As a 14 year old bassist, this guy is my hero. Watching this solo for the first time changed my life. Jaco completely changed, and greaty influenced how I play bass now, and it taught me not to be Jaco, but to be me. R.I.P the legend, the GOAT, Jaco Pastorius, and cheers to the greatest bass solo of all time.
Masonbass- Keep at it my young brother. Keep practicing the bass as much as humanly possible- you are at that great, great age where muscle memory and musical memory fuses so wonderfully. Dig on all kinds of music- jazz, classical, rock, world music, hip hop- and listen, listen, listen closely. Train your ears young brother- I'm sorry to go on like a crazy old person but I started playing guitar around your age and it has been infinitely rewarding to me. Let music be infinitely rewarding to you!! You are headed in the best possible direction. ☮❤🕉
OMG imagine seeing this in '78 with your Precision and your plectrum!
He was amazing. I played bass until my hand got ruined. I heard him years after and was so envious of his talent. He made the bass do things no one else could/would or can do to this day. Even the tech can’t keep up with him. ❤
So cool. Such a tragedy he left us so young! He had so much more to say with his instrument!
He was an absolute genious. He know how create incredible sounds of bass : armonics , melody . He created an style of plays bass . He is unique . This session is antologic, historic .he plays with bass lines double and he experimented with the bass ( reverb , distorsionetc) he is the most best bassist that i have ever seen
Best Pastorius I've ever seen ❣May his Soul rest peacefully on small fluffy clouds; softly, eternally 💫
Jaco Vive !!!
Long live Jaco...
Hero, misunderstood and understood at the same time, your music is one of the reasons why I am still alive, thank you for being my friend at all times!!!
✌🤘🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏
Like Bach, back in his times, he invented everything! All bassists after him simply replicated his genius...love you Jaco!!!
Simple the best what can happen to solo bass...Hendrix and other soulful stuff...may God bless you, Jaco...R.I.P. 😇✌👍👍👍
Saw weather report at Montclair State college in 1980. Unforgettable.
"Hello. My name is Jaco Pastorius. I'm the greatest bass player in the world." -Jaco Pastorius
... this is so good- absolutely riveting- performance of a lifetime~ Cheers to you JACO PASTORIUS ! you made the Universe a sonic paradise
Thank you for this sharing this as a tribute to Mr Pastorious
The greatest bass solo ever!
2:45 That's some hymn I frequently sang in church. Don't know the title. Then there's a little bit of La Bamba, Bold Soul Sister, Them Changes, Third Stone From The Sun, and The Sound of Music.
I saw Jaco with Weather Report at this time and he did all this.
Took that jazz for a ride
Saw this solo at a Weather Report concert in Pittsburgh in 1980. Nobody was doing anything close to that back then. I understand the negative comments. Some people to this day don't care for Hendrix like some folks don't care for horse radish. I have never acquired a taste for horse radish, but I wouldn't think of belittling someone who does😊
Great comment! I actually have a recording of the 1980 Pittsburgh show, and am planning to post some of it eventually.
A talent that was taken from the music world in a cowardly way.
It's so good! Thank you!
The more I saw thinks like that, the most I love Rush …
Best n1 🎉
This guy was a genius!
I was underwhelmed
I think this is the greatest "live" electric bass solo in a semi-rock presentation and setting and I would compare this to a John Entwistle, Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Billy Sheehan or even a Neil Peart drummer type of vibe in terms of that "rock" presentation, not in terms of playing. To call this the greatest bass solo does Jaco and other truly great bassists injustice. This was a great live bass solo performance and a great 'stage act', which he would always do during this period with Weather Report 's Mr. Gone tour and even with Joni Mitchell. I saw this in NYC in Avery Fisher Hall with Weather Report
All respect to Jaco, but I can't kick the image of Spinal Tap out of my mind. LOL.
greatest ending of all time..the harmonic notes are stellar- I can def. see how EVH may have been influenced by JACO
The Jimi Hendrix of the electric bass
Chills
Does he use flathound trings
Is that lick at 6:06 an original phrase from this solo or it's taken from another song?
"Them Changes" by Buddy Miles. Originally recorded live with the Band of Gypsys, which is probably the version Jaco heard.
@@user-tb2qq3yg4b While it wouldn't be too out of the ordinary, Jaco actually doesn't quote "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" here.
@@JacoPastoriusArchiveand the lick on the 5:58? Is it a lick from a song or just an improvisation?
He's not one of the greatest ... He is the Greatest ...
SLANG 8:30 epic
11 out of 10 for bass playing genius. 1 out of 10 for sartorial elegance.
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No one picked up on the Carol Burnett Show theme song. No one. And if you did, you're lying.
@@Jaceofspades4339 He played a few lines of that show's theme song. I recognized it right away.
Фантазёр! Понапридумывал всяких хитрых гитарных штук, от которых находишся в недоумении--так это что, бас гитара или какой то неизвестный доселе инструмент?
Is he really great?! And where is the music?
I'm sorry, is there Music somewhere anywhere in there?
This is Juzz music, not jazz, hep cat hop.
The greatest STUPID Bass Solo of All time.
I’ve watched this multiple times growing up in my teen years and now I’m 32, I just can’t get with it. It just sounds like crap. It’s not enjoyable. I mean, I guess I get how people think he was the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ, but it just all sounds sloppy. It sounds exactly like what someone would play at Guitar Center if they played bass for a year.
When you say BASS, you must mention the G.O.A.T. and place them in order
1. James Jamison
2 .Jaco Pastorious
3. Stanley Clarke
4.Larry Graham (know as the Godfather of Funk bass)
5.Jon Entwistle
Everyone else comes after these guys!
And, please no Paul McCartney. Because he doesn't even belong anywhere near this group.
That was noisy crap. Those people got cheated of an evening of real music.
Nothing wrong with noise! Everything we listen to and enjoy how would have sounded like a discordant mess to Mozart or Beethoven.
Your right . The emperors new clothes .... It's just marvelous isn't it darling ? Super lovey , just the best . Rubbish
@@scrimblenibgo back listen to your pop or whatever. Untrained ear, too simple to understand the innuendos he's put into it. Learn some theory and report back😝
Garbage . No melody , you can't whistle it , just some Ponce going as fast as he can on a bass . He plays harmony's my my , wow , the skill. Deeerrrrrrr
@@JacoPastoriusArchiveI can do that too, just give me an ounce of coke like dude was clearly on, and I bet I make a bass sound as poorly as this too. This isn't skill, not sorry.
...... I'm confused as to why this guy was popular. I'm an 80's kid, and this was like a Primus song without the talent. I guess the 70's/early 80's were more coke fueled then I thought. Glad I've never heard of this guy before, this jumble of notes would have turned me off music for life.
@@JacoPastoriusArchive I don't like it, it's crap, I could do better with a tin can and fishing line, thanks for being stupid.
@@JacoPastoriusArchive I don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, but he said "Glad I've never heard of this guy before", "coke fueled", "no talent", just your average tonedeaf simple normie. Definetely doesn't know jazz or anything like it.
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