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

Weather Report - Night Passage
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: 1980
Label: Columbia Records/CBS

The music for Night Passage was created during Weather Reports tours from 1979 and 1980, following the live album, 8:30. The album was recorded live in front of 250 people at the Complex in Los Angeles over four shows in two nights. Jaco's "Three Views of a Secret" composition, which later appeared on his Word of Mouth album, first appeared on this album.

Tracks:

  1. Night Passage (Zawinul)   6:30
  2. Dream Clock (Zawinul)   6:25
  3. Port of Entry (Shorter)   5:06
  4. Forlorn (Zawinul)   3:52
  5. Rock’ in Rhythm (Ellington/Mills/Carney)   3:01
  6. Fast City (Zawinul)   6:17
  7. Three Views of a Secret (Pastorius)   5:51
  8. Madagascar (Zawinul)   10:53

Musicians:

Josef Zawinul: Keyboards
Wayne Shorter: Soprano & Tenor saxophone
Jaco Pastorius: Bass
Peter Erskine: Drums
Robert Thomas, Jr.: Percussion

 
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