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A fitting tribute to the troubled genius who revolutionized electric bass playing and bridged the gaps between jazz, R&B, rock, and funk. From his early days in R&B club bands through his international stardom with fusion group Weather Report and on to his solo career and tragic death at age 35, this book portrays the life and music of Jaco Pastorius, the self-proclaimed "world's greatest bass player." This special anniversary edition features new interviews with Jaco's childhood friends, prominent bass players of Jaco's era and afterward, and girlfriend Teresa Nagell, who was with Jaco in the last few years of his life. Some incidents from the first edition have been further researched and expanded to become full chapters.

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JULY 4, 1986: I'm rudely awakened by the most hateful of sounds, a relentless rrrrring-rrrrring-rrrrring in the middle of a positively delicious dream. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   8 of 8 people found the following review helpful: Sweet biography--makes you want to hear every note he played, 20 Jun 1997 By A Customer This review is from: Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius (Paperback) This is a great biography about a great player. Not necessarily a great person in all respects, but a force in music and the bass that is undeniable. This biography works because the author has both great respect and great sadness towards his subject matter. He does not praise Jaco blindly, nor does he mystify him. Jaco's glory is self-deserving--listen to any one of his bass lines. It's hard to put Jaco's playing in the proper perspective if you are introduced to it retrospectively, but that's the genius that Milkowski introduces. This book helps the reader listen to the pretty bass melody in "A Remark You Made," where technique was not the issue, and truly marvel at how beautiful a bass line can be. Read this book and learn from it.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   7 of 7 people found the following review helpful: A complete, honest & un-biased account of a much missed life, 31 May 2001 By  aj-newberry@supanet.com - See all my reviews This review is from: Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius (Paperback) I was lent this book by a friend after listening to the 'Heavy Weather' CD. I can't listen to that CD now without tears of such overwhelming sadness for the loss of such a brilliant light lost. Thanks to Milkowski for penning such an original, down to earth account of Jaco. I'm sure he would have been impressed with the honesty.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: Very good and detailed overview!, 22 Nov 2000 By  "jfkevlar" - See all my reviews This review is from: Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius (Paperback) A dedicated Jaco fan, I bought this book. I am very much impressed by this fascinating, very detailed overview of Jaco's (not always ver good)life. There is vast information about his records (and other) recordings. The book has provided me with fantastic new music and musicians to listen to. The book is a real page-turner: I finished it in two days. Buy it!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 4 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews GREAT BOOK I SAW JACO PLAY WITH THE WORD OF MOUTH BAND IN 1976, I`M JUST OVERWELMED THAT I WAS ABLE TO SEE HIM AT THE WOLF & RISTMILLER COUNTRY CLUB IN RESEDA, FRONT ROW CENTER. Read more Published on 22 Mar 1999 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 4 customer reviews...   <