METALLICA Bassist Robert Trujillo's Documentary On Legendary Bassist JACO PASTORIUS To Be Official Film Of Record Store Day; Compilation Planned
February 26, 2014, 10 years ago
Stephen Kijak's documentary on the revolutionary bass guitarist JACO PASTORIUS, Jaco, will be the official film of this year's Record Store Day and Omnivore Recordings will release a collection of unissued sessions by Pastorius from 1976, reports Phil Gallo for Billboard.com.
Modern American Music... Period! The Criteria Sessions contains 11 tracks recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami during jam sessions led by the late Pastorius, who would go on to lead WEATHER REPORT, perform with JONI MITCHELL and, in the 1980s, become the most celebrated and influential bass guitarist in the world. Several of the songs made their way onto his debut solo album.
METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo, who helped finance the documentary Jaco, produced the album along with the Pastorius estate. He contributes an essay for the set as does Pastorius biographer Bill Milkowski. John Battsek is producing the film with Trujillo.
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