Happy Birthday JACO

[4001]

Would have been his 58th.

R.I.P. Jaco

 

[J. Crawford]

RIP man, you have done more for my generation that I could have ever imagined.

 

[Matt R.]

Yayuh:

 

[Danny Fox]

Jaco, The Greatest. R.I.P




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[superfunk47]

Left us too soon, brother. You're missed as a musician, as an icon, and most importantly, as a father, a son, an extraordinary human being.

Rest in peace.

 

[refbassist]

R.I.P Master and bass prophet.

 

[Tom Howland]

Got to know Jaco for a short time, when I lived in Fla. (1974-1976)
One of a kind. (R I P )
Also, a solid Basketball player.
And oh yes, monster musician.

 

[OriginalKeyster]

RIP

 

[4001]

http://www.youtube.com/v/MDUfE_fQpmo&hl=en_US&fs=1

 

[funkybass4ever]

Did more for electric bass in such a short time.....RIP
-Jaco jammin in the big gig in the sky

 

[4001]

Elegant People audio. Tokyo, 1978.

http://www.youtube.com/v/FBdEV32riG0&hl=en_US&fs=1

 

[David Jayne]

^ I miss Joe too........

 

[4001]

The Bass of Doom from Bass Player TV.

http://www.youtube.com/v/mp1L-Vw0Ems&hl=en_US&fs=1

 

[SquierBender]

 

[ronster91]

Happy birthday and RIP Jaco.

 

[JTE]

A couple of years ago I called the local NPR station (a jazz-focused station, and NOT "Lite Jazz") to request that they play anyting by Jaco on December 1. The "music director" said they couldn't play anything like that because it didn't fit the format of "swingin' jazz" they played. Two days later they featured a guitarist's new CD. The song they were playing featured a fretless electric bass solo by someone who was wearing their Jaco influence so strongly that it was almost a clone... I haven't contributed to the station since then.

Jaco's influence is immeasurable. Not just on bassists, but on the way the whole world, even non-musicians, think of the bass, its role, and its breadth of application. When you hear singing fretless bass on un-hip TV commercials you know that Jaco's influence has permeated popular music. Like Mr. Hendrix with the electric guitar, there is simply two worlds for the electric bass- the one before Jaco Pastorious, and the one after him.

Too bad he left us so soon, and that he couldn't deal with his problems. It's best to remember those deadly stuttering 16th note grooves, the lyrical singing sound of The Bass of Doom, the outrageous audacity in the playing, the sensitive support of the Joni Mitchell's voice, and the refreshing approach to the instrument.

John

 

[Danny Fox]

I never stop learning from Jaco, and he never fails to inspire me.

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[Lazylion]

Happy birthday JP! Thank goodness you were born, to give us all that great music!

Edit: Thanks to Ma and Pa Pastorius too!

 

[stingray56funk]

Happy Birthday Jaco! My bass life changed the first time I played Weather Report 'Heavy Weather'!

 

[line6man]

I never stop learning from Jaco, and he never fails to inspire me.

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+1.

R.I.P.