NRR-26477 // JACO PASTORIUS AND THE ATLANTEAN DRIFTWOOD BAND / 1982 LIVE COLLECTION / MIAMI 820925 AND SANIBEL 821002 (2CDR)
Jaco Pastorius - bass
Ken Faulk - trumpet
Melton Mustafa - trumpet
Tony Concepcion - trumpet
Peter Graves- tronbone
Russ Freeland- tronbone
Neal Bonsanti - saxophones
Dan Bonsanti - saxophones
Gary Lindsay - saxophones
Randy Emerick - saxophones
Chauncey Westbrook - guitar (Miami)
David Palladino - guitar (Miami)
Randall Dollahon - guitar (Sanibel)
Mike Levine - keyboards (Sanibel)
Othello Molineaux - steel drum
George Mazzeo - drums
Oscar Salas - percussion
Gary Mayone - percussion (Miami)
DISC 1
Recorded Live at Happy Birthday Performing Artists for Community Education, Gusman Hall, Miami, FL, USA, September 25, 1982
EX-Stage recording *** 64 min
1. cut in - OKONKOLEY TROMPA
2. Soul Intro - THE CHICKEN
3. QUIETUDE
4. Happy Birthday
5. DONNA LEE
6. Jaco Pastorius solo
7. CONTINUUM
8. THREE VIEWS OF A SECRET
9. cut in - LIBERTY CITY
10. Jaco Pastorius solo
11. SOPHISTICATED LADY
12. Percussion
13. REZA
DISC 2
Recorded Live at Jazz on the Green, Sanibel, FL, USA, October 02, 1982
EX-Audience recording *** 66 min
1. ELEGANT PEOPLE
2. Soul Intro - THE CHICKEN
3. DONNA LEE
4. THREE VIEWS OF A SECRET
5. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
6. LIBERTY CITY
7. Percussion solo
8. REZA
9. SOPHISTICATED LADY
10. FANNIE MAE
This release pairs together live recordings from the big band led by Jaco Pastorius, captured in Florida during September and October of 1982. Both feature excellent sound quality; the Miami performance on Disc 1 was recorded on-stage, while the Sanibel performance on Disc 2—though labeled as an audience recording due to the proximity of crowd noise—offers a distinct stereo image that strongly suggests a soundboard source. This collection offers rare live recordings of a short-lived group that, while also a big band, differed in character from the *Word of Mouth* ensemble.
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