I remember the first time I heard Jaco. I was in a chat room on AOL bragging about how Cliff Burton was the god of bass. This guy said "Man, haven't you heard of Jaco Pastorius or Victor Wooten?" That was the day I was introduced to Jazz and funk bass. That dude changed my life.
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" was written by Joe Zawinul when he was in Cannonball's band, and it sounds like what you're supposed to say when you're faced with adversity: MERCY, MERCY, MERCY!!! Jaco's playing evokes a lot of positive emotions here, especially with the "Express Yourself" quotes etc. - so I would say that this piece feels very happy and positive. The original is much more "bluesy" but still positive, if that makes sense. Have a nice day! :)
@bigbadbeethoven Jaco was my best friend in elementary school, and I was in his first band (1964). He would have LOVED to hear your comment, as 'groove' was crucial to him both in the music he made and the music he listened to. I say thank you for him.,
I don't care what anybody says, Jaco's playing on this date in November of 1986 is still some of his best shit. You can tell he was feelin good... but not TOO good if you know what I mean. He found an awesome groove on this and quite simply played his ass off.
tom blake He was pretty seriously mentally ill, and it's a tragedy that he probably could've been just fine if he would've sought appropriate treatment for his illness (and had quality psych treatment been even available in the States back then). Drug and alcohol addictions are rarely ever the problem, they're almost always a symptom of a bigger, less visible problem. You're an antagonistic asshole, I wonder what's wrong with you that creates that symptom?
Yeah, people vulture out on the downer stories and *assume* Jaco's playing couldn't have been good/great at the same time his life off the stand was a mess. Why? Billie Holiday still sang beautifully at the end of her troubled junkie life, one of many examples. Fact is aside from a literal handful of bad gigs (and btw I haven't heard of any out-and-out no-shows), Jaco played good on all his gigs and great on most of them.
Is it fair to assume that Jaco had the most impeccable sense of time and groove in music history? Cause I can't think of anyone else on his level, and I'm trying hard.
Fair point, I should've left it at 'Groove', which I stand behind. Maybe rhythm suits my point better than time. I'm a bass player, and you're right, any good bass player has pretty impeccable time.
Jaco always played as what he was: "the greatest bass player ever to grace us with his sound" This is filled with amazing work.... a master expressing true ideas on the bass" ..... Good Chance to hear Jaco on a fretted bass too!!
Jaco music will always have a way of lifting the spirits, Relieve stress, and make you wanna go dance on the sidewalk with your headphones on---- the personality in his playing has never gotten old to me- truly one of the greats.
This is excellent . Thank you ! Along with Jaco's musical knowledge, it takes some really strong fingers to play like that......for any extended time anyway.
This is so damn awesome. That man is a phenomenal bass player. Was married to bass player for forty years so know a little bit about playing. OUTSTANDING!!!!!
I would *never* give Jaco a thumbs-down, but it's fair to say that this is not Jaco at his best, so I'm betting that some hyper-critical Jaco snobs felt they should downvote this just because it's not peak Jaco.
This one of the best, thanks to Zawinul's composition....still love Jaco's bass playing in Weather Report of Birdland....genius always lives and sometimes dies hard...
Fun hearing The Master jamming on this old standard. I'm assuming this is the bootleg recorded with Brian Melvin and Jon Davis. Would have been awesome to hear him play it with the guy who wrote the song, his old buddy from Weather Report, Joe Zawinul.
@Punch Down King I agree, but I think Zawinul was impressed deep down and that he felt threatend by Jaco's musicality so that he didn't want to show it. It hurts me that he called Liberty City "some typical high-school big-band bullshit"
Not surprised Jaco is Jamming on this as fellow band mate Joe Zawinal wrote this tune while he was with Cannon Ball Adderly. Both folks that Jaco highly admired.
It's Jaco up in San Francisco on Halloween night. He did a studio version of this song with Bob Weir form the Grateful Dead, were Bob sang the song. It's awesome. Of course, everything Jaco did was awesome, even when he was sick.
Here, his unique tone (especially attack touch), and aggressive phrases, are just amazing. What a delicate ideas on the rocking sound. It doesn't matter who invented something or not. Thanks for posting it.
This is from the album 'Curtain Call' and features Brian Melvins on drums and Jon Davis on Keyboard. Excellent album and 1 of the last live recordings of Jaco. Great album
This version was used to highlight Jaco's playing. Also, the man held the groove throughout the entire piece which is the point of every musician. Groove like a bad ma'ama jamma! Grooves are not limited to a section of an instrument and a true musician utilizes every potential sound.
I agree with you if your looking for more people like Jaco check out his sons Felix and Julius they like their father are amazing.Julius is on drums and Felix on bass.RIP Jaco you live on through your sons.
there have been comments posted on other platforms that disparage Jaco as "Jaco & the Band" (Birdland, Weather Report) his bass playing was incredible. He and Joe were so tight.....I first heard Mercy, Mercy ,Mercy with Cannonball, Nat and Joe....No matter which way you flip it, when musicians are in the groove it is tight and respectful of the others. Just go Jaco+Toots...3 Views of a Secret (Jaco on pianp)and you'll see what it means when true musicians play with one another
i've always loved Cannonball Adderley's version of this Zawinul tune. I almost gave up on this one, but just as i was about to click off Jaco's solo came up. - the solo made it worth the wait. glad that i got to hear another obscure Jaco nugget that i might not have heard otherwise... if not for this video. :)
Im pretty sure the people who disliked this thought it's an actual live footage. I understand, coz no one would dislike a great musician like jaco. And I mean, NO ONE!
His gift came with a price. Some say he had demons; some say he knew God, some say he was from another planet (I don't rule that out). He was extraordinary. Who are we to understand? I believe that such people as that actually exist, and that we will never know why.
Cool! Jay A was on drums in that band. Jay and Jaco were a great rhythm section. Later, I played in a group with Jay. He had lots of Jaco stories. Jaco practiced clarinet study books all day on the bus--on bass.
This is one of a very, very few TH-cam presentations of Jaco’s artistry that I have really enjoyed. Lots of excess as usual, but still something that would have made him smile.
Why blame a non-existent being for our own self-imposed suffering? For decades we've failed to evangelize great music and now we're reaping what we've sown.
Take your master pluckers, artistic weavers,TASTEFUL studio cats, et al, AND Jaco puts it all together, right here ,in a one song Package: Mercy Jaco ,Respect and miss your Talent ....
Wonderful stuff!!! Good to know that so close the end he could still - given all his 'issues' up to then - play so fantastically. (My only gripe is that I could have done without having to sit through 5 minutes of adverts for crap before I could hear the music.)
Brian Melvin, drums; Jon Davis, keyboards. This is on a posthumous CD entitled, "Curtain Call", recorded at a small night club in San Francisco in late '86.
In JACO We Trust!
yeah
I remember the first time I heard Jaco. I was in a chat room on AOL bragging about how Cliff Burton was the god of bass. This guy said "Man, haven't you heard of Jaco Pastorius or Victor Wooten?" That was the day I was introduced to Jazz and funk bass. That dude changed my life.
Jaco/Marcus Miller
Nah king was James jamerson
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" was written by Joe Zawinul when he was in Cannonball's band, and it sounds like what you're supposed to say when you're faced with adversity: MERCY, MERCY, MERCY!!!
Jaco's playing evokes a lot of positive emotions here, especially with the "Express Yourself" quotes etc. - so I would say that this piece feels very happy and positive. The original is much more "bluesy" but still positive, if that makes sense. Have a nice day! :)
Always an excellent tune. Saw Weather Report about 1977 with both musical giants. And Wayne Shorter. Hall of Fame group.
@bigbadbeethoven Jaco was my best friend in elementary school, and I was in his first band (1964). He would have LOVED to hear your comment, as 'groove' was crucial to him both in the music he made and the music he listened to. I say thank you for him.,
So cool to come across an old friend of Jaco!!! Such a huge loss that he left us on 1987, but when I listen to his music I know he is still with us.
I LOVE YOU MAN!
YOU MEAN THE LAS OLAS BRASS BAND ?
Loyd Estates elementary ?
@@TheSeangerber No, St. Clements School on North Andrews Ave, near Oakland Park Blvd. 4th grade - 8th grade.
I WAS LISTENING TO THIS WITH A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE AND THEN 8:21 HAPPENED
I don't care what anybody says, Jaco's playing on this date in November of 1986 is still some of his best shit. You can tell he was feelin good... but not TOO good if you know what I mean. He found an awesome groove on this and quite simply played his ass off.
Michael McCowin never care about what anyone else says about the music IMHO
Does anyone know, who he played with?
@tom blake just a high minded response, everyone, take note of Tommy Blakes!
tom blake He was pretty seriously mentally ill, and it's a tragedy that he probably could've been just fine if he would've sought appropriate treatment for his illness (and had quality psych treatment been even available in the States back then). Drug and alcohol addictions are rarely ever the problem, they're almost always a symptom of a bigger, less visible problem. You're an antagonistic asshole, I wonder what's wrong with you that creates that symptom?
Yeah, people vulture out on the downer stories and *assume* Jaco's playing couldn't have been good/great at the same time his life off the stand was a mess. Why? Billie Holiday still sang beautifully at the end of her troubled junkie life, one of many examples. Fact is aside from a literal handful of bad gigs (and btw I haven't heard of any out-and-out no-shows), Jaco played good on all his gigs and great on most of them.
Haven’t listened to Jaco in years. Forgot how awesome he is.
Is it fair to assume that Jaco had the most impeccable sense of time and groove in music history? Cause I can't think of anyone else on his level, and I'm trying hard.
98% of the actual bassmen have this sens of time ! LOL crazy nerd !
Fair point, I should've left it at 'Groove', which I stand behind. Maybe rhythm suits my point better than time. I'm a bass player, and you're right, any good bass player has pretty impeccable time.
2:33 Holy mother of goodness gracious!
yep yep
I've heard a few recordings of Jaco playing Mercy, and he always does some nasty fill at that spot. :-)
Michael McCowin makes you smile every time too I bet.
Every time I hear this and read your comment it makes me happy.
4:18!
...and he does the runs from "The dry cleaner from des Moines " Awesome; Jaco is God!
Genius player, writer and innovator period
Jaco always played as what he was: "the greatest bass player ever to grace us with his sound" This is filled with amazing work.... a master expressing true ideas on the bass" .....
Good Chance to hear Jaco on a fretted bass too!!
Enjoying hearing his bass "SCAT"... one of my favorite Jaco pieces here...
Jaco music will always have a way of lifting the spirits,
Relieve stress, and make you wanna go dance on the sidewalk with your headphones on---- the personality in his playing has never gotten old to me- truly one of the greats.
oh yeah
The greatest on the bass. Really
Are you kidding? This is so Jaco. The phrasing and choice of notes alone screams JACO!
It's a Joe Zawinul old tune... RIP genius
Some of the sweetest groove I've ever felt. Thanks for this.
This is excellent . Thank you !
Along with Jaco's musical knowledge, it takes some really strong fingers to play like that......for any extended time anyway.
Some of Jacos best playing.....
no way
that happens to me every time I see a new video of jaco lol
This is so damn awesome. That man is a phenomenal bass player. Was married to bass player for forty years so know a little bit about playing. OUTSTANDING!!!!!
Jaco was and always will be the greatest !!!
Jaco is Muhammad Ali
agree
Jaco, you was and you are the best! R.i.p god...
right on
jon davis is killing on this as well . brave cats jon and melvin to do gigs with jaco during this time .
Swami Motel summit1g
He didn't play this song he MURRRRdered it and it can never be played again!!!!!!!!! Awesome rendition of a classic.
super dope!!!! in my mind......Jaco & Corey Henry on organ would be beyond amazing. Rest In Paradise Jaco!!
And Chris Dave on the drums..
I bet those who gave Jaco a thumbs-down didn't listen to the whole video or they would be on their knees to the musical master!
The doubters should come back and start in the middle and learn something!
Probably non-musicians. I started listening to Jaco in the early 70's. There was NEVER even a so-so performance.
I would *never* give Jaco a thumbs-down, but it's fair to say that this is not Jaco at his best, so I'm betting that some hyper-critical Jaco snobs felt they should downvote this just because it's not peak Jaco.
il migliore bassista del mondo
Damn! I wish he'd been around longer to make more music.
Holy shit! This was GREAT!!! Thanks for sharing this gold nugget.
This one of the best, thanks to Zawinul's composition....still love Jaco's bass playing in Weather Report of Birdland....genius always lives and sometimes dies hard...
Fun hearing The Master jamming on this old standard. I'm assuming this is the bootleg recorded with Brian Melvin and Jon Davis. Would have been awesome to hear him play it with the guy who wrote the song, his old buddy from Weather Report, Joe Zawinul.
@Punch Down King Agreed
@Punch Down King I agree, but I think Zawinul was impressed deep down and that he felt threatend by Jaco's musicality so that he didn't want to show it. It hurts me that he called Liberty City "some typical high-school big-band bullshit"
@Punch Down King It is a shame too because Jaco really liked Zawinul. He even began to wear a similar Kufi.
@Punch Down King,,, Somebody once pointed out to me that "there is no art without arrogance."
So needed this to un-strum some of the stresses of the day!!
It worked too...
let 'us' x
+TheRestfulwind let * us :-)
same shit right here one year after, greetings from Buenos Aires and sory my english sucks,
God bless him... True talent gone far too soon.
If an alien came to earth and wanted to learn what 'groove' is, I'm pretty sure I'd sit the alien down with some Jaco...
true
Aliens are Demons
Not surprised Jaco is Jamming on this as fellow band mate Joe Zawinal wrote this tune while he was with Cannon Ball Adderly. Both folks that Jaco highly admired.
yea nice clear recording thanks what a voice he pulled out of the bass
It's Jaco up in San Francisco on Halloween night.
He did a studio version of this song with Bob Weir form the Grateful Dead, were Bob sang the song. It's awesome. Of course, everything Jaco did was awesome, even when he was sick.
Uhhh yeahhh! Fantastic old music performed by great musicians!
Here, his unique tone (especially attack touch), and aggressive phrases, are just amazing. What a delicate ideas on the rocking sound. It doesn't matter who invented something or not. Thanks for posting it.
This is from the album 'Curtain Call' and features Brian Melvins on drums and Jon Davis on Keyboard. Excellent album and 1 of the last live recordings of Jaco. Great album
At points it sounds like he's playing over another 'slap' bass. Do you know who/what that is?
pretty sure its just the Keyboardist...there's only Bass, drums and Keyboard on this album
no there is another bass, listen closely xd
Thank you!!!!
Gracias
This version was used to highlight Jaco's playing. Also, the man held the groove throughout the entire piece which is the point of every musician. Groove like a bad ma'ama jamma! Grooves are not limited to a section of an instrument and a true musician utilizes every potential sound.
I agree with you if your looking for more people like Jaco check out his sons Felix and Julius they like their father are amazing.Julius is on drums and Felix
on bass.RIP Jaco you live on through your sons.
there have been comments posted on other platforms that disparage Jaco as "Jaco & the Band" (Birdland, Weather Report) his bass playing was incredible. He and Joe were so tight.....I first heard Mercy, Mercy ,Mercy with Cannonball, Nat and Joe....No matter which way you flip it, when musicians are in the groove it is tight and respectful of the others.
Just go Jaco+Toots...3 Views of a Secret (Jaco on pianp)and you'll see what it means when true musicians play with one another
Whatever Jaco is lacking in clean bass tone on this recording he makes up for in the sheer spirit of his playing ability to always be himself.
i've always loved Cannonball Adderley's version of this Zawinul tune. I almost gave up on this one, but just as i was about to click off Jaco's solo came up. - the solo made it worth the wait. glad that i got to hear another obscure Jaco nugget that i might not have heard otherwise... if not for this video. :)
Love this. I share a birthday and also my heart with Jaco. Love you bro.
Masterpiece from the Master!!!!!
1:12 Charles Wright - Express Yourself.
Im pretty sure the people who disliked this thought it's an actual live footage. I understand, coz no one would dislike a great musician like jaco. And I mean, NO ONE!
just another KILLER Jaco track uploaded to youtube. Thank you!
God, this is Beautiful n' Groovy..
His gift came with a price. Some say he had demons; some say he knew God, some say he was from another planet (I don't rule that out).
He was extraordinary. Who are we to understand? I believe that such people as that actually exist, and that we will never know why.
Some say stfu
Cool! Jay A was on drums in that band. Jay and Jaco were a great rhythm section. Later, I played in a group with Jay. He had lots of Jaco stories. Jaco practiced clarinet study books all day on the bus--on bass.
Miss you John Francis
This is one of a very, very few TH-cam presentations of Jaco’s artistry that I have really enjoyed. Lots of excess as usual, but still something that would have made him smile.
Zawinal composition ,struck gold with Buckingham's
Que maestro! El inconfundible toque de Jaco...
Magic, extreme talent, all that excellent stuff, wham bam.
His solo bit sounds like horn lines. He thought like Parker. Jaco was so extraordinarily talented. He just HAD IT - was born with it in him.
You mean he had to extract that from his within?
Like he had to spend some time on the toilets to get it out?
This song was composed by one of Jaco's longtime friends and bandmates Joe Zawinul, he can play it however he wants
th-cam.com/video/mPfoP3bq1z4/w-d-xo.html
RESPECT to a legend.
Why blame a non-existent being for our own self-imposed suffering? For decades we've failed to evangelize great music and now we're reaping what we've sown.
💓
jaco for life
the two people who disliked this must be deaf....
Wonderful....a new sound to my ears..
great bass work by an unforgettable legend. 2:34 is spectacular
Thanks for uploading. I had this on an import album a long time ago. Good to hear it again.
The dynamics omg.
Pastorius sensacional!
PRICELESS.nice clear recording,thanx
Jaco emergiu sua virtude e sentimento às cordas para demonstras seu ponto de vista, e teve grande êxito.
Take your master pluckers, artistic weavers,TASTEFUL studio cats, et al, AND Jaco puts it all together, right here ,in a one song Package: Mercy Jaco ,Respect and miss your Talent ....
encore un pti bijou qui va refaire mon dimanche !!!!! putain le jaco en forme olympique !!!!!
Totalmente increible, gracias por tanto JACO!
Dang that was badass
people who say he sounds loud resent the fact that he sounds, fn Great!
Cool 4-step modulation leading into the refrain. I don't recall that from the original, but I guess Joe can do what he pleases with his own tune.
This is the signals of the end of the days.
That was back in 1492, really...
5.30 - 6.10 such a perfect goove :)
My favorite tune by Jaco.
Ironically, this song was written by Joe Zawinul years before he created Weather Report. And to his defense, it was A LOT more soulful back then.
Composta da Joe Zawinul nel 1962.
From the album "Curtain Call" 1986c. Jon Davis:keys,Brian Melvin:drums,Jaco Pastorius;bass
Something stupendous, the bass' tone......and other, of course.....
one of the hardest songs to keep time to, just wants to creep forward after the accents.
That bass speaks!!!
Beautiful !
Thanks
23 people need to grow up
dig the "Turn on Your Lovelight" jam!
AAhhhh,JACO!!!
Jaco, c'est tres bon comme toujours !...
Larry Grahams, Tetsuo Sakurai, Yoshihiro Naruse, Gary Willis, Bernard Edwards, Victor Wooten... the list goes on.
no words to describe this
Wonderful stuff!!! Good to know that so close the end he could still - given all his 'issues' up to then - play so fantastically. (My only gripe is that I could have done without having to sit through 5 minutes of adverts for crap before I could hear the music.)
Jaco! É pra agradecer e ouvir de joelhos... "Mervy, Mercy, Mercy"
I recorded jocko and played with him I miss him every was a great guy
Where did you record him?
Brian Melvin, drums; Jon Davis, keyboards. This is on a posthumous CD entitled, "Curtain Call", recorded at a small night club in San Francisco in late '86.
I can't like 10 times.... Dang.
I walked backwards into a door and I thought 'what would CA say?' I turned and there she stood and I got my answer.
tx to jikyonly
for posting
3-27-15
Jack Francis Anthony Pastorius the First !
The Third!