Donna Lee (Jaco Pastorius)
Context
Opening track of Jaco Pastorius's first solo album (Epic, 1976), produced by Bobby Colomby: the bebop theme is played on electric bass, with only Don Alias's congas as accompaniment. The album also features Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Sam & Dave.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).