In 1981, while still with Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius released his album "Word of Mouth". The all-in slabs of sound that suddenly give way to fluid quietude with chorus, strings to the most wonderfully weirdly nuance. Pastorius is always close to the front, a fretless-bass phenom as a composer and a musician.

Word of Mouth is a collection of inventive, creative tunes and arrangements performed by a diverse collection of talented musicians. It runs the gamut of emotions, from the frenetic to the sublime. The music is always leading us somewhere, never content to stagnate. This is music that you should sit down and listen to, definitely not background music. This is the unique work of a gifted musician and composer.