Abstract
Choosing Jaco Pastorius was an easy call. As a player, he occupies a fascinating place in the world of electric bass. He is, in a word, undeniable. And yet, as a survey of Rolling Stone readers in 2011 noted, he’s not a “household name.” He was just number seven on the magazine’s list of all time greats. John Entwhistle of The Who and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers come in at one and two. But just as there’s no Entwhistle without James Jamerson (Funk Brothers bass icon who, most agree, first defined what an electric bass could and should do), there’s no Flea without Jaco.
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