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I can't get into Jaco

#24
Jaco was a tremendously important innovator from - let's be honest - kind of a long time ago at this point. His music isn't going to necessarily hit it for a lot of young cats, which is totally fine.

But it's important to understand that, whomever it is that you do dig, chances are that what Jaco did made that person's success possible.
 
#27
The A side of Black Market is where it's at for me (wait did I just say 'side'? Bet you young whippersnappers don't know what that refers to unless you get off my lawn!)

Pretty much flawless bass playing right there, great tone, tons of groove, very articulate. Doesn't get any better than that (unless you're considering a totally different genre. I wouldn't be caught dead playing like that in a doom band). I however don't care much for the harmonics stuff but I can see how that raised the bar another notch.
 
#29
Nashrakh said:
The A side of Black Market is where it's at for me (wait did I just say 'side'? Bet you young whippersnappers don't know what that refers to unless you get off my lawn!)

Pretty much flawless bass playing right there, great tone, tons of groove, very articulate. Doesn't get any better than that (unless you're considering a totally different genre. I wouldn't be caught dead playing like that in a doom band). I however don't care much for the harmonics stuff but I can see how that raised the bar another notch.
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Jaco was just on Cannon Ball, it was Alphonso Johnson on Black Market and Gibralter. On the b side he was just on Barbary Coast
 
#30
fabubass said:
Jaco sat in with our band in the 80's. He was too busy show boating and playing lead bass. He didn't play anything that had to do with what the band was playing.
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There was the Weather Report Charter: "We Never Solo - We Always Solo."

By all accounts (no personal knowledge) he was a bit of 'rock god' and jerk -- and certainly not the first musical prima dona. So expect he was no fun to be around as a person...

I really like a lot of the music -- lots (but not all...) Weather Report - the Joni stuff. And the skill and timing were unmistakable.

But I'm glad there are choices - I'm OK if you don't like his music - I have no stock in record companies ;-)
 
#31
Thanks for sharing.....you should know that I am not particularly fond of, in no specific order, the following things:
Lima beans
dust mites
Jehovah's witnesses at my door
zippers that catch in the closed position
zippers that catch in the open position
people in elevators who wear too much fragrance
pickled beets
 
#32
Godfather said:
Thanks for sharing.....you should know that I am not particularly fond of, in no specific order, the following things:
Lima beans
dust mites
Jehovah's witnesses at my door
zippers that catch in the closed position
zippers that catch in the open position
people in elevators who wear too much fragrance
pickled beets
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yeah but which is best for metal?

and pickled beats > jaco :hiding:
 
#34
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I ask most of my students at Berklee if they have heard of Jaco. Most say yes, they have heard of him. Then I ask, have they heard him? Many have not, or perhaps just bits and pieces. When I play them some of Jaco’s playing, many just look unmoved. I think this is a generational perspective that cannot be avoided; they never experienced music, especially bass playing, when there was no Jaco. They cannot fully appreciate his impact and now they are looking for just technique and gymnastics.
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#39
Seanto said:
Love Jaco, but i could see some people not enjoying him as much. He is a jazz cat at the end of the day, so if jazz/fusion isn't your thing, you're not going to be into it much.
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Well there are people that are into Jazz/Fusion (such as myself) that just don't enjoy it so much, however your point is clear,
 

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