Jaco Pastorius Big Band
:Donna Lee - Live at Budokan ‘82

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“Jaco Pastorius may well have been the last jazz musician of the 20th century to have made a major impact on the musical world at large”.

Pat Metheny
This album brings together three of the most significant figures of The Jaco Pastorius Big Band recorded live at the Aurex Jazz Festival at the Budokan in Tokyo Japan on September 1st, 1982. This concert is part of the historical tour by Jaco Pastorius “Word of Mouth” Big Band in Japan in 1982. Several performances from this tour were included in Jaco Pastorius’ “Twins” two cd set and in the album “Invitation”. The band: Randy Brecker, Elmer Brown, Forrest Buchtel, Jon Faddis and Ron Tooley on trumpet; Wayne Andre, Peter Graves and Bill Reichenbach on trombone; David Bergeron on tuba; Peter Gordon and Brad Warnaar on french horn; Mario Cruz on soprano sax, tenor sax and clarinet; Paul McCandless on tenor sax, oboe and english horn; Bob Mintzer on tenor sax, soprano sax and bass clarinet; Alex Foster on saxes, clarinet and piccolo; Randy Emerick on baritone sax, clarinet and flute; Peter Erskine on drums, tympani, percussion; Don Alias on congas and percussions; Othello Molineaux on steel drums; with special guest Toots Thielemans on harmonica.


“Jaco Pastorius may well have been the last jazz musician of the 20th century to have made a major impact on the musical world at large”.

Pat Metheny
This album brings together three of the most significant figures of The Jaco Pastorius Big Band recorded live at the Aurex Jazz Festival at the Budokan in Tokyo Japan on September 1st, 1982. This concert is part of the historical tour by Jaco Pastorius “Word of Mouth” Big Band in Japan in 1982. Several performances from this tour were included in Jaco Pastorius’ “Twins” two cd set and in the album “Invitation”. The band: Randy Brecker, Elmer Brown, Forrest Buchtel, Jon Faddis and Ron Tooley on trumpet; Wayne Andre, Peter Graves and Bill Reichenbach on trombone; David Bergeron on tuba; Peter Gordon and Brad Warnaar on french horn; Mario Cruz on soprano sax, tenor sax and clarinet; Paul McCandless on tenor sax, oboe and english horn; Bob Mintzer on tenor sax, soprano sax and bass clarinet; Alex Foster on saxes, clarinet and piccolo; Randy Emerick on baritone sax, clarinet and flute; Peter Erskine on drums, tympani, percussion; Don Alias on congas and percussions; Othello Molineaux on steel drums; with special guest Toots Thielemans on harmonica.

John Francis Pastorius III was born on the 1st of December 1951 in Pennsylvania and grew up in Fort Lauderdale. He started playing bass at age 13 and his first big break as a bassist came in 1972 when he was asked to join the Wayne Cochran and the C.C Riders band. In 1974 he started playing with Pat Metheny and in 1976 Jaco changed the course of bass history with his astounding self-titled debut recording, Jaco Pastorius . By the same year, he had been invited to join Weather Report, where he remained until 1981, gradually becoming a third lead voice along with Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter. Outside Weather Report, he found himself in constant demand as a sessionman and producer, playing on Joni Mitchell, Blood Sweat and Tears, Paul Bley, Bireli Lagrene and Ira Sullivan. In 1981, Jaco introduced his own big band with his second solo release, Word of Mouth . As the leader of his own big band, Jaco featured his skills in composition, arranging, and production. From 1980 to 1984 he toured and recorded with this innovative band that can be heard at its best in this astonishing album.