ベース主体の宇宙を描き出す、革新的ソロ始動盤
ベースを中心に据えつつ多彩な編成を交え、既成概念を揺さぶる音像と表現力を提示する作品。
冒頭のビバップからソウル・ファンク、弦や打楽器を交えた編成まで、多様なスタイルを一つのベースで貫いている。“Portrait of Tracy” のハーモニクス独奏は技術と詩情を兼ね備え、楽器の可能性を広げる象徴的な演奏だ。“Continuum” では柔らかな旋律と余韻を生かし、音に立体感を与える。全体を通して、ベースの存在感と緻密な構成が際立つ一枚となっている。
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11 TRACKS:
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1)
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Donna Lee
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2)
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Come On, Come Over
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3)
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Continuum
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4)
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Kuru / Speak Like A Child
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5)
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Portrait Of Tracy
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6)
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Opus Pocus
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7)
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Okonkole Y Trompa
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8)
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(Used To Be A) Cha-Cha
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9)
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Forgotten Love
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10)
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(Used To Be A) Cha-Cha (Alternate Take - Previously Unreleased)
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11)
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6/4 Jam (Previously Unreleased)
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Clavinet - Herbie Hancock (2)
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Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Herbie Hancock (3, 6, 11)
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Piano [Acoustic] - Herbie Hancock (4, 8, 9, 10)
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Arranged By [Strings] - Jaco Pastorius (4, 9)
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Electric Bass - Jaco Pastorius
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Liner Notes - Pat Metheny
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Soprano Saxophone - Wayne Shorter (6)
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Piccolo Flute - Hubert Laws (8, 10)
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Drums - Narada Michael Walden (2)
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Drums - Lenny White (3, 6, 8, 10, 11)
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Tenor Saxophone - Michael Brecker (2)
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Violin - Harry Lookofsky (4)
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Cello - Kermit Moore (4)
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Alto Saxophone - David Sanborn (2)
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Concertmaster, Violin - David Nadien (4)
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Violin - Harry Cykman (4)
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Cello - Alan Shulman (9)
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Cello - Charles McCracken (4)
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Violin - Matthew Raimondi (9)
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Violin - Harold Kohon (4)
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Bass Trombone - Peter Graves (2)
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Reissue Producer - Bob Belden
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Conductor [Strings] - Michael Gibbs (4, 9)
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Trumpet - Randy Brecker (2)
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Viola - Selwart Clarke (4)
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Viola - Al Brown
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Double Bass - Richard Davis (2) (9)
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Engineer - Don Puluse
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Afoxé [Afuche], Bells, Bongos, Congas, Bata [Okonkolo Y Lya], Percussion - Don Alias
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Viola - Manny Vardi
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Violin - Paul Gershman (4)
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Violin - Joe Malin (4)
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Violin - Arnold Black (9)
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Violin - Max Pollikoff (9)
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Viola - Julian Barber
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Cello - Beverly Lauridsen (4)
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Steel Drums - Othello Molineaux (6)
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Drums - Bobby Economou (4)
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Steel Drums - Leroy Williams (6)
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Trumpet - Ron Tooley (2)
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Double Bass - Homer Mensch (9)
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Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Alex Darqui (3)
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Baritone Saxophone - Howard Johnson (3) (2)
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Producer - Bobby Colomby
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Remastered By - Vic Anesini
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Engineer - David Palmer
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Engineer [Assistant] - Ted Brosnan
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Engineer [Assistant] - Ted Hammond
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French Horn - Peter Gordon (8) (7)
