Solo Efforts
• Jaco Pastorius
• Word of Mouth
• Invitation (Live)
• Birthday Concert

with Weather Report
• Black Market
• Heavy Weather
• 8:30 (Live)
• Mr. Gone
• Night Passage
• The Jaco Years
• Live & Unreleased

with Joni Mitchell
•Hejira
•Don Juan's
Reckless Daughter
•Mingus
•Shadows & Light(Live)

with Pat Metheny

Guest Appearances
•Al DiMeola - Land of the Midnight Sun
•Ian Hunter - All
American Alien Boy
•Mike Stern - Upside Downside
•Jaco Pastorius - Rare Collection

Discography

Transcriptions

 Essential Jaco Recordings Latest Release

Al DiMeola - Land of the Midnight Sun
Portrait of Jaco...
the Early Years
the 2-Disc Anthology &
80 page booklet

Visit the Early Years Site
Jaco's handwritten song list
for his solo debut.


An "out there" Epic
Records promo concept.


...and the real promo


Jaco's Grammy
nominations

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Release Date: 1976
Label: Columbia

Al DiMeola's first solo album after a successful run with Return to Forever came the same year as Jaco's solo debut. Jaco appears on one track, trading licks with DiMeola every step of the way.

Jaco appears on one track:

5. Suite: Golden Dawn (DiMeola) 9:47

  1. Morning Fire (1:15)
  2. Calmer of the Tempests (1:11)
  3. From Ocean to the Clouds (8:38)
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