Sittin' In

2/22/82

Jazz at the Opera House Complete

War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA 

This show was a benefit held for Jaco's friend Conrad Silvert, who was ill.  The official release featured Jaco on only one song, Footprints.

Footprints (Shorter) 16:05

Twins (Pastorius) 4:40

Fannie Mae (Brown) 12:30

9/26/82

The Dregs

City Limits, Fort Lauderdale, FL 

Jaco joins the Dregs for their encores.

Fannie Mae (Brown) 6:11

12 Bar Blues Jam 6:55

Amerika (Traditional)  1:18

11/82

Italian Jam

Magia Pub, Milan, Italy

This is a 22 minute jam with members of the band Flying Foxes.  It took place on Jaco's ill fated '82 Italian Word of Mouth tour.

1/6/85

The Band

The Lone Star Cafe, New York City, NY

Rick Danko introduces Jaco saying "Hey lets have a big hand.  Jaco Pastorius, would you come up here man?  He's my favorite bass player in the whole, wide world."

Honest I Do (Reed) 9:45

Blaze of Glory (cut) (Slate - Morrison - Keith) 10:05

2/18/85

The Chet Baker Trio

De Kroeg, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jaco sits in with the Chet Baker Trio, featuring Philip Catherine on guitar, and Jean Louis Rassinfosse on upright bass.  The audience is very hostile towards Jaco.  Jereon De Valk, author of Chet Baker: His Life and Music, who was at the show wrote me the following; "Jaco arrived with Brian Melvin's band in The Netherlands, contracted by Wim Wigt who was also Chet's manager.  In the Bimhuis, Jaco sang, played the drums and got an enthusiast response from a young pop crowd.  Jaco roamed around in Amsterdam for a couple of days, sitting in sometimes, usually playing loud and chaotic. Chet called Wigt from the hotel they were both in, offering to help.  When he turned up at Chet's gig, the audience thought not again!  At the Kroeg concert I remember Satin Doll, a tune from which Jaco played the intro immediately after having plugged in, and Milestones, in which Jaco tried to play on Jean Louis' bass."  Jaco plays the upright on Miletones, electric bass on Killer Joe, and both bassists are on My Foolish Heart, Jaco on electric, and Jean Louis Rassinfosse on upright.  

Milestones (Davis) 10:16

Killer Joe (Goldon) 9:28

My Foolish Heart (Young-Washington) 13:20

4/30/85

Jimmy Page

Lone Star Cafe, New York City, NY

Here Jimmy Page sits in with Jaco.  Jaco introduces him saying "In case he's still in the house, I heard a rumor that Jimmy Page would like to sit in with us".  At the conclusion of the jam the crowd calls for more.  Jimmy Page responds "Hey listen, this mans a monster, I really came to hear him play, not me".

Fannie Mae (Brown) 21:00

1/87

Randy Bernsen

Musicians Exchange, Fort Lauderdale, FL

This jam took place not long after Jaco recorded with Randy Bernsen on his Mo Wasabi disc.  Randy introduces Jaco saying "First time Jaco's been back in years, welcome back Jaco". 

Chromatic Fantasy (Bach) 1:40

Elegant People (Shorter) 10:54

Las Olas (Pastorius) 6:51

Olde Hats (Pastorius) 8:16