Weather Report - Elegant People

[johnedmunddols]

Yup, They were all pretty hairy. Incomparable.

[TallSomeone]

Regarding the above Top Comments: Jaco wants us to do more than he did, and oh my god you got it right about Joe's synth sounds!

[alexjrmarino]

Man this chords starting the beat in 1:20 always take me on another planet, Jaco was truly an alien genius far ahead of his alienkind.. sheesh, his sound and harmonic diversity makes him one of my favourite musicians of all time

[noodlesmealey]

better than return to forever... but. thats just my opinion.. opinions are like

hot dogs dont ask about origins or contents just put lots of salt.

[marko92pn]

R.I.P. Jaco, you were an influence to many musicians out there...

[Piero2374]

@marko92pn LUC HAWAN: SIA TU MALEDETTO PER L'ETERNITA'!

[SpraysHouseOfFun]

what sort of supposedly sentinent being could have 'disliked' this?

[drewper73]

Slow it down!!!

[drewper73]

Black Market, what a great album!! I don't know what it is about Peter Erskine's snare drum, but it doesn't have any body to it. I think the snares may be too tight or something. Chester Thompson played drums on the original and, in my opinion, it sounds so much better. I think some of this music doesn't translate well live. That's okay though. After all they were the pioneers along with Miles, Chick, Mahavishnu, and Herbie's Headhunters.

[Tfunkize]

@drewper73 The snare sound like this because Peter is using a animal snare skin instead of normal plastic skin,- i know because i had a Fibes ( the same type as Billy Cobhan used in 1973-74 )snare drum which i had a special Got animal skin which gave this sharp short funky hit sound.

[drewper73]

@Tfunkize Cool. Thanks for the info.

[DiscipleOfPog]

1:20-1:40 might be the best seconds on youtube

[DiscipleOfPog]

Sick video game music

[MrTheLighter]

how hairy is Peter Erskine!

best band ever btw...

[MEDASI7211]

I GET FUCKIN' CHILLS WHEN "Z" ROLLS ON THEM SYTHS. HIS PLAYING IS SO "RANDOM" YET ORGANIZED AND STRUCTURED. that is why they are my favorite BAND OF ANY GENRE of music. AND I'M A RABID PRINCE FAN!!

[gingersoll6]

Is it just me or is that synth opening the same as Mysterious Traveler? Not that theres anything wrong with that, still sexy as fuck

[MEDASI7211]

@gingersoll6 NO ITS NOT JUST YOU, I PICKED UP THAT TOO!!

[dandc45]

@gingersoll6

Yeah I think it was. I about ready to post somthing saying "that's not.." etc.

[aaronamccoy]

harry curly and jaco

[zawi1956]

To all Jaco lovers

Please listen to" Beyond the sound barriers"by Wayne Shorter and" Zawinul 75 th" by the Zawinul Syndicate.

If you're done after muliple time listening ,tell me who are the geniuses.

btw Jaco was indeed a good member of WR

[eyerobic]

Miss you so much Jaco ...

John Francis Anthony Pastorius III 1951 – 1987

"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"

Josef Erich Zawinul 1932 – 2007

Almost 20 years to the day, we separate these losses. But now and forever, they play on, together.

[eschomber]

uhhhhh ta mortal!!

[melibass]

he is hairy but frickin good!!!!and jaco is jaco th only 1 is bothering mme this shorter boy !!makes me angry sometimes but he beloged to them unfrtntly....

[jumpoutatree]

Looks like Shorter wants to take his sax and hit Jaco over the head with it. And put a shirt on, man.

[JPastorius3]

@ledzepplin64 : I agree.

[organham]

This vidio is another work of art!! !It is to bad they can't be framed for everbody to see an hear!

[mastersoffunk]

Jaco, i love You:)

[JPastorius3]

RIP Jaco. You are sorely missed.

[lucalindemann]

Peter and jaco are the best rhythm war-machine ever heard on this earth!

[DancinRic]

chester thompson is better

[todds7]

Hey -- Erskine on drums this time.

Well he does a damn good job as usual.

Monstermen

[joefrank700]

Love 'em or hate 'em, Weather Report will always be a milepost in jazz and everybody is still trying to do what Jaco was doing way back then.

[PrZemek44]

@joefrank700 You're right about the 'milepost; but you'd have to go a few years earlier, BEFORE your 'goddly Jacko' joined them, and dragged down to the mediocrity of the 80s...

Weather Report is my absolute Number One! And that;s why I tend to get a bit emotional... The band's best years were between 1971 and 76. From then on... a slow, sad decline...

THIS song is one of their last great ones. Just, the beginning is from Mysterious Traveller (another great Wayne's track).

[ledzeppelin64]

@PrZemek44 You can take your flawed ideology and shove it. Jaco brought Weather Report to the MAX.

[PrZemek44]

@ledzeppelin64 Says who? What ideology? Critcs back then (and me... those who KNOW the band, kiddo) marvelled at their music till... OK, Heavy Weather, just b/c it was so popular, but it's all Joe anyway. If to you, what the band did after, is 'max'...

Take the leftovers of your brain, roll up in your useless ears, and shove this up, little prick.

[PrZemek44]

Or start catching up... Listen to all i did before your parents had their first fuck...

[ledzeppelin64]

@PrZemek44

First of all, Jaco brought Weather Report to a whole new level. I have fucking heard Weather Report's earlier stuff and although great, does not compare to when Jaco joined them.

STFU. You have no idea what you are talking about. JACO = BASS GOD! No one will ever come close to his genius. EVEN AT HIS WORST, HE WAS THE BEST AND STILL FUCKING IS.

[PrZemek44]

@ledzeppelin64 So you say. Take some Xanax and have nice dreams...

[MaryPastorius]

@ledzeppelin64 word!! ; )

[MaryPastorius]

@PrZemek44 Booooooooooooooo..............­.

[PrZemek44]

@MaryPastorius Whyyyyyyyyyyy?...........

What's your word?

[MaryPastorius]

@PrZemek44 It means I do not like or agree with your sentiments regarding my father: " your 'goddly Jacko' joined them, and dragged down to the mediocrity of the 80s... "

Obviously neither Joe nor Wayne agree with your opinion either, being that they hand picked him to join the band- and not merely as a "side man" but as a composer AND co-producer. "Jacko" aka my Pops, was the rocket fuel that helped to jet propel WR to another level- beyond the stratosphere..... IMHO

JFPIII4Life!!!!!! = )

[PrZemek44]

@MaryPastorius With all respect, Miss Pastorius, no number of exclamation marks can change the facts... And our 'debate' doesn't make much sense, b/c I'm talking about the music of my Absolutely No 1 Band ever, and you about your late father. Who was, obviously, a great bass player just... yes, made Weather Report much more popular, but isn't it ironic that Mr Gone, their worst album, was a hit? Just b/c it followed Heavy Weather..

[PrZemek44]

The critics back THEN agreed, 1971 - 76 was when the BAND reached their peak. And I'm surprised how many young people 'dig it', b/c it's a complex music, requires repetitive listening. In my time, we had all year to 'digest' one album... This 'Jaco WR' is so much more popular b/c its much simpler.

May Your Father rest in peace.

[MaryPastorius]

@PrZemek44 Actually, U specifically stated that "Jacko" dragged WR down into "the mediocrity of the 80's" to which I responded by saying I disagree. U have your OPINION and I have mine: I LOVE IT. I don't care if "critics back then" found it subpar- btw, Joe didn't either. Also, I don't think a genius like Zawinul would invite my Dad to co-produce and contribute his own compositions to the WR repertoire if he was JUST a great bassist. He was a LOT more than that, even according to YOUR heroes.

[ledzeppelin64]

@PrZemek44 Take Jaco's Word Of Mouth CD and listen, you motherbitch. Or (easier) go hang yourself. You obviously have a severe mental dysfunction to not understand how Jaco CHANGED MOTHERFUCKING BASS PLAYING. HE REVOLUTIONIZED IT YOU PIECE OF SHIT. You make me ashamed of being human.

[PrZemek44]

@ledzeppelin64 Wow, I hope it's just drugs, and tomorrow you'll be your-normal-half-witted-self.

[ledzeppelin64]

@PrZemek44 you-can-go-fuck-your-self-you-­dog.

[ledzeppelin64]

@PrZemek44 Honestly, why the fuck do you keep talking to me, I have absolutely no interest in ever talking to you ever.

[PrZemek44]

@ledzeppelin64 Then shut up. Or SAY sth. Finally...

[ledzeppelin64]

@PrZemek44 Kthxbai noob.

[ledzeppelin64]

@PrZemek44 Let the record show that I have won this youtube battle.

[PrZemek44]

@ledzeppelin64 We'd rather see your medical record...

Good luck with your other 'fights'. Here, you just made an obvious ass of yourself.

Cheers

[ledzeppelin64]

@PrZemek44 Ok. Xanax man.

[Rockboy206]

@joefrank700 of cours people are trying but are they succeding, I think u can answer that

[Piero2374]

@joefrank700 Alphonso Johnson: al massimo ti si poteva concedere di portare la custodia del basso di Jaco..

[alealgis]

Maybe someone knows where is the video of elegant people, where he is trying new way of playing this song. He trays few times till he gets it right. That version is very best of this song

[tshibuta]

@alealgis

i`d love to c that, if it`s up on youtube

[Drivethebeat]

This is actually a Wayne Shorter composition. (Black Market)

[Satak8]

Peter Erskine is one hairy man :D

[rkc415]

@Satak8,

Mr. werewolf on drums. Hahaha

[longfade]

NOT trying to offend anyone, but does anyone else hate this era of Erskine as much as I do? God, that fucking chatty snare drum always drove me nuts. Just curious. I love, love, love Weather Report - just wish Omar or Acuna or....hell, anyone, was in the drum chair.

Erskine defo toned it down later and became a more nuanced player but back then he was just plain annoying IMO.

[THEECKP]

Erskine is an awesome drummer, and I remember back in the '70s-'80s how important he was becoming. But it always sounded like he was hitting a pen on a dry newspaper rather than a stick on a snare drum. Totally agree. Also, hard to compete with Acuna on this track, you know?

[stuarthants]

@THEECKP Erskine's really a jazz drummer of great flexibility, and (I think) showed up best in more intimate music (Abercrombie trio), even though he also came out of big band drumming. Alex Acuna was a beautiful drummer for WP, and really THE drummer for this group.

[tshibuta]

@longfade

hmmm, i don`t feel that the play was that offensive, rather i love the crisp beat. it`s true, he is playing with a great deal of freedom.

but i think his style of drumming was important in making this live exciting.

[charlezurich]

is peter erskine wearing a shirt or is that manfur?

[djlsb]

jaco shows that he was a great pocket bass player . thats why this is one of my favorite weather report songs

[Freakman58]

Don`t be stupid please and leasten and learn before speaks

[dibbeke]

wow, those analog synth sounds are definitely amazing...

[TheMrCaddyshack]

@dibbeke I just realized that the synths are from Mysterious Traveler. Talk about a bad ass way to start up a song!

[DaRQsiDe]

Like I always say...

Peter Erskine looks like Chewbacca in this concert :-D

[gswzero]

He is. But he beats those drums really really fine. I love the care he shows, he's not bombing the drums like many would have done - instead he stays the backdoor man and let Wayne and Joe driving the melody, while Peter fills admirably the spaces with Jaco and makes such a good texture.

[zawi1956]

Sorry: I wanted to say compare jaco's playing WITH weather report and his playing without.

I hope that now I am clear

[zawi1956]

To Jaco Pastorious lovers:Yes, he is one of the best But he played the music of zawinul /shorter and that made him what he is today.And Zawinul was not an easy boss,You can't play whatever you want.Everything was carefully orchestrated

Please compare Jaco's playing without weather report and that where he played e.g.with his own band

[PrZemek44]

"Carefully orchestrated". You got THAT right, zawi1956! Even almighty Jaco played what Joes and Wayne (mostly those two) had WRITTEN. Amen.

[mastersoffunk]

Miles Davis played lots of covers in his career, too. such as human nature for instance, but no idiot claimed that he'd played other peoples music...you guys suck so bad...

[mastersoffunk]

U have no fuckin idea what you're talking about dude. On the album where this tune appears, jaco has written his own compositions, too. So, speaking in your terms, someone would tell, weather report played jacos music, too but only idiots would think this way. Jaco was also a drum, piano, bass player and singer; he was the first guy who took his frets off his bass in history to create the upright fretless jazz bass sound. WeatherReport didnt made Jaco. Jaco made himself, u dummy!

[Pastorius333]

@zawi1956

LOL. Jaco didn't only play the music of Zawinul and Shorter....What about "Teen Town", "Havona", "Three Views Of A Secret", "Punk Jazz", "Barbary Coast", and "River People"? All these tunes were composed by Jaco and were integral parts of WR's ouput. Jaco was also co-producer of most of the WR-albums while he was a member, and Zawinul called himself, Shorter and Jaco a "triangle". Jaco meant more to WR than just being a virtuoso bassist.

[DirkjeA]

the most influential bass players of all time

[PrZemek44]

Amen.

R.I.P. Jaco, Joe, and your brain.

[DirkjeA]

Yeah whatever, smartass. ....

Looking at all the thumbs down you got, one wonders you must be a well liked person, your reply completely answers that question...

[DirkjeA]

And he calls himself highspirited on his channel........

[PrZemek44]

'Thumbs down'? What are you, 12?

When you're saying "It doesn't matter what one thinks of this video or other music of WR" as a comment to the Weather Report tune written by Shorter, from an album where your 'godly Jaco' wrote just one lousy track... What's the name that would fit you? If i lovered myself to your level I'd call you... just an ass.

Please don't spoil my usually high spirits again, mindless comments like yours make me sad.

Peace and love. And grow up.

[DirkjeA]

This rude and silly remark state my case, you are a sad human being indeed.....

and you should learn to read less selective, or does that suits you better?

high spirit......... yeah right, as I said watever.....

[PrZemek44]

bla bla

[DirkjeA]

a mature reply, so very highspirited....

[PrZemek44]

bla?

[PrZemek44]

I'm still waiting for any (mature or just at your level) reply to the merit of my agrument.

[DirkjeA]

a mature reply on bla? Lets leave it at this, first grow up, than you can return

[PrZemek44]

blaaaa...

[mastersoffunk]

lousy track or master piece. doesnt matter. how many pieces have you written that other bands covered? so why da fuck are you talkin anyways. dunno how many frets jaco took of his bass, but i am sure they all would fit perfectly in yo ass...

[jonjonz91]

22 if im not wrong :)

[PrZemek44]

One man's noise is another man's treasure. You can't get it if you listen to it once or twice. And, your comment shows how little you know about WR. Before Jaco, means WR ARGUABLY best stuff from 1973 to 76. (check discography). Jaco was one of the best bassists but didn't bring much to WR creatively. "Jaco years' mark the band's slow decline. It's not my opinion, it's a sad fact. Those who say THIS is WR best stuff are ignorants. Again, Jaco Pastorius was one of the greatest BASSISTS. Period.

[gswzero]

Best stuff or no best stuff, I'm listening this for two months and I don't plan to stop doing so. This interpretation is brilliant, no matter which period is greater than other. ...Period.

[PrZemek44]

No, 'Gibraltar' is a very good tune! To me, Black Market was the last REAL WR album. By 'real' I mean, complex and beautiful. Not just 'nice and easy'. And you're right, you can listen to it over and over, and not get tired of it.And when you listen to Mysterious Traveller or Sweetnighter stuff, every time you discover something new! Good luck.

[gswzero]

Yes it is. (And how should I interpret the "No" from the startinfg of the sentence? :) - I didn't say it is not... Badia/Gibraltar from Montreux is hauting me from 1990...)

[PrZemek44]

Just scratch "the 'No'" and read again...

Best wishes.

[PrZemek44]

Oh, I just noticed... I don't know why I confused this with 'Gibraltar'. Sorry. Anyway, Black Market is still an 'old, good WR'. Those who like this album should take just 'one more step back' and try LPs I mentioned. Just b/c Jaco is not there doesn't mean it's not good... Good luck.

[ultimabass]

I thought their Rockpalast performance were one of their good ones, but the ones I really loved were Heavy Weather and Live and Unreleased. Those two albums are my favorite. They do a really sexy version of "Elegant People" on L&U. They do well on Teen Town as well as Black Market.

[DirkjeA]

It doesnot matter what one thinks of this video or other music of WR, Jaco Pastorius was one of the greatest bassplayers ever. To me he is very dear, one of the renewers of music. You have to admire his skills and soul he puts in his music.

[mastersoffunk]

he was a composer, arranger too. because of jaco, fender released the fretles jazz bass. he was the first to put on those false harmonics and bendings to the bass (teen town) - he was a melodic bass player too. its not just roots and rhythm, its a whole harmony he was creatin on the bass. how many guys did that in the 60s? i am sure you know the answer... Jaco was for sure a very gifted mind...

[PrZemek44]

So much writing, so much waste...

My Deutscher dude, play yourself a nice Portrait of Tracy, and go to sleep. Good night.

PS. I'm afraid to even imagine what I could find in your, superior, ass.

[kukenimunnen]

I´ve been searcing my ass off. Does anyone know where I can get the Offenbach-session on DVD? I believe it´s called "Young and Fine".

[carlosbassos]

I got it on Ebay about 5 years ago. You could try there or Japanese websites, I saw it in a massive Tower records shop in Tokyo. I'd give you mine but my friend was kind enough to lose it for me. Hope you get it.

[kukenimunnen]

Thanks a million, man. I hope your DVD will show up eventually.

[GaryStanionis]

IAnybody know where to get a Moe Hair vest like Peter's wearing? ...........Oh wait....thats his body hair............LOL......Nasty­!

[PrZemek44]

Its a bit disappointing. To me, the first part is most beautiful! And here, they play a bit of Mysterious Traveller PS. Oh, Weather Report is my all time favourite, maybe thats why I get a bit too demanding sometimes.

RIP Joe, the best jazz musician of all time!

[francescauphigh]

agreed. the beginning is key

[PrZemek44]

Wow, you're so young and dig Weather Report to the point that you noticed THAT? I'm impressd. Really. Best wishes.

[francescauphigh]

me? lol thanks man but not all 16 year olds are musically slow.

[joaqui1902]

who s the drummer, is awesome !!

[SigDrums]

78, that must be Peter Erskine.

Excellent song!

[ariellofellow]

What a bunch of freaks!!!  but man do I love it

[PrZemek44]

It's so sad... "bunch of freaks"... Check Weather Report stuff before THE freak, Jaco joined them. They were always a serious, respected band.

[billyorbit]

That is an extremely lame assessment of one of the great bassists in jazz...

[daraghkinch]

Big thank you jnerrot for putting up all these great Weather Report videos!

[tarffboy]

the version from montreaux kicks the ass in off this one. not a tune that benefits from being played fast

[levanyzzuf]

Which album is this from?

[dude25875]

Black Market

[Drivethebeat]

Must pull my Mutron Bi-Phase out and dust it off.

[standasone37]

When I first heard this as a child on my father's old record player it spooked me out at the beginning. I love this song.

[Gretgor666]

Weather Report is the thing, man.

Totally crazy musicians, yet extremely good!

And yeah, you can't notice Erskine's not wearing a sweater lol.

[3chrds]

yeah he's a furry mofo ain't he! that's what keep the grooves hottt!! ;)

[VoteOlegForJesus08]

i bet a guy like erskine's diarrhea sounds like a mix of a crash and bass drum hit

[happyknappy14]

Erskines got no shirt on but i still cnt see no skin. amazing tune love the harmonic intro

[swisstripz]

haha

[skutratufahija]

just got into fusion. phenomenal music. what kind of dance is the leitmotif of this song, some south american?

[PM262]

What a great version of Elegant People. Man Wayne Shorter is such a phenominal composer. Man I wish I could have been alive to have seen this show. Weather Report rules! Jaco's groove is stellar as usual.

[edilnourgirl]

wat

[GunnarVagotis]

Holy crap, is Erskine wearing a sweater? That is nasty.

[thebLUEmoNk]

ROFL

[elgaucho66]

My favourite weather report track, but this period really bugged me as it was just Joe and Jaco (both RIP) battling for the dominant sound on stage.

[jibsmokestack1]

Got to disagree. That cliche about Joe and jaco starting to piss me off. i just hear great music mate.

[kathakalimask]

Brilliant. More than worth having to suffer through Erskine's sweat and hair.... ;-)

[n9freaky]

haha nice