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Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius

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SICP1256
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1
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CD
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Limited (First Edition), Paper Sleeve, Remaster

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It's impossible to hear Jaco Pastorious' debut album today as it sounded when it was first released in 1976. The opening track — his transcription for fretless electric bass of the bebop standard "Donna Lee" — was a manifesto of virtuosity; the next track, the funk-soul celebration "Come On, Come Over" was a poke in the eye to jazz snobs and a love letter to the R&B greats of the previous decade (two of whom, Sam & Dave, sing on that track); "Continuum" was a spacey, chorus-drenched look forward to the years he was about to spend playing with Weather Report. The program continues like that for three-quarters of an hour, each track heading off in a different direction — each one a masterpiece that would have been a proud achievement for any musician. What made Jaco so exceptional was that he was responsible for all of them, and this was his debut album. Beyond his phenomenal bass technique and his surprisingly mature compositional chops (he was 24 when this album was released), there was the breathtaking audacity of his arrangements: "Okonkole Y Trompa" is scored for electric bass, French horn, and percussion, and "Speak Like a Child," which Pastorious composed in collaboration with pianist Herbie Hancock, features a string arrangement by Pastorious that merits serious attention in its own right. For a man with this sort of kaleidoscopic creativity to remain sane was perhaps too much to ask; his gradual descent into madness and eventual tragic death are now a familiar story, one which makes the bright promise of this glorious debut album all the more bittersweet - Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

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1人のベース奏者の作品としてはこれに優る...

投稿日:2007/08/03 (金)

1人のベース奏者の作品としてはこれに優る技量と派手さと影響力を持つものはあるまい。「カム・オン、カム・オーヴァー」での卓越したグルーヴはその後のジャコのトレード・マークになった(どんな曲でもこの手癖が出た)が、結局誰も今も真似ができない。ジャコ・トリビュートもたくさんあるが、ジャコを超えるものはない。本当の、永遠の問題作。やってる本人は最高に楽しかっただろうなぁ。

TATSU さん | SUN-IN | 不明

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この紙ジャケ版は、ボーナストラック無しな...

投稿日:2007/05/31 (木)

この紙ジャケ版は、ボーナストラック無しなのでお勧め。+2も悪いトラックじゃないど、名盤には不要。Forgotten Loveでスッキリ終わるのが美しい。

ちりめんじゃこ さん | Tokyo | 不明

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圧倒的な技量、卓越した音楽性を武器に、わ...

投稿日:2007/04/09 (月)

圧倒的な技量、卓越した音楽性を武器に、わずか1枚のアルバムで以後のエレクトリック・ベースの在り方を根底から変えた、不世出の天才ベーシスト、衝撃のデヴュー作。縁の下のサポート楽器という常識を覆し、ベースがギターのような花形楽器になり得ることを証明。ベースがこれほどまでに華やかに繊細にメロディーを歌えるとかつて誰が想像しただろうか。彼の意匠によるテクニックの数々を収めたこの作品は、ベースを志す者にとって永遠のバイブル。

シーゲル さん | 福岡 | 不明

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