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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
it's thick and busy...but good!,
By rusty keeler (Ithaca, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Word of Mouth (Audio CD)
well...I listen to it and I sadly wish Jaco had lived longer. Then "Word of Mouth" would have been fun to listen to as Jaco trying really really hard - putting as much in an album as he possibly could. Had he lived, I imagine him refining and simplifying his compositions and arrangements. This album is very very big. There are so many things going on that it sometimes sounds cloudy. I love "John and Mary", probably my favorite cut. Funny how it resembles some of the weather report songs from the live 8:30 album... these long, joyful-sounding, hum-along anthems. As a jaco fan I love it, but I'm glad I first got into Jaco from hearing his first solo album and Invitation. Once I loved those albums I could then handle his manic orchestration of Word of Mouth.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not just for bass players,
By Feller who likes Old Yeller "bottomline5" (Webster, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Word of Mouth (Audio CD)
Word of Mouth is a collection of inventive, creative tunes and arrangements performed by a diverse collection of talented musicians. It runs the gamut of emotions, from the frenetic to the sublime. The music is always leading us somewhere, never content to stagnate. This is music that you should sit down and listen to, definitely not background music. This is the unique work of a gifted musician and composer.Oh yeah, and he can play bass too. This album is about Jaco Pastorius as a composer and a musician. While he does take a few moments to dazzle us with his virtuosity on the electric bass, what really captivates is the sweep of this entire album as a complete work. His bass playing is everywhere, contributing significantly to the musical whole, but is always subservient to the musical task at hand. This album is not just for bass players. This is a real gem. Go get it!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Jaco Emerges as a Composer,
By A Customer
This review is from: Word of Mouth (Audio CD)
Jaco Pastorius sophomore effort, coming 5 years after his solo debut (and after a few albums with Weather Report and Joni Mitchell), demonstrates his compositional talent. On "Three Views of Secret", Jaco restrains his playing and keeps it within the context of the song. This is a beautiful piece, cited by many as the quintessential Pastorius piece. On Bach's "Chromatic Fantasy", he shows off his speed and technical virtuosity, and continues into McCartney and Lennon's "Blackbird", in which he maintains both the bass and part of the melody in a complex bit of fretboard mastery. "Liberty City" highlights his ability to arrange for horns (a talent also shown on Joni Mitchell's "Mingus" album) and again play within the song. "Word of Mouth", by contrast, is a frenzied attack, with Jaco quoting from his own version of "Donna Lee" (the opening cut on his debut) and exhibiting the lightning-quick sixteenth-note playing that astounded all who saw him play. "John and Mary", named after his first two children, is a nice piece that includes what are probably the voices of the children, along with a happy chorus and Jaco's own inimitiable vocals as well. Altogether, a very good album, and worthwhile for anyone attracted to Jaco's "punk jazz".
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