Jaco Pastorius – Invitation

Invitation is the third album by bassist and Weather Report member Jaco Pastorius, originally released in 1983. It is a live album recorded at various venues during a tour of Japan with his big band Word of Mouth.

While his debut Jaco Pastorius rather emphasizes his versatile and impressive skills on the EBass, this Invitation, just like its predecessor Word of Mouth, focuses more on his ability to arrange for a larger band.

This album contains mainly pieces by other artists, with the exception of Continuum, taken from the debut, Liberty City, taken from Word of Mouth, and Reza, a number framing his version of John Coltrane's Giant Steps. The band's stars included Randy Brecker, Bobby Mintzer, Toots Thielemans, Peter Erskine, Othello Molineaux and Don Alias.