Amazing video of Jaco

[pica]

Fellow Bassists

I came across this video of Jaco on Youtube. I'm fairly new to bass playing, of course I've heard Jaco's music but have never seen him play. I was just blown away. So I wanted to share this video with all of you and hope you enjoy it as much as I did, and still do. Cheers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRNsn_7XGrA

[kenlacam]

Be prepared to be flamed. I like Jaco ok, but this has been done to death, so prepare yourself for a barrage of replies.....

[Mark Wilson]

I'm a huge Jaco fan.
i've never seen that video before and I was bored.
It's all the same stuff. Those 5-note groups, obscure chords, etc etc...

Here's my favourite solo Jaco's played.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-gbGEprDoA

[pacojas]

Originally Posted by Mark Wilson

I'm a huge Jaco fan.
i've never seen that video before and I was bored.
It's all the same stuff. Those 5-note groups, obscure chords, etc etc...

Here's my favourite solo Jaco's played.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-gbGEprDoA

+1
here's my favorite clip of jaco. this interpretation is brilliant!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAn65...=youtube_gdata

[CDweller]

Originally Posted by Mark Wilson

I'm a huge Jaco fan.
....Here's my favourite solo Jaco's played.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-gbGEprDoA

Yes, oh yes, oh heck yes. Could be his highwater mark, this one. I am a huge fan as well. Besides the virtuosity, I haven't found a bass player whose compositions stirred me as much.

[JimiLL]

does anyone else hear that as random and uninspiring??

[pacojas]

i will forever be a fan... i saw Jaco before i knew what an arpeggio was. i was aware of his work and attended a show in SF at a small club in '79, IIRC. it was a three piece band. the audience,.. maybe 10 women and 100 guys,... ALL BASS PLAYERS!!!
imagine a beginner standing five feet in front of this dude while he playing a looped version of my favorite song, "PURPLE HAZE"!!!!
i ran home and practiced all night,... well thanks to him,... INSPIRED!!!! (sorry JimiLL)

[BassLife77]

there can never be enough threads about Jaco. still the greatest who ever picked up a bass

[BassLife77]

Originally Posted by pacojas

i will forever be a fan... i saw Jaco before i knew what an arpeggio was. i was aware of his work and attended a show in SF at a small club in '79, IIRC. it was a three piece band. the audience,.. maybe 10 women and 100 guys,... ALL BASS PLAYERS!!!
imagine a beginner standing five feet in front of this dude while he playing a looped version of my favorite song, "PURPLE HAZE"!!!!
i ran home and practiced all night,... well thanks to him,... INSPIRED!!!! (sorry JimiLL)

I was lucky enough to see him perform in a small club in 1982. It was standing room only. I can still remember how great he sounded. The best part was his bass was LOUD and the tone was going the walls. Hearing him live is 1000% better than anything he ever did on records

[Matt R.]

Jaco's best? Maybe not. But it was killer.

Boring? Um... yeah right

Thanks for posting, pica that was cool.

[Thunderthumbs73]

Originally Posted by pica

Fellow Bassists

I came across this video of Jaco on Youtube. I'm fairly new to bass playing, of course I've heard Jaco's music but have never seen him play. I was just blown away. So I wanted to share this video with all of you and hope you enjoy it as much as I did, and still do. Cheers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRNsn_7XGrA

Glad you found him. Thanks for sharing. Jaco's fine, but I've never liked the drummer, Alphonse Mouzon's playing in any recording or group I've heard him in, and the clip you provided is no exception to my findings. Well anyways, thanks for taking the initiative to hip us to something new or whatever you like.

[Eric Perry]

Here's some amazing Jaco, IMO...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRTiGSF6iGc

[Thunderthumbs73]

Originally Posted by JimiLL

does anyone else hear that as random and uninspiring??

Not if you consider history and context.

I think given the time is was recorded, aka, 1976, should temper negative or less-than-glowing opinions a bit.

I'm no Jaco-sycophant, but I can recognize that Jaco, circa-1976 was a watershed period for defining and redefining the role of electric bass in jazz and by extension, to a degree, in popular music.

[Ef4]

amazing video and hes wearing a phillies hat !!!

[rms2]

Originally Posted by Eric Perry

Here's some amazing Jaco, IMO...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRTiGSF6iGc

His playing with Joni was amazing, and be sure to check out "Bright Size Life" with Pat Metheny. Besides Havona and Palladium with WR I think that is his best work. (Besides of course his solo albums, and.......)

[HaVIC5]

Originally Posted by JimiLL

does anyone else hear that as random and uninspiring??

It is. As much as I love Jaco, I don't really respect him as an improviser - everything is just random and none of his ideas ever seem to connect. His real prowess was in his compositional soloing/melodic concept(he pretty much wrote all of his studio solos before playing them), his unbelievable touch, and his unshakable groove. Jaco jamming is often utterly uninspiring to, but man, if he has it worked out beforehand does it SING.

[davec]

had not seen that one thanks

[JimiLL]

Originally Posted by HaVIC5

It is. As much as I love Jaco, I don't really respect him as an improviser - everything is just random and none of his ideas ever seem to connect. His real prowess was in his compositional soloing/melodic concept(he pretty much wrote all of his studio solos before playing them), his unbelievable touch, and his unshakable groove. Jaco jamming is often utterly uninspiring to, but man, if he has it worked out beforehand does it SING.

Well I sure hope his studio stuff was a little more unshakeable than his live "doodling".

Out of everything ive heard from him, the "unshakeable groove" is not something id really use to try and describe his playing.

He seems a little caught up in "how great he is" to let things breathe, step back, and be a real "bass player".

Let the flames begin! But its ok, I enjoy thinking for myself.

[K-Frog]

Originally Posted by JimiLL

does anyone else hear that as random and uninspiring??

yep, exactly what I was thinking.

I know he was great and all, but that example just sounds like random blips and bleeps. Not even real clean as best I could tell.
He was still great, but I would have walked out on such a performance to find something more "musical" sounding.

YMMV. we all have different tastes afterall.

[Thunderthumbs73]

Originally Posted by JimiLL

Well I sure hope his studio stuff was a little more unshakeable than his live "doodling".

Out of everything ive heard from him, the "unshakeable groove" is not something id really use to try and describe his playing.

He seems a little caught up in "how great he is" to let things breathe, step back, and be a real "bass player".

Let the flames begin! But its ok, I enjoy thinking for myself.

I sure hope you'll invest in some studio stuff. You'll find out.

And also in the future, I hope you think about context and history when judging the merits of players/musicians, and that one youtube video moment does not define ability, or a career (in general) or place in music and in bass history.

I would like to think that we all think for ourselves and that I happen to enjoy some (not all) of Jaco's work does not negate that. One of the differences between you and I, is that I do have about 90% of the available recordings (live and in studio) he's done. I like Jaco, based on those recordings, which long-predated any involvement with internet, or any bass-playing community, period, including Talk Bass. So at least on my part, interest in Jaco was certainly due to "thinking for myself".

You have Jaco to thank, in large part, for the continued existence, distribution and maturity of the Hartke Company and their products. Which, as I understand it, you are a fan of.