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$\"Slang\" / Jaco Pastorius$

"Slang" / Jaco Pastorius
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Jaco Pastorius (eb)
Live in 1979

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Wooten is very good ...
By: Claypool08. on 22 Nov 08, 18:41:09
Wooten is very good skill-wise, don't get me wrong, but I still think no one can match Pastorius when it comes to sheer speed and technical playing.

i'M GLAD THAT YOU ...
By: UpstairsMaid. on 22 Nov 08, 04:36:48
i'M GLAD THAT YOU TASTE VICTOR.

???????
By: Acidbiloba. on 22 Nov 08, 03:49:02
???????

this guy is awesome ...
By: maxvinsanity. on 21 Nov 08, 19:03:27
this guy is awesome. but im going to have to say.. victor wooten is better skill wise. victor wooten is just naturally more.. skillful.. and victor wooten just has the funk in him.

best bassist ever
By: jim48shaker. on 21 Nov 08, 15:59:04
best bassist ever

1.55 - 2.05 Third ...
By: Vercetti92. on 20 Nov 08, 21:46:32
1.55 - 2.05 Third Stone From The Sun?? Jimi Hendrix

genius
By: Sola86inbass. on 20 Nov 08, 13:26:22
genius

Saw Pastorius once ...
By: chrisufromaut. on 20 Nov 08, 03:25:22
Saw Pastorius once live with Weather Report,RIP Jaco n Joe!

WOW really good
By: hebermos. on 19 Nov 08, 03:36:02
WOW really good

HOLY SH*T
By: LARAZAHHH. on 16 Nov 08, 18:49:15
HOLY SH*T

legend
By: smilioso. on 15 Nov 08, 02:08:56
legend

the sound he gets ...
By: Cayou45. on 12 Nov 08, 03:34:41
the sound he gets out from his bass is so perfect it's like if he was making love to his instrument!!!! :P

Jaco Pastorius' ...
By: Rasmarker. on 10 Nov 08, 23:16:02
Jaco Pastorius' remarks for bassplaying goes all beyond what anyone had made before. He created new phrases and new lines as the true master he was. Bassplaying after his entrance to the scene of music are simply not the same anymore.

at 2:05 i think it ...
By: TAYGUNOV. on 10 Nov 08, 22:11:40
at 2:05 i think it would be rather more effective if he made the drive a little more powerfull, or even if he used an overdrive instead, to shock the croud and make the walls rumble :)

This guys got real ...
By: theidioticboy. on 10 Nov 08, 21:54:19
This guys got real beat on the bass.

hes just getting ...
By: lolgiggetyroflomg. on 10 Nov 08, 12:24:00
hes just getting the feel for it :)

is this improv? ...
By: lolgiggetyroflomg. on 10 Nov 08, 12:23:29
is this improv? this is fantastic!

What a cool homage ...
By: Basstogrind. on 10 Nov 08, 03:49:11
What a cool homage to Jimi Hendrix's Third Stone From The Sun!!!!

Caught Weather ...
By: mqblues. on 10 Nov 08, 02:07:54
Caught Weather Report in Davis Ca circa the 8:30 album wherein Jaco opened with the theme to "The High and the Mighty" and then into Hendrix inspired "Third Stone from the Sun" with Joe Zawinul providing keyboard overlays -- that quartet was the best of its era!

You're right! ...
By: Nomercyvideosite. on 09 Nov 08, 16:24:32
You're right! And some moves to! I'm going to use them on the dancefloor next party... (listening to Jaco Pastorius!)

Rest in Peace Jaco.
By: pica6888. on 08 Nov 08, 07:22:13
Rest in Peace Jaco.

nice headband
By: ZachPotterf. on 08 Nov 08, 04:39:30
nice headband

Tio...hace tiempo k ...
By: bassmanhomer. on 06 Nov 08, 13:38:09
Tio...hace tiempo k murio

Este... creo que ya ...
By: akorona. on 06 Nov 08, 00:48:55
Este... creo que ya falleció :S

Come On He's just ...
By: Hagelmiester5673. on 06 Nov 08, 00:08:01
Come On He's just doing a funky dance

Jaco Pastorius (with Weather Report) - Portrait Of Tracy
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Live At Montreux Jazz Festival, July 18, 1976.

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Now THAT was the ...
By: bahjazz. on 22 Nov 08, 12:09:26
Now THAT was the good old times. And Jaco - if you read this in internet heaven - you're still my musical god.

This sounds like ...
By: Bigfoot414. on 22 Nov 08, 00:29:53
This sounds like something Justin Chancellor could have written

funny-
By: lazysmurf420. on 20 Nov 08, 18:45:23
funny-

alright listen ...
By: billbop007. on 20 Nov 08, 16:04:51
alright listen asshole.......... why dont you climb back into your daddy's urethra and try to come back out as a good person......k?

Incredibile
By: Sola86inbass. on 20 Nov 08, 13:29:13
Incredibile

Well, there's no ...
By: Josephdorf03. on 19 Nov 08, 07:44:35
Well, there's no other way to put it, man. If you're saying that, then you don't really have a very good understanding of the bass (or playing instruments in general). Therefore, you're hardly the authority on such things.

are you retarded?
By: regroch. on 19 Nov 08, 07:02:30
are you retarded?

so I'll just assume ...
By: guglio1290. on 19 Nov 08, 01:49:54
so I'll just assume you listen to 50 cent?

I can and will ...
By: regroch. on 18 Nov 08, 20:01:02
I can and will again. Get me a camera and i'll post that shit. until then, stfu and stop trying to defend your shitty music.

no you cant.
By: DerFrischi. on 18 Nov 08, 17:16:37
no you cant.

So pick up a bass ...
By: Brick007. on 18 Nov 08, 05:29:57
So pick up a bass and have a go, throw it up on youtube so we can see if you produce anything a fraction of this awesome.

obviously you have ...
By: DLebsock. on 18 Nov 08, 02:54:12
obviously you have a menntal deficiency, and next time you feel like saying something stupid, just punch yourself in the face...and if you think you can play it then do it and post it and let me laugh at your epic failure.

shitty music is ...
By: regroch. on 18 Nov 08, 02:21:06
shitty music is shitty music. all music is not the same. this sounds like he is learning bass for the first time. If that was the intention, then forgive me, but my god, i could pick a bass guitar up and do this, and I have never even held one.

Dude, music is ...
By: Josephdorf03. on 17 Nov 08, 06:48:10
Dude, music is music. Don't ruin it for others by insulting other musicians. Just enjoy the Jaco!

1:32 amazing
By: Josephdorf03. on 17 Nov 08, 06:44:19
1:32 amazing

OMG dat is so ...
By: vicwootenisgod. on 11 Nov 08, 19:33:21
OMG dat is so beutiful

which is where the ...
By: mousepad1123. on 11 Nov 08, 00:18:14
which is where the name comes from......obviously this "tracy" is sad, lonely, and finally finding realization in her life. the notes in the song and the entire feel or grove of the song clkearly express that. and i agree with the boondock saints when he says "play it"

Real originality ...
By: Rasmarker. on 10 Nov 08, 23:41:16
Real originality stands in not to do what other does on the same field - the master John Anthony Francis Pastorius III made what many of us just dream of. Jacos music still lives in wheater hes not amoung us anymore...

No, i am not a ...
By: metalmattm. on 10 Nov 08, 07:45:03
No, i am not a Bassist. i am a guitarist(bet your already figured that out, hehe)

lol i almost felt ...
By: bmvkman. on 08 Nov 08, 18:12:59
lol i almost felt like crying at the end of this vid, sounds so good

OLD GAY boy
By: zimbozintrouble. on 07 Nov 08, 11:07:18
OLD GAY boy

watelse can A GAY ...
By: zimbozintrouble. on 07 Nov 08, 11:06:26
watelse can A GAY MAN SAY

play it
By: TheBoondockSaints. on 07 Nov 08, 05:14:14
play it

absolutely ...
By: KongWubba867. on 07 Nov 08, 04:23:17
absolutely beautiful may you rest in peace Jaco

one of the better ...
By: PBREWjr. on 07 Nov 08, 01:33:28
one of the better P.O.T.'s I've seen. Theirs a difference in playing it for CD and for a live set like this. RIP Jaco - The Best there was!

Jaco Pastorius Solo
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Jaco with Joni Mitchell

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the late...the ...
By: Baylon777. on 20 Nov 08, 23:23:15
the late...the great.... JACO PASTORIUS

yep
By: SteelyDug. on 18 Nov 08, 08:41:52
yep

lol man are you ...
By: pandaassassin. on 18 Nov 08, 07:38:28
lol man are you wikipedia?

Onore a te.. ...
By: robyscascio. on 17 Nov 08, 10:48:35
Onore a te.. Incredibile come droga e alcol possono bruciare mentalmente i neuroni e portare poi alla morte..Ragazzi la musica(rock metal jezz blues etc) è arte, drogarsi o ubriacarsi è coglionaggine e pura idiozia...

He fell into a coma ...
By: SteelyDug. on 17 Nov 08, 08:01:52
He fell into a coma and was put on life support. There were initially encouraging signs that he would come out of his coma and recover, but a massive brain hemorrhage a few days later pointed to brain death. His family decided on a majority vote to remove him from life support, even though his second wife Ingrid was against the decision.[citation needed] Pastorius died on September 21, 1987, aged 35, at Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.

After sneaking ...
By: SteelyDug. on 17 Nov 08, 08:00:46
After sneaking onstage at a Carlos Santana concert September 11, 1987, he was ejected from the premises, and he made his way to the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida. After reportedly kicking in a glass door after being refused entrance to the club, he was engaged in a violent confrontation with the club bouncer, Luc Havan. Pastorius was hospitalized for multiple facial fractures and damage to his right eye and right arm, and had sustained irreversible brain damage.

His erratic ...
By: SteelyDug. on 17 Nov 08, 07:59:30
His erratic behavior led to his becoming an outcast in the musical community. He was left to gig at various smaller venues, but as his behavior became too much, he would be banned at one club and move on to the next. He was eventually dropped by Warner Brothers.He had to be pulled off stage during the 1984 Playboy Jazz Festival because of his drunkenness, prompting an apology to the crowd by MC Bill Cosby. By 1984, the Word of Mouth Big Band had also splintered.

In the early to mid ...
By: SteelyDug. on 17 Nov 08, 07:58:44
In the early to mid-1980s, Pastorius began to experience increasingly severe mental health problems. These were worsened by drug and alcohol use, and he was eventually diagnosed as suffering from bipolar disorder.Although his on-stage and off-stage antics were already well-documented, his mental health and addiction issues exacerbated his already unusual and often bizarre behavior, and his musical performances suffered.

Victor maybe the ...
By: RBBlues. on 16 Nov 08, 21:13:43
Victor maybe the most dominant today and he is great at bass but, Larry Graham is the best alive today

Its taken from ...
By: Rasmarker. on 10 Nov 08, 23:12:18
Its taken from Santa Barbara County Bowl, California. Its a take from the "Shadows and Light"-DVD. Really hope you'll find it...

Awsome to see him ...
By: chriskattt. on 05 Nov 08, 12:59:11
Awsome to see him play!! He plays like this on the 8:30 album from weather report, but starts with an even cooler sequence here. where is this video taken from, is there more of this concert?

Love it when Jaco ...
By: SteelyDug. on 04 Nov 08, 01:58:23
Love it when Jaco gets into Jimi Hendrix's 3rd stone from the sun Just awesome

this is an amazing ...
By: richie1303. on 03 Nov 08, 22:49:37
this is an amazing peice. i prefer this alot more to portrait of tracey ^^ has more groove

Jaco was the best ...
By: SteelyDug. on 03 Nov 08, 21:12:44
Jaco was the best in his day.... Victor Wooten is the best alive today

Jaco was a great ...
By: slash4592. on 03 Nov 08, 15:40:27
Jaco was a great musician but life isn't fair

well mingus was ...
By: damoltier. on 01 Nov 08, 02:54:42
well mingus was just the greatest... dont forget that he was the composer of all his musics

What beutiful cat ...
By: tumbaybongoroots. on 01 Nov 08, 02:19:57
What beutiful cat no! Fuck! RIP

Don't get me wrong. ...
By: SteelyDug. on 30 Oct 08, 05:54:24
Don't get me wrong...I have always thought that Jaco was amazing and listen to everything he ever recorded. I am just referencing how screwed up he was in his final years

He fell into a coma ...
By: SteelyDug. on 30 Oct 08, 05:52:27
He fell into a coma and was put on life support. There were initially encouraging signs that he would come out of his coma and recover, but a massive brain hemorrhage a few days later pointed to brain death. His family decided on a majority vote to remove him from life support, even though his second wife Ingrid was against the decision.[citation needed] Pastorius died on September 21, 1987, aged 35, at Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.

After sneaking ...
By: SteelyDug. on 30 Oct 08, 05:51:00
After sneaking onstage at a Carlos Santana concert September 11, 1987, he was ejected from the premises, and he made his way to the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida. After reportedly kicking in a glass door after being refused entrance to the club, he was engaged in a violent confrontation with the club bouncer, Luc Havan. Pastorius was hospitalized for multiple facial fractures and damage to his right eye and right arm, and had sustained irreversible brain damage.

His erratic ...
By: SteelyDug. on 30 Oct 08, 05:48:36
His erratic behavior led to his becoming an outcast in the musical community. He was left to gig at various smaller venues, but as his behavior became too much, he would be banned at one club and move on to the next. He was eventually dropped by Warner Brothers.He had to be pulled off stage during the 1984 Playboy Jazz Festival because of his drunkenness, prompting an apology to the crowd by MC Bill Cosby. By 1984, the Word of Mouth Big Band had also splintered.

n the early to mid- ...
By: SteelyDug. on 30 Oct 08, 05:47:17
n the early to mid-1980s, Pastorius began to experience increasingly severe mental health problems. These were worsened by drug and alcohol use, and he was eventually diagnosed as suffering from bipolar disorder.Although his on-stage and off-stage antics were already well-documented, his mental health and addiction issues exacerbated his already unusual and often bizarre behavior, and his musical performances suffered.

Actually, it was ...
By: dieselboy64. on 30 Oct 08, 04:58:42
Actually, it was Bi-polar disorder that took this man to dismal lows. Just remember his great music and contribution to bass and music in general.- Rock on!

Drugs and alcohol ...
By: Zombbg4. on 30 Oct 08, 02:13:55
Drugs and alcohol didn't actually kill him, he was wasted when he died, but it was the booze that killed him.

This my mates is ...
By: Versi94. on 29 Oct 08, 19:10:41
This my mates is Hendrix on Bass

Jaco Pastorius shreds
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StSanders videos are mirrored various places, including here: http://blog.wired.co m/underwire/2008/02/ watch-the-parod.html #more
Homage to StSanders, who did this before me. He also did it alot better. Original video here: http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=yGxR5bF5P DU

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parody in tag
By: GanjaGabe. on 22 Nov 08, 06:55:23
parody in tag

I can't believe ...
By: nipperooney. on 20 Nov 08, 12:51:05
I can't believe people still think this is Jaco playing shame on all you dumb fucks ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha i love Jaco but you gotta laugh , he was a joker so i guess he would laugh at this

overdubbing...thats ...
By: boazmoss. on 19 Nov 08, 18:49:44
overdubbing...thats more like ridiculous....Isnt that breaching artist rights in the penal code?

haha, people are ...
By: Casemandoo. on 14 Nov 08, 02:24:42
haha, people are STILL thinking this video is Jaco. haha, what a shame. just proves this was dubbed amazingly

that is not jaco
By: younggunsdallas. on 13 Nov 08, 19:55:47
that is not jaco

Idiot!
By: jammin032. on 13 Nov 08, 01:06:57
Idiot!

Wow... Difficult to ...
By: tml1019. on 12 Nov 08, 07:58:30
Wow... Difficult to watch Jaco like this

best bassist who ...
By: JimiFingerstix. on 08 Nov 08, 14:16:31
best bassist who ever lived. no question about that.

lol beware of any ...
By: regorgnow. on 08 Nov 08, 02:29:53
lol beware of any shred video!...they are funny though

it has parody in ...
By: fcukerhead. on 06 Nov 08, 18:02:49
it has parody in the tags. its fake

Towards the end of ...
By: 0mgCholesterol. on 06 Nov 08, 04:15:40
Towards the end of his career, I guess? This is kinda disappointing to watch.

ai un pelotudo ke ...
By: immun0deficency. on 06 Nov 08, 02:44:58
ai un pelotudo ke gravo el bajo arriva de esto.. un tremendo gil

absolute hilarity. ...
By: jamesdt1980. on 05 Nov 08, 16:44:01
absolute hilarity. from the overdub clapping, to the idiots underneath me with their comments.

i like went he ...
By: belafleck777. on 04 Nov 08, 07:55:00
i like went he aplause 0:56! hehehehe!! this man! this is fake! totaly! jejejeje! good video but Jaco is Legend and he is the master! and we need to learn about his life and make good desicions in our musician life!

what the hell is ...
By: Harken22. on 03 Nov 08, 22:51:47
what the hell is this? Is this an actual performance? cause jaco was usually better than this.

Someone took the ...
By: dgratch1. on 02 Nov 08, 12:41:03
Someone took the time to overdub this video with crap. This is horrible, disrespectful, and a lot like spray painting a Monet. Disrespecting one of the greatest musicians of our time sure is funny.

he has one of the ...
By: WalClaypool. on 02 Nov 08, 01:59:11
he has one of the worst hunches i have ever seen in my life

Jaco would see the ...
By: nipperooney. on 01 Nov 08, 09:39:58
Jaco would see the funny side of this his wind ups are well documented, he was a complete joker , read Jaco by Bill Milkowsky its well worth it

i can't believe ...
By: nipperooney. on 01 Nov 08, 09:31:21
i can't believe some people thought that was Jaco playing, this concert was at least 5 years before his tragic death,to see Jaco in his later days checkout The Chicken with John Scofield & Kenwood Dennard it's beautiful, Jaco was a genius

I don't.
By: supahsekzy. on 29 Oct 08, 21:50:51
I don't.

jaco used to be ...
By: LarsDooD. on 29 Oct 08, 16:15:23
jaco used to be down with the boys now he's just rolling around on stages doing the claps plus he's dead

yep, but he got ...
By: kiwibass. on 29 Oct 08, 13:54:26
yep, but he got beat down by that doorman BECAUSE he was under the influence of drugs, as rumour has it...

sorry, I didn't ...
By: kiwibass. on 29 Oct 08, 13:52:12
sorry, I didn't didn't know you had a bass...

plus dude jaco died ...
By: ianonfire. on 29 Oct 08, 12:11:47
plus dude jaco died because he got beat down at a club by the doorman. not drugs.

haha my bad it's in ...
By: ohchaaase. on 27 Oct 08, 15:40:20
haha my bad it's in the description.

Jaco Pastorius- Soul Intro- The Chicken (Live 1982)
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Cool clip of Jaco performing "Soul Intro- The Chicken" live in Japan 1982

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The Killer Bass... ...
By: ravenamstutz. on 22 Nov 08, 07:57:20
The Killer Bass... with outrageous horn section... So Sweet! Go search the Yosemite Marching Band "playing" the Chicken on a 1,000 foot cliff!

Is that Bob Mintzer ...
By: TwerpoNG. on 22 Nov 08, 04:35:19
Is that Bob Mintzer with an afro? and funky 80's garb as well? And a killer solo? Hot Damn!

thank god 4 jaco
By: tucaronick. on 22 Nov 08, 00:49:19
thank god 4 jaco

Jaco is the Man, uv ...
By: Bassplayer12354. on 21 Nov 08, 03:52:57
Jaco is the Man, uv gotta love this version of the song.

I love my family, ...
By: mercmercuccio. on 19 Nov 08, 03:29:52
I love my family, parents, wife, friends, but I've never loved anyone the way I love Jaco. Respect.

Jaco played the ...
By: skamatt1. on 18 Nov 08, 06:25:38
Jaco played the space man. It emphasizes the groove a lot more when he comes back does it not?

haha my band was ...
By: phatjeezy. on 17 Nov 08, 05:31:12
haha my band was playing a cocktail hour gig the other day and they thought it would be unfitting to play this song. i agree. some what

AMAZING just amazing
By: Vashtorius. on 16 Nov 08, 15:45:05
AMAZING just amazing

it's cause it's ...
By: balthazar132. on 16 Nov 08, 11:01:06
it's cause it's only tenor sax, and that's not worth listening to (yes,im an alto player lol)

Nice vid dude!
By: Jikloz. on 16 Nov 08, 05:13:28
Nice vid dude!

Jaco just leaves ...
By: jtromsness. on 15 Nov 08, 00:11:47
Jaco just leaves during the sax solo... what's with that? haha

1:42
By: fl3xable. on 14 Nov 08, 19:46:09
1:42

grande jaco, todos ...
By: juaclo5. on 14 Nov 08, 15:18:41
grande jaco, todos te robamos

I believe the steel ...
By: tylerc0leman. on 13 Nov 08, 07:28:05
I believe the steel drummer is Othello Molineaux (spelling?). Jaco loved the sound of the steel drum and originally wrote his Holiday For Pans album to feature Molineaux. It's a great show of traditionally non-jazz instruments used in jazz. This song has a calypso-jazz feel in the congas and bass, but Molineaux played with the band on other albums and tours as well.

i couldn't hear any ...
By: krustwell. on 12 Nov 08, 23:08:14
i couldn't hear any steel drum. ;)

jaco said: the best ...
By: BountyHunter233. on 12 Nov 08, 20:50:31
jaco said: the best way to learn is by playing different songs on diffrent instruments E.G. playing sax on bass

anyone know who's ...
By: rmlss6. on 12 Nov 08, 20:18:50
anyone know who's playing steel drum?

This is Jaco ...
By: Flanning. on 12 Nov 08, 11:26:32
This is Jaco playing with his 'Word of Mouth' band which he did a lot of the writing for. As you can see by the various percussion instruments and french horns (yes they are) he wrote for a number of instruments not usually used in a jazz band. Educational versions have been re-arranged for more standard set-ups.

I don't think it ...
By: HaggzoDehPwnzor. on 11 Nov 08, 17:22:53
I don't think it was a jazz french horn, because french horns isn't jazz instruments and I play this song on french horn in my orchestra so i don't think its a jazz horn...

Bob Mintzer
By: rkmarlow. on 09 Nov 08, 04:15:42
Bob Mintzer

who's on sax?
By: oremusboys. on 08 Nov 08, 04:37:45
who's on sax?

was that a jazz ...
By: johnjohnjohnx3. on 06 Nov 08, 22:37:42
was that a jazz french horn? i dont think i've ever seen that before o.o

For sure Erskine
By: MashTrash. on 05 Nov 08, 06:59:07
For sure Erskine

Did you see the ...
By: SantoRedentor. on 04 Nov 08, 23:40:49
Did you see the calculator watch on the trumpetist on 0:52 ? Haha those were good times... and the performance is awesome :)

I think it's Peter ...
By: Leanstrum. on 04 Nov 08, 23:23:41
I think it's Peter Erskine, though you never really get a good look at him.

Jaco Pastorius - A Portrait Of Tracy
Posted by: Palle016

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Stadhalle, Offenbach in Germany, 1978.
Bass Solo by Jaco.

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yeah jaco made that ...
By: RowanSpry. on 21 Nov 08, 17:46:29
yeah jaco made that song lol....!!?!?!?!!! portrait of tracy. jacos famoustest piece. in the bass world atleast

Damn! I haven't ...
By: Josephdorf03. on 21 Nov 08, 01:22:41
Damn! I haven't even heard that angle of the story. It sounds about right to me. Pretty sad.

Jaco called the ...
By: SupernalOne. on 20 Nov 08, 17:12:50
Jaco called the frets "speed bumps"

Jaco was trying to ...
By: SupernalOne. on 20 Nov 08, 17:11:41
Jaco was trying to get into the club and busted the club door, there was broken glass all over the ground, but he ran for it, and the French bouncer chased him down and kicked his ass so hard he died in the hospital-- the bouncer got something like 4 months in jail. Sure, Jaco arguably asked for a bruisin', but we have laws and courts to recover damages, not to take it into the streets. Death is not an apt penalty for property damage. Just too damn bad, and history now.

He was picking a ...
By: Josephdorf03. on 19 Nov 08, 07:52:13
He was picking a fight he couldn't handle and trying to get into a club where he wasn't wanted by the management. I love Jaco, but his death was at least partly self-inflicted.

people made a song ...
By: JOLEVONONDRUMS. on 19 Nov 08, 01:20:47
people made a song off of 2:59-3:06

ahh, thankyou! I ...
By: pandaassassin. on 18 Nov 08, 23:16:50
ahh, thankyou! I did not even think about the vibrato awesome :)

Remember that it ...
By: Zarathrusta. on 18 Nov 08, 13:37:25
Remember that it wasn't the drugs that killed him. It was a motherfucking disco bouncer that beat him up to death. Club/disco securities should all fucking die.

vibrato my friend, ...
By: warrenmusic. on 18 Nov 08, 09:12:47
vibrato my friend, vibrato that "mwah" sound cannot be achieved on a fretted bass

maybe I'm just ...
By: pandaassassin. on 18 Nov 08, 07:44:34
maybe I'm just really dumb, but why use a fretless bass? haha still - genius :)

That guy just read ...
By: finley40. on 18 Nov 08, 05:25:58
That guy just read some things about some of Jacos comments towards the end of his life where he tried to incite people. Jaco was mentally ill and used to say all kinds of wacky shit just to get a rise out of people. He'd say, I'm a nigger,jew,spic,cracker all rolled into one and things like that. Ask the musicians who worked with him (of color) Hancock,Kenwood, etc, if he was a racist and they'd tell you NO he was mentally ill (at the end) P.C. people don't get the point sometimes.

I know that...I ...
By: JosephK1980. on 18 Nov 08, 04:49:00
I know that...I wasn't trying to be an asshole...I was genuinely curious to hear your reasoning as to why he was a racist. And I wasn't attacking you, really, and I apologize if I came across that way (or if you perceived me to be attacking you)...I'm not sure if the bouncer was black or white, although I know he didn't have to KILL him, he went way overboard...

mabye im wrong. my ...
By: slowperson97. on 17 Nov 08, 23:05:10
mabye im wrong. my friend was talking about. it doesnt make him anyless of a great musician just a side note. my friend thats how he died, he picked a fight with a black bouncer for a club. ? not sure if its true or not

Onore a te.. ...
By: robyscascio. on 17 Nov 08, 10:48:47
Onore a te.. Incredibile come droga e alcol possono bruciare mentalmente i neuroni e portare poi alla morte..Ragazzi la musica(rock metal jezz blues etc) è arte, drogarsi o ubriacarsi è coglionaggine e pura idiozia...

hes so high. really ...
By: bedardenator. on 17 Nov 08, 07:45:06
hes so high. really weird music.

Jaco played with ...
By: 55westend. on 17 Nov 08, 07:22:51
Jaco played with black musicians all the time, and I've never heard of any of them complaining of racism. Miles Davis could be kind of racist though - - just read his autobiography for examples - - although that doesn't make him any less of an amazing musician!

Are you sure about ...
By: JosephK1980. on 17 Nov 08, 03:44:02
Are you sure about that? Could you give me some examples? I'm genuinely curious, too, not just being an asshole. I've never heard that, but if you can give me an example, some sort of source, I'd be glad to check up on it. (By the way, Wynton Marsalis is sort of a racist, doesn't make him any less amazing, just sayin')

Jaco was incredibly ...
By: slowperson97. on 17 Nov 08, 01:11:27
Jaco was incredibly racist though. just sayin

Oh sorry I wasn't ...
By: Kurasuke. on 16 Nov 08, 06:11:37
Oh sorry I wasn't clear On the album, he recorded it with a fretted bass. In this live version he used a fretless bass, like he always did.

its not impossible ...
By: Jman7309. on 16 Nov 08, 02:00:40
its not impossible to play quiarter notes, just bend it.

you still can bend ...
By: mirak63. on 15 Nov 08, 19:28:50
you still can bend the notes on a fretted bass

che personaggio!! ...
By: jagoda3. on 15 Nov 08, 17:38:57
che personaggio!!Grandee!! :)

he is a bass ...
By: SOYUNPINCHEBOY. on 15 Nov 08, 13:09:19
he is a bass fucking god but I could never stand his tone, god i hate his tone

the bass isn't ...
By: dweezz. on 14 Nov 08, 23:41:52
the bass isn't fretted. the sound's completly different and he plays quarter tones which are inpossible to play on a fretted bass. it's one of jaco's early basses where he removed the frets and you still see te fret lines where the frets hat been

Yeah... this ...
By: Kurasuke. on 14 Nov 08, 21:54:49
Yeah... this doesn't really sound like it that much. And the bass used on his solo was a fretted bass so it sounds better for that.

Weather Report (with Jaco)
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Here is a video ca. 1978 of Weather Report performing Black Market and Scarlet Woman

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It was around '78 ...
By: tapeatsbill. on 20 Nov 08, 04:57:15
It was around '78 and one day a friend came by and says, "hey you gotta come with to see this band Weather Report! They're awesome and I got tickets." Can you imagine knowing nothing about em and walking in, sitting down and seeing these guys. Whoa! My mouth must have been hanging open the whole time. Bless YouTube for this but ... and Ya'll know this but live is just so whoa! Support live music where ever you live. Peace

This entire show is ...
By: LasseP62. on 18 Nov 08, 13:41:04
This entire show is on combined 2xCd + DVD + Book box called "Weather Report - Forecast tomorrow", its a must buy!!!

Honestly, I don't ...
By: derrickkwilliams. on 17 Nov 08, 01:01:33
Honestly, I don't think you can get any better than this. Pure ecstasy.

Jaco is so young. ...
By: aboutdafunk. on 14 Nov 08, 03:14:19
Jaco is so young. We saw him at Blues Alley in DC with Hiram Bullock and Kenny Dennard...now that was a power trio!! Great Weather Report clip...about the best I have seen!

the fireworklike ...
By: JoseJoaquin3. on 08 Nov 08, 14:45:21
the fireworklike drums from minute nine... where do they come from??? i thought it was from the drummer but it doesn't seem like it... i was scared when they started XD not really what is that noise... from the end of black market

Bless you, my ...
By: dieselboy64. on 30 Oct 08, 04:54:09
Bless you, my friend. Yes, only via this medium do I get to see this great Genius at work!

Sorry to all of ...
By: godlessbob. on 28 Oct 08, 21:35:18
Sorry to all of those Erskine fans...I thought that was Omar..haha

pay more attention, ...
By: montinellini. on 28 Oct 08, 20:58:37
pay more attention, he's Peter Erskine.

I can still hear a ...
By: mitchmitchell68. on 25 Oct 08, 10:51:08
I can still hear a definate skilldifference between him and Erskine, who is just a factor "better"or more at ease with the music...Omar is just getting there, where Peter is more dominant..still absolute topclass music here..from all involved.

Can you believe it? ...
By: funkyalfonso. on 25 Oct 08, 08:57:20
Can you believe it? I've been amazed by Jaco for 30 years and tonight is the first time I've seen him play. Thanks youtube.

You Luck SOB!!! I ...
By: Fymious. on 22 Oct 08, 17:44:29
You Luck SOB!!! I only wish I could have done that! That must have been cool.

Omar Hakim is the ...
By: godlessbob. on 19 Oct 08, 21:05:02
Omar Hakim is the most under rated drummer of all time possibly. He is amazing on these tracks....thanks very much for this post!

19-F-hottie here. ...
By: Omally3. on 19 Oct 08, 09:15:56
19-F-hottie here. I'm just saying that girls LOVE this vid. D

rate me 1-10 E
By: fianche. on 16 Oct 08, 16:59:34
rate me 1-10 E

I got to see them ...
By: Lamus93. on 01 Oct 08, 19:09:33
I got to see them in the mid 70's here in Charlotte, NC. One of the best concerts I ever saw. Saw RTF about the same time. What a wonderful time it was!!!!!!

Me too. The guy ...
By: Fymious. on 22 Sep 08, 04:06:13
Me too. The guy that killled him, Luc Havan, only received a 4 month sentence. Granted he pled guilty to get it because he was facing second degree murder, but he should have gotten life in prison without the possibility of parole. That may be harsh, but I believe Havan killed him dileberatly. Don't kill Havan because that won't bring Jaco back; just put him away so he won't harm anyone else.

spettacolare. ...
By: tricotraco76. on 21 Sep 08, 14:27:34
spettacolare. grandi maestri. zawinul mai banale. a 7:31 una lieve incomprensione fa saltare una battuta: anche i giganti possono sbagliare...

Amen to that, my ...
By: dieselboy64. on 20 Sep 08, 15:26:55
Amen to that, my friend! I would have loved to be there back in the day to see him play in person!

Amen to that, my ...
By: dieselboy64. on 20 Sep 08, 02:46:12
Amen to that, my friend! I would have loved to be there back in the day to see him play in person!

Love it, absolutely ...
By: dieselboy64. on 20 Sep 08, 02:44:20
Love it, absolutely love it! Great, cool sounding band and performance! Rest in piece Jaco and Joe- you'll always be with us.

That's as good an ...
By: 2007TypeR. on 18 Sep 08, 15:48:37
That's as good an excuse to jack off as anything.

This track reminds ...
By: 2007TypeR. on 18 Sep 08, 15:48:17
This track reminds me ALOT of Yellow Magic Orchestra. Love the keyboard :)

i could jack off at ...
By: ChAoSMeTaLisT. on 17 Sep 08, 18:44:29
i could jack off at the sublime sax solo

Sorry I haven't ...
By: julcmon999. on 14 Sep 08, 10:58:38
Sorry I haven't been around been quite busy but I thought some people will like this it is one of my favorates groups and still one of teh best to come on those times. best regards

You might this ...
By: julcmon999. on 14 Sep 08, 10:56:02
You might this video in some of the music archives that are been produce now days ...but all my musicians friends say you might asked at a musicians store most probably in japan i know is the only place that still produces a lot of the great ones and at times is the only place in the planet they are not stupid

$Jaco Pastorius-\"Donna Lee\"$

Jaco Pastorius-"Donna Lee"
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Jaco and his slimmed-down version of the big-band tackle the be-bop tune. Peter Erskine-drums, Randy Brecker-tpt, Bob Mintzer-bass clarinet, Don Alias-perc, O. Molineux-steel pans

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man who ever says ...
By: Davidortizz13. on 21 Nov 08, 04:00:57
man who ever says they dont like jaco at one pint or another is just dumb as dirt his and inspiration to every one

jaco is my idol.
By: 15003827705. on 20 Nov 08, 10:17:00
jaco is my idol.

This is going to ...
By: FrixxelC40. on 17 Nov 08, 06:22:43
This is going to get negative feed back but I'll say it anyways. Bob Mintzer came to my school last year and gave a clinician to the top Jazz Band at our school. He may be a great player, but a real shitty teacher. Basically showed off the whole time.

uhh, if you're ...
By: HendrixcommaMartin. on 16 Nov 08, 22:27:36
uhh, if you're talking about the bass clarinet, that'd be Bob Mintzer

bass clarinet...
By: HendrixcommaMartin. on 16 Nov 08, 22:27:06
bass clarinet...

If there were a ...
By: BluestotheMax. on 16 Nov 08, 05:41:23
If there were a single best stage to be on, I think that might be the stage.

victor is great and ...
By: cjs1776. on 15 Nov 08, 03:38:44
victor is great and jaco is the father of all who play the electric bass - technically, harmonically and most importantly the SOUL

hmmm. jaco ...
By: bassmasta105. on 15 Nov 08, 03:07:13
hmmm. jaco pastorius or victor wooten

the trompetist has ...
By: danielilradm. on 14 Nov 08, 19:09:43
the trompetist has a greeeeeeat jacket

That walking bass ...
By: fingerboy18. on 14 Nov 08, 04:53:02
That walking bass line is perfect.

allow me to ...
By: drumjedi. on 10 Nov 08, 17:24:56
allow me to enlighten you about the Brecker Brothers(trumpet and sax)... they hardly suck. They played on early Jaco albums and Word Of Mouth Orchestra gigs.

He was the greatest ...
By: franjon. on 08 Nov 08, 00:55:22
He was the greatest. It's just a shame he couldn't sort out his private life and didn't accept the help which I guess at the time was in it's infancy, for his illness. I hope both his son's and his former wife are doing well. His ex wife Ingrid was beautiful

look at him, its so ...
By: gypsy1324. on 07 Nov 08, 22:34:10
look at him, its so easy for him,tis greeeeeat:)

simply awesome!
By: DuffNAP. on 07 Nov 08, 18:48:11
simply awesome!

yeah perfect sound
By: punkjazz87. on 07 Nov 08, 14:39:38
yeah perfect sound

Erskine's playing ...
By: gnasher1993. on 06 Nov 08, 14:29:35
Erskine's playing drums... It's a few members of jaco's Word of Mouth Big Band. I hope I've helped.

W(h)eather Report? ...
By: juanlamneth. on 03 Nov 08, 23:31:25
W(h)eather Report? I don't think so - where's Zawinul, Erskine etc

Wheather report!! ...
By: diego727. on 03 Nov 08, 23:09:13
Wheather report!! open your ears!

Who are this bunch ...
By: juanlamneth. on 03 Nov 08, 22:52:05
Who are this bunch of freaks? Reminds me of the muppets.

wow,that was awesome
By: beamer7575. on 02 Nov 08, 12:33:49
wow,that was awesome

jaco the greatest ...
By: danadriel. on 02 Nov 08, 09:07:24
jaco the greatest bass player of all time!!!!!!! my legend.thanks for posting this.

I think Jaco was ...
By: nipperooney. on 01 Nov 08, 13:15:21
I think Jaco was more than just the greatest bass player ever , i still find it hard to believe his life path

Jaco is great. ...
By: pobinr. on 31 Oct 08, 22:23:34
Jaco is great. Brecker sounds very like so many others though. Heard it all before. Not very imaginitive is it.

Pastorius + Erskine ...
By: m0rtem. on 31 Oct 08, 17:45:25
Pastorius + Erskine... you can't go wrong with that pair

playing donna lee ...
By: thomaski. on 31 Oct 08, 13:48:36
playing donna lee on steelpans oee lala

Jaco & Jeff Berlin
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Here's a rare video of Jaco and Jeff Berlin at MI in 1985. The bass Jaco used was lent by Greg Wilson, a student there at the time. According to Greg, Jaco showed up for the performance without a bass... and the rest is history.

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The only people who ...
By: GaryNull. on 21 Nov 08, 05:48:51
The only people who I like playing bass solos are Jeff and Stanley Clarke. Most bass solos are godawful terrible. And I hate the f*king 6 string bass players trying to be guitar players. Don't get me started on those a-holes.

Hahahahaha. Tuba ...
By: kingdominium. on 12 Nov 08, 05:20:23
Hahahahaha. Tuba soloing. Hahahahaha. You know, it kinda DOES sound like two tuba players goin' at it. While simultaneously truck racing. Hahahaha. Two of my favorite bassists especially when they play in a "group" environment.

wehaconn, u are a ...
By: sleepingsoundlyat6. on 08 Nov 08, 06:22:37
wehaconn, u are a FAG

By his illogic, ...
By: 6y298. on 07 Nov 08, 14:43:52
By his illogic, guitars should never crunch like a bass, wail like a cello nor scream like a violin. From ringing harmonics and chords to awesome lightspeed percussion to thunderous gut busting air movement, let the bass soar I say. The vaaaast majority of the music playing or just music loving population worldwide agrees.

the tune is ...
By: kohada64. on 07 Nov 08, 04:40:01
the tune is Invitation

im not even arguing ...
By: Dcasbass. on 05 Nov 08, 21:27:31
im not even arguing from a bassist point of view. but as a musician, if we all did "what should be done" music as a whole would not go very far. what makes the greats great is that they go against what should be done, developing music in new directions. not just sitting back saying "this is what i should do" so i say bring on the truck racing!

I will never be ...
By: wehaconn. on 03 Nov 08, 18:08:33
I will never be that good and both Jaco and Jeff are amazing. I am not jealous because I don't play bass for a living, so I don't covet their skills. Still, I tend to be more impressed by how well a bass player works in the pocket as opposed to how fast the bass can be soloed. Honestly, who will ever go home humming to himself these solos? Too much bass soloing is like tuba soloing -- yeah it sure seems hard to do, but how musical is it? I am jealous, however, of Jeff's pornstar moustache!

You are just ...
By: mongobongoman. on 03 Nov 08, 01:26:58
You are just jealous because you will never be that good and putting them down makes you feel better about yourself.

I'm agree !
By: francky85. on 01 Nov 08, 12:18:07
I'm agree !

Bass soloing is ...
By: wehaconn. on 31 Oct 08, 20:44:27
Bass soloing is like truck racing. Just because it can be done doesn't mean it should be done.

absolutely true
By: totollambias. on 31 Oct 08, 00:15:28
absolutely true

There is only one ...
By: mqblues. on 28 Oct 08, 01:09:11
There is only one Jaco and a lot of Jeff Berlins.

wt tune is that
By: younggunsdallas. on 27 Oct 08, 21:58:09
wt tune is that

ok..so you get your ...
By: myg0tBUTTPLUG. on 16 Oct 08, 06:56:45
ok..so you get your fingers to move fast. you learn your scales. you and another bass player improvise. Great way to make people think you're god and jerk them off at the same time.

It's just his ...
By: WickedMan274. on 13 Oct 08, 02:19:35
It's just his choice in music I can't figure out why the fuck he chose it but just leave it be. He can still tear up a fuckin bass and was recognized several times as an amazing bassist by many different people

i saw this gig when ...
By: ehsaannoorani. on 10 Oct 08, 07:25:47
i saw this gig when i was at MI in 85 !!! Jeff met Jaco walking down Hollywood Boulevard and asked him to come in and do a workshop . Frank Gambale jammed too and so did Joe Diorio ( who introduced the gig !! ) the bass was borrowed from a BIT student i think !!! It was a memorable jam and I feel blessed to have seen such a great musician !!!!!

i just think that ...
By: crazynights008. on 02 Oct 08, 16:15:50
i just think that bass should not be played like this of course jeff berlin is excellent but the music he does just doesnt sound nice to me

jeff berlin may ...
By: samjames2007. on 30 Sep 08, 08:37:15
jeff berlin may think he's awesome.... but this 'music' makes me want to gag.

i'm pretty sure its ...
By: catalystdrums123. on 16 Sep 08, 15:08:28
i'm pretty sure its not

Did you like the ...
By: maddohartlepool. on 06 Sep 08, 11:09:49
Did you like the way I skillfully managed to get you to unconsciously associate flea from red hot chilli peppers with Hitler?

dude this is in ...
By: 5xStringxJunkie. on 05 Sep 08, 04:23:09
dude this is in freetime

ever heard of an ...
By: 5xStringxJunkie. on 05 Sep 08, 04:20:41
ever heard of an octave bass it was used in orchestras back in the renissance and it to was fretless and this was well before electric instruments were even imagined

Jaco did not invent ...
By: atbglenn. on 22 Aug 08, 14:39:21
Jaco did not invent the fretless bass, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones did back in the early 60's. Jaco made the fretless famous.

yeah i understand ...
By: LSkunk3. on 18 Aug 08, 23:15:38
yeah i understand what you're saying...but its not really my job as a music listener to judge the technical quality or ability of what i'm hearing i only go off how it makes me feel. I'm never going to make a claim to which great bass player is the best, pretty pointless since everyone has their own opinion. i was just making the point that i like when players put a lot of energy into their music...i can listen to Jimi just mashing chords on the wah more than some solos which are more 'skillful'

maybe you should ...
By: alejodoors. on 14 Aug 08, 20:04:52
maybe you should buy yourself a new phone.

Jaco Pastorius 01~Weather Report September 28 1978
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Jaco Pastorius Weather Report September 28 1978

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Gollum pastorius
By: miamigroove. on 22 Nov 08, 03:15:02
Gollum pastorius

He looks like ...
By: YukonRoxx. on 20 Nov 08, 05:10:37
He looks like Gollum. Only probably on more heroin and way more talented. Thanks for posting this awesome video

Jaco used to go ...
By: middlebit. on 13 Nov 08, 12:27:43
Jaco used to go around saying he invented the fretless bass, but it's not actually true nor meant to be taken literally. What he meant is that he defined the instrument, took it to a new level and that he showed everyone what could be done with it.

Hey September 28 is ...
By: beatlepaul43. on 01 Nov 08, 14:03:58
Hey September 28 is my b-day u rock

james jamerson got ...
By: serrada. on 27 Oct 08, 18:29:50
james jamerson got the first fender jazz fretless ralph armstong had #2 jaco say ralph with it when ralph was playing it with mahavinsnu but it was a custom order back in the 60s thats why jaco had to make his

Rick Danko was ...
By: jordanchasejones. on 14 Oct 08, 21:54:05
Rick Danko was playing a fretless way before Jaco. No discredit to Jaco, he's more proficient on the instrument.

Eh. Jaco invented ...
By: PhillyGeddes4212. on 13 Oct 08, 15:17:33
Eh. Jaco invented the muthafuckin' Fretless!

Yes. You have them ...
By: markoer. on 11 Oct 08, 03:15:06
Yes. You have them when you take a fretted bass and you remove the frets, which is what many bassist used to do at that time. Fretless bass where not so common. Especially not Fender ones.

who are u talking ...
By: go2illa. on 10 Oct 08, 20:23:08
who are u talking to?

yes that is a ...
By: go2illa. on 10 Oct 08, 20:22:06
yes that is a fretless bass with fret lines he talks about it in his dvd...Alfred's Artist Series 'Jaco Pastorius Modern Electric Bass"

one of my bro's..
By: willy4u4u. on 06 Oct 08, 04:09:52
one of my bro's..

Well I don't know ...
By: TheLegendaryBassist. on 01 Oct 08, 07:29:55
Well I don't know what Jaco normally plays (I've never heard of him till just now actually) but that's 100% the sound of a fretless bass, so I'd say they're just fret lines.

haha he is so ...
By: pandaassassin. on 01 Oct 08, 03:34:27
haha he is so stoned but that doesn't stop him from being beyond awesome :)

klootzak
By: tevredenman. on 26 Sep 08, 21:25:54
klootzak

are those frets or ...
By: glib11. on 26 Sep 08, 14:38:50
are those frets or fret lines?

i think victor ...
By: bareftjacky. on 25 Sep 08, 00:40:44
i think victor wooten is better, and i dont know how u can make an argument against that. but its what jaco brought to the plate that makes him so good. Buddy rich wasnt the best drummer, he i just praised for his drumming because he pioneered big band/jazz drumming. if everyone can play play his stuff now, hes no longer the best. jaco was the best yes. but he is now an icon, and he will go down as the best because he showed the world a new meaning to the electric bass.

your american ...
By: thirdeyetoolkid. on 20 Sep 08, 14:47:01
your american aren't you.... you racist piece of shit fuck you

A very imaginative ...
By: En3usiast. on 11 Sep 08, 09:06:26
A very imaginative player with his own unique sound

jaco the real god!
By: orestisfikos. on 09 Sep 08, 11:39:41
jaco the real god!

This guy is fkn ...
By: danbjt. on 07 Sep 08, 07:16:39
This guy is fkn boring

the legend of bass. ...
By: rockpop1. on 05 Sep 08, 14:23:59
the legend of bass.....he is fucking awesome the only one that ppl can compare to him is victor wooten they are the tow best bass players ever and my favorit :)

I'm not into ...
By: rastaweedboy. on 05 Sep 08, 14:20:17
I'm not into racial discretion. I have his autobiography says that some dudes steals music from black. Maybe that make him pissed off. Besides, he have white musicians like Joe Zawinul and Robenford. And he also likes Orson Welles and Carlos Santana

megafcukphil1 noted ...
By: Frank4268. on 04 Sep 08, 06:07:05
megafcukphil1 noted: "he looks fucking WASTED" That's because HE PROBABLY WAS! Frank :-)

Miles Davis is a ...
By: Frank4268. on 04 Sep 08, 06:04:18
Miles Davis is a thankless Black bigot. In case you don't know what I'm talking about, when asked by an interviewer what he would do if he only had one minute to live, he replied that he would spend it "choking a White boy." F*CK THAT OVERRATED PILE-OF-SH*T!! Frank

Groups like Weather ...
By: standasone37. on 26 Aug 08, 04:01:25
Groups like Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra re-invented Jazz. While Jaco was kicking back he and Miles opened up a portal to a strange new dimention. Unfortunatly the Anvan-Gard error created so much controversy and I beleive fusion is misinterpreted, misunderstood, and sent into another direction all together. Outside of Youtube the only place this kind of music can now be found is on a dusty thrift store shelf! If not for Miles Davis the foundation would not have been pathed.

Jaco Pastorius-Weather Report- Birdland-live 1978- Germany
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Jaco with Weather Report, doing what he does best, live in Germany 1978

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I 'met' Jaco in New ...
By: AndyHN34. on 21 Nov 08, 20:10:18
I 'met' Jaco in New York, although I didn't know it at the time. I was in Washington Square Park, August 1985, and a guy sat down beside me with a beatbox, playing 'Birdland'. I was playing my guitar, but he looked pretty mean, long hair, heavy coat on a hot day, so I moved away and let him be. According to Milkowski's book, this was just at the time when Jaco was hanging out in the park, homeless and scoring change from passers-by. RIP, man. Hope you've got a good band going.

4:00 best part ever ...
By: Paperplait. on 15 Nov 08, 03:12:20
4:00 best part ever!!!

WE play this is in ...
By: Paperplait. on 13 Nov 08, 23:34:47
WE play this is in jazz band it's so freaking hard xD

Buenísimo siempre, ...
By: xicancino. on 26 Oct 08, 00:07:06
Buenísimo siempre, hace treinta o menos, igual muy bien

I saw these guys ...
By: HyaPowa. on 22 Oct 08, 04:10:28
I saw these guys live twice. The first time I saw them, and after a few minutes of watching Jaco, I thought, "Man, this guy's the Jimi Hendrix of the bass". I think I had him pegged right. And just like Jimi..."Whooooosh" he was gone. Hey man! Did you see that shooting star!?! Wow! Awesome!

unbelievable , I ...
By: omko73. on 12 Oct 08, 20:51:13
unbelievable , I heard this piece befor more than 20 years ,never forgot it annd IT IS the first time to know its jaco's

i'm definitely ...
By: rollingzeppelins. on 03 Oct 08, 03:27:31
i'm definitely gonna have to look for it

its like the ...
By: alisonfire. on 02 Oct 08, 23:56:49
its like the extraordinary and tragic life of jaco pastorius buy it:)

what is the title ...
By: rollingzeppelins. on 01 Oct 08, 21:49:02
what is the title of that book?

have any of you ...
By: alisonfire. on 07 Sep 08, 21:28:55
have any of you read the jaco book? if you havent i suggest picking up a copy, you learn a lot about him.. its simply awesome

Yeah, he adds a ...
By: robertwbecker. on 19 Aug 08, 22:24:10
Yeah, he adds a whole other dimension to that album as he does in the "Shadows and Light" album,, another of Jacos great performances,,, anybody into Jaco should hear those two albums also.

gracias Jaco querido
By: iurot. on 15 Aug 08, 18:10:53
gracias Jaco querido

yes! love that ...
By: sherman9009. on 05 Aug 08, 19:05:22
yes! love that walking during the chorus

lol cool video, i ...
By: quaver. on 01 Aug 08, 13:24:45
lol cool video, i prefer my homemade ones though ;-) wink wink ..!x - Play-Cam _dot_ COM -

True!!! You can ...
By: im1smartcassie. on 30 Jul 08, 13:50:08
True!!! You can see the hand of God playing. Jaco was trully a gift to mankind... Too bad most of us didn't have the honor to meet him in person. Peace & Love

I miss this guy
By: SpiritOfRadio2112. on 28 Jul 08, 18:49:53
I miss this guy

I fucking miss you ...
By: TheFuckingBanshee. on 28 Jul 08, 02:53:05
I fucking miss you Jaco, every time I listen to you play I think of how much of a god-send you were. This video is so fucking great.

call me a purist, ...
By: alicommagali. on 12 Jul 08, 20:41:54
call me a purist, but I think the best way to enjoy something is to not fully understand why you enjoy it

ahaha I don't know. ...
By: smoukondeuoter. on 12 Jul 08, 05:53:45
ahaha I don't know....I just know that I do it too ^_^

Why do I find ...
By: ChristianDavis629. on 08 Jul 08, 16:25:40
Why do I find myself watchinig this performance every time I go on Youtube?

we play it in our ...
By: Beatbeatdrummer. on 07 Jul 08, 07:24:59
we play it in our bigband, but much worse^^

Three cheers for ...
By: johnnymotel. on 29 Jun 08, 16:59:02
Three cheers for easy listening!

I love how Jaco ...
By: zman2003. on 26 Jun 08, 15:52:31
I love how Jaco takes it up the octave at the beginning just by using his thumb.

Good question there ...
By: HitokiriDiaz. on 25 Jun 08, 21:36:09
Good question there! I asked myself the same question many times.. Why is this music so good. I would say it's because this music isn't based on one tradition, one culture or one religion; it's free, it's melodic, it's music based on musical grounds. Not for nothing this is called fusion, cause by combining all kinds of music you bring together al kinds of people, and that may just be the answer to the question.. WR knew how to make a nice cake out of many strange ingredients :)

What makes this ...
By: wizardsdungeon. on 24 Jun 08, 17:59:54
What makes this music soo good? Someone enlighten me? I am truly in the dark. I do love this music but why are we into it and what got us here? We are all from different backgrounds and sounds.

$Jaco Pastorius + Toots \"3 Views Of A Secret\"$

Jaco Pastorius + Toots "3 Views Of A Secret"
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Duo en Belgique 1985

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BTW toots and Jaco ...
By: cyberdude61. on 20 Nov 08, 04:23:04
BTW toots and Jaco were real friends in life.

don't get this. ...
By: cyberdude61. on 20 Nov 08, 04:21:34
don't get this. then you don't get Jazz

Toots Thielemans ( ...
By: abath07. on 16 Nov 08, 23:19:11
Toots Thielemans (born Brussels, April 29, 1922), is a Belgian jazz artist well known for his harmonica playing. He is often credited by jazz aficionados and jazz critics as being the greatest jazz harmonica player of the century. His playing can also be heard in movie scores such as Breakfast at Tiffany's ("Moon River"), Midnight Cowboy, Bagdad Café, French Kiss, and in various TV programs like Sesame Street. In 1983 he played on Billy Joel's album An Innocent Man.

Toots,Jaco, le ...
By: ViolaFromBelgium. on 16 Nov 08, 12:47:18
Toots,Jaco, le paradis!

how could so much ...
By: rwlane. on 15 Nov 08, 15:05:03
how could so much musical talent/personality could possibly be in one human being?

Musically rich, ...
By: xebio6. on 15 Nov 08, 00:46:05
Musically rich, deep, emotive, uplifting, soulful, bluesy, fresh...they´re having FUN!

Damn he is so ...
By: JazzmanJibilla. on 13 Nov 08, 22:20:08
Damn he is so missed is Jaco. A man in touch with the essence of music.

Absolutely amazing. ...
By: keenanknight14. on 12 Nov 08, 19:40:59
Absolutely amazing.. beautiful playing!

Its a modern ...
By: Rasmarker. on 10 Nov 08, 23:24:48
Its a modern classic peace of music... So movin' and beautiful performed by Jaco-Toots' own crazy inspiring style.

Jaco, you are ...
By: lvperalta. on 09 Nov 08, 04:56:24
Jaco, you are surely missed and your multi-instrument playing.

Jaco was such a f*n ...
By: gbarrettomates. on 07 Nov 08, 00:14:33
Jaco was such a f*n BADASS!! I need to get me one of those berets too.

Fantastic. I wish ...
By: spoombung. on 03 Nov 08, 22:38:39
Fantastic. I wish he had written more like this.

And before you say ...
By: cyberdude61. on 30 Oct 08, 01:42:14
And before you say anything else, I am a jaco and toots fan, and I would give millions to be able to play piano or harmonica like that.

34elephantsinarow. ...
By: cyberdude61. on 30 Oct 08, 01:37:25
34elephantsinarow. i see you antisemitist.

34elephantsinarow ...
By: cyberdude61. on 30 Oct 08, 01:34:25
34elephantsinarow fat fool no talent idiot. When you can play like these two, feel free to comment. Otherwise listen and learn. KK?

The Wonderful and ...
By: number179. on 29 Oct 08, 04:06:59
The Wonderful and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius

obvious troll is ...
By: udtu. on 28 Oct 08, 01:37:29
obvious troll is obvious.

I saw Jaco walking ...
By: squaredirt. on 26 Oct 08, 19:42:41
I saw Jaco walking through Holiday Park once. He looked manic.

Besides his ...
By: Lifeislikeabeanstalk. on 25 Oct 08, 08:31:57
Besides his virtuosity on the bass he was a brilliant composer . . . as witnessed by 3 Views of a Secret.

JACO = SICKO
By: 34elephantsinarow. on 24 Oct 08, 08:32:07
JACO = SICKO

that pastorius guy ...
By: 34elephantsinarow. on 24 Oct 08, 08:30:24
that pastorius guy has always been way overrated as a musician and as a human being, he was a fucking creap that man... dig it!

Yea. He was the ...
By: flaxys112. on 23 Oct 08, 12:05:14
Yea. He was the 20ths century's Mozart. Just listen to him play. Amazing. By the way i just wrote the full names of the classical composers to let people know how smart i am. xD Take care too, thesoulbrat.

I agree... as a ...
By: thesoulbrat. on 22 Oct 08, 20:30:26
I agree... as a bass player myself, I have strived to be 1/10th of the artist that Jaco was (with somewhat marginal success). Our jazz community misses him, and will always hold him high as the benchmark of all musicians and humans! Take care, flaxys112!

Have you seriously ...
By: flaxys112. on 21 Oct 08, 12:31:20
Have you seriously played with Jaco?

I beleive that we ...
By: flaxys112. on 21 Oct 08, 12:30:40
I beleive that we will. Jaco was one of the big musical wonders of the 20th century. Like the 17ths was Johan Sebastian Bach, the 18ths was Joannes Chrysostomus Theophilius Wolfgang Mozart, and the 19ths was Ludwig van Beethoven. I also think there are many unknown people that has a huge talent but never gets discovered.

$Jaco Pastorius \"Twins & Liberty City\"$

Jaco Pastorius "Twins & Liberty City"
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Belgique 1985

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awesome use of the ...
By: lvperalta. on 09 Nov 08, 05:02:49
awesome use of the pedals!

you should see him ...
By: ernieball8541. on 08 Nov 08, 17:59:00
you should see him play the harmonica

One and the only, ...
By: batanac. on 23 Oct 08, 18:28:01
One and the only, he was the greatest musician of all time.

and so handsome !!! ...
By: televasion. on 18 Oct 08, 11:56:26
and so handsome !!!! as his music.

Jaco jazz piano god ...
By: cyberdude61. on 11 Oct 08, 01:04:59
Jaco jazz piano god ? yes

listen and die
By: cyberdude61. on 11 Oct 08, 01:02:33
listen and die

hey, is he swinging ...
By: lobodormido. on 09 Oct 08, 16:09:45
hey, is he swinging the piano's muffler pedal? :0

Pure brilliance.... ...
By: stevemaxmusic. on 29 Sep 08, 09:14:29
Pure brilliance....is there really anything else to say.... Sound schmound....do you hear what is happening there...just drop your jaw and marvel...that piece is pure Jaco joy...

jaco sei lu ...
By: funkallero85. on 25 Sep 08, 11:22:25
jaco sei lu medduuuuuuuuuu

one of my top 5 ...
By: jowiththemusicalmojo. on 23 Sep 08, 21:24:25
one of my top 5 favorite videos on youtube. i love this man with a passion

LA cago el culiaooo ...
By: pablobobba1. on 21 Sep 08, 08:25:58
LA cago el culiaooo wenoooo .... muy tostado derrepente .. pero muuy wenooo !! ... Grande jacooo!!!

read his book, ...
By: alisonfire. on 12 Sep 08, 23:50:39
read his book, youll understand:) same people...:) drums, bass, piano, saxophone, you name it

Whaaat?! Is that ...
By: jeanounou. on 10 Sep 08, 07:25:14
Whaaat?! Is that the Jaco Pastorius I know? Wow! I knew him as a bass guitar "god", I didn't know he was a piano maestro as well! Or are they two different people? Someone clear up for me please!

soo mutant
By: busccini. on 09 Sep 08, 15:03:00
soo mutant

he playing the nice ...
By: messerdesu. on 07 Sep 08, 00:20:04
he playing the nice Improvisation on liberty city, weatherreport's one,he can did play the piano as even like a bassplay. but when time he already getting drug. he can't live without samedrugs. and then near years later...you know! i can see sometime he play is so rough. one cause is tape,also he's situation but too.

Dude, I like know ...
By: HammondB200. on 30 Aug 08, 10:49:09
Dude, I like know he get's that sound. But sometimes it sounds like the tape is running to fast.

The LFO is ...
By: b533419. on 28 Aug 08, 23:03:04
The LFO is oscillating the pitch of the DX7. I like that sound. Come on man, at least Jaco is not using that DX Rhodes sound that was used constantly in the 80's.

That warble is the ...
By: b533419. on 28 Aug 08, 22:57:41
That warble is the LFO of the DX7. Jaco is such a great keyboard player, not the mention, a great bass player.

The rest of it ...
By: sejf. on 28 Aug 08, 02:18:53
The rest of it isn't warbly? If you listen at 3:35 roughly, the warbling keyboard is sustained into the regular sounding piano. Also if you listen to Liberty City off of "Live in New York City Vol. 1" he uses the same effect. This clearly was the sound he was going for.

how do u know?
By: whathaveweherepeople. on 28 Aug 08, 02:12:43
how do u know?

Completely agree... ...
By: Rasmarker. on 25 Aug 08, 22:44:47
Completely agree... Nothings wrong with the sound. The Screamin chords of the DX-7 are so well timed. Marvellous!

There is nothing ...
By: cyberdude61. on 24 Aug 08, 00:11:08
There is nothing wrong with the audio on this track. Look up Jazz Improvisation, and Weather Report

Fantastic - the ...
By: Rasmarker. on 21 Aug 08, 21:33:54
Fantastic - the genius at work!

Just as dreadful on ...
By: XposedNerve. on 21 Aug 08, 17:02:21
Just as dreadful on keyboards as he was on bass.

id guess its ether ...
By: happyknappy14. on 14 Aug 08, 16:20:36
id guess its ether broke or its the sound quality of the video.

Jaco Pastorius
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Jaco Pastorius 1984 performance. "Live Under The Sky".

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and that is how it ...
By: rtermini. on 16 Nov 08, 10:59:00
and that is how it is done................

Wasn't this in '86?
By: BassAgent. on 05 Nov 08, 06:26:46
Wasn't this in '86?

It makes me kinda ...
By: rapskallionxyz. on 26 Oct 08, 22:48:47
It makes me kinda mad. That security guard that killed him didn't have to kill him, he should've just restrained him.

Now THAT would put ...
By: oOJimmySueOo. on 20 Oct 08, 06:53:43
Now THAT would put the super back in supergroup!

This is probably ...
By: nrwhite6325. on 07 Oct 08, 12:52:27
This is probably the last time this bass was seen in this condition. it was not long after this that he was in nyc and smashed it to bits. some guys in FL put it back together.

Like I was watching ...
By: vonjungingen. on 02 Oct 08, 11:43:14
Like I was watching Forrest Gump playing bass... Awesome!

GOD!
By: davidjholt68. on 23 Sep 08, 21:45:27
GOD!

that kinda scared ...
By: da1c2345. on 03 Sep 08, 00:21:29
that kinda scared me the way he was acting, but i luv the way he playd

Jaco,Jimi,Django
By: jeroenelo. on 31 Aug 08, 20:01:55
Jaco,Jimi,Django

the most great bass ...
By: LaLinternaBanda. on 23 Aug 08, 05:35:17
the most great bass player ever, he can`t be comparated whit victor wooten, is a genius Jaco Pastorius > ALL

dammm the legend
By: eliezeralpr. on 28 Jul 08, 17:56:25
dammm the legend

he is a genius, ...
By: totollambias. on 26 Jul 08, 04:30:05
he is a genius, this was only 3 years before he died

Jaco, Jimi, Ginger! ...
By: Snotra. on 09 Jul 08, 13:42:13
Jaco, Jimi, Ginger!!!

I Luv his Music... ...
By: Popex85. on 08 Jul 08, 18:27:24
I Luv his Music...Thank You Jaco!!!!

You don't get ...
By: fryBASS. on 08 Jul 08, 14:31:52
You don't get crowds like that too often anymore do ya? :P

not really, sting ...
By: NapoleanXV. on 06 Jul 08, 06:14:04
not really, sting plays a 51 p bass and jacos is like a 74 jazz (or something like that) I think I saw a 3-bolt neck

you made a mistake, ...
By: noahseanrnlds. on 05 Jul 08, 09:21:37
you made a mistake, just swollow the fact.

thats sad
By: mikeypbass. on 21 Jun 08, 02:22:09
thats sad

Damn... He looks ...
By: Tuopiut. on 14 Jun 08, 17:42:57
Damn... He looks terrible!!!

that's because he ...
By: otakon. on 09 Jun 08, 18:48:02
that's because he caught his wife with his best friend having fun... you know what i mean

yep, while he was ...
By: otakon. on 09 Jun 08, 18:43:52
yep, while he was playing basket on the street

genius
By: freeatlast1963. on 01 Jun 08, 22:14:17
genius

BTW, you spelled ...
By: nrobnas65. on 31 May 08, 06:21:10
BTW, you spelled John Entwistle wrong. You spelled it with an H- so you should give the deceased some respect.

Of course I meant ...
By: nrobnas65. on 31 May 08, 05:54:38
Of course I meant Moonie. And I was actually replying to someone's comment who knew what I was talking about so I don't have to go into detail about their full name. It's only your opinion and if you think people should cater to your needs then you need to chill out. But thanks for pointing out my mistake. And, I was listening to the Who and Led Zeppelin before you were born and I've read most of their biographies. People do make mistakes. Thanks for caring.

kinda looks like ...
By: honk1390. on 30 May 08, 22:43:03
kinda looks like stings bass, looking so messed up like that. but it sounds awsome.

$Jaco Pastorius Bireli Lagrene \"Continuum\"$

Jaco Pastorius Bireli Lagrene "Continuum"
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Pur non essendo nel ...
By: lorenzosalamone. on 14 Nov 08, 00:19:34
Pur non essendo nel periodo d'oro,Jaco quì esprime tuttia la sua interiorità!---come nessun altro sà fare!!!Only Jaco can express so deeply his heart in music!

Now you got it! My ...
By: CaptainObvious77. on 23 Oct 08, 18:55:33
Now you got it! My original comment stands.

Clearly I do. I can ...
By: Bromley45. on 22 Oct 08, 23:43:51
Clearly I do. I can play it on my bass. The melody here starts about 2:06. It is preceded by about 2 minutes of improvised playing. My previous statement was incorrectly stated but corrections are impossible on You Tube.

clearly you have no ...
By: CaptainObvious77. on 15 Oct 08, 23:54:18
clearly you have no idea what the melody to continuum is.

The beginning is ...
By: Bromley45. on 10 Oct 08, 10:41:06
The beginning is the melody to the song and is not improvised. He states the melody and then improvises the rest.

Yeah you're right. ...
By: mamuschkaman. on 09 Oct 08, 22:17:10
Yeah you're right. Plus, at a special amount of speed, it just isnt music anymore. Thing is, Jaco could catch up with all those Speedplayers if he wanted, just listen to Chromatic Fantasy. But Speedplayers couldnt catch up with Jaco's incredible sense of feel. He could play anything he hears from the second he hears it

actually tbcass is ...
By: mitchmitchell68. on 09 Sep 08, 17:37:32
actually tbcass is right...and if you don't agree, you are not up there yet to understand..you still have to learn... and for people having to "master"heavy metal..they will never get there, they're finished...degenerated...but no growth expected there...

Thank you for such ...
By: tbcass. on 07 Sep 08, 10:35:52
Thank you for such an intelligent response. :-)

tbcass you are a ...
By: djphatd. on 07 Sep 08, 10:13:49
tbcass you are a fucking idiot

Motley Crue is some ...
By: m4rtin666. on 27 Aug 08, 13:30:28
Motley Crue is some of the music i'd have to get paid to go to a concert with. along with most Crap-Rap. I like Rap, good rap, not crap rap like soulja boi or 45 cents. but this is not about my taste of music :P You are quite right personman48: Most metal has a very unintresting bassline. one of the reasons why i myself prefer Funk music.

yeah i just mean ...
By: personman48. on 26 Aug 08, 21:47:57
yeah i just mean the bulk of it sucks, its getting better. i mean like motley crue shit.

corrections to my ...
By: m4rtin666. on 26 Aug 08, 15:58:29
corrections to my previous message: This was for "Personman48" and the artist of the song is "Megadeth" Please don't tell me how much it sucks or anything because im not saying its good basswork, but its some of the better METAL basswork.

I'm not a bassist ...
By: m4rtin666. on 26 Aug 08, 15:51:54
I'm not a bassist but it would seem to that the Rust In Peace basslines are more than just "one note something's that just follow the drums" Atleast before the songs begin. try and searh "Five Magics Soundcheck" for some intresting Trash Metal basswork =) (Not recommended for people who don't like metal.)

Check out all of ...
By: tbcass. on 26 Aug 08, 14:17:24
Check out all of Jaco's videos including those with Weather Report. Start out with (Jaco Pastorius Bireli Lagrene "Teen Town") and work from there.

shine on the creek ...
By: personman48. on 26 Aug 08, 11:40:18
shine on the creek is one of his slower songs. and yeah, i realize its not that hard to play mindlessly fast. another thing is i think most rock/metal bass sucks. i hate when its just one note or something that follows the drums. if metal bassists weren't so lazy, it would be a much harder genre to "master"

Another factor is ...
By: tbcass. on 26 Aug 08, 11:31:37
Another factor is syncopation. Jazz and funk require syncopation in the playing which is rhythmically more advanced than Rock. A syncopated line at 100 bpm is more difficult to master than a 200 bpm non syncopated line.

It wasn't until I ...
By: tbcass. on 26 Aug 08, 11:20:01
It wasn't until I decided to get into Jazz that I really appreciated how good Jaco was. His playing is way beyond Sheehan and Terenziani and other Rock bassists because besides technique, Jazz requires you to constantly come up with something new, always improvising. It also requires a thorough knowledge of scales and the neck as well as chordal structure and harmonic theory. I have found that this is far beyond anything in Rock and for me at least, is much more difficult to master.

I checked him out. ...
By: tbcass. on 26 Aug 08, 10:52:08
I checked him out. He's obviously a Billy Sheehan disciple but like Sheehan he suffers from the same limitations. His playing is pattern based meaning he plays patterns that he has memorized and practiced until he can play at high speed. The tapping and such is just for show IMO. I used to be a hard Rock/Metal player myself who was influenced by Sheehan and taught my self to play patterns at blinding speed. Anybody can do it with practice.

i realise he has a ...
By: personman48. on 25 Aug 08, 03:02:07
i realise he has a lot to teach. i listened to the video. its good. and as for me "learning" how to appreciate it, thats just not how music works. it can grow on you, i guess. but everyone has a unique taste. maybe the reason that i didnt really like it that much is cuz i dont usually listen to this type of music.(although i have been more lately) you should check out this bassist, hes italian. his names giorgio terenziani. he has a youtube page. tell me what u think.

I advise you to buy ...
By: tbcass. on 24 Aug 08, 17:32:28
I advise you to buy his instructional video "Modern Electric Bass". It will teach you a lot. I'm not trying to put you down but at your level you're not at a point where you can accurately judge his greatness. It takes years of playing and studying before the finer points become apparent. It's way beyond simple technique. As