Members bluedogaudio Posted October 28, 2009 Members Share Posted October 28, 2009 Yup. And he took it to a place where he should have left it and locked the door. He only took it to a place where he ended up influencing a lot of other bass players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeonVomit Posted October 28, 2009 Members Share Posted October 28, 2009 I have massive respect for Jaco's talent and what he did for the instrument, but I can't really get into his stuff either. A matter of taste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted October 28, 2009 Members Share Posted October 28, 2009 He did cocaineThat would be Jack Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted October 28, 2009 Members Share Posted October 28, 2009 That would be Jack Bruce. In a "White Room", indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted October 30, 2009 Members Share Posted October 30, 2009 Ya know, one of my favorite "Jaco" CDs is this one. Jaco Pastorius Big Band - Word of Mouth Revisited It features numerous top-notch bass players playing lots of Jaco's best compositions, and the production is great IMO. Listen to some clips and see if it interests you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpax Posted October 30, 2009 Members Share Posted October 30, 2009 Yeah. He was the worlds greatest bass player. Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted October 30, 2009 Members Share Posted October 30, 2009 Yeah. He was the worlds greatest bass player, in my opinion. Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpax Posted October 30, 2009 Members Share Posted October 30, 2009 precious Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flogger59 Posted October 30, 2009 Members Share Posted October 30, 2009 I saw Weather Report in 83, and I was REALLY looking forward to it. Zawinul and Shorter were outstanding, when they weren't being drowned out by the nuclear farts that Jaco was producing. Admittedley, it was late in his tenure, and he was likely snowblind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members James Hart Posted October 30, 2009 Members Share Posted October 30, 2009 Yup, the song "Coyote" in particular. (for me anyway). on one hand, he could be accused of hideously overplaying a simple song, Now see, that to me is the best of Jaco's works. I love the groove and wank balance mixed within a slick pop tune.[YOUTUBE]B2rjDBQ1UDY[/YOUTUBE] As far as the 'Jaco' worship, my take on it at least, is that it isn't exactly WHAT he played as much as the fact that he DID play it when others hadn't thought about it that way before. Much like Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix and EVH brought new ways of thinking to electric guitar. I always dug this one too (Weather Report's Black Market)[YOUTUBE]AuAMSE_xck4[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted October 30, 2009 Members Share Posted October 30, 2009 I would encourage any bass player to look beyond the obvious aspects of Jaco and his compositions, and focus instead on the incredible touch and phrasing on the bass that he had. Pay close attention to his fretless intonation as well. Listen to "Soul Intro/The Chicken" for a great example of how to make a fairly simple line pop and groove: listen CLOSELY to the quality of each note he plays, and how he varies the attack and decay in very musical ways to add life to the line. Then ask yourself: Am I performing at this level? Can I make a simple line sing, by altering my phrasing and making every note count? Then when you realize the truth, be sure and give Bassius a call for some lessons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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