Invitation: Contextes, Culture Et Communication

I literally climbed down into a sewer to retrieve my Invitation tape after it fell out of my car into the gutter. I didn't know if it was still being made and I wasn't taking any chances! It's one of those albums that I listen to over and over and over. The Chicken is so funky, Jaco's playing is so good. The pan solo is so fun. The whole band rocks - the songs are tight and together and the band seems to breathe as one thing. This album is far far superior to "The Birthday Concert" which seems like a mere warm up to this one. (oh, um, I guess it was!)

Personaly I think this is one of the best recordings of Jaco doing primaraly funk. This summer at camp I got a chance to jam with John Scofield and we played "the chicken", from then on I was hooked. When I got home I listened to the tape of invitation over and over (it's the kind of thing you dont get tired of). Unfortunatly the tape is now dying and it's definatly time to ordr the CD. If you're a fan of Jaco, funk or jazz, this album's definately worth it.

A great CD which is a record of 3 live preformences in japan, it's Jaco in his near top playing along a wonderful big band! The tune i like best is "The chicken"

The Music on this Cd is some of my favorite music from Jaco . I first bought the album about fourteen years ago a just about wore it out. I have looked around for the cd everywhere and finally found it here.

This recording has some of the most dynamic music to ever be recorded by a big band. Jaco is truly at his best on this album. His lightning speed and flawless playing, accompanied with people like Toots, makes this worth the money. I've owned a tape of this for years and have never grown tired of the music.