Teen Town
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"Teen Town" is a virtuosic jazz fusion composition by bassist Jaco Pastorius, best known from its recording with Weather Report on their landmark album "Heavy Weather."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz fusion composition
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ |
| album | Heavy Weather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsOnAlbum | Heavy Weather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Weather Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedArtist | Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| era | 1970s jazz fusion ⓘ |
| firstRecordedBy | Weather Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | jazz fusion ⓘ |
| hasForm | through-composed sections ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerformer |
Alex Acuña
NERFINISHED
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Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Zawinul NERFINISHED ⓘ Manolo Badrena NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersions | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableBassLine | true ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| influenced | electric bass performance practice ⓘ |
| instrumentationFeature | electric bass lead ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
bass showcase
ⓘ
fusion standard ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedBy | bass guitarists ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn |
bass guitar curricula
ⓘ
music schools ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| lengthApproximate | 2:50 ⓘ |
| notableFor | virtuosic electric bass writing ⓘ |
| notableLivePerformer | Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jaco Pastorius repertoire
NERFINISHED
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Weather Report discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Jaco Pastorius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weather Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryComposer | Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Columbia Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| style |
fusion
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instrumental ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | 2 ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
fast sixteenth-note lines
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melodic bass lead ⓘ syncopation ⓘ |
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