any fans of jaco pastorius?

[Bobby D]

being down here in the ft laud/hollywood FL area, Jaco's spirit is still strong down here.

my fiance works at the bar that has hosted the jaco birthday party every year, and his sons play there regularly. FELIX PASTORIUS is a monster....seriously.

i remember jaco busting in on MY gig back in the early 80s when he was on tour with weather report. classic night. we could NOT keep up with him, we were a "new wave" band, NOT jazz...

anyhow, long before jaco became JACO...he was just a groovy bass player that played local gigs down here.

some friends of mine have a reel to reel that they recorded with Jaco in 1968. organ trio. bass, drums/vocals, and organ. no stinking guitars

it has been cleaned up and blown into digital, so i have it on CD now. and it sounds AWESOME. jaco plays GROOVE.......no tapping, no HOT LICKS.....just solid groove.

i have heard this might get released this summer.....just wondering if any other fans had heard of it.

truly a tragic story, jaco.......i used to live right next to the park he lived in towards the end of his life.....i always sorta felt his presence there.

i have put up a track of this recording at:

myspace.com/therealbobbyd

last track on player "mystery bass song"

give it a listen and let me know what you think.

[melodichaotic]

Hey Slim,
That's great stuff! Sounds like a bit Doors-ish psychedelia in the beginning, and breaks into classic Motown. You're very fortunate to have been so close to that kind of presence literally and figuratively. On his instructional DVD a friend bought for me, at one point Jaco talks about how his father told him back in the 60's to not just learn the tune, but to learn all the horn melody lines, vocal lines, etc.
Great to hear the groove!

[Bobby D]

Hey Slim,
That's great stuff! Sounds like a bit Doors-ish psychedelia in the beginning, and breaks into classic Motown. You're very fortunate to have been so close to that kind of presence literally and figuratively. On his instructional DVD a friend bought for me, at one point Jaco talks about how his father told him back in the 60's to not just learn the tune, but to learn all the horn melody lines, vocal lines, etc.
Great to hear the groove!

i'm gonna rotate some other tracks in that slot on my myspace every few days, for those that want to hear it...i don't own the music, but i wanted to share with the other jaco fans out there......he was a special bassist, and there was so much focus on his "pyrotechnics", i really enjoyed hearing him play BASS and GROOVE......solid stuff!

[cabo]

cool, thanks for posting!! would love to hear more if you get a chance.

starting out as a bassist, Ive always been a fan of Jaco and his playing.

I actually just watched Joni Mitchell /Shadows and Light dvd with Jaco and Pat Metheny , both guys get some great solos in btw.
theres also some pretty raw but great footage out there of Jaco playing standup with MilesDavis from early 70's,,which was my favorite Miles period too.

[Bobby D]

just uploaded a different track today, "mystery bass song #2"

[Donner]

wow - very funny - I was just thinng of Jaco ....
ON your thread about the condition of the guitars at the Hard Rock and the cracking fretboards I meant to suggest Jacos method for keeping the boards smooth and slippery -- FRIED CHICKEN !!!!

[Bobby D]

wow - very funny - I was just thinng of Jaco ....
ON your thread about the condition of the guitars at the Hard Rock and the cracking fretboards I meant to suggest Jacos method for keeping the boards smooth and slippery -- FRIED CHICKEN !!!!

wes montgomery liked SALAMI SANDWICHES.....mmmmmm....salami!

[Windfeld]

really nice clips!

I haven't really been that big a fan of Jaco, but I have always loved the "shadows and light" recording. They play so well with each other on that one.

[jfromel]

Big Jaco fan here, when I have to play bass it's fretless with round wound strings.