When they take the rhythm into double time, Jaco flows just like water. Every note is perfect like his fingers are on autopilot. Thats just outlandish! Best tone and electric jazz bassist to ever exist I think.
Jaco's the baddest bassist and arguably one of the baddest musicians of the 20th century. if you follow him, every single note has flawless purpose. it's difficult to understate how ridiculous his virtuosity is, and the fact he just grooves with it is even more impressive. you'll never hear this again...Jaco still held the key and flirted with the root note, but he's really his own force of nature. next time you hear a repeating bass line, think about how superior this is by comparison
The chemistry this era weather report. Wayne being Wayne. Joe guiding the harmony along. Jaco so musical and creative while staying RIGHT in the pocket. Simply magical.
I SO much loved this version of the band! They had a similar revelation with Alex Acuna that they had previously gone thru with Dom - the guy they thought of as "percussionist" was MORE than capable of filling that drummer's chair! Alex and Jaco together were magic!
saw these cats in 1980...the best concert that I've been to...and I've been to many many concerts before and after weather report. must say as far as concerts, earth wind and fire was running neck and neck with these cats.
I feel wayne is actually uncomfortable. All sweaty, sometimes giving this “what am I even doing here” look. Looks like Joe or Acuña are having more fun
Wow wow wow. I am a huge jaco fan and I just heard this recording for the first time. He is incredible. Never missing a beat. Wish I was alive to see this band.
They were going to make this song the theme for the show Sanford and Son but it was WAY TOO Cool and FuNkY for Fred and Grady! Man, what a groove they had going....this is the epitome of the 70's!
The shortstops, the pa-pa-pa ghost notes, the sheer fucking precision of the playing. Oh My God. A man who understood the bing on the bang of the bong. Only about 5 people understood the bing on the bang of the bong AND COULD PLAY IT. Jaco Pastorius could swing with God himself and go ‘COME ON!’. We’ll not see his like again.
One of their most underrated pieces. The fact that most ‘A’ grade bassists can keep up til they go double-time plus induces a false sense of security and the trademark mischievous grin gives the game away, yup, they’re off on one! Zawinul’s facials are also a joy to behold on this particular very special rendition. I’m sure they did it better later with Erskine because he had the swing thing, but this has such an attack to it, an iron fist in a velvet glove.
surgical groove at the beginning and then the rhythmic fly up with a legendary osmosis, incredible aware, a divine inspiration, a masterpiece, pure and simple...
I saw this line up in 77/ The Heavy Weather tour/Al Dimeola opened up for them/ I was 18 year,s old the hair was standing on top of my head wow!! Clayton
You just can not compare this band to any other band, ever! They sounded like no other band and this is what makes them the greatest Fusion Band in history!
That moment when they capture the Jaco grin, the ‘oh yes!’ An absolute jam. They were the greatest band on the planet for a while and stayed that great for several years. I’ve never heard anything to compare with this.
Alex Acuna, Jaco, and Manolo Badrena (?). They've got it going on, holy smokes. This is just amazing...what a treasure to watch this all these years later,
When i was in Spain for a bit i found this amazing version of Barbary Coast at that time I was swinging heavy with the fusion sound made those Spanish nights unforgettable, to my dismay when I got back to the states and tried finding this on YT it said it wasn’t available in our country, for a couple years Ive been periodically searching for this performance, thank you to whoever uploaded this, you definitely have a greatly appreciated viewer! Take easy y’all
That bouncing beat. Like a guy with a basketball. I’m absolutely in awe at the greatest bass player we’ll ever hear. They don’t turn up often, these genius instrumentalists with the ear of a Bach or a Mozart. In fact I can only think of two, Pastorius and Jimi Hendrix.
Embora esta não tenha sido a formação original do WEATHER REPORT, dizer o que desta sonoridade? SENSACIONAL, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Manolo Badrena e Alex Acuña, além do ótimo gosto musical, mostram neste vídeo, o quanto eram músicos de excepcionais qualidades.
Is this all we have left this can never ever ever go away too ridiculously nasty Rip Zawinule and Pastorious and I'm just sad never got to see this awesome Band live the Best W.R.
Jaco and creating the spare bar/spare note! No no you don’t just through the octaves you’ve got space. Only Pastorius understood this. Zaminul I think think had an inkling, the space at the end of a long phrase.
Zawinul to Pastorius shortly after he joined the band: ‘you’re with us now, we know how good you are, just relax and use that tone of yours. Use your tone.’ Listen to ‘Cannonball’.
shekere, its from west africa and is a holow dried gourd with a net of beads very loose around it. We used to call it a cabasa in our band but today its replaced by a drum of metal beads on a wooden handle that gives a sound like it and is very compact. you shake, slap or twist it in time. cool instrument. also used in cuba and brazil, different names.
An epic. Every time I go away for a bit and come back, I hear new stuff. I never listen to idiots who claim Jaco Pastorius was a show off, where’s the show offing here, it’s just fucking high level bass playing.
Jaco Pastorius was truly one of the greatest bass players in the history of music. But he would’ve not of been 1/2 without the drummers & percussionists he was playing with. Acuna, Don Elias, Peter Eckstein and all of them! Bassists out there, give props to the percussionist/drummers you’re working with. You’re not a F****** thing without them
It's really better to listen to this without watching them, not because they look unsightly, but because the music hits you that much harder if you're not concentrating on a visual.
C# is such a funky key on bass because the minor 3rd is the open E string. Jack’s groove is absolutely deadly.
This guy funks
I wish the world could harmonize like Weather Report. It didn't matter your skin tone, religion or native tongue you just got funky with it. Yea Baby.
When they take the rhythm into double time, Jaco flows just like water. Every note is perfect like his fingers are on autopilot. Thats just outlandish! Best tone and electric jazz bassist to ever exist I think.
Hell yeah bro ... golden fingers
His grooves and basslines were always perfect. And he never got in the way of the soloist.
Approved !!
Jaco's the baddest bassist and arguably one of the baddest musicians of the 20th century. if you follow him, every single note has flawless purpose. it's difficult to understate how ridiculous his virtuosity is, and the fact he just grooves with it is even more impressive. you'll never hear this again...Jaco still held the key and flirted with the root note, but he's really his own force of nature. next time you hear a repeating bass line, think about how superior this is by comparison
The chemistry this era weather report. Wayne being Wayne. Joe guiding the harmony along. Jaco so musical and creative while staying RIGHT in the pocket. Simply magical.
One of the most incredible pieces of bassing ever, of all time. The way he creates space, it’s hard to put into words.
Joe Zawinul (p), Wayne Shorter (t sax), Jaco Pastorius (b), Alex Acuna (d) and Manolo Badrena (perc) live at Montreux in 1976.
I SO much loved this version of the band! They had a similar revelation with Alex Acuna that they had previously gone thru with Dom - the guy they thought of as "percussionist" was MORE than capable of filling that drummer's chair! Alex and Jaco together were magic!
Badrena and Alex were awesome together - as wall the whole band (special love for Jaco - as a bass player).
saw these cats in 1980...the best concert that I've been to...and I've been to many many concerts before and after weather report. must say as far as concerts, earth wind and fire was running neck and neck with these cats.
I love how the guy shaking the Gourd thing looks like he's having a hell of a fun time.
awesomepossum890 that groove is killer he's having a ball
cat's name...Manola Badrena...Legend...
I want to have that kind of a good time every time I play! Badrena!
That groove so subtly depends on Badrena to both feel the spirit of it all and keep it alive. It's such an overlooked nuance.
@@mr.enigma4475 Indeed! Shaking a big gourd like that and keep it in a good swung feel is straight endurance.
That chord Joe Zawinul plays at 6:31 is gnarly
wayne always has the calmest, most spiritual look on his face. And it's magical
@IPSECMERLIN Merlin same thing
I feel wayne is actually uncomfortable. All sweaty, sometimes giving this “what am I even doing here” look. Looks like Joe or Acuña are having more fun
@@nelsonpereira9306 nah wayne absolutely loved playing live especially when it came to the jams with Jaco. Hes just focused on the funk 2:30 and 8:10
@IPSECMERLIN Merlin lol well there it it. fun thread
@IPSECMERLIN Merlin I never said they weren't.
Wow wow wow. I am a huge jaco fan and I just heard this recording for the first time. He is incredible. Never missing a beat. Wish I was alive to see this band.
Saw them at Berklee in Boston 1976. Incredible show.
Jaco's groove is just soo deep it's almost impossible.
Matthew Wynne Yeah, and because of that, whoever the drummer was in all the WR versions, could just play over the top
Some of the best playing I've heard from Wayne Shorter. In the zone.
They were going to make this song the theme for the show Sanford and Son but it was WAY TOO Cool and FuNkY for Fred and Grady! Man, what a groove they had going....this is the epitome of the 70's!
I love the contrast between JZ's expressive face and WS's poker face!
The shortstops, the pa-pa-pa ghost notes, the sheer fucking precision of the playing. Oh My God. A man who understood the bing on the bang of the bong. Only about 5 people understood the bing on the bang of the bong AND COULD PLAY IT. Jaco Pastorius could swing with God himself and go ‘COME ON!’. We’ll not see his like again.
Jaco was from another world.
6:14 The band starts to come off the floor and defy gravity! Even Zawinul can't believe his eyes!
One of their most underrated pieces. The fact that most ‘A’ grade bassists can keep up til they go double-time plus induces a false sense of security and the trademark mischievous grin gives the game away, yup, they’re off on one! Zawinul’s facials are also a joy to behold on this particular very special rendition. I’m sure they did it better later with Erskine because he had the swing thing, but this has such an attack to it, an iron fist in a velvet glove.
surgical groove at the beginning and then the rhythmic fly up with a legendary osmosis, incredible aware, a divine inspiration, a masterpiece, pure and simple...
My favorite Weather Report lineup.
Same here
Acuna, Badrena & Jaco never lettin that groove up, damn!
Seriously, man. Just CRANKING
Porca zozza che 3 soggetti!
I saw this line up in 77/ The Heavy Weather tour/Al Dimeola opened up for them/ I was 18 year,s old the hair was standing on top of my head wow!! Clayton
This is the greatest 9 minutes in the history of recorded music
You just can not compare this band to any other band, ever! They sounded like no other band and this is what makes them the greatest Fusion Band in history!
Jaco is going at the end, ‘can we play this even faster!’ I love That Man.
Weather report had a synergy like no other!
That moment when they capture the Jaco grin, the ‘oh yes!’ An absolute jam. They were the greatest band on the planet for a while and stayed that great for several years. I’ve never heard anything to compare with this.
I think the grin was because they brought it back to the head when he wasn't ready. But it didn't matter cause his timing was so on point.
this is one of the best live shows from any band. I keep coming back to this groovy laden show!
Alex Acuna, Jaco, and Manolo Badrena (?). They've got it going on, holy smokes. This is just amazing...what a treasure to watch this all these years later,
what about wayne shorter
Escondidas Finn what about zawinul
was just talking bass and drums, Wayne and Josef are amazing as always too!
That rhythm section was obliterating it
When i was in Spain for a bit i found this amazing version of Barbary Coast at that time I was swinging heavy with the fusion sound made those Spanish nights unforgettable, to my dismay when I got back to the states and tried finding this on YT it said it wasn’t available in our country, for a couple years Ive been periodically searching for this performance, thank you to whoever uploaded this, you definitely have a greatly appreciated viewer! Take easy y’all
wayne is so damn nonchalant so damn untriggered it's a great lesson in zen ...ultimate focus & playing impeccably
Galileo Shift precisely, it’s that spiritual fire.
He spent 6 years with Miles...
Poker face Shorter is giving tiny looks left and right ‘yup I’m listening!’ What a joy to watch.
Tears I never got to this great legendary Band play
One of my favorites! I'm glad I got to hear it in person!
Thank you for sharing. WR has such a great sound. Love/miss Jaco. Such a talent!
That bouncing beat. Like a guy with a basketball. I’m absolutely in awe at the greatest bass player we’ll ever hear. They don’t turn up often, these genius instrumentalists with the ear of a Bach or a Mozart. In fact I can only think of two, Pastorius and Jimi Hendrix.
Whoa. Thanks for the upload. Jaco is playing really focused here. Beautiful tone too.
Had the great pleasure to attend an Alex Acuna drum clinic a few years ago. I learned so much in two hours. Such a kind human and great musician!
insane, what a bass line. Just amazing music
Its so funny.....every time i start watching this clip.....i just cannot stop watching it. These guys got to me,im a goner :D
Been looking for this for bout a year now 🙌🏾 .. thanks for the vid
This song drives and jams hard. Weather report rules 🙏😇💖💪👏.
Badrena gives me life every single time!!! Talk about loving what you do in life
I was 1980.at Weather Report concert in Zagreb Croatia. It was a great concert
Génial, for the moment it's my favourite WR video. The groove is perfect and the sound too!
Embora esta não tenha sido a formação original do WEATHER REPORT, dizer o que desta sonoridade? SENSACIONAL, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Manolo Badrena e Alex Acuña, além do ótimo gosto musical, mostram neste vídeo, o quanto eram músicos de excepcionais qualidades.
SOOOO ON POOOINT, LOOOVE IT!! they grooove soooo well!!
Makes me happy and dancing alone infront of my display :D
Is this all we have left this can never ever ever go away too ridiculously nasty Rip Zawinule and Pastorious and I'm just sad never got to see this awesome Band live the Best W.R.
Only one man can compete with this, Mick Karn who studiously avoided Jaco but I bet listened privately all the time!
Tuve la gran oportunidad de verlos en buenos aires en el año 1980,es uno de los recuerdos mas hermosos que tuve en mi vida, realmente impresionante
Alex Acuña.... Master and piu sesión drum of Jaco.Es un privilegio ,para ambos !!!
A versão ao vivo é muito superior ao estúdio. Ouvir isso treinando é maravilhoso
original lineup with Alex Acuna....supergroove bass line...clean and bright ...the legendary Weather Report tone and sound...WOW!!!
I’ve heard it a hundred times. I weep at this. It’s probably the best bassing I’ve ever heard.
Jaco and creating the spare bar/spare note! No no you don’t just through the octaves you’ve got space. Only Pastorius understood this. Zaminul I think think had an inkling, the space at the end of a long phrase.
It’s more or less perfect. Zawinul conducting is going, a little less a little more! C’est magnifique.
Zawinul to Pastorius shortly after he joined the band: ‘you’re with us now, we know how good you are, just relax and use that tone of yours. Use your tone.’ Listen to ‘Cannonball’.
I saw this band in 77/ My hair was standing on top of my head the whole time! Al Diemiola opened for them ,Wow! Clay
beautiful tune, thank you for uploading nearly 15 years ago
Right! Now we go double-time and even quicker! It’s brilliant and baffling.
I saw this same show Sept 1977/ Al Dimeola opened up for them! Greensboro Nc/ Piedmont Sportsman Arena! William
Let's not forget who's the mastermind cooking all this up, yep the guy at the keyboards
Actually i thibk jaco wrote this song. But yes zawinul wrote alot
Among jazz musicians it's Shorter's body of work pre Weather Report that's most influential
This was actually one of the first weather report songs written by jaco
Jaco wrote the song
No words can express
Fantastic video - and the most fun I have ever seen JZ have ;)
shekere, its from west africa and is a holow dried gourd with a net of beads very loose around it. We used to call it a cabasa in our band but today its replaced by a drum of metal beads on a wooden handle that gives a sound like it and is very compact. you shake, slap or twist it in time. cool instrument. also used in cuba and brazil, different names.
I love the sly grin Wayne gives Joe at 2:50, like he's thinking "Wow man, we've got us a bass player here".
All of jacos fingers are like little trains that cant be stopped chuggin along through the whole 9 min song
when they get into the Eb jam it sounds like what became "The Pursuit of the Woman With the Feathered Hat" jam, on the Mr. Gone album.
David P come on come over.
Why cant the cameramen stop trying to film ”jaws” and give us a good shot. A shot that captures the whole band at once would be to die for.
Absolutely
Drugs, my man, drugs.
Jaws 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣
Yeah seriously! It's the same with all damn Weather Report videos
Probably the funkiest non-funk bass line ever written or played.
Yeah, at double time. Amazing
30 years ago i saw this on vhs video. Made my day and life.
Superb!
Brilliant ❤
This is the only recording of this song being played live to my knowledge.
aXios I had never considered that before!
I think you might be right!
Nah the Peter Erskine lineup did Barbary Coast.
dont miss Alex's improv with Lyle Mays> "Duo #2"...stunning!
RIP Wayne Shorter, thank you so much!
This is what should be on television.
Jaco has a pair of alien hands right there
An epic. Every time I go away for a bit and come back, I hear new stuff. I never listen to idiots who claim Jaco Pastorius was a show off, where’s the show offing here, it’s just fucking high level bass playing.
Rest in Peace Wayne Shorter, I hope you're playing with Joe and Jaco again
Wayne looks like he got out of the shower to play on stage...
Straight up NBA playoffs sweat
One of Jacos best Groove
Jaco Pastorius was truly one of the greatest bass players in the history of music. But he would’ve not of been 1/2 without the drummers & percussionists he was playing with. Acuna, Don Elias, Peter Eckstein and all of them! Bassists out there, give props to the percussionist/drummers you’re working with. You’re not a F****** thing without them
The best music
I love the faces Joe makes. ahaha !! :D
Jaco is gettin Joe off big time!
this sound is trickery funk music of harlen rsrs ! Jaco is the expert of swing bass !
joe zawinuls melodies and accents are insane
and a great sax named Wayne Shorter..... did you know him?
Jaco is the swing Bass Man !
Just sensational music
Homeboy really wearing a Bhukaran Kippah
2 dead, 2 Roman Catholics, titest band ever. Thanks for posting. Glad I got to see Jaco before he died. God Bless.
very cool groove.
Most vital vibrant segment of the Weather Report discography ... b4 Jaco went ‘nanas ...
Jaco.....💪🏽 nobody play like him...to the end of universe
It's really better to listen to this without watching them, not because they look unsightly, but because the music hits you that much harder if you're not concentrating on a visual.
Alex burning those quarter notes on top of Jaco's sixteenth...this is the definition of organic synergy.
From Tartaria with love to human kind!