Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jaco Pastorious, portrait, c 1975. “Come here and take a look at this.” The request came from legendary engineer Ron Malo, whose ...

“My name is Jaco Pastorius and I’m the greatest bass player in the world.” This was the way Jaco introduced himself to Joe Zawinul, Weather Report founder and übermensch. Zawinul was abrupt and ...

It never occurred to me what a great name for a band “Weather Report” is until last year, when Sony issued a boxed-set retrospective of the group. At first, I thought the title, “Forecast: Tomorrow,” ...

, a single CD featuring 16 tracks and extensive liner notes by Trujillo. The included Pastorius material spans 1976 to 1981, with tracks taken from both Pastorius' own solo albums plus recordings from ...