Jaco

Nice!

 

Excellent doc. Shows what it was like discovering him back then and how revolutionary he was, and how good a musician and writer he was. If his recordings with Joni were all he left behind we'd still be studying him.

 

yes he is great. still i cant think of another first album in jazz that has such a wide appeal or critical acclaim going back to maybe duke ellington?!!

 

Yes, Jacob was a game changer. The electric bass was not the same instrument after people heard him play. The only other bassist with the same impact was Larry Graham. I am not comparing their chops, but thumping and plucking was a technique that changed the bass forever too.

 

I don't have the time to check this out now, but can't wait to check it out later. Thanks for posting this.

I used to be one of those guys that thought Jaco was overrated and had an annoying tone and yadda, yadda, yadda... Then I picked up a fretless bass and started listening to Jaco as well as some other guys... Well, Jaco's quickly becoming one of my favourites. Now I love his tone and playing