Invitation (Jaco Pastorius album)
1983 live album by Jaco Pastorius / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Invitation is the third album by Jaco Pastorius, released in December 1983. This is a live album recorded at various venues during a tour of Japan in September 1982, featuring his "Word of Mouth" big band. While his debut album showcased his eclectic and impressive skills on the electric bass, both Invitation and his previous album, Word of Mouth focused more on his ability to arrange for a larger band.[1]
Invitation | ||||
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Released | December 1983 | |||
Recorded | September 1–4, 1982 | |||
Venue | Tokyo, Osaka, and Yokohama | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 43:05 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Jaco Pastorius | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
This album features mostly numbers written by other artists. The exceptions are new arrangements of "Continuum", from his debut album, and "Liberty City", from Word of Mouth, as well as "Reza", an original number bookending his version of John Coltrane's "Giant Steps".
The band's all-star cast included Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Toots Thielemans, Peter Erskine, Othello Molineaux, and Don Alias.