My wife was friends with Jaco when he was with Dixie Dregs and never listened to his music despite being offered backstage tickets for free on many occasions. Jaco left a black 1964 Gibson EB0 at her appointment and offered to give her lessons for free, she was in college and didn't have the time. 15 years later in 1998, she was a new bass player and she walked into my bedroom for the first time and asked why I had a picture of Jaco on my wall?! I put on his self titled solo album and she simply said, maybe I should have taken him up on the lessons.
Jaco's playing here reeks with the sadness of what was to come. Brilliance touched by illness and violence. Beauty with a premonition of loss. I struggle when I hear these notes. So incredibility talented , so gifted, so doomed....
@@svenjansen2134 Jimi wasn't mentally ill. Jaco was. Jimi's choice drugs were amphetamines and Mandrax. Jaco's was alcohol.Jaco played basketball with anyone who'd take him on.He was often seen homeless on the streets with a basketball in one hand and a Fender Jazz bass in the other. Jimi was not athletic after leaving the Army in 1962.Jaco was beaten to death in Florida by a martial arts expert with a violent history. Jimi choked on his own vomit in London. Tell me again how much alike they were.
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I LOVE when solos include intense 'WTF?- tangents' like that distorted section. It keeps the audience on their toes and ellevates the sense of spontaneity.
I hate how too many people don't appreciate the bass guitar, it's an absolutely incredible instrument, and people like Jaco can outplay someone with a standard guitar.
Greg Hufton It's because the majority do not understand the function of the Bass and how it fits into a musical scenario. The vast majority put little effort into understanding that and simply, grab a pick and follow their guitar player and call themselves a "Bass" player. Within 2-3 minutes I can clearly tell a good bassist from a shit bassist based on those principals.
So true. I want a bass guitar but I can't afford one at the moment but Jaco motivated me to the point where I downloaded a virtual bass and I'm practicing with that. Also, by just watching one video on how to read tabs, I know how to play the main "chorus" of Continuum. That's how much Jaco made me appreciate this instrument and has motivated me. Would've loved to meet him if he would've been still alive nowadays.
You can hear so much profound sadness, mystery, and endless beauty in his music, in every note....everytime I have tears in my eyes when I listen to him and think of his tragic death
@@robertsbud6517 he was hit by a bouncer and died. At that point he was basically just a substance abuser who was a shell of his former self, I imagine. That’s what drugs do to you.
as a bassist that started in the late 90s and took private jazz lessons, yet was a metalhead... his use of effects and just absolute riff mayhem paired with melodic expression on this one expanded my concept of the instrument! especially his appropriate use of fx where they enhance the intention, rather than be a binding contract to a sound!
And as a metal head, youll be one of the small handful who can appreciate how Cliff Burton had the same sort of approach to Metallica’s early albums. Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) is still on the Mt. Rushmore pieces written specifically for bass guitar.
get all his music and listen. As a Noob Bassist in 1983 thats what I did. I can say I can hang with Jaco > but I certainly stole some of his licks no doubt.
Me too. I’m inspired to not suck so bad from relying on the reputation of my past playing to keep my career afloat. A cautionary tale for all musicians.
He already has the status on the greatest bass player of the world when everybody heard Donna Lee on his first album, ground breaking stuff...! Back in 1976.
I had the privilege of going to the Joni Mitchell concert at the Hollywood Bowl where Jaco was the "warm up act". I had seen Weather Report in concert in mid-70's but Jaco solo was amazing. I tell people imagine an hour of nothing but electric bass and it's one of the best concerts you've ever seen, it was unbelievable! Thanks for posting this. Joni was amazing of course, too...it was around 1980
There’s arguments for guitar. Arguments for drummers. Arguments for horn players. Arguments for keys players about who was the best... No such argument when it comes to bass
@@go2yanks Vic is without question in that conversation, but there's no Vic without Jaco. Stanley can make a claim, but when this dude came out with Donna Lee, that was a whole different level up.
NHOP. Check out his Donna Lee with Joe Pass. Before Jaco. On double bass. And quite a bit faster. NHOP was the greatest bass player I've ever seen, personally.
I love this....it was on RU-vid by the name of " slang" about 15 years ago....i searched again so much for this exact video,but never apeared again with that name....until now with this name....it was during a Joni Mitchel concert. .Jaco my man ,all the swing,play and dance my brother
I'm fortunate to have seen Jaco live twice. There are no words to truly describe his impact on bass, jazz, and music in general. But the emotion that comes through is what puts it over the edge for me. He plays like his life depends on it.
This is seriously the first time my iPad has ever played in true surround sound on all 4 speakers where you could actually hear each speaker independently. My favorite bassist has always been Geddy Lee, thanks for the impressive performance Mr Pastorius.
wow...jaco and hendrix... now that you mention it, they both have similar syles. not the same, cuz they're both way to original to replicate, but they're both kinda funky-psychedelic along with a million other types of music that theyh incorporate. they're both awesome.
jaco could not only play what he wanted, but what made jaco so special was that he was the most innovative bassist on earth, he had things on his mind that no other player in the world will have ever
I've heard so much of Jaco's playing, and I've seen this many times. And there are so many players that have taken his style and concepts to unprecedented heights. Yet, like Hendrix or Coltrane, to see Jaco peform is still almost ethereal...like meeting God for the first time.
Travis Edwards Lol Curt Cobain has good song writing but plays guitar like shit. I do however see your point, it’s about a musician who doesn’t try to play the most difficult riffs faster than a lightning bolt, but one who can play with raw emotion. Mostly everyone in the comment section seems to have missed the point...
2:12-2:19 that's one of the best bass lines I've ever heard imo. That last note he hit got me grooving. Also reminds me of some intro on a spacey Sega genesis game
This is one of my favorite clips of Jaco. One of a kind. I saw this clip on the Jack Stub blog and read the tribute to him on there. What a player, and what a sad ending to his life. R.I.P. Jaco.
I can hear just one single quarter note played by Jaco that lasts less than a second, and I feel all of the emotion of the human experience: Joy, sorrow, guilt, shame, happiness, ALL OF IT. I weep like a baby. I've never experienced that with any other musician.
Jaco is the best bassist ever ! Most of his playability is due to his old Fender Jazz Bass which has a trumendous sound; RIP my brother and thank you very much for what you brought to the music world !
HADRIENFeraud LOL. It's been 29 years and nothing has happened to Luc yet. Hell, if he's anything like me he probably sleeps like a baby every night knowing that Jaco is worm food. One less drugged out tax burden.
to anyone who says this is bad is insane. Jaco revolutionised the bass guitar sound for modern times. I don't think you can be a great bassist without watching jaco and understanding his music...
Good lord. Jaco basically reinvented the entire instrument, a bit like EVH did with the guitar, only much, much weirder. The man was not a musician, he was an explorer.
Mi ritengo fortunata ad avere ascoltato la musica di questo grande artista, purtroppo non ho l'ho visto personalmente, ammazzato di botte da un buttafuori, che vigliaccheria!
I wish they had filmed Jaco's full solo. It was edited down. Here's the full version. Audio only. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iqOQc9PKnbQ.html
+Tye Wolfe I'd argue Les Claypool can also be a contender, but his playing style is so weird I don't think he can really be called the "(insert guitar player) of bass players." That can also be said with Jaco too.
Dawson Lee Burton is definitely top dog in many aspects. But theres also Billy Sheehan, Bunny Brunel and Victor Wooten (to name a few) that can compete with Jaco not only on the same level but styles that either compliment or out do his playing.
i think most people enjoy the IN YOUR FACE bass playing like entwistle's ball-busting speed or tapping fiascos like stu hamm or the sheer intensity of wooten. but jaco SANG on the bass. it was literally his voice. i find myself singing to Continuum on the Invitation live album.
I like how he almost looks embarrassed to be on stage when he quickly jogs back on to turn off the pedal lol. I've been playing guitar for years but recently picked up the bass. LOVE IT!
He was an innovator. He changed the way us bass players approach our instruments. He wasn't afraid to be himself on stage and in real life. A true creative genius.
Jaco was amazing and I always find "who is the best" debates to be worthless, but there is no REAL debate as to who was the first innovator of the electric bass guitar. The Who's John Entwistle was the first musician to turn the electric bass into a lead instrument and Thunderfingers somehow got better as he got older. IMO, Entwistle and Pastorius are 2 of the Top 5 electric bass guitar players of all-time.
Jaco! Certainly miss this man's talent. I'm glad he left us with a great body of work but I'm here wishing he still was to provide us with his unique music and incredible virtuosity.
In 1987 I as given a Fender base with a broken head and very worn fretboard. I fixed the head, stripped, sanded, stained and oiled the entire quitar (lot's of sandpaper and a few grams of organic meds!). I removed the frets and 2mm off the fretboard. It was satin finished, old tool beautiful! I was working at BP in Cape Town and gave it to Peter, groundfloor security who played in a Jazz band with Sax legend Ezra...
When they say.."oh..your the bass player".. as if that was something less.. You want to smack them upside the head with your Jazz bass. This..is why we play bass.
it's funny because jumping into any Jaco video is like a mosh pit or a political discussion it's chaotic with two wild extremes and I don't think he would want it any other way
Not a big Jaco fan but I can't deny his greatness and creativity and his ability to go far beyond what people think a bass should sound or play like. Dude was from another planet or dimension.
to me this video where "There seems to be a lack of much going" is far more memorable then pretty much anything i have seen from the other greats on here. i was watching entwhistle earlier as everyone raves on about him, i will admit he is a fast player but there is no feel in his playing in my eyes where as this crazy cat has left a lasting impression on me with this performance, i had never been inclined to mess about with delay untill i saw this, i have been imspired and i thank you jaco:)
