Word of Mouth (Jaco Pastorius album)

Occupation

Word of Mouth (English for word of mouth, but also storytelling or oral tradition ) is the second album of jazz musician Jaco Pastorius, released in 1981 by Warner Brothers. Word of Mouth is also the name of a big band, went with the Pastorius between 1980 and 1986 on tour. The name goes back to the "from - mouth -to-mouth " strategy that was used to announce the very first concert of Pastorius ' new band in New York City in 1980.

Background

While standing on his 1975 debut album Jaco Pastorius created especially his impressive skills while playing the electric bass in the foreground, the focus of Word of Mouth lay on his gifts as a composer and arrangement of larger bands. Pastorius was at the time of this session (1980 ) on bass member of the group Weather Report.

However, is also on his second album, his championship of bass playing, especially on the written by Johann Sebastian Bach Chromatic Fantasy, the title track and Word of Mouth Crisis. On the other album plays the bass is usually steamed and fits in with the arrangements of the band. The song John and Mary is dedicated to his children from his first marriage.

The band consisted of musicians like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Don Alias ​​and Toots Thielemans.

Due to contractual differences between Epic / CBS and Warner appeared on the early pressings of the album not musicians list. CBS wanted to achieve that only with Warner under contract standing musicians were called, whereupon Pastorius completely renounced the nomination.

An album of the same name also appeared as a tribute album Word of Mouth Revisited.

Reception Album

The critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton, which provided in its Penguin Guide to Jazz Word of Mouth with the second highest rating, consider the album as " brilliant example of Pastorius ' talent for sound, provided with a rich blend of brass instruments that the smaller ensemble surrounded. Another key element of the work is Jack DeJohnettes drum game, which here acts intensely musical and endlessly on the long, meandering bass lines Pastorius ' is received. Jaco seems casual and plays quietly and with a less percussive approach. Some of his sounds in the middle pitches may also originate from a cello " Cook and Morton summarize: Word of Mouth is". . A great album full of surprises "

Scott Yanow allmusic in which the album four stars awarded, expressed cautious: " Jaco Pastorius ' Word of Mouth orchestra was an unfulfilled dream, a worthy concept, but not long enough had time to develop its full potential. "

Album pieces

The pieces come from Jaco Pastorius, unless otherwise noted.

Other contributing musicians

Alfie Silas - Allan Harshman - Árni Egilsson - Bernie Grundman - Bill Reichenbach - Bob Findley - Brad Warnaar - Brian Risner - Bruce Bransby - Charles Loper - Chuck Findley - David Breinenthal - David Duke - David Taylor - Deborah Sabusawa - Dennis Karmazyn - Denyse Buffum - Edie Lehmann - George Young - Gerald Vinci - Hank Cicalo - Michael Harvey Schaps - James M. Walker - Jason Corsaro - Jeff Reynolds - Jerry Hudgins - Jim Gilstrap - Jim Pugh - John Lehman - Jules Chaikin - Larry Warrilow - Lew McCreary - Marti McCall - Mike Butcher - Myrna Matthews - Othello Molineaux - Paul Horn - Muller - Peter Gordon Peter Yianilos - Petsye Powell - Ray Kelley - Richard Hilton - Ricky Schultz - Robert Cowart - Robert Thomas, Jr. - Roger Bobo - Russell Schmitt - Scott Litt - Simon Levy - Stuart Canin - Tim Devine - Tommy Johnson - Vincent " Vincenzo " Oliveri - Warren Luening - William Hymanson - Zedric Turnbough

Record label Genre Howard Johnson (jazz musician) Michael Gibbs (composer) Tom Scott (musician) John Clark (musician) Jaco Pastorius (Album) Richard Cook (journalist) Brian Morton (Scottish writer) Blackbird (song) Bill Reichenbach Jr.
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