Jaco Revisited (Playlist Episode #65)

A few days ago I finally got a chance to watch Jaco the latest documentary about legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius. It is an excellent, illuminating, emotional, and beautiful portrait painted by brushstrokes of interviews with friends, family, colleagues, musicians, against a canvas of archival footage spanning his entire life and career. Highly recommend watching it. In light of this, much of the music is focused on Jaco (or Jaco-related). Staying with the theme of movies and music, there is music from Trumbo (another movie recently viewed with a very fine soundtrack--songs #9 and #10), and two Bill Frisell tracks (#11 and #12) written for films, as well as music that is not part of a soundtrack (#13 and #14) . Instead, these are tracks that sound to me like music in search of a film. Finally, this week's list finishes with two more favorites from 2015. A full plate of sounds this week!

Thanks for listening!

1. Weather Report: "8:30" from 8:30
Weather Report: "8:30" from 8:30

2. Weather Report: “Teen Town” from Heavy Weather
Weather Report: “Teen Town” from Heavy Weather

3. Jaco Pastorius: “Continuum” from Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius: “Continuum” from Jaco Pastorius

4. Rodrigo y Gabriela: “Continuum” from Jaco (Original Soundtrack)
Rodrigo y Gabriela:	“Continuum” from Jaco (Original Soundtrack)

5. Jaco Pastorius: “Okonkole Y Trompa” from Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius: “Okonkole Y Trompa” from Jaco Pastorius

6. Joni Mitchell: “Hejira” from Hejira
Joni Mitchell: “Hejira” from Hejira

7. Jaco Pastorius: “Crisis” from Word Of Mouth
Jaco Pastorius: “Crisis” from Word Of Mouth

8. Weather Report: “Havona” from Heavy Weather
Weather Report: “Havona” from Heavy Weather

9. Theodore Shapiro: “Curriculum Vitae” from Trumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Theodore Shapiro: “Curriculum Vitae” from Trumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

10. Billie Holiday: “'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do” from Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits
Billie Holiday: “'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do” from Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits

11. Bill Frisell: “Bob's Monsters” from Bill Frisell Quartet
Bill Frisell: “Bob's Monsters” from Bill Frisell Quartet

12. Bill Frisell: “Coffaro's Theme” from Bill Frisell Quartet
Bill Frisell: “Coffaro's Theme” from Bill Frisell Quartet

13. Matt Ulery: “Gave Proof” from In the Ivory
Matt Ulery: “Gave Proof” from In the Ivory

14. Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth: "White Horse" from Epicenter
Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth: "White Horse" from Epicenter

15. New York Electric Piano: "Reboot" from Black Hole in One
New York Electric Piano: "Reboot" from Black Hole in One

16. Kamari Washington: “Leroy and Lanisha” from The Epic
Kamari Washington: “Leroy and Lanisha” from The Epic