ジャコ・パストリアスのセカンド・アルバム『Word of Mouth』のほか、ワーナー・レーベルに残された『Twins I』、『Twins II』、『Invitation』、『The Birthday Concert』の計5作品のアルバムと、ウェザー・リポート在籍時に日本をはじめ世界各地で収録されたベース・ソロ演奏を中心に収録した『The Jaco Solo Tracks』の計6枚を揃えたボックスセット。ジャコ生誕60周年記念で2011年にリリースされた。

このボックスセットにはジャコが使用していた1962年製Fender JazzBass、通称「Bass of Doom（ベース・オブ・ドゥーム）」のフィギュア（右の画像・フェンダー社公認）をセットした限定生産品。

このボックスセットのために松下佳男氏が書き下ろしたアルバムの解説のほか、ピーター・アースキンへのインタビューに加え、数々の秘蔵写真を盛り込んだ72ページにも及ぶ豪華なブックレットが付属する。惜しいのは『The Birthday Concert』のバンドイントロを聞く限り、付属ライナーの記載がかなり間違っているようだ。

Jaco Pastorius The 60th Anniversary Collection【6CD+Figure】

Tracklist

Disc-1 Word of Mouth

1. Crisis (Jaco Pastorius) 5:17
2. Three Views of a Secret (Jaco Pastorius) 6:05
3. Liberty City (Jaco Pastorius) 11:57
4. Chromatic Fantasy (Johann Sebastian Bach) 3:01
5. Blackbird (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) 2:48
6. Word of Mouth (Jaco Pastorius) 3:53
7. John and Mary (Jaco Pastorius) 10:52

Disc-2 Twins I

1. Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper) 8:31
2. Soul Intro / The Chicken (Jaco Pastorius / Alfred James Ellis) 6:47
3. Continuum (Jaco Pastorius) 4:30
4. Liberty City (Jaco Pastorius) 11:32
5. Three Views Of A Secret (Jaco Pastorius) 5:55
6. Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington) 7:05

Disc-3 Twins II

1. Amerika (Traditional) 1:10
2. Okonkole Y Torompa (Don Alias / Jaco Pastorius) 7:00
3. Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (Jaco Pastorius / John Coltrane / Jaco Pastorius) 14:39
4. Elegant People (Wayne Shorter) 12:40
5. Twins (Jaco Pastorius) 6:03
6. Pac-Man Blues (Fannie Mae) (Buster Brown) 3:00
7. Eleven (Gil Evans / Miles Davis) 0:27

Disc-4 Invitation

1. Invitation (Bronisław Kaper) 6:57
2. Amerika (Traditional) 1:09
3. Soul Intro / The Chicken (Jaco Pastorius / Alfred James Ellis) 6:49
4. Continuum (Jaco Pastorius) 4:28
5. Liberty City (Jaco Pastorius) 4:35
6. Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington) 5:17
7. Reza / Giant Steps / Reza (Jaco Pastorius / John Coltrane / Jaco Pastorius) 10:23
8. Fannie Mae (Buster Brown) 2:38
9. Eleven (Miles Davis / Gil Evans) 0:49

Disc-5 The Birthday Concert

1. Soul Intro / The Chicken (Pee Wee Ellis / Jaco Pastorius) 8:00
2. Continuum (Jaco Pastorius) 2:34
3. Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper) 17:43
4. Three Views of a Secret (Jaco Pastorius) 5:56
5. Liberty City (Jaco Pastorius) 8:11
6. Punk Jazz (Jaco Pastorius) 4:35
7. Happy Birthday (Mildred Hill / Patty Smith Hill) 1:48
8. Reza (Jaco Pastorius) 10:36
9. Domingo (Jaco Pastorius) 5:39
10. Band Intros (2:37)
11. Amerika (Traditional) 1:43

Disc-6 The Jaco Solo Tracks

1. Tokyo, Japan 1978 (Jaco Pastorius) 11:26
2. Reading, PA, 1978 (Jaco Pastorius) 11:25
3. Tokyo, Japan 1980 (Jaco Pastorius) 8:31
4. London, UK 1980 (Jaco Pastorius) 12:03
5. Solo Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1981 (Jaco Pastorius) 8:47
6. Band Intro, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1981 2:49
7. Tune Up, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1981 (Jaco Pastorius) 0:37
8. Domingo-Bass Only, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1981 (Jaco Pastorius) 5:22

Personnel

Disc-1 Word of Mouth

Jaco pastorius – produce. horn & string arrangements, electric bass, synthesizer, drums, koto, voice

Basic Tracks
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Jack DeJonette – drums
Peter Erskine – drums
Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano
Richard Hilton – keyboards
Tim Devine – keyboards
Tom Scott – lyricon
Bruno Castellucci – percussion
Don Alias – percussion
Robrt Thomas, jr. – percussion
Leroy Williams – steel pans
Othllo Molineaux – steel pans
Paul Hornmueller – steel pans

Brass
Bobby Findley – trumpets
Chuck Findley – trumpets
David Weiss – trumpets
Snooky Young – trumpets
Warren Luening – flugel horn
Charles Loper – trombone
James E. rugh – trombone
Lew McCreary – trombone
David Bargeron – trombone, tuba
Bill Reichenbach – bass trombone
David Taylor – bass trombones
Brad Warnaar – french horns
John Clarke – French horn
Peter Grdon – French horn
Tommy Johnson – tuba
Roger Bobo – tuba, bass horn
James M. Walker – piccolo, flute
Hubert Laws – soprano & alto flute

Woodwinds
George Young – saxophone
Wayne Shorter – soprano sax
Michael Brecker – tenor sax
Howard Johnson – baritone sax
David Breinenthal – bassoon

Strings
Jules Chaikin – conductor
Gerald Vinci – violin, concert master
Stuart Canin – violin
William Hymanson – violin
Denyse Buffum – violas
Arni Egilsson – double bass
Bruce Bransby – double bass

Vocalist
Alfie Silas
Edie Lehmann
Jim Gilstrap
John & Mary Pastorius
John Lehman
Marti McCall
Myrna Matthews
Petsye Powell
Zedric Turnbough
Michael Gibbs – conductor, string arrangement

Disc-2, Disc-3 & Disc-4 Twins I, Twins II & Invitation

The Word of Mouth Sextet
Jaco pastorius – electric bass

Don Alias – percussion
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Peter Erskine – drums, timpani
Bobby Mintzer – tenor & soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Othello Molineaux – steel drums
Special Gest: Toots Thielemans – harmonica

Word of Mouth Big Band
Jon Faddis – lead trumpet
Elmer Brown – trumpet
Forrest Buchtel – trumpet
Ron Tooley – trumpet
Wayne Andre – lead trombone
David Bargeron – trombone, tuba
Peter Graves – bass trombone, co-conductor
Bill Reichenbach – bass Trombone
Mario Cruz – tenor & soprano saxophone, clarinet, alto flute
Randy Emerick – baritone sax, clarinet, alto flute
Alex Foster – tenor, alto & soprano saxophone, clarinet, piccolo
Paul McCandliss – tenor Sax, oboe, english horn
Peter Gordon – french Horn
Brad Warnaar – french Horn

Disc-5 the Birthday Concert

Jaco Pastorius – bass
Don Alias – congas
Dave Bargeron – trombone, tuba
Dan Bonsanti – saxophone, woodwinds
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Randy Emerick – baritone sax
Peter Erskine – drums
Kenneth Faulk – trumpet
Russ Freeland – trombone
Peter Gordon – french horn
Peter Graves – bass trombone
Mike Katz – trombone
Gary Lindsay – saxophone, woodwinds
Bob Mintzer – tenor & soprano sax, bass clarinet
Othello Molineaux – steel drums
Brett Murphey – trumpet
Brian O’Flaherty – trumpet
Jerry Peel – french horn
Oscar Salas – percussion

Disc-6 The Jaco Solo Tracks

Jaco Pastorius – electric bass