Jaco Pastorius - Complete 1st solo bass set at Berliner Jazztage in 1979
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2024
- Here's the complete first set of Jaco's legendary solo concert that took place at the Berliner Jazztage in Berlin, on November the 2nd in 1979. In the Milkowski book on Jaco, Chick Corea describes this concert in the following way:
"In 1979 there was a concert in Berlin where the promoter puttogether a bunch of solo acts - John McLaughlin played a guitar solo, Gary Burton played a vibes solo, I played a piano solo, Albert Mangelsdorff played a trombone solo and Jaco played a set of solo bass improvisations. The way he started his set was very dramatic. He came walking down through the audience while playing, using a wireless setup on his bass, which created an incredible effect. I remember he was in a really good place, really focused and healthy, full of creative expression, and playing marvelously".
Here's the setlist:
00:00 Improv intro
01:50 Continuum
05:33 Mysterious Mountain
08:19 Chromatic Fantasy
11:20 "Bluesy Improv"
14:52 Improv
15:23 Teen Town
19:49 Improv
20:03 Portrait Of Tracy
21:45 Improv
23:52 Medley( Improv, Broadway Blues, Dexterity & Donna Lee)
28:29 Sophisticated Lady
34:23 Improv( Including "A Remark You Made")
Here's the setlist:
00:00 Improv intro
01:50 Continuum
05:33 Mysterious Mountain
08:19 Chromatic Fantasy
11:20 "Bluesy Improv"
14:52 Improv
15:23 Teen Town
19:49 Improv
20:03 Portrait Of Tracy
21:45 Improv
23:52 Medley( Improv, Broadway Blues, Dexterity & Donna Lee)
28:29 Sophisticated Lady
34:23 Improv( Including "A Remark You Made")
his tone is gorgeous.drama,joy,exuberance,humour all in one performance...
The vocal quality Jaco gets out of his bass is something almost mystical, no one can ever match his genius
There are artists who play an instrument.
Then there are artists who become the instrument.
Such a treasure … and gone far too soon.
i was working in Berlin 79/80, and I went to this gig.
Berlin buzzed with music then. john mclaughlin, larry coryell,
chet baker, paco, al dimeola, and more, gigged in berlin.
I was very, very lucky that i could experience and hear these masters
in small club performances. this allowed easy contact with
these great muscians before and after the shows. and these guys
would talk to you, no problem.(can you even imagine, i was asked
by al di dimeola if the gig was any good one night they played
at a circus tent place (i don't remember the name),
with paco and john mc. i said well, it was fucking great!
then he said "are coming tomorrow, Larry is playing, with Chet
and alfonse (mouzon).
I now knew tomorrow.
me too
This man was from another planet... Unreal
A real treasure this recording. Jaco's playing is so concentrated and beautiful - full of emotion. Million thanks for the post!
Glad you enjoyed it Jani. Yes, this concert sure was one of the high points in Jaco's career as a live performer. Thanks for commenting.
never heard this .Soloist wow. JACO playing by himself. there was only 1 JACO like there was only 1 JIMI . JACO. changed everything how to play the BASS. and JIMI as did electric guitar . explorers . pushing forward. searching.for new sounds . pioneers . yes you said ( you were the BEST bassist ) you are !! Rip in JACO and JIMI the best. who played there instruments.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Fckn Bass Master. Period. Been playing bass for 40 yrs and Im good. But Jaco is the GOAT. I could never dream of touching him. RIP Jaco. Your larger than the pyramids of Egypt.
My heart.
I’m glad I met him and spend a whole day with him special memories I will always cherish!!
You're very lucky to have met him. I can only imagine what that must have been like. Thanks for sharing bro :)
Jaco Universe Thanks when I look back when it happen in 81 it was meant to be for me...because it was just me Jaco and his wife Ingrid I also met that same day Peter Erskine when I was working at the Marriott hotel when they was in upstate NY for a concert. Jaco autograph my work hat which I regret losing yrs later but it was a dream come true!
I knew somebody who met him. He met him in a Chinese musical instrument shop just off the Charing X Road (London). Apparently he was buying up the shop. My acquaintance wasn't into Jaco and I thought he was winding me up. And then when Word of Mouth came out with all those Chinese cymbals on, etc I knew that the encounter had been real - I was so furious/green with envy I nearly killed the bloke who had this wonderful anecdote but no appreciation of it. I've met Pete Erskine a number of times and spent a good deal of time with him. But he (not unreasonably) is well tired of people asking him about Jaco and Weather Report.
Andrew Croft Interesting what year did you meet Peter Erskine??
Jeff brown I’m very lucky. A friend of mine has worked with Pete extensively and so I’ve met him several times over the years since about 2002. My mate is Mark Anthony Turnage - world famous composer who has worked with many of the jazz greats. Enough with the name dropping already.
From September 9th 1982 until a few days ago I'd always 'known' that the best bass player of all time was Geddy Lee of Rush.... After listening to Jaco Pastorius for the last few days I now know that I was hopelessly wrong....
I love Geddy Lee too :)
Yes, Jaco is the man!!! Geddy would second that!!!
This is a gold tresure! I loved his bass playing since 1976 when then the Jaco album came out. I´ve been playing drums, guitar, bas and keyboards. For some years ago I build my fyrst fretless bass. I named it Jaco. The more I played that bass, the more I wanted to learn what Jaco did. II wasn´t satisfied with the first bass. So I got an idea on the Rørvig Harbor waiting for the ferry to Hundested. So I build a new bass, "Isefjord," . inspired by the colors of the fjord and the boat bridges,. I know no one can play like Jaco did. But I´m sooooo inspired! ( For years, decades now!)
Thanks for sharing your story Erik. I'm glad enjoyed the recording.
same here. I havent built a bass though, just bought a mexican fretless JB good enough for my inspiration ;) I dont learn jaco songs, I play jaco music. I often pick 1 of his songs at a time and repeat it and do my own improvs around it, for months literally
This is the greatest I've ever heard him play Continuum
AMEEEN-RAAAA!!!!
I could listen to this on repeat for days. I think I will.
Seeeeeeee buscala x ahí!
This performance must be remembered as part of our human heritage
That pulls the tears off my eyes!
Jaco Pastorius always will be the king of bass
Rest In Peace Dear Soul 🙏🏻
Really he was the best bassist of the world!!! He is unique!!!
Still the greatest!
Thanks for commenting.
Thanks for sharing. Never heard this before. It's "different" from everything I ever heard from Jaco-postings. It's a treasure :)
You're welcome my friend. Yes, a lot of the material Jaco plays here sounds very fresh and indeed different from a lot of his other recordings :)
This is such a special recording, thanks so much for posting!
Glad you enjoyed it Pete. Thanks for commenting.
Genius. definitely Jaco. fresh Rotosounds. I play bass very well and Chromatic Fantasy is almost impossible to play on bass that fast. It takes months if not years of practice. You notice he's playing it on his fretted bass
Yes, Jaco often performed CF on his fretted bass. On WOM he peformed it on the blonde fretted bass that he ended up throwing in the ocean during his manic Japan tour of 1982. Thanks for commenting.
@@musicuniverse1986 On top of that he only plays 2 minutes of it. Its a 10 minute piece
This a fretless bass you´re hearing. The buzzsounds and dynamic sliding give it away.
@@sonykroket Nope its fretted
@@PhuckHue2 no
What a force of nature.
I don't know if i ever will get tired of listening to his stuff and all the projects he has been involved with.
He just has be my favourite artist at this point 😍
I wish I was around during the jaco era
WOW! amazing performance and with great sound!
I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend. Thanks for commenting.
Discovered this a while ago, thank you for uploading this. As a bassist, this might be my favourite Jaco live gig ever
its great one really... I love the longer chromatic fantasy without the abstract "jungle" part.
@@user-ho1hw7ps4v I love the Asian-sounding part. You're not a fan of Jaco's "Twins", are you? 😂
Jaco the best all times
I GUESS WHAT I NEVER UNDERSTOOD IS WITH ALL THIS TALENT WHY NOBODY WOULD GIVE THIS GUY A HOME, AND LET A GREAT LIKE THIS JUST LIVE ON THE STREET.
Jaco refused medical treatment therefore his life was ravaged by mental illness which he tried to subdue with illegal drugs. He sabotaged himself & everyone around him. Maybe you could have handled that situation but nobody else could.
Hope I can see that 2 sets on official DVD HD before I died !
I also hope so. After all they did film "Continuum", "Slang", "Mysterious Mountain" and that free improv with "Dolores" from the second set, so there must surely be more. Hopefully it will surface one day in HD quality, as you say. Thanks for commenting, Franck.
@@musicuniverse1986 Should we start a petition?
@@natemarcinek2964 Absolutely!!! This must be released to make the world a better place!
thanks so much for putting this up here!
Great performance. Thank you so much for sharing.
I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend. Thanks for commenting.
This is simply marvellous and....no words can describe what it makes me feel... god bless you wherever you are...
TANKS A LOT FOR POSTING !
You're welcome André. Thanks for commenting.
Stunning!! Almost too much for words! Thanks for this post!
I'm glad you enjoyed it Brian. Thanks for commenting.
Thank's for memory : to O.Coleman...CH.Parker...J.S Bach & improvisations
I love hearing new recordings on here. Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome. Thanks for commenting.
Never thought I'd hear this again after you took it down some years ago
It was taken down as a consequence of youtube shutting down my previous channel. I didn't choose to do so, and it made me very depressed when that happened. Anyway, I'm back now and I promise to keep posting for as long as I have interesting content to share. I will try to steer clear of and avoid copyright claims this time, something which sadly means not being able to post full band recordings of Weather Report or any of the live trio stuff with Metheny and Moses. Any solo Jaco material should be ok though. Thanks for commenting.
Unbelievable
Yes, Jaco was really something wasn't he? Thanks for commenting.
Loooooove jaco and his melodic lyricism❤️❤️❤️
Love your channel bro!!!!
I'm glad you enjoy my channel. Thanks for the nice comment bro :)
excellent!
Sublime.
Obrigado por compartilhar esse show solo incrível. Jaco, I love you!
You're welcome Ximba. Thanks for commenting.
Brilliant solo of Jacob Pastorius
It all here!
Meraviglioso!
Thanks In Advance...!!! ;)
You're welcome. Thanks for commenting ;)
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Great!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting.
@@musicuniverse1986 Thanks to you👍Jaco Pastorius is one of my spiritual fathers 🖤
Ça fait 30 ans qu'on me bassine avec Jaco. 30 ans que j'écoute avec attention les musiciens, en particuliers tous. Entre autres les bassistes. Beaucoup de bassistes. C'est à 48 ans que je comprends. 6 mois environ que je sais. J'ai mis du temps à me pencher vraiment sur le type qui a ouvert la basse d'une manière sûrement inégalée depuis 40 ans. Le poète.
J'ai écouté entièrement celle-ci. John Francis Anthony Jaco Pastorius III les a influencés, et je sais désormais pourquoi. Putain j'ai tardé, alors que j'ai pourtant écouté et aimé Weather Report. Il est parti bipolaire et bourré, mais quel musicien. Touchant et génial, si fort et si faible.
Son énorme, touché d'une finesse folle, musicalité hors normes. Un si pur musicien.
TU AS MIS LE TEMPS
@@pierrepicot3706 oui, mais j'ai écouté d'autres choses. Et plein d'autres bassistes. Mais en effet. 😁
@@St3ph4n3 Je t'explique en peu dr mots ;je suis bassiste depuis mes 18 ans j'ai joué avec Portal...Sclavis...ect et comme le con d'heroinomane que j'etais à Paris (je suis marseillais) on m'as pris la tete avec l'ecole S.clarke :Wooten...S.Harm ect bref : de la grace mais avec pas mal de charcuterie aussi...je suis descendu avec point final 1 mois aprés avoir joué en duo avec Joseph Zawinul...ne pleure pas sur moi car j'ai décroché en 2003...peace man
@@pierrepicot3706 ha Pierre bravo. Wow quelle histoire. Tout mon respect et mon admiration. Tu en as vécu des trucs toi. Content pour toi pour l'arrêt de l'héroïne. :)
@@pierrepicot3706 charcuterie, tu veux dire manque de poésie ?
Ça arrive.
Joli Bromberg quand y joue Jaco.
Thanks, too bad Berliner Jazzstage hasn’t rebroadcast both of those shows for DVD treatment. I mean his name is Pastorius. Come on Germany, he’s from German ancestry.
just Magic ....
Esse é o cara
What a magnificent beast he is/was..
Is he running a chorus pedal ?
Or is that just the fretless?
I never have played nor owned a fretless bass yet and am looking forward to one day owning one.
❤️💔
かっっちょよすぎるのだ🎵
👊
26:07 the greatest I’ve never heard him play dexterity
is there a chance you could send me the tracks digitally? i can't get a hold of the CD anywhere... would be so nice!!
24:00 cool sounding!
Are the strings a recording?
Also this is an incredible performance
G.O.A.T
Genius...shhhhht
🌱🌸💙😃
🔥♥️♥️♥️always …for Eva and Eva
Musicians BestFriend JocoReccords
Why do people make so much noise when Jaco plays the bass?
It so annoyed!
20:16
insane what hes getting out of this limited,primitive instrument.insane....!
Wunderbare Musik, die mich seit meiner Jugend bisher bekleidet hat. Doch das Musikereignis war doch in Berlin, in Deutschland. Offenbar waren aber nur Engländer oder Amerikaner dort anwesend. Nur. englisch sprachige Beträge hier. Was schreiben die deutschen Musikkenner denn dazu?
to be expressive and musical was the foundation of this genius. Pure virtuosity and alone, was not its DNA. More than a bassist, a huge musician comparable to the greatest classical composers !... We can forget: J.Satriani, G.Duke, S.Clarke, Paganini, J.McLaughlin, and other demonstrative (In free jazz, metal ou experimental), cold and without nuances.
DoneTo dSOOn Kido
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