Bireli Lagrene & Jaco Pastorius - Stuttgart Aria '1999

Tracks list

Tracklist

1. American Boy 4:44 
2. Donna Lee 4:44 
3. Stuttgart Aria I 7:39
4. Jaco Reggae 6:02 
5. The Chicken 5:52 
6. Teresa 8:55 
7. Stuttgart Aria II 10:08 
8. The Days of Wine and Roses 6:26

personnel : 

Bireli Lagrene : electric guitar, Ovation, Gibson, background vocal 
Jaco Pastorius : electric bass Fender 86, acoustic piano, vocal 
Vladislaw Sendecki : keyboards, synthesizers 
Jan Jankeje : synthesizer bass (on 6,8), background vocal 
Peter Lubke : drums 
Serge Bringolf : percussion, background vocal 

At the end of their tour European tour -- and the triumphant concert in Rome
documented on Heavy n Jazz -- Jaco Pastorius, guitarist Bireli Lagrene, and
percussionist Serge Bringolf decided to leave the continent with at last one
studio recording under their belt. The result is Stuttgart Aria. With the
addition of three additional musicians -- Jan Janke on synths and keyboards,
Peter Lubke on drums, and keyboardist Vladislav Sendecki (the keyboardists never
played at the same time) -- the date went off as a series of formatted tunes
with extended improvisations anchoring them to the album. While the styles here
vary wildly; they are all rooted deeply in the jazz fusion and RB worlds. To be
fair, the trio of Lagrene, Pastorius, and Bringolf could have executed these
songs very well -- especially since one of them was Donna Lee, Pastorius
transcription of the Charlie Parker bebop classic that he recorded on his own
first solo album for Columbia. The keyboards seem to get in the way, and sound
stilted based against the loose groove created by the pair of string players.
And then theres the matter of Pastorius singing on the title track, which is a
meld of James Brown funk, high-tech rock, and jazz. Its one long riff; Lagrene
gets to riff on forever as Pastorius indulges his weak voice and awful lyrics
(people got to be free/give em a shot of RB), quoting from Sly Stone and any
other tune he can think of. It just comes off as indulgent as hell without any
substance other than Lagrenes playing to hold it in place. But there are
astonishing moments as well, when Pastorius drives a dub-riddled Jacos Reggae
into the stratosphere with a meld of chordal and scalar riffs that never, ever
sacrifice the tracks rhythm for the sake of improvisation. Lagrenes chunky,
knotty chords give it a deeper feel, lending the bottom a wide base. There is
also a gorgeous performance of Teresa with the single weepiest bass line
Pastorius ever recorded. The set ends with a serious lyrical, lush, and moving
version of Henry Mancinis Days of Wine and Roses that pairs Lagrene and
Pastorius together in a silky weave of emotion and musical virtuosity,
exchanging harmonics and chromatic melody in a painterly fashion. This disc is
far from perfect, and must have been a bit of a drag to even make ever such a
high-energy tour, but its not without merit -- especially for serious fans of
the two principals. ~ Thom Jurek

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