Pat metheny, joni mitchell, jaco pastorius, michael brecker shadows and light. John francis anthony jaco pastorius iii was an american jazz bassist who was a member of weather report from 1976 to 1981. Jazz legend jaco pastorius gives a 90 minute bass lesson. Jaco pastorius by jaco pastorius instructional book. With a brilliantly fleet technique and fertile melodic imagination, pastorius made his fretless electric bass leap out from the depths of the rhythm section into the front line with fluid machinegunlike passages that demanded attention. Wdr big band the music of jaco pastorius 2012 download. Creating water flowers blossoming project file for download. Todds idea is gnarly for 6 or more strings, but since this is a jaco thread. Metallicas robert trujillo on his hero, jaco pastorius npr. Definately for the 4string instrument they call the bass guitar. Jaco pastorius is the solo debut album by jaco pastorius, released in 1976. He worked with pat metheny and joni mitchell, and recorded albums as a solo artist and band leader.
A compelling story of prodigious talent, personal adventures and raw human vulnerability, jaco presents the world of the bass guitar phenomenon jaco pastorius through the eyes of his family and various musical collaborators. Well never share your email address with anyone, for any reason. Heres a bit a background from the films website site. Watch the jaco vid closely and youll see what im talkin about. Jaco pastorius debut album certainly got a lot of attention in the jazz world. As of 2017, he is the only electric bassist of seven bassists inducted into the. Joni mitchell electric guitar, vocals pat metheny lead guitar jaco. Remember to tap like and subscribe if you enjoyed this video. Even on a 5 string you dont necessarily have to float the thumb to the other strings to cover all the muting.
Jaco a compelling story of prodigious talent, personal adventures and raw human vulnerability, jaco presents the world of the bass guitar phenomenon jaco pastorius through the eyes of his family. Stream tracks and playlists from jaco pastorius on your desktop or mobile device. Primus master les claypool names 10 bassists that blew his. The five levels of jaco pastorius easy to pro youtube. Jaco jaco pastorius pat metheny paul bley bruce ditmas. Electric bassist jaco pastorius word of mouth big band made two recordings for warner bros. Deluxe edition backbeat books, 2005, with a hundred pages of additional footage garnered when those. Jaco pastorius, an album by jaco pastorius on spotify. Jaco pastorius biography jaco pastorius is one of the most influential bass players of all time, not only in jazz and fusion, but in all styles of music. Jaco pastoriusword of mouth 7joni mitchellheirja 8joni mitchelldon juans reckless daughter. Black market, heavy weather and night passage are the best of these in my opinion. The extraordinary and tragic life of jaco pastorius. A member of weather report from 19761981, pastorius once. Watch pastorius push the electric bass far beyond its traditional boundaries.
We are removing our fees for every select subscription for 3 months to help support creators. His bass playing employed funk, lyrical solos, bass chords, and innovative harmonics. Heres a cool fingerfunk groove that uses 16th notes and ghosted notes over an e7 jam to emulate the classic bass lines of jaco pastorius and francis rocco prestia. Continuum jaco pastorius cover by rachelflowers rachel. Ive been waiting years for this and now jaco pastorius, the documentary is ready to roll. Jaco pastorius real name john francis anthony pastorius iii, december 1, 1951 september 21, 1987 was an american virtuoso electric bass player. I start with his first solo album jaco pastorius and the weather report albums from his time in the group. The large ensemble five trumpets including randy brecker, five reeds with solo space for bobby mintzer on tenor and soprano, four trombones, two french horns, toots thielemans on harmonica, drummer peter erskine, percussionist don alias, and.
Teen town on upright weather reportjaco pastorius cover. There have been many guitar gods, but theres never been an electric bassist as deified as jaco pastorius. Bass a stepbystep breakdown of the styles and techniques of the worlds greatest electric bassist. Listen to jaco pastorius soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 101 tracks. Jaco pastorius, the man they called jazz musics enfant terrible, the. With his talent, imagination, and charisma, pastorius achieved a rockstar like status in the jazz world of the late 1970s. No other bassist lived such a controversial life or elicited such a bipolar response as jaco pastorius. Metallicas robert trujillo on documentary focusing on his hero, jaco pastorius people tried to call him just a jazz cat, but he was beyond that. Its our favorite gameboydiscojazzbassshred classic. December 1, 1951 september 21, 1987 was an american jazz bassist who was a member of weather report from 1976 to 1981. The trio version you speak of was uploaded to youtube recently and can be heard here.
Jaco pastorius the essential jaco pastorius 2cd 2007 jaco pastorius another side of jaco pastorius 2001 jaco pastorius jaco pastorius 1976 various artists who loves you tribute to jaco pastorius 1998 jaco pastorius the essential jaco pastorius 2007. In 1976 there wasnt a bass player alive who had not heard, and consequently had not been blown away by jacos version of donna lee that opens this album. Recording captures jaco pastorius leading a 22piece big band on june 27, 1982 at avery fisher hall in nyc as part of george weins kool jazz festival. Originally a drummer, following in the footsteps of his father, standup drummer jack pastorius, jaco switched to bass at age 15. Of this videoan hour and a half long bass lesson and interview with the late, great jazz bassist jaco pastoriusone youtube commenter writes, this isnt a bass lesson this is a bass humiliation. John francis anthony jaco pastorius iii 19511987 was a u. In truth he was barely hanging on to the last shreds of his sanity. Learn how to play a super funky bass line in the style of jaco pastorius. In 1981 he left weather report and undertook a bigband project called. Click here to download the pdf worksheet and backing tracks for teen town. Its an apt descriptionfor the aspiring player of any instrument, watching pastorius at work is a humbling experience.
Im traveling in some vehicle im sitting in some cafe a defector from the petty wars that shell shocked love away theres comfort in melancholy when theres no need to. Listen to jaco pastorius by jaco pastorius on deezer. Listeners love him or hate him, alternately calling him the greatest bass player who ever lived as jaco often called himself or claiming that he was not really a jazz player at all. Original soundtrack includes liner notes on jaco pastorius penned by robert trujillo and album coproducer chuck doom. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. And i would like a few suggestions of which albums to pick up. Bassist, producer, composer, multiinstrumentalist raised in illinois now living in brooklyn making all kinds of music. Start your free scottsbasslessons academy trial here. Also slated for consumer home release on november 27, jaco, the documentary, will be available via vod, streaming services, digital download and on dvd and bluray.
Jaco pastorius was a meteor who blazed on to the scene in the 1970s, only to flame out tragically in the 1980s. Jaco was one of the greatest bass players of all time. Best known for his work with weather report between 1976 and 1981, also working with the likes of joni mitchell, pat metheny, et al, along with his own solo projects. Pick any instrument from a traditional rockpop emsemble and chances are this amazing young woman can play it. Jaco tells the remarkable and tragic tale of jaco pastorius, a selftaught, largerthanlife musician who singlehandedly changed the course of modern music by redefining the sound and the. Jaco pastorius was all of these and more at a young age. Jaco pastorius is without doubt one of the most important bass players to ever live and has inspired thousands, if not millions of bass players throughout the years. Who would of thought looking at the cd cover of jaco pastorius with jacos black and white face on the grey background that it is possibly the greatest and most influential jazz album ever. Featuring two of the songs that changed bass playing forever, continuum and portrait. Primus bass mastermind les claypool has recently unveiled a list of his 10 alltime favorite bass players considering what an eclectic guy mr. Download the free pdf workbook for this lesson here. Instructional book song excerpts only, softcover and examples cd. Performed by andre studio57 e the closest version to that of jaco you can download the pdf transcript with fingering plus mp3 play along tracks contact me via private. J p118 jaco pastorius big band aurex jazz festival 82 twins ii warner bros.