Jaco Pastorius - Black Bird (Studio Version)

[Thepopdelusion]

This is one of the few songs I really dig from this guy. Word of mouth is the only album of his I liked enough to buy. Got it in a used LP store in London :P

[jjaaccoo]

This is slightly speeded up as to allow play on youtube?

Thanks for upload.

[limeadegirl]

This is what creation sounded like, as God spoke the world into existence.

[benfrets]

Jaco introduced me to The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul, Jazz, Steel drums, THE BASS, Toots and how to appreciate music. Spread the word. JP

[egghead1066]

@benfrets Me too! Jaco not only changed the way I listen to music, he changed how I look at nature. Thanks for you comment!

[renat321]

this song always make me fell better

[rubenholiva]

si sente la sua mancanza.....

[evilmick66]

Whenever I hear this track...

...I feel like I'm driving through the desert in some beat up old volkswagen that's covered in a collage of art and I'm ready to take a stop and rest underneath a fold-out awning attached to the volkswagen that has some glass chimes hanging down from it and, while resting, I listen to some super old and dirty radio playing with just barely enough transmission and I'm drinking a soda, savouring a life of careless freedom...

Yeah. :)

[PhuckHue2]

wrong speed, It's going too fast

[Thepopdelusion]

@PhuckHue2

It's not.

[PhuckHue2]

@Thepopdelusion trust me I am a Jaco-ologist. I own the LP, remastered CD and I also play bass. This song is in the key of A but this youtube clip is sped up to the key of A#

[Thepopdelusion]

@PhuckHue2

Trust me. I know. I own this LP myself. The slight speed shift makes the song end ten seconds before the "real" version. My guess is that the uploader changed the key in order to make the video undetectable to the youtube censors. Sorry for the cheap joke.

[PhuckHue2]

@Thepopdelusion I give up. you are a tone deaf dumbass

[Thepopdelusion]

@PhuckHue2

I was joking with you to see your reaction. It seems it doesn't take much to get you all riled up.

[enessx1]

Thank you dougcash1.He deserves to be recognized as a harmonica player.A good one at that...

[enessx1]

Wonderful song done Wonderfully.I am ashamed because although I have heard and owned this song, but not the album, I'm ashamed that I do not know the name of the Harmonica player...

[dougcash1]

@enessx1 Toots Thielman

[CaraminTim]

@dougcash1 actually it's Toots Thielemans, Belgian name :)

[cuberZ06]

fill at 0:54 = im speechless

[4rainbowed]

Incredible interpretaion of such a great song-- takes real genius to arrange such a song like this; the rhythm, the melodic bassline, backing vocals,

[rodolfmm]

Such a beatiful!

[kaboose1994]

YAY Jaco Inspired one of my favorite bassist Robert Trujillo woo! love you

[dlechler1]

@ihategeorgedubyabush  Metalica, same shit different day.

[milestailzprower]

So much win. :'DD

[casuner]

betous gosto assim salve JACO!!!!!!!!!

[jazzz65]

I LOVE YOU JACO.

[lidesnowi]

@VoidAssassin You don't need a school to study music!

Music is all about expressing what YOU FEEL AND HEAR in youre mind

and nobody else can teach you that other than yourself!

Music schools is like rectifiers making you sound much like everybody else!

Jaco didn't need no friggin school!

[nadavmezamer]

amazing!

[Souperbass]

You can.

[winksoda86]

Why'd you cut it off? Bummer....

[jamesbach54]

miss ya bro!!!

[todds7]

That harmonica sounds like Sesame Street! ;)

You know who does a GREAT version of this is Eddie Gomez.

[crrico83]

@todds7 the harmonica player is the same guy that used to do sesame street.

[dgoss1966]

Many years ago, when I was a cocky kid who thought he knew it all. Jaco was one of several bassists I'd heard that made me realize how little I knew. The older I get, the more I appreciate this man's skills. I've come a long way since I was a 19 year old kid who could successfully cop a few Billy Sheehan licks...

[racket113]

versione stupenda....grazie jaco

[loekiedepo]

yeah.. love jaco and love toots..

[tisenderbluesman]

hmm, are you sure that it's toots on the harp? It dosen't really sound like him, more like Gregorie Maret.. how old is this? :)

[Skeedaddy91]

The very 1st time I listened to this song it made me smile...to me it sounds delightly childish and tastes like freedom in the evening...THANKS JACO!!!

[Bringbackrocknroll86]

this is just the most awesome version of this song....Jaco was fuckin a !:P

[diamonddust22]

Incredible

[daisyandjay]

Best ever

[BaphometsWarrior]

Wonderful. Love this song.