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Bill Laswell on Lemmy, Paul Simon, and his failed studio session with Jaco Pastorius
The visionary producer also had his say on Lemmy, Paul Simon, and his failed studio session with Jaco Pastorius
“Jaco said, ‘If you ever need a sub, call me!” When Chicago’s Peter Cetera met Jaco Pastorius
Peter Cetera tells the story of how he met Jaco – and got to know bass legends Willie Weeks, Carol Kaye and Duck Dunn
Miroslav Vitous on his departure from Weather Report (and his thoughts on the bassists who replaced him)
Bassist Miroslav Vitous co-founded Weather Report with fellow Miles Davis alumni Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter
When Jimmy Haslip met Jaco Pastorius at Frank Zappa’s studio
The Yellowjackets co-founder and then-bassist tells the story of his first encounter with bass royalty
When Michael Anthony met the self-proclaimed “greatest bass player in the world”, Jaco Pastorius
How the accidental meeting of two of the ’70s and ’80s greatest bass icons – neither recognised by the other – came about in a Tokyo hotel
Jack Bruce’s final encounter with Jaco Pastorius
According to his brother, Rory Pastorius, Jaco was influenced by the late Cream bassist’s midrange sound and aggressive lead style
How Joni Mitchell formed an unlikely partnership with Jaco Pastorius
Although much of his fame stems from his time with Weather Report, Jaco’s recordings with Joni Mitchell yielded some of the finest bass playing of his career
Larry Klein explains how he handled replacing Jaco Pastorius in Joni Mitchell’s band
The session ace-turned producer began working with Mitchell in 1981, soon after her last album with the “world’s greatest bass player”
