Wow, just read this Google suggested fluff piece:
"Fretless bass was an instrument that had been around for a few years, but he just raised the standard of it to a completely different level"
www.musicradar.com
And learned Jaco is on this track:
Al Di Meola - Suite: Golden Dawn
And I KNOW this record, '
Land of the Midnight Sun', quite well, which makes it a lil odd cuz it's so blatantly obvious now.. I mean, I don't listen to any of this fusion stuff much these day... must be cuz I got into Return to Forever before Weather Report way back in the 80s...
Killer solo debut support for a 20yo...