In December 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “Invitation” the third Jaco Pastorius album. It was recorded at various venues during a tour of Japan, featuring his “Word of Mouth” big band, and was produced by Jaco Pastorius.

Personnel:

• Jaco Pastorius— electric bass
• Peter Erskine– drums
• Othello Molineaux– steel drum
• Don Alias– percussion
• Jean “Toots” Thielemans– harmonica
• Bobby Mintzer– soprano and tenor saxophone
• Mario Cruz– soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet, alto flute
• Randy Emerick – baritone saxophone, clarinet
• Alex Foster– alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet, piccolo
• Paul McCandless– tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn
• Randy Brecker– trumpet
• Elmer Brown, Forrest Buchtel, Ron Tooley – trumpet
• Jon Faddis– trumpet
• Wayne Andre– trombone
• Dave Bargeron– trombone, tuba
• Peter Graves – bass trombone, co–conductor
• Bill Reichenbach– bass trombone
• Peter Gordon, Brad Warnaar – French horn

Track listing:

1. Invitation – Bronisław Kaper
2. Amerika – traditional
3. Soul Intro/The Chicken – Jaco Pastorius, Pee Wee Ellis
4. Continuum – Jaco Pastorius
5. Liberty City – Jaco Pastorius
6. Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
7. Reza/Giant Steps/Reza (reprise) – Jaco Pastorius, John Coltrane
8. Fannie Mae – Buster Brown, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson
9. Eleven – Miles Davis, Gil Evans