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12-27-2007, 03:07 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY | | | Not a huge Jaco fan BUT...
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He sure is amazing on Joni Mitchell's Hejira (and i think he is on Mingus too.)
Very restrained and tasteful.
I am not into his more well known stuff (solo album and weather report) but that is not because it's not great... I'll just admit it... I am an unsophisticated listener (another way of aying not much into jazz.) I am more of a fan of The Who or Tool... but I like to relax to Joni Mitchell (actually just getting into her.)
Anyways if anyone wants to check out some incredible restrained jaco playing check out those 2 albums. |
12-27-2007, 03:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura County | | | I heard some play Portrait of Tracy today, I got really excited. I'll check out your suggestion.
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12-27-2007, 03:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ballaarat Australia | | | I've never been able to sit through a full weather report album. But I think its compulsory to tuck in your TShirt and pull your pants up really high when you do. |
12-27-2007, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Vin_MM_Sabre_79 I've never been able to sit through a full weather report album. But I think its compulsory to tuck in your TShirt and pull your pants up really high when you do. | 
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12-27-2007, 07:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: the happy valley, ma | | | If you like Jaco's work on Hejira, you'll love what he did on JM's live 'Shadows and Light'. Some of my fave Jaco. |
12-27-2007, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by basso64 If you like Jaco's work on Hejira, you'll love what he did on JM's live 'Shadows and Light'. Some of my fave Jaco. | ABSOLUTELY! 
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12-27-2007, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by basso64 If you like Jaco's work on Hejira, you'll love what he did on JM's live 'Shadows and Light'. Some of my fave Jaco. | ...an amazing album - I saw the tour live....some of the greatest musicians on one stage ever....
...if you can get it on vinyl, you'll also get a dynamite percussion solo by Don Alias, that was sadly cut from the CD.... |
12-27-2007, 08:11 AM
|  | C'mon man! | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hawaii | | | I was a huge Joni Mitchell fan before Hejira came out, the Gods themselves couldn't have planned for a more beautiful artistic meeting. I think if I was on my death-bed, going out listening to Hejira would be the way to go.
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12-27-2007, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by basso64 If you like Jaco's work on Hejira, you'll love what he did on JM's live 'Shadows and Light'. Some of my fave Jaco. | I'll respectfully opine that by the time Shadows And Light came out Jaco had already let a bit of the deification go to his head, resulting in some, uh, shall we say, less-than-tasteful moments. I'm way more impressed by his playing on Joni's Don Juan's Reckless Daughter where it seems like the synergy between his brilliant bass playing and her cinematic musical vision was at its apex. His entrance with the drums on "Overture/Cotton Avenue" makes me besmirch myself every time I hear it! |
12-27-2007, 09:25 AM
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12-27-2007, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Vin_MM_Sabre_79 I've never been able to sit through a full weather report album. But I think its compulsory to tuck in your TShirt and pull your pants up really high when you do. | Erm...nope, I'm afraid you're wrong there, pal.
I love Jaco's playing on "Free Man In Paris", absolutely sublime! |
12-27-2007, 12:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oregon | | | That's a good disc. The edition I have is encoded in HDCD and sounds incredible. Larry Carlton is on this recording as well. It's been mentioned before, but for more 'non-Weather-Report' Jaco, check out Pat Matheny's Bright Sized Life. |
12-27-2007, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoover I'll respectfully opine that by the time Shadows And Light came out Jaco had already let a bit of the deification go to his head, resulting in some, uh, shall we say, less-than-tasteful moments. I'm way more impressed by his playing on Joni's Don Juan's Reckless Daughter where it seems like the synergy between his brilliant bass playing and her cinematic musical vision was at its apex. His entrance with the drums on "Overture/Cotton Avenue" makes me besmirch myself every time I hear it! | yea i love Don Juans Reckless Daughter as well, 'Talk to Me' is a highlight off that album. I wud love to hear what Jaco would of done with that song live considering that there is 3 or 4 different bass tracks on that tune.
IMO jaco's best work was with Joni. |
12-27-2007, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by WarriorJoe7 He sure is amazing on Joni Mitchell's Hejira (and i think he is on Mingus too.)
Very restrained and tasteful.
I am not into his more well known stuff (solo album and weather report) but that is not because it's not great... I'll just admit it... I am an unsophisticated listener (another way of aying not much into jazz.) I am more of a fan of The Who or Tool... but I like to relax to Joni Mitchell (actually just getting into her.)
Anyways if anyone wants to check out some incredible restrained jaco playing check out those 2 albums. | Check out Joni's "Don Juans Reckless Daughter" as well. Killer |
12-27-2007, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Vin_MM_Sabre_79 I've never been able to sit through a full weather report album. But I think its compulsory to tuck in your TShirt and pull your pants up really high when you do. | As a primary Jazz musician, I'm greatly offended. You have some serious growing up. Open your ears. Your ignorance completely blows my mind. |
12-27-2007, 04:43 PM
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BTW, anybody here agree with me that "Madagascar" on Night Passage is one of Jaco's greatest moments? I don't hear many people singing the praises of this track, to me it's WR at their best.
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12-27-2007, 05:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ky | | I remember seeing Jaco play w/ Joni on a cable special many years ago- I was absolutely stunned  It has been close to 30 years ago but I remember his solo where he looped a line and then soloed over it- it was sweet. I am not a jazz expert, but his playing gave me the distinct impression that anything was possible on the electric bass! |
12-27-2007, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Wilson As a primary Jazz musician, I'm greatly offended. You have some serious growing up. Open your ears. Your ignorance completely blows my mind. | Aw cmon.
Apologies all round- I didnt mean to offend anyone.
Just because I don't like Weather report doesn't make me either "ignorant" or "wrong". I appreciate it, I think they're brilliant players etc.. but it doesn't float my boat and I see no problem in saying so.
Its funny- My grandfather used to play trad jazz banjo in dance halls. He thinks I'm ignorant and wrong to listen to Thelonius Monk as anything beyond 50s jazz is not real music. |
12-28-2007, 05:37 AM
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anybody here agree with me that "Madagascar" on Night Passage is one of Jaco's greatest moments? I don't hear many people singing the praises of this track, to me it's WR at their best. | It's a fantastic track, for sure! Quote:
Originally Posted by Vin_MM_Sabre_79 Just because I don't like Weather report doesn't make me either "ignorant" or "wrong". I appreciate it, I think they're brilliant players etc.. but it doesn't float my boat and I see no problem in saying so. | No, what people are saying you're "ignorant" and "wrong" about is the ridiculous notion you have of fusion fans being geeks with tucked in t-shirts and high waisted trousers  |
12-28-2007, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris2112 No, what people are saying you're "ignorant" and "wrong" about is the ridiculous notion you have of fusion fans being geeks with tucked in t-shirts and high waisted trousers |
Well, in Vin's defense, you do have to admit that Jaco was somewhat "fashion challenged" ...those giant white bellbottoms were already dorky in 1977. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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