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| | Jaco Pastorius - a Brief History |
 | | That was the year that Jaco released his self-titled first solo album, played with both Pat Metheny and Joni Mitchell (at one time, Joni's band was Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Jaco and Tony Williams [wait 5 minutes before reading on... |
 | | It was Jaco's ability, as composer and player, to go from the most blistering, rocking solos (Jaco called his style "punk jazz"), to the most elegant and eloquent ballads. |
 | | The producer of his first album, Bobby Colomby(sp?) of Blood, Sweat and Tears fame, tells a story of Jaco, when he was unknown, shopping his tapes to the record companies. |
| www.scroom.com /SCROOMtimes/issue1.3/jaco.shtml (716 words) |
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