Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller/New York, USA 1984

A total of 8 songs recorded in high quality audience recording of the incredible jam session with the legendary Marcus Miller on January 6th, 1984 at 55 GRAND in New York, Jaco’s home ground. This is a masterpiece. Marcus Miller, a super bassist who gained worldwide attention in his mid-20s as a session bassist and member of bands such as Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Brecker Bros, and Luther Vandross, released his first album as a leader in 1983. Released “Sudden”, it can be said that it was around the time when the band was on the verge of dropping a flying bird. On the other hand, Jaco continued to be active in Wprd Of Mouth, a combo consisting of Mike Stern/Kenwood Denard/Don Aloas/Alex Fpster, etc., but rumors of his eccentric behavior and poisonous tongue spread due to the influence of alcohol and drugs, and he somewhat avoided the public stage. That’s the time when it was. Marcus still openly declares his influence and respect for Jaco, and is considered by many quarters to be Jaco’s successor, so the idea of ​​him collaborating with Jaco is quite intriguing. Basically, Jaco attends Marcus’ band’s gigs, but mostly as a keyboard player/singer rather than a bass player… Also, most of the keyboard play is quite questionable, and I get the impression that it takes away from the performance a bit. It’s certainly a dream collaboration, but it’s definitely not a dream collaboration. Overall, it felt like a pretty informal session. I can’t say much about the details of the members as there are almost no credits, but it seems that members of later Jamaica Boys such as Lenny White (Ds) and Bernard Wright (Key) also participated, but the guitarist and alto sax player are unknown. is. I think it’s better to think of the performance as a sound source that captures Marcus’s club gigs, rather than its value as a Jaco-related sound source. However, it’s quite nice to be able to listen to Marcus play freely with Jaco’s best repertoire such as “Invitation”, as well as Jamaica Boys’ hit song “People Make The World Go Round”. It’s true that it’s a difficult song, and Jaco plays the bass, but to be honest, it’s not the kind of play you’d expect. There seem to be cases where online shopping or auctions are advertising things like “Amazing Twin Bass Session!!”, but the signboards are often deceptive (lol). Well, if you’re a fan of Jaco or Marcus, it might be interesting to have as a topic of conversation… Anyway, it is a sound source that you can really feel that Marcus’s presence is not bad. Also, who is the Sanborn-like alto featured at the end? I’m curious. <Disc-1> 1.Liberty City 2.Jam Session 1 3.People Make The World Go Round 4.Invitation <Disc-2> 1.FANNIE MAE/Why I Sing The Blues 2.Stormy Monday 3.Jam Session 2 4 .Jam Session 3 ●Musicians● B.Key.Vo.Jaco Pastorius B.Vo.Marcys Miller Ds.Lenny White Key.B.Vo.Bernard Wright G.Ken Bloom(?) As.Unknown