"When he died, I cried and I actually jumped into the ocean": Carlos Santana and more on bass legend Jaco Pastorius

Credit: /Paul Natkin Ask any bass player to name his top 10 bassists and you'll find that Jaco Pastorius almost always features in the top three. I didn't know where the notes were or anything, I just ...
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Six Bass Players Discuss Jaco Pastorius

Last Friday marked the 25th anniversary of the death of legendary electric bass player and composer, Jaco Pastorius. Pastorius, who played with Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Joni Mitchell, Herbie ...
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Legends of jazz ** With the Jaco Pastorius Big Band, the electric bass always has its day

For the jazz trumpet, it was Miles Davis. For the sax, it was Charlie Parker. And for the electric bass, Jaco Pastorius was the man largely responsible for making the instrument a dynamic lead in jazz ...
Houston Press

The Triumphant and Tragic Story of Jaco Pastorius, World’s Greatest Bassist

A transcript of the first meeting between Joe Zawinul, keyboardist/leader of the jazz fusion group Weather Report, and a young player. Young Man: My name is John Francis Pastorius III, and I’m the ...
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"When he died, I cried. And I actually jumped into the ocean at San Francisco. And let me tell you, the ocean at San Francisco is cold": Bass legend Jaco Pastorius

"Fretless bass was an instrument that had been around for a few years, but he just raised the standard of it to a completely different level" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...