all things JACO
 

the greatest bass player of all time?
i think so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdY-KAmj5fU
solo in Japan 1979

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMPyRENwmI
"Sophisticated Lady" (with toots thielman)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhnmeqpuKK8
"Liberty City" (with toots thielman)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p9x0V0b5YY
Jaco Pastorious bass solo into "Amerika" in Montreal, Ca

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3x-ibNb9mc
"Donna Lee"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTCLn4laVaI

"Portrait of Tracy"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cZlAh5O7oQ
Funky improv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtnauDKyICM
"Invitation"

I think not. There are so many Jaco Pastorius torrents at dime all the time. To me, it just seems he's surrounded by more buzz because he was somewhat good-looking. I don't care for jazz fusion & so I couldn't care less. His older material is better, and although he is a great bassist & a virtuoso musician, he's still not in the same class as legends like Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (NHOP), Ron Carter, Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman, Stanley Clarke, Dave Holland, Charlie Haden or Scott LaFaro.
He's probably not even as good as Tony Levin.
As a creator of sounds, he's definitely no Charles Mingus either.

excuse me?

I used the word "somewhat," did I not?

As jazz bassists go, Jaco is, in general, more attractive than most.

We all see the only thing you cared to concern yourself with, Cantankerous.

Cantankerous will never hear NHOP...her loss.

Jazz fusion is puke.

not even somewhat. not even remotely.

If Miss Universe says so herself........

shut it porkchop. he looks like a caveman.

I'm kidding.Do you really think i'd fancy someone like that?Look,this is who i generally go for....

porky, who?


ATARI YOU TRICKED ME.

stop editing your posts twatface.

Weather Report is cheesy as hell.

jazz fusion reeks of cheese.
wha? you wrote he mightl ook okay without the bangs (but YOU edited your post), & I posted the pic, Cantank.


He is probably in the top 25 bassists of all-time. He can really wail.

Hang on a sec......

he would really benefit from a lot of plastic surgery.

The most attractive male bassist ever is obviously Jack Casady.

He probably looks a lot worse now, having been deceased since 1987 and all.

no, it has to be bill wyman :rolleyes:






corpse plastic surgery is quite common. courtney love has been dead for years, and look at her.

It sure isn't Phil Lesh haha although Phil can play circles around most anyone.

and let us not forget: