These tracks showcase Jaco in the studio and live, as leader of small groups and big bands: With key collaborators, including groundbreaking jazz-fusion band Weather Report, Pat Matheny, Joni Mitchell, and Herbie Hancock. Despite his tragic early death, the potent, genre-defying influence of the world's greatest bass player is gloriously apparent in this unparalleled collection. Back cover includes quotes from Sting, Herbie Hancock and Flea.
1) Donna Lee
2) Come on Come Over
3) Continuum
4) Kuru/Speak Like a Child
5) Portrait of Tracy
6) Opus Pocus
7) (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha
8) Bright Size Life
9) Barbary Coast
10) Hejira
11) Talk to Me
12) Birdland
13) A Remark You Made
14) Teen Town
15) Havona
16) River People
17) Punk Jazz
18) The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
19) Dreamland
20) 4 A.M
21) Teen Town (Live)
22) Slang
23) Port of Entry
24) Soul Intro/The Chicken
25) Three Views of a Secret
26) Liberty City
27) John and Mary