Jaco Pastorius

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

Joni Mitchell - Hejira

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: November, 1976
Label: Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records

Regarded by many to be the best Joni/Jaco collaboration, Hejira showcases Jaco's lyrical bass lines along the same lines as "Continuum" and Zawinul's "A Remark You Made". This album was released the same year as Jaco's solo album and many others he performed on with other artists, and was the first of four he performed on with Joni.

Tracks:

Coyote (Mitchell) 5:00
Amelia (Mitchell) 6:00
Furry Sings the Blues (Mitchell) 5:03
A Strange Boy (Mitchell) 4:15
Hejira (Mitchell) 6:35
Song for Sharon (Mitchell) 8:30
Black Crow (Mitchell) 4:20
Blue Motel Room (Mitchell) 5:03
Refuge of the Roads (Mitchell) 6:37

Musicians:

Joni Mitchell: Vocals, Rhythm & electric guitar
Jaco Pastorius: Bass on tracks 1, 5, 7, 9
Max Bennett: Bass on tracks 3, 6
Larry Carlton: Lead guitar on tracks 2, 4, 7; Acoustic guitar on track 8
Bobbye Hall: Percussion on tracks 1, 4, 5
Victon Feldman: Vibes on track 2
Neil Young: Harmonica on track 3
John Guerrin: Drums
Abe Most: Clarinet on track 5
Chuck Domanico: Bass on track 8
Chuck Findley: Horns on track 9
Tom Scott: Horns on track 9