JACO "It Ain't Braging if You Can Back Your Shit Up!"

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Jaco Pastorius
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The Essential Jaco Pastorius
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Teen Town

So I'm a late bloomer to JACO and didn’t get into this true music Genius till near the end of his life. I was at Guitar Center and his instructional video was just released, one other person standing next to me was watching. I said to him "man suck's huh" the other person responded pssyea I know tragedy, sad too bad, what a waste, great player. So for the longest time this was and still somewhat memory of this great player. One of his great and greatly covered recordings is Teen Town off of Weather Reports, Heavy Weather, Which some claim are his better work. Anther great song is Palladium which I've heard Marco Mendoza cover at the Lava le' club in L.A. on fretless six. Jaco said he was just doing horn line's on bass, he also said "It ain't bragging if you can back you shit up!"

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MilesTrane says a monster no doubt

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530nm says Weather Report!!! Dude, I started listening to them thanks to Aphex Twin... I think I searched high and low until I found "Mysterious Traveler" on vinyl at the jazz mart here in Chicago. Only to be followed by Heavy Weather and the self titled album... Heavy Weather is much different from MT and WR though, but I still enjoy it.

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MilesTrane says have you ever heard joni mitchell's live album "shadows of light" ? jaco and others are amazing on that

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MilesTrane says Shadows and Light http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Light-Joni-Mitchell/dp/B000002GXI it's not in iTunes. read some of the reviews at amazon. it's a serious record

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530nm says I have not but I will in about two days after I purchase it right "click" now... Thanks for the recommendation... See that' s what I am talking about, everyone exposing others to something new.

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spaceling says What's this Aphex Twin connection you speak of? Btw, have you heard "River People" from their 1978 album Mr. Gone? That is some incredible drone. Have you heard anything else like that by them?

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RGM says Hey thank's for mentioning "Shadow's Of Lite" also has Al D. at guitar if I'm correct & more cool cat's, they also updated a re-release on DVD a few years ago. Check on AMAZON.

Permalink posted 09/11/2006
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Little Miss Mayhem says OFF TOPIC: I lived in Sarasota at the time of the Pee Wee porn flick scandal! ;) EWWWW!!

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RGM says Sorry take it, the image is offensive to you and bring's back not so fond memories, it was an inside movie joke from pee wee's big adventure, but again many apologies we will be returning to our normally visual, pictorial, graphic, of my little buddy BEEF! The other Grey Meat!

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Little Miss Mayhem says You'd have to try much harder than that to offend me. Seriously. I'm not that delicate. :)

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RGM says Good to know LUV! I remember the media got a lot of shit for bagging on him. :)

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