00:00  Analog synthesizer base line
00:18  Bass guitar with introductory motive (piccolo bass)
00:43  Synthesizer melodic rifflike motive with saxophone
00:55  Interlude, long low notes with a new rifflike motive above it
01:02  Short motive over low synthesizer notes--builds energy
01:31  Saxophone enters with synthesizer to increase energy
01:45  Interlude to set up melody
01:59  Main melody enters with saxophone and synthesizer; bass guitar plays fill-ins answer to melody; repeat of melodic motive builds energy. Notice the active bass line, a trademark of Jaco Pastorius. Each statement of the theme more synthesized lines are added.
02:36  Long-held note interlude with synthesizer line and some vocal sounds
03:07  Descending chords with saxophone solo over them to build energy
03:34  Return to opening bass guitar motive as synthesizer enters with opening synthesized bass line and some saxophone fills
03:59  Saxophone and synthesizer riff as in opening section
04:11  Interlude, long notes and riff motive
04:23  Melody returns to begin a buildup, the melody repeats over and over with increasing interplay between players This type of repeated musical phrase is called a vamp. The band uses it as an extended ending over which the soloists can exchange riffs.
05:48  Fade out
05:57  End
