ジャコがウェザー・リポートに在籍していた1976～1982年の6年間にリリースされた『Black Market』、『Heavy Weather』、『Mr. Gone』、『8:30』、『Night Passage』から、ジャコの楽曲とウェザーリポート時代の名演にスポットをあてたコンピレーション盤。ジャコの入門盤としてもオススメな一枚。1998年リリース作品。
本作と同内容の『JACO PASTORIUS The Weather Years』は国内盤の別ジャケット仕様。

This Is Jazz 40 Weather Report – The Jaco Years

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Tracklist

1. Punk Jazz (Jaco Pastorius) 5:08
2. River People (Jaco Pastorius) 4:50
3. A Remark You Made (Joe Zawinul) 8:00
4. Havona (Jaco Pastorius) 6:00
5. Three Vews Of A Secret (Jaco Pastorius) 5:52
6. Teen Town (Jaco Pastorius) 6:05
7. Speechless (Joe Zawinul) 5:52
8. Port Of Entry (Wayne Shorter) 5:07
9. Barbary Coast (Jaco Pastorius) 3:07
10. Slang (Jaco Pastorius) 4:48

Personnel

1. Punk Jazz
Wayne Shorter – tenor and soprano saxophones
Joe Zawinul – keyboards, synthesizers
Jaco Pastorius – fretless electric bass
Tony Williams – drums
Recorded C. 1977-1978, North Hollywood, California. Available on Mr. Gone (Arc/Columbia/Legacy CK 46869, 1978)

2. River People
Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
Joe Zawinul – keyboards, arp and prophet synthesizers
Jaco Pastorius – fretless electric bass, drums, tympani, voice
Recorded C. 1977-1978, North Hollywood, California. Available on Mr. Gone (Arc/Columbia/Legacy CK 46869, 1978)

3. A Remark You Made
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Joe Zawinul – keyboards, synthesizers
Jaco Pastorius – fretless electric bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Recorded Live C. 1978 During a Worldwide Tour. Available on 8:30 (Columbia/Legacy CK 57665, 1979)

4. Havona
Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
Joe Zawinul – piano, oberheim polyphonic & arp 2600 synthesizers
Jaco Pastorius – fretless electric bass
Alex Acuña – drums
Recorded 1976, North Hollywood, California. Available on Heavy Weather (Columbia/Legacy CK 65108, 1977)

5. Three Vews Of A Secret
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Joe Zawinul – keyboards, synthesizers
Jaco Pastorius – fretless electric bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Robert Thomas, Jr. – hand drums
Recorded 1980. Available on Night Passage (Arc/Columbia CK 36793)

6. Teen Town
Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
Joe Zawinul – prophet v synthesizer, keyboards, quadra bass
Jaco Pastorius – fretless electric bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Erich Zawinul – percussion
Same Recording Date and Possibily Location as on Track Three. Available on 8:30 (Columbia/Legacy CK 57665, 1979)

7. Speechless
Joe Zawinul – keyboards, synthesizers
Jaco Pastorius – fretless electric bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Robert Thomas, Jr. – hand drums
Recorded C. 1981, Location Unknown. Available on Weather Report (Columbia CK 37616, 1982)

8. Port Of Entry
Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
Joe Zawinul – keyboards, synthesizers
Jaco Pastorius – fretless electric bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Robert Thomas, Jr. – hand drums
Recorded 1980, Live in Osaka, Japan. Available on Night Passage (Arc/Columbia CK 36793)

9. Barbary Coast
Wayne Shorter – tenor and soprano saxophones
Joe Zawinul – piano, keyboards, synthesizers
Jaco Pastorius – fretless electric bass
Alex Acuña or Chester Thompson – drums
Recorded 1975-1976, North Hollywood, California. Available on Black Market (Columbia CK 34099, 1976)

10. Slang (Bass Solo)
Jaco Pastorius – fretless electric bass
Same Recording date and Possibily Location as on Track Three. Available on 8:30 (Columbia/Legacy CK 57665, 1979)