Jaco Pastorius
Day 26
#75 – John Francis Anthony Pastorius III (1951–1987), better known as Jaco Pastorius. American jazz musician, composer and electric bass player. He joined the band Weather Report
in 1976. Albums include: Jaco Pastorius (1976) and with Weather Report, Heavy Weather (1977) and 8:30 (1979).
It has been said that he is one of the greatest bass guitarists ever. Someone who redefined the bass guitar. His nickname ‘Jaco’ is distinctive so I wanted to use that. He suffered from bipolar disorder, a mood disorder that is typified by episodes of mania alternating with periods of depression. The black pattern was created by listening to ‘Donna Lee’, the opening track from ‘Jaco Pastorius’, his debut album and drawing a line adjusting the angle with the beat. I thought this also suggested his condition. The four letters from Jaco, to also represent the four strings of a bass guitar, were placed around the outside of the page to be more distinctive.
1.5 hours
One of the other designs, which again, on reflection, with more work, had more potential.
Listen...
to excerpts from ‘Jaco Pastorius’.