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Mers

Joined: 10 Aug 2003
Posts: 125
Location: Brazil...

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 22:53

Word Of Mouth - Your Ultimate Guide To Jaco Pastorius Hi all... Now, in the wake of Jamirofan's "beatles posts", I decided to spread word on an artist I admire very much... Jaco Pastorius This man is simply, the best bass player in the world. period. Now, of course people discuss it, but take it from me, once you hear this guy play, you will see bass playing in a different way... Jaco's fame came with 'Weather Report', an American modern jazz band, founded by master 'Jazzmen', Wayne Shorter, and Joe Zawinul. Their first album, 'Heavy Weather' became an instant hit, and is, until today, one of the most important albums in jazz history. The impressive Bass grooves in 'Birdland', and the masterful Bass piece, 'teen town' (considered one of the most important bass pieces in history) made this young man from South Florida an instant legend in the jazz scene. he innovated, playing electric bass in jazz, one of the most ancient types of music of the 20th century. later on, he played with jazz diva, Joni Mitchell, before starting his own band, called 'Word of Mouth' in the early eighties. With 'Word of Mouth', he was able to put his composing abilities to the maximum, and created incredible masterpieces such as 'Punk Jazz'. Tragically, he was killed in the eighties, in the hands of an overzealous bouncer outside a nightclub in florida. but that man could not kill his memory. Jaco is one of the main influences in modern bass playing, and his style is imitated by thousands. THE ALBUMS here are some of my recomendations for you, who is interested in this superb bass player.... 'Pastorius, Metheny, Ditmas, Bley - Jaco' - 1974 The first album bearing his name.. Pianist Paul Bley discovered two young men who were to change the history of modern jazz, and put them in the same album, through his own 'Improvising Artists' label... Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life - 1976 Guitarrist Pat metheney's debut album. Bringing Jaco to play with him in this was a great thing for Metheney. they are considered one of the most influential "duo's" in modern jazz.... Jaco Pastorius - (Self Titled) - 1976 Jaco's Debut album.. this is absolutely essential for any bass player who thinks of playing jazz. the first track, 'Donna Lee' was only a small demonstration of the awesome power Jaco had over his fender Bass... absolutely essential... Weather Report - Black Market - 1976 Although Jaco only plays the bass in two songs here, this album was what determined his entry in Weather report as a permanent member.. Joni Mitchell - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter - 1977 his first 'real' album with Joni Mitchell... Also the beginning of a great partnership... Weather Report - Heavy Weather - 1977] Probably the most important album in jaco's carreer. This is the album which made him famous in the jazz scene, and opened up doors for him...an essential pick for the casual listener.. especially listen to 'Teen Town', 'A remark you made', and 'birdland'.... jaco at his best Weather Report - Mr. Gone - 1978 Although not as important as 'Heavy Weather', this is where 'Punk Jazz' first appeared... This is one of jaco's most important tracks of all time... worth a listen Joni Mitchell - Mingus - 1979 the best Jaco-joni album in my opinion...the tracks 'goodbye pork pie hat, and 'the dry cleaner from des moines' are a perfect idea of the pwer of this musical relationship... Michel Colombier - Chrysalis - 1979 This album deserves mention because of its huge array of jazz masters.... besides jaco, we had Michel Colombier, Herbie Hancock, Lee Ritenour, Peter Erskine, Larry Carlton, Michael Boddicker, Airto Moreira, Steve Gadd, Ray Parker Jr., Jerry Knight, and Tom Scott. this is a great listen to the jazz enthusiast... Weather Report - 8:30 - 1979 Incredible live album.... one of my personal favourites, shows jaco playing with Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul and Peter Erskine... Great versions of 'teen town', 'Birdland' and 'Sightseeing'... a must have... Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light - 1979 Another great joni mitchell album, with pat metheney.... Weather Report - Night Passage - 1980 probably the last 'real' weather report album.... with great tracks, this only proves that this band was destined to become what it did... Jaco Pastorius - Word of Mouth - 1981 If you're gonna buy an album, let it be this one.... it's not my favourite, but this is jaco at his best...really, the extraordinary selections of musicians in this big band is of such great magnitude that is can be difficult to believe.... a great album...especially because of the track 'liberty city'(there's a version of 'blackbird' by the beatles arranged by jaco, just for u Brent eheheh...) Jaco Pastorius - The Birthday Concert - 1981 This live album is one of the best live albums i've ever listened to... my favourite track is 'the chicken', which is considered as one of jaco's most famous arrangements (he didn't compose it)... I love it...listen to the version of 'liberty City'.. excellent Jaco Pastorius - Invitation - 1982 This album is a perfect arrangement of many of jaco's hits live.... looks like a recording, but actually is a mixture... great version of 'invitation' and 'the Chicken' here... Live In New York City - volumes 1-7 - 1986 A series of bootlegs, showing jaco live... very good, especially vol. 2... Jaco Pastorius - Live in Italy Another live album...has a great cover of 'i shot the sherriff'... a good buy, if you can find it, that is... Jaco Pastorius - Rare Collection a great compilation of very rare tracks...definitely worth it... Word of mouth revisited VERY VERY good tribute album, with the best bass players around... for those who like more modern bass plying, this just shows how jaco influenced so many of todays artists... I hope you liked this, since i felt it was very important to pass the word out to people that this guy was a really good guy... and should get all the attention he deserves.... leave your thoughts... Peace.. _________________

Jaminneapolis

Joined: 22 Feb 2004
Posts: 822
Location: Minneapolis, MN U.S.A.

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 03:13

Wow it sounds like the guy could really thump. Thanks for the heads up on him. But! I don't know if I'll ever hear a bassist better than Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, or P-Nut of 311. Mike Drint of Green Day is pretty kickass too. I'll give you this though, the guy you're talkin about is prolly better than Sting lol. _________________ Wouldn't 'ya like... To walk the sunny avenues of life?

SimonM

Joined: 27 Aug 2004
Posts: 301
Location: The SZC!

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 08:51

I picked up the Big Band tribute album the other day - absolutely amazing. Some of the best bassists in the world paying tribute to the man himself, adding a little of their own flavour to each track too. Worth every penny, as it was by far the most expensive dc I have bought in a while at £15.99!! _________________ Bass Transcriptions coming soon!

Mers

Joined: 10 Aug 2003
Posts: 125
Location: Brazil...

Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 19:19

merrsaj wrote:

I picked up the Big Band tribute album the other day - absolutely amazing. Some of the best bassists in the world paying tribute to the man himself, adding a little of their own flavour to each track too. Worth every penny, as it was by far the most expensive dc I have bought in a while at £15.99!!

Isn't it amazing...
really, it's the only thing i've been able to listen to this week...

especially track 11, "wiggle waggle'.. which is him actually playing that already wonderful tune by herbie hancock... absolutely amazing...
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Phil

Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Posts: 31
Location: New York

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:39

Ahh, Jaco, great musician. Being a bassist myself of course I respect his work. Another virtuoso on the bass guitar would be Marcus Miller. Both really excellent.

Guido

Joined: 10 Jan 2004
Posts: 40
Location: The Netherlands, Nijmegen

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 15:56

than we should also name richard bona. who takes the work of jaco up to an higher level (well that is what my bassteacher says) richard bona is not that famous, but he's one of the biggest bassplayers of this time (who is alive )

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