Jaco Pastorius takes the Word of Mouth Big Band to ‘Aurex Jazz Festival 1982’

During the first week of September 1982, Jaco Pastorius, the Word of Mouth Big Band and a couple of special guests such as Toots Thielemans took part in the "Aurex Jazz Festival" held in three different Japanese venues : Budokan, Tokyo (September 1st), Osaka Festival Hall (September 4th) and Yokohama Stadium (September 5th).

Here is what is supposed to be the Tokyo concert plus various excerpts plus a rough look at the rehearsals. Enjoy Jaco Pastorius "Aurex Jazz Festival 1982"!

Track Listing :

1.Full Concert - 81:08 . - Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper) . - Soul Intro/The Chicken (Jaco Pastorius, Alfred James Ellis) . - Donna Lee (Charles Parker Jr.) . - Continuum (Jaco Pastorius) . - Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington) . - Liberty City (Jaco Pastorius) . - Three Views Of A Secret (Jaco

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We remember Keith Emerson. ‘Calling for ELP’

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Tracklist :

1 . America (w/ The Nice, 1968)

2 . On French (w/ The Nice, 1968)

3 . Rondo/ Bach Improvisations (w/ ELP, Switzerland, 1970)

4 . Keith Emerson stabs knives in his Hammond

5 . Tarkus (Eruption) (w/ ELP, Tokyo, 1972)

6 . Hoedown (w/ ELP, Switzerland, 1973)

7 . Piano Improvisations (California, 1974)

8 . Honky Tonky Train Blues (w/ Oscar Peterson, 1976)

9 . Fanfare For The Common Man (w/ ELP)

10 . Mater Tenebrarum (1980)

11 . Fairlight (1983)

12 . Intervista RAI (1984)

13 . America (The Late Show with David Letterman, 1986)

14 . Rondo Live (w/ Carl Palmer, 1988)

15 . Black Moon (w/ ELP, 1992)

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