Multiquarium Big Band Remembering Jaco Vinyl LP 2020

Introduction by Peter Erskine
Used To Be a Cha Cha
Barbary Coast
Interlude #1 by Peter Erskine
Liberty City (intro) / Invitation
Continuum Kuru / Speak Like a Child
Interlude #2 by Peter Erskine
Teen Town
Three Views Of a Secret
The Chicken
Fanny Mae
Palladium
Conclusion by Peter Erskine
Improvisation #1
Improvisation #2
Improvisation #3

Multiquarium Big Band feat. Biréli Lagrène ‘Remerbering Jaco’ is a tribute to Jaco Pastorius’s music, made by André Charlier (drums) and Benoit Sourisse (piano) from the Multiquarium Big Band, one of the best French Big Bands.

Jaco Pastorius was a big star in the jazz rock scene (and beyond), an icon for bass players all around the world, the one who brought to electric bass the possibility of becoming in some cases, a soloist instrument in a band. Jaco Pastorius made very famous solo albums and wrote amazing big band music. He played with Pat Metheny and Joni Mitchell but was also a very important member of the famous jazz rock band Weather Report with Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul and Peter Erskine (who contributes some spoken word to this album).

The virtuoso gypsy guitar player Biréli Lagrène has been invited to play electric fretless bass on the album. Biréli, who, as a young genius of the guitar, began to play in Montreux when he was 14, is now 50 and was part of Jaco’s live band for a year and a half when he was 19 years old. Biréli is an amazing bass player and has perfectly integrated how Jaco’s Music works and pushed it beyond its borders.

The CD edition is a digipak with 13 tracks (and features an unreleased photo of Jaco and Biréli on stage).

The vinyl edition is a luxurious double LP box set (180g vinyl) with a bonus track and a bonus side of improvisations plus two unreleased photos of Jaco and Bireli on stage.