Please welcome to TRIBUTE TO JACO PASTORIUS - "GOSPEL FOR JFP III", the new
release on
MOONJUNE RECORDS (http//moonjunerecords.com). Featuring jazz and fusion legends,
band mates and colleagues of the legendary electric bass virtuoso and innovator
Jaco
Pastorius, among others: Alex Acu–a, Carles Benavent, Charles Blenzig, Delmar
Brown,
Hiram Bullock, Kenwood Dennard, Hugo Fattoruso, Michael Gerber, Gil Goldstein,
Danny
Gottlieb, Billy Hart, Toninho Horta, Bireli Lagrene, Armando Mar¨al, Marcus
Miller, Bob
Mintzer Othello Molineaux, Jorge Pardo, Felix Pastorius, John Patitucci, Mike
Stern and
more.

This uplifting proclamation of Jaco Pastorius' musical doctrine features a
modernized
viewpoint consisting of Bop induced piano jazz; thrusting, bass-heavy funk and
jazz-
fusion spiced up with a taste of the Caribbean and South America and much more.
With
this release, Jaco's Gospel is preached by over 60 world class musicians
resulting in a
truly, globalized perspective of his existing legacy. More importantly, the
various artists'
extract the bassist's inherent compositional attributes, only to reshape rhythms
and
melodies into a nouveau perspective. Hence, a prudent tribute that stands on its
own...
definitely the best Jaco tribute heard to date.
GLEN ASTARITA - Contributor to Downbeat Magazine, Allaboutjazz.com and
Jazzreview.com

As a musician, John Francis Pastorius III (Jaco) brought change. He boldly took
his
instrument, the electric bass guitar, to uncharted waters, and an instrument
that is
commonly placed behind the music, to the front. As a musician, Jaco's talent was
not
confined to the bass, more than a musician, Jaco was music. The focus of this
project,
Gospel For J.F.P. III, is on Jaco, the composer, a man with an extraordinary
ability to create
music. The body of material that he himself composed is not enormous, further
proof that
less is more, as these compositions rightfully fall into the status of
contemporary
standards, and sure to pass the test of time. Involved here are many of the
musicians that
were part of his life, as well as others his music has touched. Needless to say,
Jaco's own
renditions of his wonderful compositions could never be surpassed, only
interpreted, and
serve as an inspiration to all those who love his music.

Audio clips from "Gospel from JFP III" available at:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tributetojacopastorius/files/

MOONJUNE RECORDS, NEW YORK
http://moonjunerecords.com