Jaco Pastorius
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Music – A Portrait Of Tracy live – Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius – Weather Report
Music – A Portrait Of Tracy live – Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius – Weather Report …continue reading »
Music – Apathy 83 – Jaco Pastorius – Ian Hunter – All American Alien Boy
Music – Apathy 83 – Jaco Pastorius – Ian hunter – All American Alien Boy …continue reading »
Music – Talk To Me – Jaco Pastorius – Joni Mitchell – Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
Music – Talk To Me – Jaco Pastorius – Joni Mitchell – Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter …continue reading »
Music – Refuge of the Roads – Jaco Pastorius – Joni Mitchell – Hejira
Music – Refuge of the Roads – Jaco Pastorius – Joni Mitchell – Hejira …continue reading »
Music – Hejira – Jaco Pastorius – Joni Mitchell – Hejira
Music – Hejira – Jaco Pastorius – Joni Mitchell – Hejira …continue reading »
Music – A Remark You Made – Jaco Pastorius – Weather Report – Live
Music – A Remark You Made – Jaco Pastorius – Weather Report – Live …continue reading »
Music – Continuum – Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius
Music – Continuum – Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius …continue reading »
Jaco: A Documentary Film – Produced by Metallica’s Robert Trujillo
Jaco: A Documentary Film – Produced by Metallica’s Robert Trujillo
Article by Eric Larson, © Copyright 2015 FretlessBass.com
Jaco Pastorius was arguably one of the best bass players to ever live, if not the best. Metallica’s Robert Trujillo is producing a long overdue documentary film on the late great Jaco, and has started a pledge campaign, through PledgeMusic.com, to raise funds and complete the project. Robert considers Jaco to be a hero and one of his biggest influences, and he has formed a very special relationship with some of Jaco’s family members. Robert tells a story of …continue reading »
Music – Overture-Cotton Avenue – Jaco Pastorius – Joni Mitchell – Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
Music – Overture-Cotton Avenue – Jaco Pastorius – Joni Mitchell – Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter – 1977
Article by Eric Larson, © Copyright 2015 FretlessBass.com
A dissection: Many people consider Jaco Pastorius to be one of the best bass players to ever live, if not the best. Though his life was short, his impact is practically eternal. But with all of the music that has come and gone in the last five decades, it can be easy to become numb to just how good he was. Listening to Joni Mitchell’s Hejira (1976) and Don Juan’s Recklass Daughter (1977) albums recently, reminded me again of his frightening ability and innovation. I can’t imagine what it must have been like to be Joni Mitchell or the engineers working on these two projects. I chose to dissect “Overture-Cotton Avenue” as an exercise. This song is an outstanding example of several of Jaco’s signature styles. It has …continue reading »
