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John Francis Anthony “Jaco” Pastorius III was a bassist, composer and producer. He was known for his work with Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, and Joni Mitchell among others.
I wrote John Francis shortly after his death when he was 35. We were devastated by his passing and the circumstances that led to it. It was one of those songs that flows out of you. I asked myself, did I create this, or was I a conduit?
Reviving it recently and bringing his memory back is a token of our love for Jaco, for what he brought to us during his brief life.
Joy Brooks - Vocals
Fredrick Brooks - Acoustic Guitar
Chris Pezzarello - Drums
Charles James - Bass
Christine Bougie - Electric Guitars
Robbie Grunwald - Keyboards
Produced and Mixed by Robbie Grunwald
Written by Fredrick Brooks
Mastered by Justin Gray
Cover art - Mal Bray mixed media based on Chris Hakkens photo (no downloading, republication, retransmission, reproduction, and all other uses of the licensed image as a standalone file).
John Francis
There could be a chance
For you had the fire
From Des Moines to pork pie hat
The weather was fine
Trashed on the blues
Or manicked by life
I reach out
Only to cry
And where does the wind blow
The baddest of all
Silenced – empty
Divided by loss
For laughter is seldom
On this tired road
Hear me now
On you I’ll call
For laughter is seldom
On this tired road
Hear me now
Jaco’s called home
©Fredrick Brooks