![Jaco Pastorius talks Weather Report, playing fast, and why the bass is "the number one instrument in the world" in his first Guitar World interview from 1983 | Guitar World Jaco Pastorius talks Weather Report, playing fast, and why the bass is "the number one instrument in the world" in his first Guitar World interview from 1983 | Guitar World](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bgBKYeN4GZRMTjNyoayb4R.jpg)
Jaco Pastorius talks Weather Report, playing fast, and why the bass is "the number one instrument in the world" in his first Guitar World interview from 1983 | Guitar World
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Joni Mitchell Library - Happy Birthday, Jaco Pastorius!: Broward-Palm Beach NewTimes, December 1, 2011
Jazz Improvisers - Remembering bass legend Jaco Pastorius who tragically died 33 years ago today... John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (Dec 1, 1951 – Sep 21, 1987) was an American jazz
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Felix Pastorius: ”Even if Jaco wasn't my father, I'd still be comparing myself to other bassists” | Guitar World
![Jaco Pastorius Truth, Liberty & Soul – Live in NYC: The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! Recording [CD] | Resonance Records Jaco Pastorius Truth, Liberty & Soul – Live in NYC: The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! Recording [CD] | Resonance Records](https://resonancerecords.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/HLP-9027-l.jpg)