Bassist Jaco Pastorius died on September 21, 1987, at the age of 35, at the Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The cause of death was a massive brain hemmorhage caused by injuries he sustained in a scuffle with a night club bouncer. Pastorius was buried at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery in North Lauderdale.Pastorius is best known for his work with Weather Report and is generally regarded as one of the most influential bass players of all time. He is one of only four bassists to be inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame.
In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends Weather Report's album, 8:30. The album features Pastorius on cuts like "Black Market," "Teen Town," and "Slang." (Purchase from Amazon.com.)
Pastorius plays "A Portrait of Tracy" from a Weather Report concert in Germany in 1978 here:
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