Epic、Clumbia、ECM、Warner Bros.などレーベルを横断してジャコの名曲・名演を集めたコンピレーション・アルバム2枚組。ジャコの2枚のソロ名義アルバムとウェザー・リポートでの演奏のほか、パット・メセニー、アルバート・マンゲルスドルフ、ジョニ・ミッチェル、ミシェル・コロンビエ、フローラ・プリム、アイアート・モレイラ、マイク・スターン、ブライアン・メルビンらのアルバムに参加したものを時系列で収録。
Disc-1の冒頭に本作と同じタイミングでリリースされた『Portrait of Jaco the early years 1968–1978』から、ジャコのプライベート録音2曲を収録。Disc-2の《Good Morning Anya》は、1999年にリリースされた『Full Complete Session from Holiday For Pans (1980-82)』からのもので、1993年リリースの初版『Holiday For Pans』より収録時間が長いテイクとなっている。
32ページのフルカラーブックレット（英語版）付き。2003年リリース。

Punk Jazz – The Jaco Pastorius Anthology

Tracklist

Disc-1

1. The Chicken (Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis) 1:19
   Jaco Pastorius (Home Recroding)
2. Amelia (Jaco Pastorius) 4:07
   Wayne Cochran C.C. Riders (Live,1972)
3. I Can Dig It Baby (Willie Hale/Willie Clarck/Betty Wright) 5:50
   Little Beaver
4. Batterie (Carla Bley) 5:08
   Carla Bley
5. Contnuum (Jaco Pastorius) 4:33
   Jaco Pastorius
6. Midwestern Nights Dream (Pat Metheny) 6:00
   Pat Metheny
7. Foreign Fun (Albert Mangelsdorff) 7:31
   Albert Mangelsdorff
8. Birdland (Joe Zawinul) 5:57
   Weather Report
9. Nativity (Airto Moreira/Jaco Pastorius/Kerry McNabb) 6:36
   Airto
10. Las Olas (Jaco Pastorius) 4:27
    Flora Purim
11. Sunday (Michel Colombier) 4:17
    Michel Colombier
12. Layas (Michel Colombier) 5:48
    Michel Colombier
13. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Joni Mitchell/Charles Mingus) 5:41
    Joni Mitchell
14. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines (Joni Mitchell/Charles Mingus) 4:37
    Joni Mitchell (Live, 1979)
15. Punk Jazz (Jaco Pastorius) 4:35
    Jaco Pastorius (Live, 1981)

Disc-2

1. Three Views Of A Secret (Jaco Pastorius) 6:05
   Jaco Pastorius
2. Liberty City (Jaco Pastorius) 11:57
   Jaco Pastorius
3. Chromatic Fantasy (Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Jaco Pastorius) 3:01
   Jaco Pastorius
4. Blackbird (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 2:48
   Jaco Pastorius
5. Word Of Mouth (Jaco Pastorius) 3:38
   Jaco Pastorius
6. John And Mary (Jaco Pastorius) 11:04
   Jaco Pastorius
7. Good Morning Anya (Jaco Pastorius) 6:10
   Jaco Pastorius
8. Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper) 8:31
   Jaco Pastorius Big Band
9. Soul Intro / The Chicken (Jaco Pastorius)(Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis) 6:47
   Jaco Pastorius Big Band
10. Amerika (trad./arr. Jaco Pastorius) 1:10
    Jaco Pastorius Big Band
11. Okonkole Y Torompa (Jaco Pastorius/Don Alias) 7:00
    Jaco Pastorius Big Band
12. Mood Swings (Mike Stern) 6:01
    Mike Stern
13. Out Of The Night (Joe Henderson) 5:10
    Brian Melvin Trio

Personnel

Disc-1

1-1. The Chicken (Home Recording)
Jaco Pastorius – guitar, bass, drums, sax
from Portrait Of Jaco (2003)

1-2. Amelia (Live, 1972)
Kenny Cordray – guitar
Jaco Pastorius – bass
Allyn Robinson – drums
T-Don Capron – lead trumpet
John Brem – trumpet
Rodney Lafon – trumpet
Skip Weisser – trombone
Teddy Ludwig – alt sax
Randy Emerick – tenor sax
Bob Gable – baritone sax
from Portrait Of Jaco (2003)

1-3. I Can Dig It Baby
Willie “Little Beaver” Hale – vocals, guitar, bass
Benny Latimore – keyboards
Timmy Thomas – keyboards
Nelson “Jocko” Padron (Jaco Pastorius) – bass
Robert Ferguson – drums, percussion
Willie Clarke – percussion
Glen “Zeke” Holmes – percussion
from Party Down (1975)

1-4. Batterie
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Pat Metheny – electric guitar
Bruce Ditmas – drums
Paul Bley – electric piano
from Jaco (1976)

1-5. Continuum
Alex Darqui – fender rhodes
Herbie Hancock – fender rhodes
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Lenny White – drums
Don Alias – percussion
from Jaco Pastorius (1976)

1-6. Midwestern Nights Dream
Pat Metheny – electric 12-strings guitar
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Bob Moses – drums
from Bright Size Life (1976)

1-7. Foreign Fun
Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar
Alphonse Mouzon – drums
Albert Mangelsdorff – trombone
from Trilogue – Live! (1976)

1-8. Birdland
Joe Zawinul – synthesizer, acoustic piano, melodica, vocals
Jaco Pastorius – bass, melodica, vocals
Alex Acuña – drums
Manolo Badrena – tambourine
Wayne Shorter – tenor & soprano sax
from Heavy Weather (1977)

1-9. Nativity
Hugo Fattoruso – keyboards, arrangement
Charles “Icarus” Johnson – guitar
Jaco Pastorius – bass
Airto Moreira – percussion
from I’m Fine, How Are You? (1977)

1-10. Las Olas
Flora Purim – lead vocals
Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano, fender rhodes
Jaco Pastorius – bass, vocals
Airto Moreira – drums
from Everyday Everynight (1978)

1-11. Sunday
Michel Colombie – piano, fender rhodes, synthesizer
Herbie Hancock – Mini Moog solo
Michael Boddicker – synth programming
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Jaco Pastorius – bass
Peter Erskine – drums
from Michel Colombie (1979)

1-12. Layas
Michel Colombie – fender rhodes
Herbie Hancock – fender rhodes
Larry Carlton – guitar
Jaco Pastorius – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Michael Brecker – tenor sax solo
from Michel Colombie (1979)

1-13. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
joni Mitchell – vocals, guitar
Herbie Hancock – electric piano
Jaco Pastorius – bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Wayne Shorter – soprano sax
from Mingus (1979)

1-14. The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines (Live, 1979)
joni Mitchell – vocals, guitar
Herbie Hancock – electric piano
Jaco Pastorius – bass
Don Alias – drums
Michael Brecker – tenor sax
from Shadows and Light (1980)

1-15. Punk Jazz (Live, 1981)
Jaco Pastorius – bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Don Alias – congas
Bob Mintzer – tenor & soprano sax, bass clarinet
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Paul Hornmuller – steel drums
Othello Molineaux – steel drums
Bobby Thomas Jr. – congas
Oscar Salas – percussion
Ken Faulk – trumpet
Brett Murphey – trumpet
Melton Mustafa – trumpet
Brian O’Flaherty – trumpet
Peter Gordon – french horn
Jerry Peel – french horn
Steve Roitstein – french horn
Russ Freeland – trombone
Mike Katz – trombone
Dave Bargeron – trombone, tuba
Peter Graves – bass trombone
Dan Bonsanti – saxophone, woodwinds
Neal Bonsanti – saxophone, woodwinds
Gary Lindsay – saxophone, woodwinds
Randy Emerick – baritone sax
from The Birthday Concert (1995)

Disc-2

2-1. 3 Views of A Secret
Jaco Pastorius – piano, synthesizer, electric bass
Jcak DeJonette – drums
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
whith brass, woodwinds, vocals
from Word of Mouth (1981)

2-2. Liberty City
Herbie Hancock – piano
Jaco Pastorius – synthesizer, electric bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Othello Molineaux – steel drums
Leroy Williams – steel drums
Bobby Thomas Jr. – percussion
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
whith brass
from Word of Mouth (1981)

2-3. Cromatic Fantasy
Jaco Pastorius – erectric bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Don Alias – percussion
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Hubert Laws – soprano & alto flute
whith brass
from Word of Mouth (1981)

2-4. Blackbird
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Don Alias – percussion
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Hubert Laws – soprano & alto flute
whith brass
from Word of Mouth (1981)

2-5. Word of Mouth
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Don Alias – percussion
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
from Word of Mouth (1981)

2-6. John and Mary
Jaco Pastorius – piano, electric bass, vocals
Peter Erskine – drums
Othello Molineaux – steel drums
Leroy Williams – steel drums
Bobby Thomas Jr. – percussion
Wayne Shorter – soprano sax
John Pastorius & Mary Pastorius – vocals
with brass, woodwinds, strings, chorus
from Word of Mouth (1981)

2-7. Good Morning Anya
Jaco Pastorius – prophet 5 synthesizer, bass pan, percussion, vocals
Lee “Milo” Spense – drums
Bobby Thomas Jr. – hand drums
Othello Molineaux – 1st pan
Leroy Williams – 2nd pan
Paul Hornmuller – guitar pan
Gary Mayone – marimba
George Mazzeo – vibraphone
Ken Faulk – trumpet
Melton Mustafa – trumpet
Ken Wadenpfuhl – french horn
Peter Graves – bass trombone
Bob Mintzer – soprano sax
Dan Bonsanti – tenor sax
Neal Bonsanti – tenor sax
Randy Emerick – baritone sax
Pam Sessody – high vocals
from Full Complete Session from Holiday For Pans (1980-82) (1999)

2-8. Invitation (Live, 1982)
2-9. Soul Intro./The Chicken (Live, 1982)
2-10. America (Live, 1982)
2-11. Okonkole’ Y Trompa (Live, 1982)
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
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
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
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
Track 8-9 from Twins I/Aurex Jazz Festival ’82
Track 10-11 from Twins II/Aurex Jazz Festival ’82

2-12. Mood Swings
Mike Stern – guitar
Jaco Pastorius – bass
Steve Jordan – drums
Bob Berg – tenor sax
from Upside Downside (1986)

2-13. Out of The Night
John Davis – piano
Jaco Pastorius – bass
Brian Melvin – drums
from Standards Zone (1990)