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The Vision of Holiday Park Records
by Bob Bobbing

MY VISION was to create a record label, endorsed by the Pastorius family, that would be looked to for new and inspiring music featuring Jaco Pastorius. Beginning with a comprehensive anthology of Jaco's early formative years the first release would consist primarily of never-before-heard live recordings, taken from my personal collection, that feature Jaco's first home recordings, his earliest bands, his first original compositions and his original demo sessions from Criteria. Considering the scope and rarity of such a release, I felt that Holiday Park Records would quickly become known world wide for its exclusive releases featuring Jaco. And by all of the media and editorial reviews surrounding it's first release, Holiday Park would gain the positive press and respect necessary to be considered a future source of quality Jaco Pastorius music. Holiday Park's first release, the 'audio biography' titled "Portrait of Jaco," would then be followed by a series of CD releases featuring Jaco during each stage of his early formative years in Florida. Single releases of Jaco with Woodchuck, Tommy Strand & The Upper Hand, Wayne Cochran & C.C. Riders, The Peter Graves Orchestra and a CD of his original demo sessions at Criteria all possess creative excellence, and would be very respectable additions to Jaco's discography.

The name "Holiday Park" was chosen because of Jaco's association to it throughout 
his life. From his very first days in Florida playing there with his brothers to the various athletic activities many of us enjoyed playing there with Jaco throughout his early years, Holiday Park justly represents a time when he was healthy, happy, making music, and enjoying life. It's understandable why Jaco was drawn back to Holiday Park towards the end of his life - actually living there during the summer of '87. It was his last known address, a very familiar and seemingly safe place, filled with great memories

Holiday Park... the label to look to for quality Jaco Pastorius releases.