Jaco Pastorius
He had performed on the album "Jaco Pastorius Big Band Word of Mouth Revisited", a tribute to Jaco Pastorius, released on August 23, 2003 by Ohio record label Heads Up International. The album featured performances by Pastorius along with popular bassists Victor Bailey, Richard Bona, Jeff Carswell, Jimmy Haslip, Christian McBride, Marcus Miller, Gerald Veasley and Victor Wooten.