Jaco Pastorius discography



This is the discography of Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987), excluding bootlegs and compilations.

As leader/co-leader

 * 1974: Jaco with Pat Metheny, Bruce Ditmas, Paul Bley (Improvising Artists, 1976) – live
 * 1975: Jaco Pastorius (Epic, 1976)
 * 1980–81: Word of Mouth (Warner Bros., 1981)
 * 1982: Invitation (Warner Bros., 1983) – live
 * 1986: Stuttgart Aria with Biréli Lagrène (Jazzpoint/Le Chant du Monde, 1986)

Posthumous releases:


 * Honestly - Solo Live (Jazzpoint, 1991) – recorded in 1986
 * Holiday for Pans (Sound Hills, 1993) – recorded in 1980–82
 * The Birthday Concert (Warner Bros., 1995) – recorded in 1981
 * Golden Roads (Sound Hills, 1997) – recorded in 1986
 * A Good Stitch for Golden Roads (Sound Hills, 1997) – recorded in 1986
 * Punk Jazz: The Jaco Pastorius Anthology (Warner Bros./Rhino, 2003) [2CD] – recorded in 1968–86
 * The Early Years Recordings (Holiday Park, 2006) – recorded in 1969–74
 * Trio of Doom with John McLaughlin and Tony Williams (Columbia, 2007) – recorded in 1979
 * Legendary Demo & Live Tracks (Victor, 2008) – recorded in 1970, 1974, 1976, and 1982
 * Word of Mouth Band featuring Kazumi Watanabe, Word of Mouth Band 1983 Japan Tour (Rhino, 2012) [2CD] – recorded in 1983
 * Modern American Music...Period! The Criteria Sessions (Omnivore Recordings, 2014) – recorded in 1974
 * Truth, Liberty & Soul (Resonance, 2017) – live recorded in 1982
 * Jaco Pastorius Bass Workshop: Jazz Concert In Martinique (Altus Jazz, 2017) – live recorded in 1984
 * Tokyo 83 (2019) - Recorded at Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan on May 22, 1983

As group
Weather Report
 * 1975–76: Black Market (Columbia, 1976)
 * 1976–77: Heavy Weather (Columbia, 1977)
 * 1978: Mr. Gone (Columbia, 1978)
 * 1979: 8:30 (Columbia, 1979)
 * 1980: Night Passage (Columbia, 1980)
 * 1981: Weather Report (Columbia, 1982)

Posthumous compilations:
 * Live and Unreleased (Columbia, 2002) [2CD]
 * Forecast: Tomorrow (Columbia, 2006) [3CD & DVD-Video]
 * The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981 (Columbia, 2015) [4CD]

Trio of Doom

With Tony Williams and John McLaughlin
 * Trio of Doom (Columbia Legacy, 2007) – recorded in 1979. posthumous release.

As sideman/guest
With Randy Bernsen:
 * Music for Planets, People & Washing Machines (Amc, 1984) – 2 tracks
 * Mo' Wasabi (Zebra, 1986) – 3 tracks
 * Paradise Citizens (Zebra, 1988) – 1 track

With Herbie Hancock:
 * Sunlight (Columbia, 1978) – 1 track
 * Mr. Hands (Columbia, 1980) – 1 track

With Brian Melvin:
 * 1984–85: Brian Melvin’s Nightfood, Night Food (Timeless, 1985)
 * 1985: Brian Melvin’s Nightfood, Jazz in Toulouse (Atlus, 2016) [2CD]
 * 1985: Brian Melvin Trio, Standards Zone (Global Pacific, 1990)
 * 1984–86 Brian Melvin’s Nightfood, Nightfood (Global Pacific, 1988) – different from 1985 album with similar title
 * 1986: Brian Melvin Trio, Jazz Street (Timeless, 1988)

With Joni Mitchell:
 * 1976: Hejira (Asylum, 1976)
 * 1977: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (Asylum, 1977)
 * 1978–79: Mingus (Asylum, 1979)
 * 1979: Shadows and Light (Asylum, 1980) – live

With others:
 * Manolo Badrena, Manolo (A&M, 1979)
 * Little Beaver, Party Down (Cat, 1974) – recorded in 1974
 * Jimmy Cliff, Cliff Hanger (CBS, 1985) – 1 track
 * Cockrell & Santos, New Beginnings (A&M, 1978)
 * Michel Colombier, Michel Colombier (Chrysalis, 1979)
 * Santana, "Aquamarine" (Columbia Records, 1979) --1 track
 * Deadline, Down by Law (Celluloid, 1985)
 * Ian Hunter, All American Alien Boy (Columbia, 1976)
 * Albert Mangelsdorff, Trilogue - Live! (MPS, 1977) – recorded in 1976
 * Al Di Meola, Land of the Midnight Sun (Columbia, 1976) – recorded in 1975
 * Pat Metheny, Bright Size Life (ECM, 1976) – recorded in 1975
 * Bob Mintzer, Source (Agharta, 1982)
 * Airto Moreira, I'm Fine, How Are You? (Warner Bros., 1977)
 * Michel Polnareff, Coucou Me Revoilou (Atlantic, 1978)
 * Flora Purim, Everyday, Everynight (Warner Bros., 1978)
 * Tom Scott, Intimate Strangers (Columbia, 1978)
 * Mike Stern, Upside Downside (Atlantic, 1986) – 1 track
 * Tommy Strand, Tommy Strand and The Upper Hand, Featuring Jaco Pastorius (Holiday Park, 2009) – recorded in 1971
 * Ira Sullivan, Ira Sullivan (Horizon, 1976) – recorded in 1975–76
 * Various artists, Havana Jam 2 (Columbia, 1979) [2LP] – 3 tracks
 * Various artists, Conrad Sivert Presents Jazz at the Opera House (CBS/Sony, 1983) [2LP] – recorded in 1982

Soundtrack

 * Various artists, including Jaco Pastorius, Jaco (Original Soundtrack) (Columbia, 2015) – posthumous compilation for the 2014 documentary film Jaco on Pastorius' life and musical career