Last February, I conducted several polls on Instagram regarding what people would like to hear on this channel. The options for the first poll were recordings from the '60s and early '70s ("the early years"), Pat Metheny trio, Weather Report, and jam sessions. Rather unsurprisingly, most of you voted for early years. After some listening, I settled on this rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man," performed by Tommy Strand's R&B/soul ensemble, the Upper Hand. The group occasionally performed instrumental sets, which also included Pee Wee Ellis' "The Chicken". While Jaco (who is only 19 years old here) doesn't take any solos, his groovy licks and unmistakable tone are hard to miss. www.linktr.ee/jacoarchive
Great content. I hear Jaco with some Jerry Jemmot and Chuck Rainey influences. Definitely got that old school groove. Love the way he takes the tonality in a different direction.
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Hi, thanks for sharing, this is great. At first i thought this track was from the “Early Years” album but it seems not. Can you give more details about it?
In this recording, did you boost the bass to make Jaco more audible, or was this how it was recorded? I can barely hear the horns! That could also just be because of the quality of the recording or the microphone placement.
@@JacoPastoriusArchive interesting. I'm sure it must have had something to do with mic placement then... Gotta love Jacos tone punching straight through the mix hahaha
@@JacoPastoriusArchive Ha! Go figure. Very interesting and cool that you know so much about your recordings. Thank you for all of your work in finding and preserving all of Jaco's history
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Last February, I conducted several polls on Instagram regarding what people would like to hear on this channel. The options for the first poll were recordings from the '60s and early '70s ("the early years"), Pat Metheny trio, Weather Report, and jam sessions. Rather unsurprisingly, most of you voted for early years. After some listening, I settled on this rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man," performed by Tommy Strand's R&B/soul ensemble, the Upper Hand. The group occasionally performed instrumental sets, which also included Pee Wee Ellis' "The Chicken". While Jaco (who is only 19 years old here) doesn't take any solos, his groovy licks and unmistakable tone are hard to miss.
www.linktr.ee/jacoarchive
What he plays from 4:59 mins onwards is a very daring bass line !! He already has sharp ears !! 🙂
Great content. I hear Jaco with some Jerry Jemmot and Chuck Rainey influences. Definitely got that old school groove. Love the way he takes the tonality in a different direction.
Amazing stuff!! His early years are sooo interesting as you can see how he was developing as a musician. Thanks for sharing!!
I agree. It was also before his playing got repetitive.
The great new No Treble article is bringing a lot of new viewers to this channel. If you're into Jaco's music and playing, please consider subscribing. Thanks!
Holy Cow!😮
Hi, thanks for sharing, this is great. At first i thought this track was from the “Early Years” album but it seems not. Can you give more details about it?
This is from a bootleg album entitled Tommy Strand & The Upper Hand featuring Jaco Pastorius.
He's still the best bass player ever
In this recording, did you boost the bass to make Jaco more audible, or was this how it was recorded? I can barely hear the horns! That could also just be because of the quality of the recording or the microphone placement.
No, I didn't. I rarely mess with the EQ.
@@JacoPastoriusArchive interesting. I'm sure it must have had something to do with mic placement then... Gotta love Jacos tone punching straight through the mix hahaha
@@therealjamesmd This was recorded by one of Jaco's bassist friends, which explains the microphone placement.
@@JacoPastoriusArchive Ha! Go figure. Very interesting and cool that you know so much about your recordings. Thank you for all of your work in finding and preserving all of Jaco's history