Jaco Pastorius 02~Weather Report September 28 1978

[MoreGarbage]

Pastorius was the Hendrix of the bass guitar.

[modelleg]

What can you possibly say about that?

[OpiumKoolaid]

This clip was so good I tried to melt it in a spoon, suck it up in a needle, and inject it into my arm.

[TheDegracado]

thumps up if 28 september it's your birthday and you search it here on youtube!

[paulo13298]

Sou muito fã desse kara!!!

[Ariel62073]

Learn this or die: When you are in the evil heart of your addiction, it seems like you can't concentrate creatively on your art. That's a chemical lie of the poison-substance you're taking. It has alienated you from your love, your art. The only way to beat this lie is to lay your art down, go into continual treatment WHILE discontinuing use. This you make a permanence. As you learn about the nature of addiction, you'll relearn true love, hate, and slowly pick your art up along the way.

[pretorious700]

he quotes a lot of people-Sly, Blind Faith, Hendrix, Buddy Miles Rodgers & Hammerstein, what is amazing is that he is doing all of the effects tweaking by himself onstage. Today everything would be digital and controlled by a technician offstage. genius.

[StingraysElectroGram]

Dis my Boy...Jaco was truly the greatest bass player ever...and one of my best friend's too...Go kick the groove & Rock on Bro ! ....RIP.

[TheEarthgirl61]

Jaco was a genius, Invented the fretless bass.

Weather Report reinvented Jazz.

[quinnguitar]

In contemporary rock guitar playing, there have been several fulcrum titans who jettisoned the instrument's style/technique forward with a bounding kick...Chuck Berry; Jimi Hendrix; Eddie Van Halen; SRV; Joe Satriani (among others)....Of course, we are overlooking many: Albert King; Jeff Beck; Clapton. But in the realm of contemporary bass playing, Jaco was also one of those rare titans who forged a new path. Jaco's gravitational influence will ever linger in the bass world. Stanley Clarke 2

[SRV4evr]

@quinnguitar Thank you for saying this. I agree 110% and never get tire of hearing this innovative artist's work, along with all the others you mentioned, current and past. Love the bass and this Jaco was phenomenal!!! Keeping an eye on young Tal Wilkenfield as well and hoping for greatness from her!

[eccho13]

Sheer genius

[stevek051]

R.I.P. BROTHER

[vaxos]

im pretty sure this guy was able to piss because he had a FREE dick and liberty of mouvement of his body to piss and do the groove. he also must have met a good sucker

[cillsurunfil]

piss off ~!! what a monkey !!

[nico1245c]

Probably the best solo ever. I've read this a thousand times in a thousand crappy vids on YouTube. But I'm pretty god damn sure about this one. Anyone with me?

[martinfilas]

Simplemente unico...

[eddynaco]

Thanks to Jaco I get any woman I want. I just pull out my huge

**bass**

and turn them on like never before.

[kzbxvz]

He's handling the fretless electric bass guitar like a Real Pro : )

[danaxandstuff]

@kzbxvz "like" a real pro?

[kzbxvz]

@danaxandstuff Like Jimi Hendrix :)

[grigor27]

One word - LEGENDARY !!!!!!!!!!!

[catboyzee]

Jaco is to electric bass what Hendrix was to electric guitar. Game changer...

[HasanWarrior]

How can you not like Jaco? He's Incredible!!

[jakobfm3989]

Jaco Pastorius - æðsti lávarður lágtíðninnar - hér í banastuði í heimahögum forfeðranna í Þýskalandi en ættir hans lágu einnig til Svíþjóðar, Finnlands og Írlands.

Fæddur 1951 og dáinn 1987. Sannur snillingur og mestur áhrifamaður allra tíma í bandalausum rafbassaleik.

[hecbiz75]

THE GOD DISPLAYS HIS POWERS!!

[theMarsFusion]

2:23 epic!

[kirk75248]

Oh baby you're SWEEEET!

[MailerDaemon1975]

This is the once-in-a-lifetime type of sheer transcendent musical ingenuity that makes my testicles drop another 3 ft. I like watching Billy Sheehan shred on his Yamaha in a flurry of high velocity acrobatics, but somehow come across as less impressed with that when I listen to what Jaco had to say through HIS four strings. There will never be another Jaco, and his brief time on spaceship earth was a blessing for all of musicianship, and the electric bass especially.

[videostan]

How I would like to see him play with Buckethead. I wonder if it would work??? Consider Trio of Doom...too much talent ???

[Detoxx23]

@videostan yep..i thought the same thing,,, i think they'd play off each other perfect.

[xmas1957]

Tal Wikenfeld moves and plays a lot like him

[videostan]

@xmas1957 No one plays ANYTHING like him.

[lumpycam69]

that's just classic and awesome at the same time

[davidhilton]

Thats the best! Too much - Jaco ruled the day back then . . .

[PastoriusFender]

just beautiful...

[SlyMcdoogal]

its settled...now I have to play bass.

[Charrua5]

a genius in his context... just like bach or schubert....

[videostan]

OMG. The dude near the front was freaking out. OMG.

[therouge313]

def. some of the best stuff i have ever heard!

[cjk9013]

crazy harmonics!!

[jamesBassMan81]

I like the grooves he got and thats what makes the bass fun.

[mundeville]

Mad as a Fish and a head full of slamming doors!!!! Sheer Class......Basstastic

[aaronamccoy]

dancin around on baby powder

[Carehuea]

That guy from the audience screaming at the end is hilarious, ha ha... It's sheer, uncontained joy. Like he just came face to face with the Messiah...

[kukenimunnen]

@Carehuea Well, I think he just did...

[Govios13]

@Carehuea With the Messiah himself no, but definately with the Bass Messiah..!

[xchez12345]

@Carehuea For some, that description is not far off...

[A2KID420]

@xchez12345 god as a living walking bass player

[Detoxx23]

@Carehuea hahahahaha

[scrambledegg81]

@Carehuea Which he did, man. He sure as hell did.

[jeffbeck70]

@Carehuea: sorry. I don't find the guy hilarious at all. Those "Hee-haw" as if he was in a WIld West Saloon or something are really annoying. I can't stand those guys who try to be "cool" and desperately want to be heard from the band.

[danisnotreal]

@Carehuea he did come face to face with the messiah....Jaco

[JMBELK]

GENIUS...!!!

[andres33003]

jaco Brasil

[suzusato56]

This is the music.

[IdAnIsS]

lol sing a simple song

i gues he liked sly stone

[saturnative]

Did I hear Changes at 1:50?

He loved Jimi, that much is clear...

Jaco was allways one of my all time favourite bass players

[tatersalad814]

You gotta wonder how many people in the crowd recognized him playing Jimi.

[porcuspine]

wonderfuuuuuulllllllllllllllll­llllllllllllll

this song is called SLANG, insnt it?

[Muppio]

Gotta love the Jaco jigg :-)

[vivaelrock34]

master of the master

[manuelernestoacebedo]

in deed he was drunk or high, this vid is from his last days before he took the "sewers". i guess al musical geniuses tend to do this: miles, bird...

[taime89]

In the beginning I thought this was a drunk woman....lol guess not.

[bergushempweed]

is this Slang?

[67and68]

I like watching Jaco move around on stage. Then ending the solo by jumping over his bass LoL...Perfect.

[Vaughnrush]

Its PERFECTION

[SuperEnigmation]

@67and68 Jaco didn't jump over his bass, he jumped ON his bass.

[jazzeldestripador]

Is this a DVD? how can i get the whole video? does anyone know??? thanks.

[Ingvold]

This is on the Weather Report DVD( and Audio) "Forecast Tomorrow", a FANTASTIC concert-DVD.

[jazzeldestripador]

Thanks!

[chunto231]

will u doosh's stop arguing. instead of all just enjoying the music yall gota argue over stupid shit. just enjoy it togethare...

jaco, you da man

[standasone37]

"by a human being" sorry for my lack of text skill on my previous comment.

[standasone37]

I always wondered if a tuned guitar was discovered on a deserted island be a human being who had never met another human being, or taught to play guitar, what would it feel like to share their musical experience? But I forgot about the unlimited supply of guitar strings or a protective guitar case. And I did not include the people reading this shaking their heads. Anyhow my point is that I imagine the new discovery effect when I play my guitar. :)

[standasone37]

Love the hendrix sounding part, and the back and forth with those harmonics.

[MetallicA83to91]

that thing from the begining was just clever

[deweypug]

So innovative, pure silky smooth jams with no end... Jaco, you were something.

[slapit5]

coolest guy ever. genius

[bert1086]

Is that a joke? (response to 48kbrain)

[frankdominick]

Awesome talent!

[cyberdude61]

Jaco played with a group called Weather Report.

Try Google.

Playing in the 70,s, Jaco is cited as having invented the Fretless Bass when he filed off the frets on a Fender Precision 4 string so he could slide it like a double bass.

[beckomat]

don't want to be a smartass, but it was a JAZZ Bass not a Precision Bass.

sorry ;)

[jagbass1016]

and he didn't file them off, he ripped them off with pliers and filled in the gaps with marine epoxy

[yabitru]

tageule chui pas con j'ai déja trouvé la tab de guitare mais il fait pas exactement la même chose

[yabitru]

I want the tab that Jaco plays from 2'00 to 2'36. Where can I find it?

[RattLEHeaD616]

i think hes just doing some improv

[V1T3K]

its written in the video, idiot, third stone from the sun, jimi hendrix

[Mamasan41]

LOVE YOU FOREVER

[majikninja219]

pulling harmonics on a fretless jaco is a LEGEND!!

[beckomat]

usually frets don't have any impact on the sound of harmonics. but nevertheless... he's still a legend :D

[potatomasta]

harder to play them in tune and know where they are, especially when you the first to use them

[beckomat]

did you ever play a natural harmonic out of tune when your string was tuned? (except for the ones that actually ARE out of tune ;) ) that's not a matter of frets but of string subdivision...

[beckomat]

don't get me wrong, i ABSOLUTELY LOVE Jaco Pastorius, but he surely wasn't the first musician to use harmonics... listen to some Django Reinhardt recordings for example. And i'm sure that Django Reinhardt wasn't the first one either...

of course, finding the harmonics is more difficult if you have a (fretless) fretboard without any markings, but once your fingers knoow where to find the harmonics, it's just the same thing as on a fretted instrument...

[arnbassbaritone]

Of course he wasn't the first but he kind shed new light on them.

[beckomat]

i never denied that ;)

[carale91]

Pastorius said that he discovered the harmonics from the classical music. Listen the "Campanella" by Paganini or the "Doublebass concerto" by Dragonetti.

[drumncook]

i am aware he was at his lowest when he was killed but he had a mental disorder which was compounded by drugs & alcohol. give him the compassion & respect he deserves.

[Drackula]

hhahahaaha jaco's such a drunk....hes awesome

[drumncook]

YOU'RE AN IDIOT!

[drumncook]

HOW DO U KNOW?

[Drackula]

dude do u kno anything? jaco died when he was drunk...he died 1987....he died in a bar fight.......

dude u dont even kno shit, next time research before u get all butthurt.

[geetarczar]

Yeah you should do your homework, Drackula actually knows something. Besides, I think by his first comment he was only joking around, after all he did say "He's Awesome"

[drumncook]

to say Jaco was just a drunk is what is incorrect. It was not a fight. he was beat to death by a bouncer!!

[mason510]

your wrong. he died trying to get into a Santana concert. the used karate on him cuz this fool wouldnt quit

[drumncook]

your wrong, he was thrown out after jumping on stage and came back after hours where the bouncer had his way with him. THAT IS CORRECT!!

[mason510]

that sounds correct

[plastiquejam]

You're BOTH wrong. He was kicked out of the Santana concert for trying to sneak on stage and got beaten to death by a nightclub bouncer when he kicked in a glass door.

[vanderholt2]

hhahahaaha Drackula such a faggot....hes an idiot

[jaco86]

gracias a el el bajo es lo q es gracias a el yo soy bajista gracias a el entendi la musica en otra perpectiva gracias jaco gracias por lo q dejaste IN MEMORIAN JACO PASTORIUS 1951- 1987 THE BEST BASSIST OF THE WORLD

[chillstem]

go ahead all you copy cat chumps ,he invented stuff by woodshedding you could not even dream of

[tacuarajazz]

Gracias Jaco! me enseño a entender la música como tal.

[shredsledhardcore]

me gusta

[julianleonh]

jaco es el mejor bajista en cuanto a todo ..un verdadero genio

[bassbiglik0]

no slang meens just making melody's up over a backing trach and he just improvising lol:d

[clauburee]

Anyway.. into drugs, depressiv, borderline what ever !!! He's great like many other bipolar and depressive people in History.

[glawax]

The Master of the electric bass !

Jaco the Greatest for ever...

[SlyMcdoogal]

only 53,452 views....the whole world needs to see this

[LoMerezco]

The greatest bass player ever...

[vzsozs]

He was'nt used to be drunk in "78. He used to do kokain and alkohol later with Weather Report. On this video he was perfectly clear. Actually you can check out the funky moves on the floor.... Its covered with powder.... The original feedback-trick the jump and the balancing is just kewl xDDDD

[scoutcheie16]

I don't think the alcohol and the drugs made any difference because from what I've heard he was a mad or something.

[vzsozs]

yes, he had maniac depression

[amdmusic789]

he was manic depressive and bi polar. the alc and cocaine only made him worse.

[tazslingerland]

Beautiful ¡¡

[nadaskicmisa]

to je bio genije

[Budleyak]

He is really out of this world.........

[jacotubes777]

hes is amazing but such a drunk its so sad

[jprazak]

yo también lo pongo en el top ten, pero junto a charly parker, chic corea, camaron, beatles,etc. Genio!!

[Drackula]

Jaco quoted Sing a simple song! by sly & the family stone haaha....good ol Jaco

[cololpda]

pero jaco fue el primero en hacer esto con su bajo... sly and the family stone es mas una creacion social su estilo de musica-... ahi esta la creatividad de jhaco

[efelantman715]

this is slang the bass solo he came up with when he was with joni mitchell

[slotho122]

he was with Joni Mitchelle after the weather report...so it was written BEFORE he joined her.

[sergelapelle]

What's amusing is Joe C is playing with a really great fretless bass sound on his synth, it really compliments it.

[kooljsl]

did he step on the bass at the end there?

[morganlg0492]

yeah huh

[jaffijoe]

No, but he slapped it pretty hard right near the 12th fret. That is why it is called the "distressed bass". It has taken many spankings in the past and is obvious from any photos of it.

[kocisko]

Morituri te salutant!!!

[LoMerezco]

questo commento mi piace :-)

[LoMerezco]

avevo scritto sotto il commento di kocisko: "Morituri te salutant!!"

... perché me l'ha messo qua?? boh...

[Comuna]

True Showmanship!

[mooserack99]

Notice how the Jaco haters don't post crap comments on this video...This is him at his best and it shuts just about everyone who has anything bad to say about him the hell up.

Hail the Master. RIP.

[spiderbass65]

It's not Jaco haters. I'd definately put him im my top ten. With Stanley, TLev, Alphonzo, Victor, Marcus, Ron C, Me'shell, Mingus, Phil, Anthony J

why can't we like them all?????????????

[mooserack99]

No, don't get me wrong. I love Vic and Stanley just as much as the next guy. What I meant was those idiots that come on here and say "He sucks! Flea is better!" are probably the most ignorant people on earth. The point is, they never say anything bad when Jaco plays like he is possessed such as in this video. It forces you to respect him.

[valeriox]

assolutamente uno tra i più grandi di tutti i tempi....e sarà lassù a suonikkiarsela con il vecchio endrix...

[Guitarguy234]

WOOO!!! WOOOOO!!! WOOO!!! WOOOOOO!!! YEAH!!!! (applause!!!) Wow! what a performance. Lol love the guy screaming in the front row hahahaha. I would say something like "jaco kicks ass" but...that's really a given.

[PStewart0]

Epic! Kudos to you Jassblue the quality is amazing!

[dbgdgd]

no es el mejor bajista del mundo, es EL BAJISTA, no hay otro

[ackeiswetter]

Nice outro!

[jesemus33]

there are a lot of good bass players, but lack personality.......the world more influential player

[baddog52]

a master plays a master peace

[thespa77]

Brings back memories of seeing Jaco play in the Village, the old halcion days. God bless and keep him.

[HarmonicaBlu]

When music scholars talk or write about the great musicians of the 20th century they had better include people like Art Tatum, Bird and Diz, Coleman Hawkins, Trane... and Jaco.

Not just the classical folks.

Harmonica Blu

[nititomestrel]

PAPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[tatoesloquehay]

es dios

[tommisaki12]

haoy 21 de septiembre hace 20 años qe te transformaste en una leyenda,

[kukenimunnen]

The best.

[vfxribatejo]

de beste bassist "ever" !!

[thedowntownjunkie]

haha

i love that nut-job in the audience who starts yellin like a madman at 4:47

:D

a performance like that though is worthy of such shrieks

[chevpowr]

i heard jimi hendrix's riff in there....still damn good

[tommisaki12]

jaco, el mas grande sin dudas

[tallmusicman]

jaco is the man..greatest bassist that ever lived,love all the weather report stuff when he was with them..sadly missed...

[Dawkain]

that dance move jaco lays out before starts playing is pretty badass lol

[LodoGrdzak]

By the way, where's the rest of that show?  I'd like to see it.

[LodoGrdzak]

Smoking hot clip. Jaco the performer. Made some nice money for Weather Report and it looks like he earned it here. Real magnetic performer. A lot of the other clips I've seen with Weather Report have a kind of sterile qualiyy to them. The music's rocking but there's something getting lost in the translation to video. This video is really clear and there's an immediacy I get from that clip. Jaco the rock star.

[tindoor38]

Is this from the Beacon Theatre (NYC)?

I think so...

[OwnedRL]

he's playing bits from band of gypsys!

[karrowarro02]

Very true! At about 1:50 he's doing the bass line from "Changes", by Buddy Miles

[barbgerry]

This is a great vid of Jaco. He's dancing and playing well. Love this. He was such a dynamic player. So beautiful. I wish he was still around.

[drijfveren]

great

[DeJaVuDo]

JACO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SlyMcdoogal]

I can't watch this without playing

[bassist101maty]

ok, personally i think this is one of the best performances ive seen from Jaco! Amazing!!!!

[sebas1111]

jajajajajajaj