Invitation

by Jaco Pastorius

Overview

Electric bassist Jaco Pastorius' Word of Mouth big band made two recordings for Warner Bros. during its short life, of which is this is the superior one. The large ensemble (five trumpets including Randy Brecker, five reeds with solo space for Bobby Mintzer on tenor and soprano, four trombones, two French horns, Toots Thielemans on harmonica, drummer Peter Erskine, percussionist Don Alias, and Othello on steel drum) performs a variety of superior material. Although Pastorius takes his share of solo space, and the sound of a big band backing a bass soloist is rather unusual, he does not excessively dominate the music. Pastorius contributed some of the pieces (most notably "Liberty City"), is showcased on "Amerika," and also plays such tunes as "Invitation," "The Chicken," "Sophisticated Lady," "Giant Steps," and Gil Evans' "Eleven." ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	05/31/2024
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262034785
Rank:	2507

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jaco Pastorius   Primary Artist,Bass,Soloist
Herbie Hancock   Primary Artist
Jaco Pastorius Big Band   Primary Artist
Jon Faddis   Guest Artist,Trumpet,Soloist
Peter Erskine   Guest Artist,Gong,Drums,Soloist,Timpani
Don Alias   Guest Artist,Soloist,Percussion
Randy Brecker   Guest Artist,Soloist,Trumpet
Toots Thielemans   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Wayne Andre   Trombone
Peter Graves   Bass,Trombone,Conductor,Trombone (Bass)
Brad Warnaar   French Horn
Alex Foster   Piccolo,Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Bob Mintzer   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano),Soloist
Ron Tooley   Trumpet
Dave Bargeron   Tuba,Trombone
Othello Molineaux   Soloist,Drums (Steel)
Forrest Buchtel   Trumpet
Bill Riechenbach   Trombone (Bass)
Randy Emerick   Clarinet,Flute (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
Mario Cruz   Flute,Clarinet,Sax (Tenor),Flute (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Elmer Brown   Trumpet
Paul McCandless   Oboe,Sax (Tenor),Horn (English)
Peter Gordon   French Horn
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.   Trombone (Bass)

Technical Credits

Pee Wee Ellis   Composer
Miles Davis   Composer
Gil Evans   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Morgan Robinson   Composer
Bob Mintzer   Arranger
Bronislaw Kaper   Composer
Buster Brown   Composer
Sylvester Stewart   Composer
Steve Lehman   Production Coordination
Peter Yianilos   Remixing,Mixing Engineer
Yoshihisa Watanabe   Assistant Engineer
Akira Yada   Production Assistant
Yutaka Tomioka   Assistant Engineer
Takehisa Suzuki   Tour Manager,Production Coordination
Shigeru Uchiyama   Photography
Brian Risner   Engineer,Remixing,Assistant Engineer
Gary Panter   Illustrations
Mitch Gibson   Assistant Engineer
Vincent "Vincenzo" Oliveri   Assistant Engineer
Larry Warrilow   Copyist
Kazu Yamamoto   Production Assistant
Paul Bruno   Road Manager
Traditional   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Clarence Lewis   Composer
Jaco Pastorius   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Remixing,Adaptation
Duke Ellington   Composer
John Coltrane   Composer