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with Weather Report
with Joni Mitchell
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Essential Jaco: with Weather Report

When Jaco joined Weather Report, the band shot up the charts and began filling arenas like a rock band - bringing their brand of jazz to the masses.

Weather Report - Black Market
Jaco's first album with Weather Report, performing on two tracks, including his own composition, "Barbary Coast".

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Weather Report - Heavy Weather
Weather Report's best-selling album is also Jaco's first as a co-leader, and his first full album with the band.

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Weather Report - 8:30 (Live)
Recorded during during the U.S. leg of the 1978 tour. Features Jaco's famous "Slang" solo.

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Weather Report - Mr. Gone
A Jaco fan favorite, featuring two of Jaco's compositions: "River People" and "Punk Jazz".

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Weather Report - Night Passage
The music for Night Passage was created during Weather Reports tours from 1979 and 1980, following the live album, 8:30.

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Weather Report - This is Jazz #40 - The Jaco Years
This compilation features songs from the five-year period that Jaco was a member of Weather Report.

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Weather Report - Live & Unreleased (Live)
Released in October of 2002, this 2-CD release is a collection of live recordings from 1975-1983, featuring a wide variety of musicians that made up the group over the years.

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