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Invitation is the third album by Jaco Pastorius, released in December 1983. This is a live album recorded at various venues during a tour of Japan in September 1982, featuring his "Word of Mouth" big band. While his debut album showcased his eclectic and impressive skills on the electric bass, both Invitation and his previous album, Word of Mouth focused more on his ability to arrange for a larger band.[1]

Invitation
Live album by Jaco Pastorius
Released	December 1983
Recorded	September 1–4, 1982
Venue	Tokyo, Osaka, and Yokohama
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:05
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius chronology
Word of Mouth (1981) Invitation (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

This album features mostly numbers written by other artists. The exceptions are new arrangements of "Continuum", from his debut album, and "Liberty City", from Word of Mouth, as well as "Reza", an original number bookending his version of John Coltrane's "Giant Steps".

The band's all-star cast included Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Toots Thielemans, Peter Erskine, Othello Molineaux, and Don Alias.

Track listing

1. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) – 6:57
2. "Amerika" (Traditional) – 1:09
3. "Soul Intro/The Chicken" (Jaco Pastorius/Pee Wee Ellis) – 6:49
4. "Continuum" (Jaco Pastorius) – 4:28
5. "Liberty City" (Jaco Pastorius) – 4:35
6. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:17
7. "Reza/Giant Steps/Reza (Reprise)" (Jaco Pastorius/John Coltrane) – 10:23
8. "Fannie Mae" (Buster Brown, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson) – 2:38
9. "Eleven" (Miles Davis, Gil Evans) – 0:49

Personnel

• Jaco Pastorius — electric bass
• Don Alias – percussion
• Randy Brecker – trumpet
• Peter Erskine – drums
• Bob Mintzer – tenor and soprano saxophone
• Othello Molineaux – steel drum
• Jean "Toots" Thielemans – harmonica (listed as a "special guest")

Also featuring:

• Elmer Brown, Forrest Buchtel, Ron Tooley – trumpet
• Jon Faddis – trumpet (solo on "Reza")
• Wayne Andre – trombone
• Dave Bargeron – trombone, tuba
• Peter Graves – bass trombone, co–conductor
• Bill Reichenbach – bass trombone
• Mario Cruz – tenor and soprano saxophone, clarinet, alto flute
• Randy Emerick – baritone saxophone, clarinet
• Alex Foster – tenor, alto and soprano saxophone, clarinet, piccolo
• Paul McCandless – tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn
• Peter Gordon, Brad Warnaar – French horn

See also

• Jaco Pastorius discography

References

External links

• Official Jaco Site
• Family Tribute Site

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[de] Invitation

Invitation ist ein Livealbum des US-amerikanischen Bassisten Jaco Pastorius. Es wurde vom 1. bis 5. September 1982[3] während dessen Tour mit der Word of Mouth-Band bei Konzerten in Japan aufgenommen. Das Album erschien beim Label Warner Music.[4] Nach der Version mit acht Liedern erschien im Jahr 2000 ein Remastering mit neun Stücken[5].

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