In August 1976, “Epic” label released the debut, self-titled Jaco Pastorius album. It was recorded in October 1975, at “Camp Colomby Studios”; “Columbia Recording Studios C&B” in New York City and was produced by Bobby Colomby.

Personnel:

• Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
• Sam Moore, Dave Prater– vocals
• Herbie Hancock- clavinet, Fender Rhodes, electric piano, piano
• Alex Darqui – Fender Rhodes electric piano
• Richard Davis– bass
• Homer Mensch– bass
• Narada Michael Walden– drums
• Lenny White, Bobby Economou – drums
• Othello Molineaux – steel drums
• Leroy Williams – steel drums
• Don Alias– congas, bongos, percussion, okonkoko iya, afuche
• David Sanborn- alto sax
• Michael Brecker- tenor sax
• Howard Johnson- baritone sax
• Wayne Shorter- soprano sax
• Peter Gordon – French horn
• Hubert Laws- piccolo, flute
• Randy Brecker, Ron Tooley – trumpet
• Peter Graves – bass trombone
• David Nadien, Harry Lookofsky, Paul Gershman, Joe Malin, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollinkoff, Arnold Black – violin
• Stewart Clarke, Manny Vardi, Julian Barber, Al Brown – viola
• Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Beverly Lauridsen, Alan Shulman– cello
• Michael Gibbs- string arrangement
• Michael Gibbs- string arrangement, conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Jaco Pastorius, except where noted.

1. Donna Lee – Miles Davis
2. Come On, Come Over – Jaco Pastorius, Bob Herzog
3. Continuum
4. Kuru/Speak Like a Child – Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock
5. Portrait of Tracy
6. Opus Pocus
7. Okonkolé Y Trompa – Jaco Pastorius, Don Alias
8. (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha
9. Forgotten Love