Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius

Like his heroes Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix, Jaco didn't make it to age 40. But by the time he died at 35, he had reinvented the role of the electric bass and had become one of the most potent forces in modern music. This biography chronicles his entire career, including his rise to global stardom with Weather Report, his solo career, an his slow professional and personal decline.