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The Birthday Concert

{{Infobox album

| name = The Birthday Concert

| type = live

| artist = Jaco Pastorius

| cover = Jacopastoriusthebirthdayconcert.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1995|9|26}}

| recorded = December 1, 1981

| venue = Mr. Pip's, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

| studio =

| genre = Jazz fusion

| length = {{Duration|m=69|s=24}}

| label = Warner Bros.

| producer = Peter Erskine

| prev_title = Jazz Street

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Another Side of Jaco Pastorius

| next_year = 2002

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r224465 |title=The Birthday Concert - Jaco Pastorius | AllMusic |first=Scott |last=Yanow |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=19 July 2011}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1134}}

}}

The Birthday Concert is a live album by Jaco Pastorius released posthumously in 1995. It was recorded in Florida in 1981 to celebrate Pastorius' 30th birthday. Guests included his friends, such as Michael Brecker and the Peter Graves Orchestra.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jaco Pastorius; except where indicated

  1. "Soul Intro/The Chicken" (Pastorius/Alfred Ellis) – 08:01
  2. "Continuum" – 02:34
  3. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) – 17:42
  4. "Three Views of a Secret" – 05:56
  5. "Liberty City" – 08:12
  6. "Punk Jazz" – 04:35
  7. "Happy Birthday" (Mildred J. Hill, Patty Hill; arranged and adapted by Larry Warrilow) – 01:48
  8. "Reza" – 10:36
  9. "Domingo" – 05:39
  10. "Band Intros" – 02:38
  11. "Amerika" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Jaco Pastorius) – 01:43

Personnel

  • Jaco Pastorius – bass
  • Brett Murphy – trumpet
  • Brian O'Flaherty – trumpet
  • Kenneth Faulk – trumpet
  • Melton Mustafa – trumpet
  • Mike Katz – trombone
  • Russ Freeland – trombone
  • Peter Graves – bass trombone
  • Dave Bargeron – trombone, tuba
  • Jerry Peel – French horn
  • Peter Gordon – French horn
  • Bob Mintzer – bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Randy Emerick – baritone saxophone
  • Dan Bonsanti – saxophone, woodwind
  • Gary Lindsay – saxophone, woodwind
  • Peter Erskine – drums, liner notes
  • Othello Molineaux – steel drums
  • Don Alias – congas
  • Bobby Thomas Jr. - congas
  • Oscar Salas – percussion

See also

References

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Category:Jaco Pastorius albums

Category:1995 live albums

Category:Warner Records live albums