Blackbird contains the live recordings of the same-titled album by bass player Jaco Pastorius and drummer Rashied Ali. This live recording was broadcast on French Radio, December 19th, 1984 and features their duet performances of John Coltrane 'Naima', Jimi Hendrix 'Purple Haze', Ornette Coleman 'Broadway Blues' amongst others. Student bassists Michel Hatzigeorgiou, Reno Steba, Alan Brennan, and Angel Vicens joined the duo at various times during the performance.Blackbird is available on vinyl for the first time as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on translucent yellow colored vinyl.
Release date:
December 30, 2022
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