Portrait of Jaco, the Early Years

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Name = Portrait of Jaco, the Early Years
Type = compilation
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Artist = Jaco Pastorius


Released = November 1, 2003
Recorded = 1968-1978
Genre = Jazz
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Label = Holiday Park Records
Producer = Bob Bobbing
Reviews = All Music Guide review: 4.5/5 stars
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"Portrait of Jaco, the Early Years" is a compilation of recordings made by Jaco Pastorius between 1968 and 1978. cite web
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title = AMG Review of Portrait of Jaco: The Early Years, 1968-1978
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publisher = All Music Guide
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accessdate = 2006-12-30 ] It was released in 2003 by Holiday Park Records. cite web | title = Jaco the Early Years Series | work = | publisher = Holiday Park Records | date = 2002 | url = http://www.jacotheearlyyears.com/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2006-12-30 ]

Track listing

Disc One: "Jocko"
#"Sermon at the Crossroads"
#"Please Don't Love Me" (featuring Jack Pastorius, Jaco's father)
#"Jocko's First Gig" (Jaco on drums)
#"The Chicken" (Jaco plays all instruments)
#"Suzanne" (on first record '68)
#"If You Were Mine" (Woodchuck)
#"Street Life" (Interview)
#"Mr. Pitiful" (Woodchuck)
#"Higher Solo" (Tommy Strand)
#"Ming of Mings" (Wayne Cochran & the C.C. Riders)
#"Rice Pudding" (Wayne Cochran & the C.C. Riders)
#"Amelia" (Wayne Cochran & the C.C. Riders)
#"Like the Sound of the Music?" (Wayne Cochran & the C.C. Riders)
#"Long, Long Day" (Wayne Cochran & the C.C. Riders)
#"Exploring on Acoustic" (Jaco warming up on acoustic bass)
#"Dexterity" (more on acoustic)
#"Birth of Continuum"
#"Mr. Clean" (Ira Sullivan)
#"I Can Dig It Baby" (Little Beaver)
#"Touch the Sky"

Disc Two: "Jaco"
#"Behind the Scenes with Jaco"
#"Between Races" (Peter Graves Orchestra)
#"Domingo" (Peter Graves Orchestra)
#"Wiggle Waggle" (Peter Graves Orchestra)
#"Opus Pocus" (Jaco's demo recording)
#"Balloon Song" (Jaco's demo recording)
#"Continuum" (Jaco's demo recording)
#"Behind the Scenes...Part 2"
#"All The Things You Are" (Pat Metheny)
#"Bright Size Life" (Pat Metheny)
# "Epic Signs Jaco"
# "The Real Deal" (Jaco explains)
#"Refuge of the Roads" (Joni Mitchell)
#"Hejira" (Jaco playing with his children)
#"Cannonball" (Joe Zawinul & Weather Report)
#"Kuru/Speak Like a Child" (Herbie Hancock)
#"Las Olas Farewell" (Jaco sings)

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