Man.
Much joy and a few deep tears watching Jaco,
That man loved playing.
The Dry Cleaners from Des Moines -Live (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnpyCEUESEw%20target=_blank)
YES > BIG YES ,_____ Massive YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE IT_________book mark material for inspiration !
Thank you very much ______
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Awesome clip! Thanks for posting!
what a great line up this was...joni mitchel's mingus..man great stuff.. i first heard it as a young kid when i took this cd from my father's shelf...this records open playing, mysterious atmosphere and jacos sound resonated deep within every since...
If the clip is from Joni's Shadows and Light tour I can recommend buying the DVD. there are some superb tunes on there including jaco's solo.
Graeme
The clip is from the Shadows and Light DVD. +1 on Jacko's statement.
MIke
. . .it ain't braggin' if you can back it up . . .
:-D
It's still braggin', just incredibly justified!
That is great. Wasnt this the tour where they figured out Jaco was crazy? That is, they got him on meds shortly thereafter. There's a kind of frenzied focus, a madness, to his playing here.
I saw this tour earlier in Providence. Jaco was not manic at all, just what we assumed was his usual amazing self. I was pretty disappointed with the Shadows and Light album and video as it sounded all coked up to me compared to the show I saw which was much gentler and more focused on Joni. Different vibe altogether. However, I've grown to really love the album and DVD since then.
I also saw Jaco about 14 months before that with Weather Report in 1978. He was amazing and there was no sign of the impending madness.
I met Jaco just before the recording of the Standards album .The drummer on that recording who I had known for several years previously brought him to the local dive with him that I had a gig at .
Jaco complemented me on my syncopated version of 'Sunshine Superman He also commented on the 71 P bass that I was playing at the time at which time I handed it to him. ( I still have that bass) I will never forget that moment.
Correction to my above post #2503, The name of the album is Standards Zone
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Something else I seem to recall...Joni explaining that Jaco's performance at that gig wasn't typical because he'd just had a fight with his wife right before they went on. Oh no! The dreaded pre-gig fight with girlfriend/wife.
How come no one ever talks about Don Juan's Restless Daughter? Incredible album, incredible playing.
Cool story, Wolf.
Hugh, you are so right about Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. Some of the all time great bass playing, including my favorite recorded bass note: Jaco's entrance on Cotton Avenue, which has some burning licks on it as well. Jaco and Joni were a spectacular team.
Plus you have Michael Brecker, Lyle Mays, Don Elias and Pat Metheny. Joni put together an amazing band.