4. Q&A segment
Audience recording (44') [
2024 remaster]
— Track 1 includes Circles; and Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia.
— One of the few live recordings in which Jaco quotes Holiday for Strings (Track 3).
1979/06/23 — Jaco Pastorius: Live at the Newport Jazz Festival New York
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
New York, NY, United States of America
Pat Metheny, electric guitar (track 8)
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass
Carlos "Patato" Valdés, percussion (track 7)
Don Alias, percussion (track 7)
Ra-Kalam Bob Moses (track 8)
1. Bass Solo
2. Bass Solo
3. Bass Solo
4. Bass Solo
5. Bass Solo
6. Slang (Bass Solo)
7. Bass and Percussion Improvisation
8. Round Trip / Broad Way Blues
Audience recording (41') [
2024 remaster]
— The first live recording of the Pat Metheny Trio since June 1976.
— The only live recording of Jaco and Patato.
1979/11/02 — Jaco Pastorius: Live at the Berliner Jazztage ★
Grand Hall, Berliner Philharmonie — Berlin, Berlin, West Germany
Toots Thielemans, harmonica (track 18)
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass
Soundcheck
1. Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, "Mysterious Mountain": I. Andante con moto (Bass Solo)
First set
2. Continuum (Bass Solo)
3. Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, "Mysterious Mountain": I. Andante con moto (Bass Solo)
4. Bass Solo
5. Bass Solo
6. Teen Town (Bass Solo)
7. Bass Solo
8. Sophisticated Lady (Bass Solo)
9. Bass Solo
Second set
10. Slang (Bass Solo)
11. Continuum (Bass Solo)
12. Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, "Mysterious Mountain": I. Andante con moto (Bass Solo)
13. Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia (Bass Solo)
14. Bass Solo
15. Teen Town (Bass Solo)
16. Bass Solo
17. Bass Solo
18. Sophisticated Lady
Pro-shot video (track 1)
Radio broadcast (tracks 2-9)
Radio broadcast (tracks 10-18)
— Tracks 1, 3 and 12 include playback of an orchestral recording of
Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, "Mysterious Mountain": I. Andante con moto.
— Track 5 includes Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia.
— Track 7 includes Portrait of Tracy.
— Track 8 includes Broad Way Blues; Dexterity; Little Willie Leaps; and Donna Lee.
— Track 9 includes A Remark You Made.
— Tracks 10 and 18 include playback of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra's
1933 recording of Sophisticated Lady; and Third Stone from the Sun.
— Track 14 includes Dolores.
— Track 16 includes Broad Way Blues; and Dexterity.
— Track 17 includes Portrait of Tracy.
1981/04/13 — Jaco Pastorius and the W.O.M. Quintet: Live at Seventh Avenue South ★
New York, NY, United States of America
Michael Brecker, tenor and alto saxophone
Bob Mintzer, tenor and alto saxophone; and bass clarinet
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; and vocals
Don Alias, percussion
Peter Erskine, drums
First show
1. Invitation
2. Three Views of a Secret / The Chicken
3. Donna Lee
4. Bass Solo
5. Fannie Mae
6. Continuum
7. Giant Steps
Second show
8. Invitation
9. Three Views of a Secret
10. Donna Lee
11. Bass Solo
Audience recording (81m); tracks 1-7; tracks 2, 6 and 7 are incomplete.
Audience recording (44m); tracks 8-11; track 11 is incomplete.
— Tracks 4 and 11 include Blackbird; and America the Beautiful.
1982/01/10 — Jaco Pastorius and the W.O.M. Big Band:
Live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles Music Centre — Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
Bobby Findley, trumpet
Chuck Findley, trumpet
Randy Brecker, trumpet
Snooky Young, trumpet
Ken Faulk, trumpet
Bill Reichenbach, bass trombone
Charlie Loper, trombone
Peter Graves, trombone
Dave Bargeron, tuba
Bob Mintzer, tenor saxophone and electric bass clarinet
Gene Cipriano, tenor saxophone
Phil Ayling, alto saxophone and piccolo
Randy Emerick, baritone saxophone
Peter Gordon, French horn
Brad Warnaar, French horn
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass
Othello Molineaux, steelpans
Don Alias, percussion
Peter Erskine, drums
1. Continuum
2. Invitation
3. Soul Intro / The Chicken
4. Donna Lee
5. Three Views of a Secret
6. Liberty City
7. Percussion Solo
8. Okonkolé y Trompa
9. Reza
10. Truth
11. Domingo
12. Twins
13. Fannie Mae
Audience recording (95m); track 13 is incomplete.
— First recording of the Word of Mouth Big Band and Sextet's 1982 tour of US.
— One of the few 1982 shows to open with Continuum.
1982/11/23 — Jaco Pastorius and the W.O.M. Band: Live at Teatro Tendastrisce
Rome, Italy
Elmer Brown, trumpet
Alex Foster, tenor, alto and soprano saxophone
Delmar Brown, electric piano and vocals
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass and drums
Carol Steele, percussion
Kenwood Dennard, drums
1. Bass Solo
2. Invitation
3. Bass Solo
4. Soul Intro / The Chicken
5. Donna Lee
6. Slang (Bass Solo) [includes Goldfinger; Purple Haze; and America the Beautiful)
7. Promised Land
8. Drum and Percussion Improvisation / Dania
Audience recording (00m); track 8 is incomplete.
Early 1980s? — Jam Session in an Unknown Location ★
PA, United States
Unknown, tenor saxophone
Unknown, soprano saxophone
Jack Pastorius, vocals (tracks 1 and 2)
Unknown, electric guitar
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass
Unknown, drums; and percussion?
1. Bass Solo
2. Watch What Happens
3. There Will Never Be Another You
4. The "C" Jam Blues
5. Unknown (Jam)
Audience recording (45m); tracks 2, 4 and 5 are incomplete.
— Saxophonists, guitarist, and drummer are probably from the local scene.
1983/07/01 — Jaco Pastorius and the W.O.M. Band: Live at the Jazz Festival Zeltweg
Österreichring? — Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Ron Tooley, trumpet
Alex Foster, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone
Delmar Brown, electric piano
Mike Stern, electric guitar
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass
Don Alias, percussion
Kenwood Dennard, drums
1. Dania
2. Bass Solo
3. Soul Intro / The Chicken
4. Percussion Solo
5. New Reggae
6. Slang (Bass Solo)
7. Percussion Solo
8. Beaver Patrol
9. Teen Town
10. Fannie Mae
Soundboard recording (64m); tracks 4, 6 and 7 are incomplete.
— The first show of the Word of Mouth Band's tour of Europe.
— Track 6 includes Purple Haze; and Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia.
1983/07/19 — Jaco Pastorius and the W.O.M. Band: Live at the JVC Nice Jazz Festival
Parc des Arènes de Cimiez — Nice, France
Ron Tooley, trumpet
Alex Foster, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone
Delmar Brown, electric piano; and vocals
Mike Stern, electric guitar
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; and vocals
Don Alias, percussion
Kenwood Dennard, drums
1. Bass Solo
2. Dania
3. Bass Solo
4. Soul Intro / The Chicken
5. Bass Solo
6. Okonkolé y Trompa (Bass and Percussion Duet)
7. Percussion Solo
8. New Reggae
9. Teen Town
10. Slang (Bass Solo)
11. Drum Solo
12. Beaver Patrol
13. Promised Land
14. America the Beautiful (Bass Solo)
15. Fannie Mae
16. Unknown
17. Havona
Pro-shot video (1m); tracks 2 and 4 — tracks 2 and 4 are incomplete.
Audience recording (00m)
Track 7 segues into track 8.
Track 10 includes Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia; and Purple Haze.
1984/01/20? — Jaco Pastorius and the W.O.M. Band: Live at 55 Grand ★
New York, NY, United States
Melton Mustafa, trumpet
Alex Foster, tenor, alto and soprano saxophone
Mike Stern, electric guitar
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass and vocals
Don Alias, percussion
Delmar Brown?, percussion?
Kenwood Dennard, drums
First show
1. Granny Wasn't Grinning That Day
2. Dania
3. Bass Solo (includes America the Beautiful)
4. Soul Intro / The Chicken
5. Bass and Percussion Improvisation / Invitation / Teen Town
6. Unknown (a.k.a. N.Y.C. Groove #2) / Jam (includes America the Beautiful)
Second show
7. Donna Lee (Guitar and Saxophone Duet)
8. Granny Wasn't Grinning That Day
9. Fannie Mae / Mercy, Mercy, Mercy / Funky Broadway / Dania
10. Soul Intro / The Chicken
11. New Reggae / Who Knows / New Reggae (Reprise)
12. Donna Lee
13. Continuum
Audience recording (000m); tracks 7, 10 and 13 are incomplete.
The playback of Ray Charles' 1966 recording of Granny Wasn't Grinning That Day (featured on track 8)
starts during track 7.
1984/02/18 — Jaco Pastorius and the W.O.M. Band: Live at the Blue Note Jazz Club
New York, NY, United States
Jerry Gonzaléz, trumpet and percussion
Alex Foster, tenor and alto saxophone
Mike Stern, electric guitar
Royal Blue, vocals (track 15)
Andy Gonzaléz, double bass (second show)
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass and acoustic piano
Don Alias?, percussion
Manolo Badrena?, percussion (both shows?)
Kenwood Dennard, drums
Rest unknown.
First show?
1. Three Women
2. Unknown / Blues for Louise (Piano and Trumpet Duets)
3. Dania
4. Bass Solo
5. Soul Intro / The Chicken
6. Bass Solo
7. Invitation
8. Bass Solo
Second show?
9. Jam / Elegant People
10. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
11. Bass Solo
12. Blackbird (Bass and Percussion Duet) / Jam (includes Donna Lee)
13. Donna Lee
14. Bass Solo (includes Naima)
15. Fannie Mae
Audience recording (00m); tracks 1-8
Audience recording (00m); tracks 9-15
— Track 12 segues into track 13.
1985/01/01 — Jorma Kaukonen Band: Live at the Lone Star Cafe
New York, NY, United States
Doug McLean, harmonica
Unknown, vocals (track 20)
Jorma Kaukonen, electric and acoustic guitar and vocals
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass and vocals (tracks 16-21)
Brian Melvin?, drums
First set
1. Hesitation Blues
2. Walkin' Blues
3. Death Don't Have No Mercy
4. Candy Man
5. Ice Age
6. Third Week in the Chelsea
7. 99 Year Shepherd
8. Good Shepherd
9. Uncle Sam Blues
10. Baby What You Want Me to Do
11. My Heart Has Been Broken
12. Blues
13. Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
14. Police Dog Blues
15. Killing Time in the Crystal City
Second set
16. Fannie Mae
17. Blues / Them Changes
18. America the Beautiful
19. Blues
20. The Same Thing
21. I'm a King Bee
Soundboard recording (156m); track 19 is incomplete.
— First recording of Jaco with Jorma.
1985/01/06 — Danko/Manuel/Hudson: Live at the Lone Star Cafe
New York, NY, United States
Garth Hudson, electric piano and accordion
Richard Manuel, electric piano
David Mason, electric guitar
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass (tracks 10-12)
Rick Danko, electric bass
Dan Brubeck, drums
Second show
1. Mystery Train
2. You Don't Know Me
3. Keep Loving Me
4. Keep Another Whistle Stop
5. My Love
6. King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
7. Caledonia Mission
8. Georgia (On My Mind)
9. The Weight
Encore
10. Honest I Do
11. Blaze of Glory / Jam / Turn on Your Love Light
12. America the Beautiful (Bass and Piano Duet)
13. O Canada (Piano Solo)
Soundboard recording (00m)
1985/01/04 — Jorma Kaukonen Band: Live at My Father's Place
Roslyn, NY, United States of America
Doug McLean, harmonica and vocals
Ben Prevo, electric guitar and vocals
Jorma Kaukonen, electric and acoustic guitar, and vocals
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass and vocals
Unknown, electric bass (track 24)
Brian Melvin, percussion
Rashied Ali, drums and percussion
First set
1. I Know You Rider
2. Hesitation Blues
3. Walkin' Blues
4. Death Don't Have No Mercy
5. Radical Sleep
6. I Am the Light of This World
7. Follow the Drinking Gourd
8. Whinin' Boy Blues
9. Embryonic Journey
10. Trial by Fire
11. Ice Age
12. Police Dog Blues
13. Killing Time in the Crystal City
14. Uncle Sam Blues
15. Rock Me Baby
16. 29 Ways
17. Baby What You Want Me to Do
Second set
18. Fannie Mae
19. Jam / Turn on Your Love Light / Jam
20. Kansas City
21. America the Beautiful (Bass Solo)
22. Continuum / Third Stone from the Sun / Purple Haze / America the Beautiful
23. Blues
24. Wintertime
25. Blues
26. Hey Joe (Bass and Drum Duet) / Jam
Audience recording (000m); tracks 1-26.
Soundboard recording (000m); tracks 18-20, 22 and 23-25.
1985/02/01 — Jaco Pastorius Quintet: Live at New Morning
Paris, France
Azar Lawrence, tenor and soprano saxophone
Jon Davis, electric and acoustic piano
Paul Mousavizadeh, electric guitar
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass
Paco Sery, drums
Second set
1. Continuum
2. Bass Solo
3. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
4. Naima
5. Donna Lee
Audience recording (25m); tracks 1-5 are incomplete.
1985/02/03 — Jaco Pastorius Quintet: Live at New Morning
Paris, France
Azar Lawrence, tenor and soprano saxophone
Jon Davis, electric and acoustic piano
Paul Mousavizadeh, electric guitar
Jaco Pastorius, electric bass; and vocals
Michel Hatzigeorgiou?, electric bass (track 7)
Paco Sery?, drums
1. Fannie Mae
2. If You Could See Me Now
3. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
4. Purple Haze
5. Birdland / Jam
6. Teen Town / America the Beautiful (Jam)
7. Satin Doll
8. Dolphin Dance
Audience recording (62m); tracks 1-8 are incomplete.