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.
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.
"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! :)
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.
@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.,
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 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!!
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.
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.
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"
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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. :)
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.
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!
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.)
This is one of a very, very few UA-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.
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 ....
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.
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
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.
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
Haven’t listened to Jaco in years. Forgot how awesome he is.
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.
"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! :)
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
I WAS LISTENING TO THIS WITH A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE AND THEN 8:21 HAPPENED
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!
Enjoying hearing his bass "SCAT"... one of my favorite Jaco pieces here...
@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.
...and he does the runs from "The dry cleaner from des Moines " Awesome; Jaco is God!
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!!!!!
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!!
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.
Damn! I wish he'd been around longer to make more music.
Are you kidding? This is so Jaco. The phrasing and choice of notes alone screams JACO!
He didn't play this song he MURRRRdered it and it can never be played again!!!!!!!!! Awesome rendition of a classic.
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.
It's a Joe Zawinul old tune... RIP genius
Some of the sweetest groove I've ever felt. Thanks for this.
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."
Holy shit! This was GREAT!!! Thanks for sharing this gold nugget.
super dope!!!! in my mind......Jaco & Corey Henry on organ would be beyond amazing. Rest In Paradise Jaco!!
And Chris Dave on the drums..
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
Jaco, you was and you are the best! R.i.p god...
right on
Jaco was and always will be the greatest !!!
Jaco is Muhammad Ali
agree
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.
how the fuck u know bitch@@rinahall
Uhhh yeahhh! Fantastic old music performed by great musicians!
Some of Jacos best playing.....
no way
that happens to me every time I see a new video of jaco lol
yea nice clear recording thanks what a voice he pulled out of the bass
God bless him... True talent gone far too soon.
il migliore bassista del mondo
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.
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,
Thanks for uploading. I had this on an import album a long time ago. Good to hear it again.
the two people who disliked this must be deaf....
just another KILLER Jaco track uploaded to youtube. Thank you!
encore un pti bijou qui va refaire mon dimanche !!!!! putain le jaco en forme olympique !!!!!
Love this. I share a birthday and also my heart with Jaco. Love you bro.
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...
Que maestro! El inconfundible toque de Jaco...
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.
Magic, extreme talent, all that excellent stuff, wham bam.
Totalmente increible, gracias por tanto JACO!
God, this is Beautiful n' Groovy..
Jaco! É pra agradecer e ouvir de joelhos... "Mervy, Mercy, Mercy"
jon davis is killing on this as well . brave cats jon and melvin to do gigs with jaco during this time .
Swami Motel summit1g
Masterpiece from the Master!!!!!
Miss you John Francis
Pastorius sensacional!
PRICELESS.nice clear recording,thanx
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.
Zawinal composition ,struck gold with Buckingham's
Absolutely Fantastic!
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.
Wonderful....a new sound to my ears..
1:12 Charles Wright - Express Yourself.
RESPECT to a legend.
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. :)
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.
My favorite tune by Jaco.
Jaco emergiu sua virtude e sentimento às cordas para demonstras seu ponto de vista, e teve grande êxito.
Jaco, c'est tres bon comme toujours !...
AAhhhh,JACO!!!
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!
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.
Beautiful !
Thanks
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.)
Dang that was badass
Naw, ya just got a great ear for awesome music. Cheers mate!
jaco for life
The dynamics omg.
This is one of a very, very few UA-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.
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 ....
yeah Jaco!!
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.
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
23 people need to grow up
no words to describe this
That bass speaks!!!
ooooh yeah! ,) great stuff here. Man, am i old now or what1 t
5.30 - 6.10 such a perfect goove :)
dig the "Turn on Your Lovelight" jam!
great bass work by an unforgettable legend. 2:34 is spectacular
still love it!!
a very nice surprise - thanks !
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?
Happy B-day Jaco!
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
Fantastic!!!
I can't like 10 times.... Dang.
id like to have the complete concert so much!
From the album "Curtain Call" 1986c. Jon Davis:keys,Brian Melvin:drums,Jaco Pastorius;bass
people who say he sounds loud resent the fact that he sounds, fn Great!
I recorded jocko and played with him I miss him every was a great guy
Where did you record him?
Something stupendous, the bass' tone......and other, of course.....
Great stuff!
This is the signals of the end of the days.
That was back in 1492, really...