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funny jaco insight from the early wr years

Discussion in 'Bassists [BG]' started by narud, Jan 29, 2005.


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  1. Jan 29, 2005 #1
    narud

    narud Supporting Member

    Mar 15, 2001
    santa maria,california
    the man was getting heckled. im listening to a weather report bootleg from 5-30-76 at the roxy (my dad was at this gig!) and jaco takes his normal solo spot. at the start of his solo, some guy in the audience yells "hey,where's alphonso!" then you hear another scream when he starts his onkonkole y trompa harmonic thing. this time its "tune it you stupid rookie!"

    at this point jaco had only been in the band for like a month and at times it shows. but just to think, the guy's catching hell from some bone head in the crowd and ends up becoming a legend. :bassist:
     
  5. Jan 29, 2005 #2
    JimK

    JimK

    Dec 12, 1999
    Maybe it was Alphonso followed by Miroslav?
     
  10. Jan 29, 2005 #3
    PhatBasstard

    PhatBasstard Spector Dissector Supporting Member

    Feb 3, 2002
    Las Vegas, NV.
    People resist change. Imagine what Victor Bailey probably had to put up with. :eek:
     
  14. Jan 29, 2005 #4
    narud

    narud Supporting Member

    Mar 15, 2001
    santa maria,california
    good point. he probably caught hell. the funniest thing on this boot is not just the guy heckling, but the anger in the tone of his voice. the guy calls him a stupid rookie like jaco did something to his mama :D
     
  18. Jan 30, 2005 #5
    SunShine

    SunShine

    Jan 7, 2005
    Anacortes Washington
    Did they quiet down after the solo?
     
  22. Jan 30, 2005 #6
    narud

    narud Supporting Member

    Mar 15, 2001
    santa maria,california
    the second comment came midway through his solo :D i dont think there was anything he could have done to please those guys. mind you, its only two people that are audible. everyone else seemed pretty pleased.
     
  26. Apr 18, 2005 #7
    Joe Garage

    Joe Garage

    Mar 13, 2005
    I only thought there where hecklers at Rock n Roll concerts. I thought a jazz audience where smarter then that.
     
  31. Apr 18, 2005 #8
    chimp

    chimp

    Dec 4, 2004
    South Africa
    Well at the time many people who were listening to rock were into jazz aswell and weather report is Fusion.
     
  35. Apr 18, 2005 #9
    PhatBasstard

    PhatBasstard Spector Dissector Supporting Member

    Feb 3, 2002
    Las Vegas, NV.
    Remember:
    "Dumb all over, a little ugly on the side".;)
     
  39. Apr 18, 2005 #10
    Joe Garage

    Joe Garage

    Mar 13, 2005
    That's right!
    :)
     
  43. Apr 18, 2005 #11
    Tash

    Tash

    Feb 13, 2005
    Bel Air Maryland
    It happens everywhere. I've even heard "Play some Skynard!" at a jazz-fusion show...pretty sure that was a joke though ;)
     
  47. Apr 18, 2005 #12
    Joe Garage

    Joe Garage

    Mar 13, 2005
    Yeah I guess your right. I heard George Harrison got beat up in the early Beatle days because they got rid of Pete Best.
    Stupid Hecklers!
     
  51. Apr 18, 2005 #13
    burk48237

    burk48237 Supporting Member

    Nov 22, 2004
    Oak Park, MI
    Judging from Georges Solo work they were probobly right!!!!!!! Bring back Pete Best! :D
     
  55. Apr 18, 2005 #14
    chimp

    chimp

    Dec 4, 2004
    South Africa
    :p :D


    Its not easy to please everyone.
     
  59. Apr 18, 2005 #15
    Blackbird

    Blackbird Moderator Supporting Member

    Mar 18, 2000
    California
    But that wasn't a jazz audience. It was a fusion or "Jazz-rock" (hate that label) audience.

    And Jimk, Alphonso followed Miroslav, not the other way round.
     
  64. Apr 19, 2005 #16
    narud

    narud Supporting Member

    Mar 15, 2001
    santa maria,california
    thats not what he meant.
     
  68. Apr 19, 2005 #17
    RHFusillo

    RHFusillo Supporting Member

    Mar 20, 2000
    Phoenix, AZ
    Hell, I've yelled "Whipping Post" at a piano trio gig. (It was a friend's gig, and he appreciated the joke.)

    The thought of Jaco getting heckled is pretty amusing. However, I think that Weather Report was a better band with Alphonso than with Jaco.
     
  72. Apr 19, 2005 #18
    johnvice

    johnvice

    Sep 7, 2004
    I saw Jaco live in NYC in about 1982. Needless to say he was stunning. During a solo spot some jackass yelled "Stanley Clarke". Jaco ignored him and the show went on without incident.
     
  76. Apr 21, 2005 #19
    hintiflo

    hintiflo

    May 12, 2004
    Hi Guys!

    (ma first post here, after reading and learning a lot from you)

    maybe I'ma lil offtopical, but:
    I got a live Bootleg from Richard Bona Band in Stockholm with a funny moment:
    Bona: So, what we gonna play right now?
    someone from Audience: Anything man!
    somebody else: Take 5!!!
    ...laughter...
    Bona (not believing what he heard): TAKE FIVE!?!
    Keyboader starts with dudup dudup du du, dudup ....
    and Bona starts to SING the Clarinette-Melody for some seconds.

    mfg Florian
     
  80. Apr 22, 2005 #20
    Disco_Gee

    Disco_Gee

    May 16, 2000
    Canberra, Australia
    It just goes to show that nobody is born a legend - it takes hard work.
     
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