@@zombielandakausa7468 No, I've met professional musicians and the majority of them were humble and respectful. I myself know my abilities and I will never think I'm the best at my instrument. An egotistical musician is either never going to progress, or never going to get a gig.
It was a fretted jazz bass that Jaco removed the frets from. It still has its original inlays and anyone playing it can see scars from the frets. There’s a reason why he stuck with the “bass of doom” instead of going to a true fretless. It’s easier to play harmonics if you can see where the frets were.
The drummer on the "Live In Italy" album (recorded on tour in 1986) is fantastic - and he's all but unknown outside of the recordings of that tour! Jaco was a legend and the young Bireli Lagréne (on guitar) was soon to become a major star in his own right, but what about the drummer Thomas Böröcz? Not much known or recorded at all, but his drumming on that album is absolutely essential to the sound of the trio, he has a union of heavy punch and dance-like swing reminiscent of John Bonham (or perhaps Roger Taylor) that gives the other two the powerful floor they need for their improvisations. I have loved that album for twenty years... 🎶🎹
Ben Taylor, Absolutely! And this video unfortunately doesn’t even show his entire solo. Only the Dolores/Portrait of Tracy parts. There’s still the amazing third section where he covers Jimi Hendrix’s “Third Stone from the Sun.”
@@wayne6777Haha, funny piano joke you've used just about a thousand times. Think of something original. If it's too complex for you to appreciate, just leave and don't be weird about it.
@@Thrustql too many chefs spoil the broth. More complex isn’t always a good thing. Jaco is a perfect example of that. There’s a reason why despite his immense talent he died penniless. His music was bizarre and a lot of people didn’t like it.
Jaco knew the bass better than I know my existence. The sounds he made with it are incredible and un-replicable, no one can make it sound like Jaco made it.
So, no one has pointed this out but what he is actually playing is an old jazz standard called "dolores" by wayne shorter, he then proceeds to walk it and do a brief bridge solo. Then he has about 20-30 seconds of "A portrait of tracy" and then he plays on out.
That`s one of the most outstanding imrovisational solo I`ve ever heard on every musical instrument. It`s just out of this world. Just imagine anyone knew bass as a "bass" by that moment and than he comes and plays all kinds of beautiful sounds from his bass. Thats striking
it isn't too difficult, i couldn't understand anything when i first saw this some years ago but now ive been playing guitar for an year so i know much more about music and much better understand what he is doing and all
@@asharbones1183 Quanto è bello quando qualcosa che non capiamo ci incuriosisce, poi studiamo ed entriamo in una parte di mondo musicale per noi nuova, e ci arricchisce!👍
@@CaeridLock. not yet lol. But I "consume" Allan Holdsworth more than Jaco, for some reason, but I don't exactly "get" or enjoy it. Been listening to Cynic a lot, that, somehow, seems to be the metal image of this kind of aesthetic. I would say jazz, but it sounds beyond it, way to "structured". But I digress.
Thank you Mingus, for your contributions to the contra bass, and for being such a brave musician, and inspiring people like Jaco. Thank you Metheny for exposing Jaco to many people, such as myself. Thank you Jaco, for being Jaco.
I honestly think that Jaco suffered from what could be called "Instrument displacement"- he plays one instrument in the way he wishes he could play another. D'Angelo describes his own piano playing as playing like a guitarist because that's how he hears things; as guitar parts. So he finally learned how to play it after years of playing his unique piano style. I think Jaco is playing a cello on his bass based off of his riffs but he's playing a style all his own. The man was a true inovator and it's why he polished harmonics the way he did and set a standard that every bass player succeeding him followed.
I'm certain to be the only person here because I've been lucky enough to meet this man's exquisite granddaughter over breakfast at a diner. His musicianship is hardly the only wonderful thing he has given the world. Thanks, Jaco. Much obliged.
I barely play bass. Although I love it. I play guitar. But what I love is that when learning bass you learn to play clean because it's such a harmonic instrument. But jaco explored that part, which is why he's so amazing. Just a great musical explorer, like all great artists
I was in the front row a few meters from Jaco when he played his solo, I was blown away for weeks after. Around 1986 London Hammersmith Odeon. R.I.P. Jaco.
Clabbert I also just discovered last night that by slowing down the intro to SWV’s “I’m So Into You”, it is identical to what they sampled in “Rain”. They must love Jaco...but...the connection is odd
with years of experience comes comes the best kind of music this performance is oozing with soul and love that can just be felt from any angle and it's quite beautiful
Some of this is musical knowledge, some of it is just raw talent , but All of it is from the human soul . He left it all out there . He gave you everything but the kitchen sink . This is improvisation at its finest 👊🏻🤓 i love jaco like I love miles Davis :) they both did something to their notes that made them different from everyone else . They gave their instruments the sound❤️🌹
It is disastrous Jaco never had a gig with Jimmy Hendrix! It could have being a gig of a century Jaco is what every bass player wants to be. a true genius and a legend
@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 Sure.. NOW it would seem that way but not back then for sure. A lot of guitarists say well he just made a bunch of noises on the guitar. Like when he did the national anthem. Try it and see how you sound doing it lol. That’s all I’m saying…. Just try it lol
Since I began to pay more attention to vids of mr Pastorius, this guy keeps blowing my mind with what he accomplished with this instrument. I never would have thought that a bass could move my emotions so much. And the guy just.....does it.
The shear and pure musicianship in Jaco is fascinating to watch. It’s like a whole universe was being revealed to us, full of poetry and delicateness, refinement and subtlety. I absolutely love these chords played in natural harmonics. Fretless bass is the shit !
It's like that in pretty much every decent music video. Everybody wants to "get it" more than everyone else. I love playing music, but I fucking hate musicians.
@Chuck Buskee That's just how jazz sounds to the uninitiated ear. If you really knew a thing about music, you'd understand that there is a lot more depth to what he is playing here, it isn't just random noodling - you just don't get it.
@Chuck Buskee Jazz is a highly improvisational music form, especially live like this. It is highly complex, as such it may sound like someone messing around to uninitiated ears like yours, but in fact what he played is connected through musical ideas and he had a deep knowledge of music theory, as all great Jazz musicians do. So I guess you can say it is "messing around", but it's much more complex than that, and it took a great deal of skill to play what he did so that's pretty dumb way of thinking about it.
Im Just A Water Bottle Im Just A Water Bottle He’s what pops up when you type ‘Jaco’ into the search bar. That kid has less talent than Jaco’s right pinky.
Don HItt that is a mischaracterisation of the facts. He bought the instrument from someone who had it illegitimatly and offered to sell it to the family for the purchase price at any time even though it is certainly worth much more than that
still I mean you're in Metallica... they generate about $86 million every 30 shows & being as Jaco died destitute & the family ISN'T in Metallica, after everything they've gone thru, he coulda/shoulda just gave it back to them. What does he need chump change like that for
jedan od naj expresivnijh na planeti, bolna završnica, Kralj bass-a, takvo Čudo ostaje zauvijek u memoriji svih koji ga nemogu prežaliti, vječna mu slava.. Hvala Jaco.. ⚒️⚒️⚒️
Bassmasta8989 In the "statement of theme," the first two measures hint at the Allegro of Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 15, and a few phrases later, 3 descending notes are identical with the 5-and-6 of the 3rd measure of the intro (counted out with the assumption it's in 6/8; it may well be written in 3/4). In Jaco's hands, these are the *gentlest* of teases; not even close to being *thefts*. And, of course, maybe this is all in my head!
Bassmasta8989 There's also a phrase from Joe Hamilton's "I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together," which was Carol Burnett's (1970s-80s TV comedienne, for the youngsters) theme song.
I am in awe of this prodigiously talented man. I have only dabbled in Bass but recently bought a high-en MusicMan Bass. This video is definitely inspiring me to spend more time with my Bass
Clearly not overrated by the Jazz Hall of Fame. One of only six bass players and the *only* electric bass player. Like this particular performance or not, Jaco was a genius and probably inspired hundreds if not thousands around the world to play. Have a listen to the recorded version of A Portrait. This is live, and freeform. Listen to the Chicken, or Birdland, or Teen Town. Just let his talent wash over you :)
I'm laughing at all the negative comments written by people here. Some don't understand improvisation. Some think that a solo is only great if the musician is playing as fast as possible. Some are just trolls. The haters have no clue about the talent required to play a bass as well as Jaco did, let alone a fretless bass - the accuracy required for proper intonation etc.
+LISTEN UP! Not exactly random, but that's basically what this is. This video features barely a few seconds of the actual song Portrait of Tracy, but the uploader decided to title it that, and a lot of people hearing about how great that composition is will unfortunately only see this video and wonder what the fuss is about.
Loved snow ball fight with Jaco and Yorrma mid eighties My Fathers Place Roslyn NY great memory. The man had such a musical soul and was wild and reckless. What a great contribution, so grateful.
I’m a deaf bassist and I don’t play by ear so it’s hard to catch the subtle nuances in his playing. I understand that Jaco is considered the greatest bassist that ever lived. I enjoy watching his videos even if most of what he’s playing is over my head.
I play the guitar majority of the time and can play the bass guitar but don’t play often but I never heard anything like this I didn’t know a bass guitar was capable of making these sounds I’m amazed, A Portrait Of Tracy well Tracy must have been beautiful
If you are here because you heard about how amazing the composition Portrait of Tracy is, then please watch another video, preferably the album version. This is an unrelated live solo that only quotes a small part of Portrait of Tracy, it doesn't represent the real thing. I can't think of any live performances Jaco did that compare to the original.
His live version of Portrait of Tracy on the Trilogue concert is, in my opinion, better than the original. Among other things, he adds a BRILLIANT harmonic run at the end.
Yeah you know what fuck you man with this "real version" shit. If you want to hear a version with less improv listen to the album version- it's less real than the live version, but just as beautiful. You're comment is everything shitty about jazz listeners today.
They mistitled the video. This barely is Portrait of Tracy by Jaco as it is actually Dolores by Wayne Shorter (his band member at the time in Weather Report). Jaco is performing Dolores on the bass following the form of which leads into Portrait of Tracy at the end.
Jaco put on a clinic at the Musician's Institute around the mid 80's. Someone asked him about harmonics and Jaco stated that he prefers to use them sparingly and not overdo it. Another asked him about Portriat of Tracy and Jaco tried to play it from a long forgotten memory. He struggled, but figured it out for the most part, and then said that he had literally not played it since the laid down the track on that album. He probably didn't remember playing it in the concert's that promoted that album.
Harmonics on a bass guitar, are you kidding me! Jaco was a beast and will ALWAYS be one of the GREATEST musicians of all time. He left us too young. ENOUGH SAID.
I think it’s interesting when you look at great bassists like Jaco who was a drummer or Flea who played trumpet; they didn’t start on bass; they almost started bass as happenstance and end up being generation defining musicians in their craft
