Jaco and I were childhood friends who played in the band Soul Inc. I played drums. It was my first professional experience in music. We were both 16 at the time and played in a club in Fort Lauderale called Lenny’s that later became the Flying Machine. I remember we played Soul music and the club had a go go dancer. I was paid $150 dollars for a 2 week gig and thought this great, this is the career I want to pursue making that kind of money at my age in 1967. I went to Combs college of music in Germantown near Philadelphia. Oddly enough was a town discovered by his great great grandfather Francis Daniel Pastorius. I worked there with the legendary Kenny Jeremiah formally of the Soul Survivors who passed away from Covid Dec 4 2020. I moved back to Florida in 1975 and was looking for a gig. The first person I looked for was Jaco too see what he was doing. I located him in a warehouse practicing music for his first album. It blew me away. I looked into his eyes to what appeared wide and glaring. I was expecting a big hello like hey old friend. I was told that there was a band called the Angel Brothers playing at the Castsways on Miami Beach looking for a drummer. I got the gig and from there ended up playing with Gwen McCrae who had the hit song Rockin’ Chair and toured with her in support of her single that reached number one. That later turned in to working with KC and the Sunshine band in their studio Sunshine Sound and doing and album “Going Home For Love” with Jimmy Bo Horne. I last saw Jaco shortly before his death in a club at the Holiday Inn in Miami. I was sitting in with Frank Cornelius for the weekend and Jaco just popped in. I looked at him and there again was that wide eyed glare. I always loved Jaco as a musician and wanted to be close with him musically but it never happened, to my disappointment. I will never ever forget the times we shared and his music. RIP my dear friend🙏
…this was so cool to read and learn about ! thanks Robert, it sounds like you had a pretty good career too, always heard a lot about Florida soul bands being so good, would loved to have played with you…
I met Jaco back stage at the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in 1984 (1985?). He was a maniac. High I think, and definitely out of his head. He was juggling fruit. He was dragged off the stage by Bill Cosby, who was the MC.
Got to meet Jaco in the most unusual way. I was a clown with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's Circus and we were playing Miami in 1982. Jaco snuck in backstage and came and hung out with some of us. He wanted to juggle and do handstands. He only ever said his name was Jaco. He never said that he WAS the Bass Player Jaco. Just Jaco. Never blew his own horn. After him sneaking in a for a couple of days our Performance Director caught wind and banished him from backstage. He may have been on a manic tear but he was pretty adept at circus skills and was a fun cool guy. Really glad I had that bit of time with him.
It breaks my heart when people call it a "prophecy" when it's really clearly a story of a man that had had enough of a tough lot in life and gave up. Much love to those that battle this level of mental health where, even today, finding relief isn't easy. Drugs and alcohol are a common reprise for many dealing with such issues because it makes life a little more tolerable till it no longer does. Much love and respect to Jaco and his family.
Saw Jaco, 🎸 Guitarist Hiram Bullock (David Sanborn) , and a guy who played drums 🥁 and keyboards 🎹 at the same time in a small club, Columbus, Ohio during the 90 s a year before he died. 🙏🏿 ✝️. Influence on my bass playing as well as Stanley Clark!
Yeah it happens every time it's like where were all these people at that loved him so much when he was sleeping in the park and needed help?? Just like Layne Staley who for the last six months of his life locked himself in his condominium with his heroin and video games and not one person checked on him in those 6 months not a phone call not anything,, not Jerry or anyone associated with the band except one person, Mike Starr, Layne's only real friend!!!
@@matthewbuxton4476 That must have been some show. Hiram Bullock was the first guitarist on the Late Show with David Letterman. He was a great player to watch and hear back then.
My son Trevor was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 16. Trevor was a bassist in many bands. Sadly Trevor lost his battle with addiction at 26. My wife and I tried for 8 years to help him and 6 rehabs. We miss you T.J. .
…Felix Pappalardi was the bass player/vocalist in “Mountain”…originally produced and played on albums by “Cream”…Jim Dandy the gravel-voiced vocalist of “Black Oak Arkansas”…and Lonnie Liston Smith great jazz keyboard player…Thank-you so much for this Jordan ! Loved Jaco, as a working musician/bass player in the ‘70s and 80s i purposely played without effects (esp chorus) to avoid sounding like Jaco whose sound was everywhere, and all his fan-boy /imitators…Jaco was an inspiration his death was a cold-blooded murder for which the murderer should still and for the rest of his worthless life be in prison…yea i’m still mad as hell about it…
Nigel Olson too. Elton's longtime drummer. Jaco was the best. If you can find any old issue of Musician Magazine for 1987, maybe early 1988, Joni Mitchell wrote and powerful editorial about the wasteful death of Jaco P. Very powerful.
I met Jaco at a music store in Lauderdale, you are absolutely correct, he was a musician, not just a bass player. Jaco played his newest composition on the piano, he played piano incredible! It was an honor to witness, I will never forget, he was a genius!
Yes Jaco was one of best Im a sound-tech and I don't categorize musicians as being the best because if there's five best bass players I would put him in there but we can't forget Marcus Miller, Ron Carter, Anthony Jackson, Stanley Clarke just to name some of my best choices.
😐. It doesn't even make sense to proclaim someone as the greatest bass player. Who is the greatest sculptor or oil painter? It depends on what you like to look at. Music is art, not competition.
Wow never thought of that lol. Honestly I meant to say the worlds greatest player TO ME! but thanks for clearing that up. Yes, there are many great bass players out there and as a Musician myself who has toured the world. I’ve met some. Isn’t music great! Thanks for the heads up doesn’t this channel rock Thanks Jordan and thanks Jaco 🎸🎶.
I saw Jaco early July 1987 in Washington Square Park NYC around two months before he passed away. He was homeless and living in the park and was very sick. He was dressed in sneakers, American flag shorts, a headband, no shirt and clutched a basketball. He introduced himself as “Jaco Pastorius the world’s greatest bass player”, inserted a Weather Report “Heavy Weather” cassette tape into a boombox pressed play and mimed playing bass along to “Birdland”. Some guy was annoyed with Jaco’s antics, picked up his basketball and threw it to the other side of the park and Jaco ran after it. That was the last I saw him. A friend living in NY around the time had befriended him and told me Jaco would routinely whip his bass from one end of the basketball court to the other or slide it from one side to the other on the concrete with no regard to damaging it and sometimes would throw it at my friend and expect him to catch it. Aside from his mental illness, Jaco was a brilliant composer, arranger, pianist and revolutionary bass player. He will never be forgotten.
@@lesteubes-r1tToo many "what ifs?" in so many peoples' stories, huh? It is sad what untreated mental illness/addiction can do to guide a person's life and choices. I even ask myself, "What if I had never tried that very first pill, powder, or potion?" I'll never know.
Jordan, this was a tremendous tribute to a great musician. I saw Jaco when he played with Weather Report (it was at the Edinburgh Playhouse sometime in the early 80's). When he played, something unique happened - you knew you were in the company of someone with an extraordinary gift. He performed a solo and, once he had set up a rhythm with the echo unit, the melodies began - then he launched into 'Third Stone from the Sun'. Unbelievably he finished that solo (as only he could) with 'The Hills are Alive' from The Sound of Music - he then took the bass off and threw it over the back line! He was a complete force of nature - a force of music. Have read much about Jaco over the years, he had such a troubled life, therefore it was great to see the Memorial Park his community have created. This film is a truly great tribute - Thank you Jordan.
Simply put. Their was Bass before Jaco and Bass after Jaco. He totally changed the game and set a bar so high that no one has come close to touching it. He had everything ,groove , incredible skills, innovation, funky as f@uck and his syncopation and sense of timing....just beyond. To my eternal regret I was booked to have lessons with him in 86 sadly he was in hospital and never made it to the lessons I had booked. My inspiration. A Legend. And he was cool as f#uk. Thank you Thank you Jaco, Ill never stop listening to your playing nor being inspired and amazed by it. RIP. See you on the other side Paul Spencer Denman (Sade Bassist)
Paul, I am a relatively new bass player and one of the first songs I learned to play was Smooth Operator. Such a legendary song. Such great bass. Thank you for sharing, you are a legend!
As a bass player and a life long Jaco fan I have to say this was an excellent tribute to the life of Jaco. Great work Jordan! After watching this I had to plug in my Fender “bass of doom” custom shop to get a good thump session for the man himself. 🙏
Well, I saw Jaco playing with Pat Metheny and Mick Goodrick, Bob Moses ( on drums ) up in Boston ( Cambridge/Sommerville line actually ) in 1974, just after he was invited up from Fla, by Pat I believe. No one was really famous yet, so a lot of Berklee students (like myself ) were there for $1.00 cover charge, breathing smoke and staying until 1:00 or 2:00 AM on a school night. Pretty historic really. After Jaco passed, in the late 80's/early 90's, a bass playing friend of mine who had been on the road for more than a decade, managed to buy one of Jaco's basses ( it had a sort of violin scroll at the top of the headstock and was hand- made in Europe ). It was purchased from his father he said out West ( bass guy had lived in Las Vegas and San Diego ) and came with a laminated card signed by Jaco that indicated that it had been declared at a US customs office. I'm an advanced guitar player, not a bassist, and playing bass tears up my nails, so I sold it to someone in Bloomington, IN, who was a guitarist as well, but collected instruments, which I did not. It seemed to have the right provenance as they would say in the antiques business. Just another piece of history for your review. Apparently, Jaco was a person who knew no limits, as far as playing went, but, as they say in psychological circles, knew no boundaries either. He was credited with saying, " If you say that you're the best, and you ARE the best, it's not bragging..." Too bad for his wives and kids though. I'm sure he " smarted off " to the guy that delivered the karate chops.. I heard it was at a liquor store close to closing, but I'm sure I had third or fourth party information. the results are the same. I read a Chinese fortune cookie once that said, " birds are entrapped by their feet, people by their mouths..."
I'm a musician in Fort Lauderdale, I met Jaco back in 1986, me and my band were rehearsing at the Musicians Exchange on Sunrise Blvd in one of the studio rooms, a knock on the door, I open the door, and there is Jaco!..I said "I know you" and he introduced himself... we spoke to him for a bit...then he caught a ride....also...we both went to the same High School....Northeast High in Oakland Park,,,he was class of 69 I believe...I'm class of 81.
@@PatriotSteve It was during the tough times, he seemed ok...he was wearing a t shirt and sweat pants shooting a basketball into a trash can..lol.. I think he was looking for a ride..which he got.. a friend of mine knew him a lot better..
That (at 21:24) can only be Italian operatic tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, the greatest tenor the world has ever known! I have to say a big thanks to you for a great tribute video to the legendary Jaco Pastorius. He died in such a tragic way and way too young.
Second best tenor. Luciano said often "There's Caruso, and then there's the rest of us." Much like Jaco to all bass players-- there was him, and then there's the rest of us.
As a very long time bassist, I really appreciate doing this video. Jaco has been a huge inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing this with the world. They need to know about this great talent and all he contributed to music. Cheers 🍻
What a sad story; Jaco didn't deserve to die that way. May he rest in peace, and I hope his children are doing well. Thanks again Jordan. Those stones outside Hustler should be placed somewhere where everyone can appreciate them. Stay safe my friend.
Yeah very sad, very sad also that it happens every time it's like where were all these people at that loved him so much when he was sleeping in the park and needed help?? Just like Layne Staley who for the last six months of his life locked himself in his condominium with his heroin and video games and not one person checked on him in those 6 months not a phone call not anything,, not Jerry or anyone associated with the band except one person, Mike Starr, Layne's only real friend!!!
Mike starr actually passed away a few blocks away from one of my old houses in Salt Lake City Utah. Sugarhouse to be more exact. Sadly it's a common occurrence with a lot of musicians out their.
Excellent tribute to an awesome musician. I remember him from Weather Report. Such a sad ending to an amazing talent. Thanks Jordan for remembering Jaco. 😊❤️🥰☺️☀️🌴🦩
I am a peruvian and an admirer of Alex Acuna, one of the drummers that played in Weather Report. He was always saying that they were really good friends and they were always practicing sports. They used to play tennis, run, etc. He had a really healthy life, until, suddenly he started to change his behaviour, I think pills and drugs... So sad he didn't have the right king of help he needed at that moment.
In 1977-1979, I worked at a record one stop ( warehouse) in Bridgeport, Pa. Bridgeport is located across the river from Norristown, Pa. Jaco Patorious' father John, would stop in on occasion and would tell us what Jaco was currently up to.
Jordan, I've been watching your channel for years now and you never cease to amaze with your vast interests and topics you do vlogs on! You're one of the best out there! Thanks!
I first heard of Jaco when he played on Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) 2nd solo album. His playing was so smooth and melodic. I later heard his playing in Weather Report. Tremendous loss.
Tragic story of Jaco. Weather report is brilliant. His time with Joni was brilliant. I hope you are resting in peace where you are Jaco. You have been missed since that fateful night!🙏🏼💔
I have so many great memories hanging out with Jaco in NYC driving him to gigs in my 69 pontiac Bonn. Always told people that was his car LOL R.I.P my friend &Brother Never forgotten
I saw your Instagram post and was like, “No way!” I knew exactly where this picture was taken. I grew up in South Florida. This Peaches store was super famous. Mötley Crüe posted a picture a few years ago of them signing records at this location. Even as a kid, (I’m now 42) it was the place to be. I remember being a kid and hearing some of the stories about Jaco you mentioned. My dad was a drummer in the 70’s and 80’s so he was really into the music scene. I wish Jaco had a better ending. Such a talented person. So glad they dedicated that park to him ❤️🎶🙏🏼
Thank you Jordan for this beautiful tribute for the greatest bass player who ever lived. He was a genius musician and composer....bass was just like you said, the instrument he happened to end up playing. He was so special and unique in so many ways. Almost like from another planet. He also told Zawinul that he will not live until he is 35...what a burden to live with this premonition. A beautiful quote from Jaco (at the end of Rob Trujillos documentary showing J P park) where he says: "It´s OUR music, none of it´s mine...it´s just coming in and I just want to spread it..." meaning that the music was channeled from higher spheres...not "composed".
My son has asked me to write this,as he doesn't have a RUclips account ... " I know I won't get a reply from you Jordan, but thanks for making this video. I have always hoped you would speak about Jaco ! I'm a diehard fan of his ,and admire everything about him and his wonderful music. I am a bassist too,and changed my middle name to Pastorius! You clearly did your research as everything you said I couldn't disagree with! (I've read so much about him !) I've watched your channel for a long,long time ! Thank you again ! Peter
OMG! That’s so awesome that those prints are there in concrete. I lived in Jacksonville for many years and did not know that! I have got to see all that in person! THANK YOU JORDAN for yet again… taking us with you to show us GREATNESS! RIP JACO❤️
When I lived in West Palm Beach Florida a buddy of mine, who had been a studio musician for Casey And The Sunshine Band, asked me I I wanted to go to Hollywood Florida and see if we could find Jaco. I said ABOSOLUTLY. Hollywood is a town that is actually between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Sure enough we saw this guy walking on the street with greasy hair and a bass guitar strapped to his back. It was Jaco. We stopped and asked him if he needed anything like food and he thanked us for asking but he said he was cool. About 5 months later we read in the paper where he had been killed.
that is so tragic. i loved him like that too. i lived right near holiday park where he lived as a homeless man. but i didn't know it. i would have tried to bring him home and help him if i had known.
Thank you for making this and sharing this with us I really enjoyed it. I have a sunburst jazz bass and am a follower of Jaco’s playing and everything else connected with him again thank you
Jordon, you did an extraordinary job in tribute to one of the all time giants. I commend your effort to do so and the quality of your work. Jaco was a northstar to so many and will continue to be. His impact is incalculable and so wide ranging. Kudos to you for taking the time and having the interest to pay homage to the great John Francis Pastorius III.
Nick's Pizzarelli was actually later built right over the open plaza area where the bouncer beat Jaco. The front of the club was on the left. 18:48 I saw him with WR at the Hampton Colosseum when they had just released Heavy Weather, and at an unannounced gig at a tiny club in VA Beach. Also, with Joni Mitchell at the outdoor Greek Theater in Berkeley. Thanks for the post, Jordan!
So proud to say .. 1st concert of my life (age 12 with my Dad) was Buddy Rich Orchestra with Weather Report opening up. Will never forget Jaco and that amazing night!
@@digidrum2003 Both me and my Dad were former pro drummers. Funny though.. I can only remember loving Jaco's bass solo.. Never heard a better one since.
Such a good looking talented guy, Jaco. Shortly after his death Rolling Stone or was it Spin had an article about him. I had heard of Weather Report, great underrated band. In the article Jaco had spoken of childhood memories such as "being tired off whipping crosses off of his mother's front lawn" which made me wonder about his mother's background or if it was just a story knowing about his mental health history. Sad he didn't get the help that he needed before it was too late. Thanks Jordan. RIP Jaco ❤️💐🌈🕊️
@@nickmonk7945 I guess what I meant by underated is unheard of by those that don't know that genre of music. Nothing to do with the quality. I first heard of them when I was 14 when the college age brother of some kids that I babysat for was playing one of their albums and I asked "who's that" and he told me. ( This was 1977) Otherwise it might have been years before I ever heard of their music, say via college radio or reading about it in a music magazine.🙂
Such a well done video, Jordan. I was touched by Jaco's story. I didn't know who he was, but learned about this soul who is gone to soon. My heart goes out to his family and all who loved him. You brought great respect to him, Jordan, well done!!! 👍👍
I was lucky enough to see Jaco live with Weather Report in 1980 in London and actually met Joe Zawinul in the early noughties. A great road trip presentation - thank you.
Jaco’s story is extremely tragic because it could’ve been prevented. He went from the heights of success and potential to the depths of homelessness and mental illness in just over ten years. Granted he packed alot into that decade but there was potential for so much more. Those around him tried to get him help but something more had to done and it wasn’t. I think what happened to him was that he put more pressure on himself each year to do more than the year before but 😢being a bass player, there’s only so much he could do, so he began incorporating antics into his performances. That pressure along with mental illness and then heavy drug use did him in. I never saw Weather Report but I hear their live shows were amazing. Jaco was well known in southern Florida before his solo album and international fame having learned much from playing with Ira Sullivan
I love the channel can’t get enough. thank you for connecting the Jaco Pastorius history for me .I just recently purchased a ukulele bass fretless , The warm smooth tones and the fretless action on it. It’s incredible that Jaco was the innovator of that and how that came to be. What incredible talent as well as what an incredible channel something so sad in the end..love that you put such a positve spin on it. PS hope Jah ‘s doing well. Thanks
I remember seeing Jaco play at Blues Ally back in the early 80,s he put on a great show. Today I have learned to appreciate his music more than ever. Only one Jaco Pastorius
My roommate in college was a musician and a big Jaco fan. I got to see Weather Report twice in NYC. Once when they performed at Lincoln Center (1981?) and then again when they performed at the pier in '82. Jaco was with them at that time. So was Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul.
Great video., thank you! When I first learned about Jaco and started listening to his music and Weather Report, it was "Jaco, this amazing bass player". The more I learned, the more I realize just how little credit I have been giving him. He clearly had an enormous gift when it came to music. Even though there have been many gifted bass players since his passing, I can't think of anyone who was the complete package...who wrote music, who composed, who explored the instrument the way he did.
I've heard the news on the radio in 1987 and it was a shock and still is 36 years later. His son Felix Pastorius carry the legacy of his father on the bass in his own way, great player too. The saddest part in my humble opinion is the lack of recognitions from music establishment to this day (2023). Where are the Jaco Pastorius award baseman of the year, or institute of jazz, or Fender company making bass replica or celebration award each years...WHY NOT ??? Ang give the money's to his family's or mental illness hospitals or drugs rehab program...but at least use your brain to come up with something, THIS is God music, one in a lifetime humain being, thank by the way for having the intelligence to make this video to honor his memory.
Thank you so much for this video. I am also a Bass Player and Jaco was my favorite Jazz Bass Player. I love the record he did with Weather Report called Havana. His death made me so sad. I wanted to meet this super talented Bass Player one day. Wow, also I learned from your video that he was the one that started the fretless electric Bass.
Jaco also had a photographic memory. If there was a Bass chart he'd give it the once over. However, he'd peruse the Piano chart as well, read the lyrics, if any, and read any other sheet music instrumentation to that song because he wanted to know all the parts. One glance at the sheet music is all it took and he could automatically transpose and play the part on his Bass.
Thanks for this video guys! Jaco will never be forgotten, I hope !!!!! I am for example, cello player from Germany and a big fan of Jaco Pastorius. He has an important legacy in Music development history :) ❤ I subscribed your channel
Thanks for visiting some of my old haunts in those parts. I was living there at the time of Jaco, in Wilton Manors. I only played bass in garage bands until I had the chance to play near the Elbow Room in Ft. Lauderdale on the beach. But I was too fascinated watching the crowd so I was never invited back. :( Holy cow. What memories. You're phenominal, Jordan
This is fascinating. I grew up on RHCP and PRIMUS. I always heard about Jaco but knew little about him except he is credited with “inventing” the fretless bass guitar. Thanks for this. I feel like I know him even more now.
I got into Jaco in the mid 90's and I had to trade to acquire many of his concerts on vhs after starting my own jazz collection as a teen. He was not widely known because players such as Jaco are under the umbrella of what is called jazz. Other great players suffer from this lack of mainstream coverage. Jaco was a genius and a great person. I'm glad the internet has grown and people can post most of his videos that were circulating for years. Thanks for posting your video.
Nigel Olsson is Elton John’s long time drummer. Jim Dandy is the lead singer from Black Oak Arkansas and a direct blueprint for David Lee Roth. Felix Pappalardi was a famous bass player from the band Mountain - who also was murdered under disturbing circumstance and would be good subject matter for your vlog
@@derhandtrommler It has to do with the VIDEO. Jordan sees signatures he doesn’t recognize on the pavement outside the former record store and even asks for/ mentions viewers will probably comment with answers. WTF, Pay attention.
Great video and tribute to Jaco, without a doubt the greatest bass player ever. Thank you for your historic documentation on many great unsung artists.
I can say honestly I didn't know anything of Jaco and his music but now I know plenty, so cheers Jordan 👍, locations and photos used in the vlog were awesome.
Another great video Jordan. Thanks for keeping the memories of this great musical genius and shedding a light on mental issues some of these brilliant artists suffer from. Not just artists but anyone who need should get treatment and live better lives. By the way the Nigel in the cement is Nigel Olsen. The great drummer for alot of Elton John's music and touring band.
Such a tragic ending for just a great musician so sad, RIP Jaco☮️ loved the mural and the park dedicated to Jaco, the hand and footprints were very special, Ty Jordan for akways bringing the list to light😎🎶
Thank you so much Jordan for making this special video on Jaco and sharing key places in his hometown! Nigel Olsson was one of the musicians on the walk of fame, he played drums w Elton john and others. Thanks again!
Jaco is unique...! Real genius , he broughts the joy and happiness to the music , nobody can replace him. He influenced all kind of instrumentist. And every musicians dream and try to be Pastorius , no way...!! RIP Maestro.
thats so sad im glad they honored him at the beautiful park! what a talented musician. ive never heard of him before what a beautiful person and soul he was!! May he rest in peace and im glad you honored this guy Paco Jordan he seems truly amazing!!
Hi Jordan ! A great story ! RIP Jaco ! Condolences to his family ! A life cut short ! Mental illness is such a hard illness to deal with ! Thanks for all your great vlogs ! Take care ! Deborah 🇨🇦
It’s great you tell people about him.I love his work on weather report and with pat metheny. I was just in Fort laudardale last November and went to Oakland Park to see the park named after him with the murals! had I known about them, I would go to see his grave and the imprints too.I didn’t know he was homeless in the end of his too short life.
Jaco, the greatest bass player you’ve never heard of! Jaco used to pull the frets off his bass so he could have a fretless electric bass... Total badass!
Jaco was a true inspiration to all of us that play the bass guitar. Although my playing is of rock & blues he was a phenomenal bass player. Come On Come Over is one of my favorites. RIP Jaco.
What a fantastic documentary !!!!! all those little aspects that people even bass players like me knew about the great Jaco but without physical reference are priceless. You did a good researching and congratulation on that. Having the visual representation of those places is truly an emotional moment. Thanks a million for that. Only small comment this video would be much more robust if you were able to recognize the most prestigious classical tenor of all times. The Italian, Lucciano Pavarotti, but I guess is not your fault as the contemporary educational system in US doesn't teach a lot of other music outside US and UK. In any case, hats off on this !!!!
didn't get to shake his hand but very fortunate to see him play with Weather Report. I was in Joe Zawinul's bar in Vienna Austria in 2004, and had a conversation with him about Jaco. Joe had nothing but nice things to say about him. Im betting he and Joe and Wayne are jammin today,,,RIP
Jaco and I were childhood friends who played in the band Soul Inc. I played drums. It was my first professional experience in music. We were both 16 at the time and played in a club in Fort Lauderale called Lenny’s that later became the Flying Machine. I remember we played Soul music and the club had a go go dancer. I was paid $150 dollars for a 2 week gig and thought this great, this is the career I want to pursue making that kind of money at my age in 1967. I went to Combs college of music in Germantown near Philadelphia. Oddly enough was a town discovered by his great great grandfather Francis Daniel Pastorius. I worked there with the legendary Kenny Jeremiah formally of the Soul Survivors who passed away from Covid Dec 4 2020. I moved back to Florida in 1975 and was looking for a gig. The first person I looked for was Jaco too see what he was doing. I located him in a warehouse practicing music for his first album. It blew me away. I looked into his eyes to what appeared wide and glaring. I was expecting a big hello like hey old friend. I was told that there was a band called the Angel Brothers playing at the Castsways on Miami Beach looking for a drummer. I got the gig and from there ended up playing with Gwen McCrae who had the hit song Rockin’ Chair and toured with her in support of her single that reached number one. That later turned in to working with KC and the Sunshine band in their studio Sunshine Sound and doing and album “Going Home For Love” with Jimmy Bo Horne. I last saw Jaco shortly before his death in a club at the Holiday Inn in Miami. I was sitting in with Frank Cornelius for the weekend and Jaco just popped in. I looked at him and there again was that wide eyed glare. I always loved Jaco as a musician and wanted to be close with him musically but it never happened, to my disappointment. I will never ever forget the times we shared and his music. RIP my dear friend🙏
…this was so cool to read and learn about ! thanks Robert, it sounds like you had a pretty good career too, always heard a lot about Florida soul bands being so good, would loved to have played with you…
Sorry for the loss of your friend. Anyone who played around Jaco had to have had wonderful talent and I'm sure you also possess that talent.
Thank you😊 for sharing this, I enjoyed
Great stuff! Thanks for sharing!
I met Jaco back stage at the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in 1984 (1985?). He was a maniac. High I think, and definitely out of his head. He was juggling fruit. He was dragged off the stage by Bill Cosby, who was the MC.
Got to meet Jaco in the most unusual way. I was a clown with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's Circus and we were playing Miami in 1982. Jaco snuck in backstage and came and hung out with some of us. He wanted to juggle and do handstands. He only ever said his name was Jaco. He never said that he WAS the Bass Player Jaco. Just Jaco. Never blew his own horn. After him sneaking in a for a couple of days our Performance Director caught wind and banished him from backstage. He may have been on a manic tear but he was pretty adept at circus skills and was a fun cool guy. Really glad I had that bit of time with him.
It breaks my heart when people call it a "prophecy" when it's really clearly a story of a man that had had enough of a tough lot in life and gave up. Much love to those that battle this level of mental health where, even today, finding relief isn't easy. Drugs and alcohol are a common reprise for many dealing with such issues because it makes life a little more tolerable till it no longer does. Much love and respect to Jaco and his family.
Saw Jaco, 🎸 Guitarist Hiram Bullock (David Sanborn) , and a guy who played drums 🥁 and keyboards 🎹 at the same time in a small club, Columbus, Ohio during the 90 s a year before he died. 🙏🏿 ✝️. Influence on my bass playing as well as Stanley Clark!
Yeah it happens every time it's like where were all these people at that loved him so much when he was sleeping in the park and needed help?? Just like Layne Staley who for the last six months of his life locked himself in his condominium with his heroin and video games and not one person checked on him in those 6 months not a phone call not anything,, not Jerry or anyone associated with the band except one person, Mike Starr, Layne's only real friend!!!
@@matthewbuxton4476 That must have been some show. Hiram Bullock was the first guitarist on the Late Show with David Letterman. He was a great player to watch and hear back then.
Thanks man!
He was killed by a security guy... Bouncers still kill drunk guys in your country...
My son Trevor was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 16. Trevor was a bassist in many bands. Sadly Trevor lost his battle with addiction at 26. My wife and I tried for 8 years to help him and 6 rehabs. We miss you T.J.
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I'm sorry
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…Felix Pappalardi was the bass player/vocalist in “Mountain”…originally produced and played on albums by “Cream”…Jim Dandy the gravel-voiced vocalist of “Black Oak Arkansas”…and Lonnie Liston Smith great jazz keyboard player…Thank-you so much for this Jordan ! Loved Jaco, as a working musician/bass player in the ‘70s and 80s i purposely played without effects (esp chorus) to avoid sounding like Jaco whose sound was everywhere, and all his fan-boy
/imitators…Jaco was an inspiration his death was a cold-blooded murder for which the murderer should still and for the rest of his worthless life be in prison…yea i’m still mad as hell about it…
…Felix Pappalardi another tragic end as his wife shot him to death…
Nigel Olson too. Elton's longtime drummer. Jaco was the best. If you can find any old issue of Musician Magazine for 1987, maybe early 1988, Joni Mitchell wrote and powerful editorial about the wasteful death of Jaco P. Very powerful.
…thanks tgtrout i’d like to read that ! i’ll see if i can find it online…
…found it on Joni’s site…pretty sure i have that issue in a box of magazines…thanks again…
I know . I understand .
I met Jaco at a music store in Lauderdale, you are absolutely correct, he was a musician, not just a bass player. Jaco played his newest composition on the piano, he played piano incredible! It was an honor to witness, I will never forget, he was a genius!
Definitely the worlds greatest bass player RIP Jaco 🎸🎶
Yes Jaco was one of best Im a sound-tech and I don't categorize musicians as being the best because if there's five best bass players I would put him in there but we can't forget Marcus Miller, Ron Carter, Anthony Jackson, Stanley Clarke just to name some of my best choices.
😐. It doesn't even make sense to proclaim someone as the greatest bass player. Who is the greatest sculptor or oil painter? It depends on what you like to look at. Music is art, not competition.
Wow never thought of that lol. Honestly I meant to say the worlds greatest player TO ME! but thanks for clearing that up. Yes, there are many great bass players out there and as a Musician myself who has toured the world. I’ve met some. Isn’t music great! Thanks for the heads up doesn’t this channel rock Thanks Jordan and thanks Jaco 🎸🎶.
@@benjaminhoward-iu1qk I agree with your choices; and I always enjoyed Victor Wootens bass playing. There are more great bass players too.
I saw Jaco early July 1987 in Washington Square Park NYC around two months before he passed away. He was homeless and living in the park and was very sick. He was dressed in sneakers, American flag shorts, a headband, no shirt and clutched a basketball. He introduced himself as “Jaco Pastorius the world’s greatest bass player”, inserted a Weather Report “Heavy Weather” cassette tape into a boombox pressed play and mimed playing bass along to “Birdland”. Some guy was annoyed with Jaco’s antics, picked up his basketball and threw it to the other side of the park and Jaco ran after it. That was the last I saw him.
A friend living in NY around the time had befriended him and told me Jaco would routinely whip his bass from one end of the basketball court to the other or slide it from one side to the other on the concrete with no regard to damaging it and sometimes would throw it at my friend and expect him to catch it. Aside from his mental illness, Jaco was a brilliant composer, arranger, pianist and revolutionary bass player. He will never be forgotten.
If only someone could have saved him
@@lesteubes-r1tToo many "what ifs?" in so many peoples' stories, huh? It is sad what untreated mental illness/addiction can do to guide a person's life and choices. I even ask myself, "What if I had never tried that very first pill, powder, or potion?" I'll never know.
Jaco invented “Relicing”.
Where were all the millionaire musicians that claimed to be his friend then?
Jordan, this was a tremendous tribute to a great musician. I saw Jaco when he played with Weather Report (it was at the Edinburgh Playhouse sometime in the early 80's). When he played, something unique happened - you knew you were in the company of someone with an extraordinary gift. He performed a solo and, once he had set up a rhythm with the echo unit, the melodies began - then he launched into 'Third Stone from the Sun'. Unbelievably he finished that solo (as only he could) with 'The Hills are Alive' from The Sound of Music - he then took the bass off and threw it over the back line! He was a complete force of nature - a force of music.
Have read much about Jaco over the years, he had such a troubled life, therefore it was great to see the Memorial Park his community have created. This film is a truly great tribute - Thank you Jordan.
Simply put. Their was Bass before Jaco and Bass after Jaco. He totally changed the game and set a bar so high that no one has come close to touching it. He had everything ,groove , incredible skills, innovation, funky as f@uck and his syncopation and sense of timing....just beyond. To my eternal regret I was booked to have lessons with him in 86 sadly he was in hospital and never made it to the lessons I had booked. My inspiration. A Legend. And he was cool as f#uk. Thank you Thank you Jaco, Ill never stop listening to your playing nor being inspired and amazed by it. RIP. See you on the other side
Paul Spencer Denman (Sade Bassist)
…have Diamond Life…you’re a beautiful player Paul !
don't drink and drive
Excellent ! Your work with Sade is legendary… Smooth Operator solo is beautiful .
Just say no to drugs.
Paul, I am a relatively new bass player and one of the first songs I learned to play was Smooth Operator. Such a legendary song. Such great bass. Thank you for sharing, you are a legend!
As a bass player and a life long Jaco fan I have to say this was an excellent tribute to the life of Jaco. Great work Jordan! After watching this I had to plug in my Fender “bass of doom” custom shop to get a good thump session for the man himself. 🙏
I'm a blues guitarist. It's hard to explain to people just how much Jaco means to me. He inspires me on a level that no other musician does.
Well, I saw Jaco playing with Pat Metheny and Mick Goodrick, Bob Moses ( on drums ) up in Boston ( Cambridge/Sommerville line actually ) in 1974, just after he was invited up from Fla, by Pat I believe. No one was really famous yet, so a lot of Berklee students (like myself ) were there for $1.00 cover charge, breathing smoke and staying until 1:00 or 2:00 AM on a school night. Pretty historic really. After Jaco passed, in the late 80's/early 90's, a bass playing friend of mine who had been on the road for more than a decade, managed to buy one of Jaco's basses ( it had a sort of violin scroll at the top of the headstock and was hand- made in Europe ). It was purchased from his father he said out West ( bass guy had lived in Las Vegas and San Diego ) and came with a laminated card signed by Jaco that indicated that it had been declared at a US customs office. I'm an advanced guitar player, not a bassist, and playing bass tears up my nails, so I sold it to someone in Bloomington, IN, who was a guitarist as well, but collected instruments, which I did not. It seemed to have the right provenance as they would say in the antiques business. Just another piece of history for your review. Apparently, Jaco was a person who knew no limits, as far as playing went, but, as they say in psychological circles, knew no boundaries either. He was credited with saying, " If you say that you're the best, and you ARE the best, it's not bragging..." Too bad for his wives and kids though. I'm sure he " smarted off " to the guy that delivered the karate chops.. I heard it was at a liquor store close to closing, but I'm sure I had third or fourth party information. the results are the same. I read a Chinese fortune cookie once that said, " birds are entrapped by their feet, people by their mouths..."
I'm a musician in Fort Lauderdale, I met Jaco back in 1986, me and my band were rehearsing at the Musicians Exchange on Sunrise Blvd in one of the studio rooms, a knock on the door, I open the door, and there is Jaco!..I said "I know you" and he introduced himself... we spoke to him for a bit...then he caught a ride....also...we both went to the same High School....Northeast High in Oakland Park,,,he was class of 69 I believe...I'm class of 81.
was he in ok shape during your conversation? This was a tough time for him.
@@PatriotSteve It was during the tough times, he seemed ok...he was wearing a t shirt and sweat pants shooting a basketball into a trash can..lol.. I think he was looking for a ride..which he got.. a friend of mine knew him a lot better..
That (at 21:24) can only be Italian operatic tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, the greatest tenor the world has ever known!
I have to say a big thanks to you for a great tribute video to the legendary Jaco Pastorius. He died in such a tragic way and way too young.
Second best tenor. Luciano said often "There's Caruso, and then there's the rest of us." Much like Jaco to all bass players-- there was him, and then there's the rest of us.
As a very long time bassist, I really appreciate doing this video. Jaco has been a huge inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing this with the world. They need to know about this great talent and all he contributed to music. Cheers 🍻
What a sad story; Jaco didn't deserve to die that way. May he rest in peace, and I hope his children are doing well. Thanks again Jordan. Those stones outside Hustler should be placed somewhere where everyone can appreciate them. Stay safe my friend.
Yeah very sad, very sad also that it happens every time it's like where were all these people at that loved him so much when he was sleeping in the park and needed help?? Just like Layne Staley who for the last six months of his life locked himself in his condominium with his heroin and video games and not one person checked on him in those 6 months not a phone call not anything,, not Jerry or anyone associated with the band except one person, Mike Starr, Layne's only real friend!!!
Mike starr actually passed away a few blocks away from one of my old houses in Salt Lake City Utah. Sugarhouse to be more exact. Sadly it's a common occurrence with a lot of musicians out their.
Excellent tribute to an awesome musician. I remember him from Weather Report. Such a sad ending to an amazing talent. Thanks Jordan for remembering Jaco. 😊❤️🥰☺️☀️🌴🦩
I am a peruvian and an admirer of Alex Acuna, one of the drummers that played in Weather Report. He was always saying that they were really good friends and they were always practicing sports. They used to play tennis, run, etc. He had a really healthy life, until, suddenly he started to change his behaviour, I think pills and drugs... So sad he didn't have the right king of help he needed at that moment.
As a long time subscriber and Bass player, it was awesome to watch this one, Jordan. Many thanks from across the pond! 🙏
I hope Jaco rests in peace. Thanks, Jordan, for telling his story. Take care.
In 1977-1979, I worked at a record one stop ( warehouse) in Bridgeport, Pa.
Bridgeport is located across the river from Norristown, Pa.
Jaco Patorious' father John, would stop in on occasion and would tell us what Jaco was currently up to.
Thats awesome
Jordan, I've been watching your channel for years now and you never cease to amaze with your vast interests and topics you do vlogs on! You're one of the best out there! Thanks!
I first heard of Jaco when he played on Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) 2nd solo album. His playing was so smooth and melodic. I later heard his playing in Weather Report. Tremendous loss.
Thank you!! I’ve loved Jaco for many years, his lead bass is so amazing , his chromatics. Fascinating.
Miss him dearly.
Tragic story of Jaco. Weather report is brilliant. His time with Joni was brilliant. I hope you are resting in peace where you are Jaco. You have been missed since that fateful night!🙏🏼💔
I have so many great memories hanging out with Jaco in NYC driving him to gigs in my 69 pontiac Bonn.
Always told people that was his car LOL
R.I.P my friend &Brother
Never forgotten
I hadn't heard much about Jaco. Once again you've done a wonderful memorial vlog. Thanks for sharing his story.
Weather Report. “Heavy Weather.”
Also, Jaco’s self titled debut album, “Jaco Pastorius.
They both will give you some great insights.
I saw your Instagram post and was like, “No way!” I knew exactly where this picture was taken. I grew up in South Florida. This Peaches store was super famous. Mötley Crüe posted a picture a few years ago of them signing records at this location. Even as a kid, (I’m now 42) it was the place to be.
I remember being a kid and hearing some of the stories about Jaco you mentioned. My dad was a drummer in the 70’s and 80’s so he was really into the music scene. I wish Jaco had a better ending. Such a talented person. So glad they dedicated that park to him ❤️🎶🙏🏼
Thank you Jordan for this beautiful tribute for the greatest bass player who ever lived. He was a genius musician and composer....bass was just like you said, the instrument he happened to end up playing. He was so special and unique in so many ways. Almost like from another planet. He also told Zawinul that he will not live until he is 35...what a burden to live with this premonition. A beautiful quote from Jaco (at the end of Rob Trujillos documentary showing J P park) where he says: "It´s OUR music, none of it´s mine...it´s just coming in and I just want to spread it..." meaning that the music was channeled from higher spheres...not "composed".
I was fortunate enough to take lessons from him in NYC in 85. Really miss him.😢
No way gotta be fake
Nigel Olsen was Elton John’s drummer
Nigel Olsen was Elton John’s drummer
Nigel Olsen was Elton John’s drummer
Nigel Olsen was Elton John’s drummer
Thanks for the tour! Luciano Pavarotti was one of the great tenors in the late 20th century. Keep up the good work! JR
I appreciate the affection you have for Jaco and the time you took to share your knowledge of him.
Those paintings are so so beautiful it just made me start crying. Wow man.
He would dig that.
My son has asked me to write this,as he doesn't have a RUclips account ...
" I know I won't get a reply from you Jordan, but thanks for making this video. I have always hoped you would speak about Jaco !
I'm a diehard fan of his ,and admire everything about him and his wonderful music.
I am a bassist too,and changed my middle name to Pastorius!
You clearly did your research as everything you said I couldn't disagree with!
(I've read so much about him !)
I've watched your channel for a long,long time ! Thank you again ! Peter
What a great Mom! Your son is lucky to have you. And vice versa I'm sure.
OMG! That’s so awesome that those prints are there in concrete. I lived in Jacksonville for many years and did not know that! I have got to see all that in person! THANK YOU JORDAN for yet again… taking us with you to show us GREATNESS! RIP JACO❤️
When I lived in West Palm Beach Florida a buddy of mine, who had been a studio musician for Casey And The Sunshine Band, asked me I I wanted to go to Hollywood Florida and see if we could find Jaco. I said ABOSOLUTLY. Hollywood is a town that is actually between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Sure enough we saw this guy walking on the street with greasy hair and a bass guitar strapped to his back. It was Jaco. We stopped and asked him if he needed anything like food and he thanked us for asking but he said he was cool. About 5 months later we read in the paper where he had been killed.
that is so tragic. i loved him like that too. i lived right near holiday park where he lived as a homeless man. but i didn't know it. i would have tried to bring him home and help him if i had known.
I am soooo glad that you gave one of my favorite musicians some recognition and love.
Thank you for making this and sharing this with us I really enjoyed it. I have a sunburst jazz bass and am a follower of Jaco’s playing and everything else connected with him again thank you
Jordon, you did an extraordinary job in tribute to one of the all time giants. I commend your effort to do so and the quality of your work. Jaco was a northstar to so many and will continue to be. His impact is incalculable and so wide ranging. Kudos to you for taking the time and having the interest to pay homage to the great John Francis Pastorius III.
Jaco was one of my bass hero's. In 1975 I had Fender make me a fretless Jazz bass. Still have it to this day.
2 name plates down from Jaco's is Felix Papallardi the great drummer of the band Mountain (Leslie West on Vocals & lead guitar).
Nick's Pizzarelli was actually later built right over the open plaza area where the bouncer beat Jaco. The front of the club was on the left. 18:48 I saw him with WR at the Hampton Colosseum when they had just released Heavy Weather, and at an unannounced gig at a tiny club in VA Beach. Also, with Joni Mitchell at the outdoor Greek Theater in Berkeley. Thanks for the post, Jordan!
So proud to say .. 1st concert of my life (age 12 with my Dad) was Buddy Rich Orchestra with Weather Report opening up. Will never forget Jaco and that amazing night!
Wow....that is an awesome show and first concert!!
@@digidrum2003 Both me and my Dad were former pro drummers. Funny though.. I can only remember loving Jaco's bass solo..
Never heard a better one since.
Such a good looking talented guy, Jaco. Shortly after his death Rolling Stone or was it Spin had an article about him. I had heard of Weather Report, great underrated band. In the article Jaco had spoken of childhood memories such as "being tired off whipping crosses off of his mother's front lawn" which made me wonder about his mother's background or if it was just a story knowing about his mental health history. Sad he didn't get the help that he needed before it was too late. Thanks Jordan. RIP Jaco ❤️💐🌈🕊️
Nice sentiments, however I disagree with the statement that Weather Report is/was underrated ✌️
@@nickmonk7945 I guess what I meant by underated is unheard of by those that don't know that genre of music. Nothing to do with the quality. I first heard of them when I was 14 when the college age brother of some kids that I babysat for was playing one of their albums and I asked "who's that" and he told me. ( This was 1977) Otherwise it might have been years before I ever heard of their music, say via college radio or reading about it in a music magazine.🙂
Such a well done video, Jordan. I was touched by Jaco's story. I didn't know who he was, but learned about this soul who is gone to soon. My heart goes out to his family and all who loved him. You brought great respect to him, Jordan, well done!!! 👍👍
I was lucky enough to see Jaco live with Weather Report in 1980 in London and actually met Joe Zawinul in the early noughties. A great road trip presentation - thank you.
Jaco left Weather Report late 1981.
Yeah, you're right. It was a typo. I've corrected it. I'm an old guy. Thanks.
I appreciate how eclectic your channel is. Covering people other channels wouldn't make videos on like Mark Linkous. Thank you!
He’s the reason I play bass. Thanks for this great video.
Very comprehensive piece Jordan. Thoroughly enjoyed learning more about Jaco.
Jaco’s story is extremely tragic because it could’ve been prevented. He went from the heights of success and potential to the depths of homelessness and mental illness in just over ten years. Granted he packed alot into that decade but there was potential for so much more. Those around him tried to get him help but something more had to done and it wasn’t. I think what happened to him was that he put more pressure on himself each year to do more than the year before but 😢being a bass player, there’s only so much he could do, so he began incorporating antics into his performances. That pressure along with mental illness and then heavy drug use did him in. I never saw Weather Report but I hear their live shows were amazing. Jaco was well known in southern Florida before his solo album and international fame having learned much from playing with Ira Sullivan
It wasn't drugs or mental illness he was brutally killed by Luc Haven. There's no justification whatsoever for what he did
I love the channel can’t get enough. thank you for connecting the Jaco Pastorius history for me .I just recently purchased a ukulele bass fretless , The warm smooth tones and the fretless action on it. It’s incredible that Jaco was the innovator of that and how that came to be. What incredible talent as well as what an incredible channel something so sad in the end..love that you put such a positve spin on it. PS hope Jah ‘s doing well. Thanks
Thanks for such a respectful remembrance of this great man, who is sadly missed. God bless Jaco.
Great video. Sad story.🕯️You are so great at keeping people’s memories alive. Thank you Jordan. ~Love&Light♥️Carli
I remember seeing Jaco play at Blues Ally back in the early 80,s he put on a great show. Today I have learned to appreciate his music more than ever. Only one Jaco Pastorius
Jordan, you continue to cover the most amazing places and people. Always fabulous stories. Thank you again and again.
Hi Jordan, what a shame, Jaco really had some troubled times. I love all the hand and footprints at the end. Great vlog Jordan.
My roommate in college was a musician and a big Jaco fan. I got to see Weather Report twice in NYC. Once when they performed at Lincoln Center (1981?) and then again when they performed at the pier in '82. Jaco was with them at that time. So was Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul.
Great video., thank you! When I first learned about Jaco and started listening to his music and Weather Report, it was "Jaco, this amazing bass player". The more I learned, the more I realize just how little credit I have been giving him. He clearly had an enormous gift when it came to music. Even though there have been many gifted bass players since his passing, I can't think of anyone who was the complete package...who wrote music, who composed, who explored the instrument the way he did.
Thank you for this amazing doc and tribute ❤
I've heard the news on the radio in 1987 and it was a shock and still is 36 years later. His son Felix Pastorius carry the legacy of his father on the bass in his own way, great player too.
The saddest part in my humble opinion is the lack of recognitions from music establishment to this day (2023). Where are the Jaco Pastorius award baseman of the year, or institute of jazz, or Fender company making bass replica or celebration award each years...WHY NOT ??? Ang give the money's to his family's or mental illness hospitals or drugs rehab program...but at least use your brain to come up with something, THIS is God music, one in a lifetime humain being, thank by the way for having the intelligence to make this video to honor his memory.
amen.
Thank you so much for this video. I am also a Bass Player and Jaco was my favorite Jazz Bass Player. I love the record he did with Weather Report called Havana. His death made me so sad. I wanted to meet this super talented Bass Player one day. Wow, also I learned from your video that he was the one that started the fretless electric Bass.
thank you for your respectful and informative expose' on this amazing man.
Jaco also had a photographic memory. If there was a Bass chart he'd give it the once over. However, he'd peruse the Piano chart as well, read the lyrics, if any, and read any other sheet music instrumentation to that song because he wanted to know all the parts. One glance at the sheet music is all it took and he could automatically transpose and play the part on his Bass.
Thanks for this video guys!
Jaco will never be forgotten, I hope !!!!!
I am for example, cello player from Germany and a big fan of Jaco Pastorius.
He has an important legacy in Music development history :)
❤ I subscribed your channel
Thanks for visiting some of my old haunts in those parts. I was living there at the time of Jaco, in Wilton Manors. I only played bass in garage bands until I had the chance to play near the Elbow Room in Ft. Lauderdale on the beach. But I was too fascinated watching the crowd so I was never invited back. :( Holy cow. What memories. You're phenominal, Jordan
Great documentary
Thanks
This is fascinating. I grew up on RHCP and PRIMUS. I always heard about Jaco but knew little about him except he is credited with “inventing” the fretless bass guitar. Thanks for this. I feel like I know him even more now.
I got into Jaco in the mid 90's and I had to trade to acquire many of his concerts on vhs after starting my own jazz collection as a teen. He was not widely known because players such as Jaco are under the umbrella of what is called jazz. Other great players suffer from this lack of mainstream coverage. Jaco was a genius and a great person. I'm glad the internet has grown and people can post most of his videos that were circulating for years. Thanks for posting your video.
Nigel Olsson is Elton John’s long time drummer. Jim Dandy is the lead singer from Black Oak Arkansas and a direct blueprint for David Lee Roth. Felix Pappalardi was a famous bass player from the band Mountain - who also was murdered under disturbing circumstance and would be good subject matter for your vlog
@@derhandtrommler It has to do with the VIDEO. Jordan sees signatures he doesn’t recognize on the pavement outside the former record store and even asks for/ mentions viewers will probably comment with answers. WTF, Pay attention.
Pappalardi was murdered by his wife, Gail Collins, in 1983, She caught him with another woman and gunned him down. She created Mountain's cover art.
It looked liked The Lucian-do he was trying to figure out was Pavariti.
@@maximusindicusoblivious180 Yes, he figured it out and added the text “Pavarotti!” onscreen in editing after the fact.
Great video and tribute to Jaco, without a doubt the greatest bass player ever. Thank you for your historic documentation on many great unsung artists.
I can say honestly I didn't know anything of Jaco and his music but now I know plenty, so cheers Jordan 👍, locations and photos used in the vlog were awesome.
Another great video Jordan. Thanks for keeping the memories of this great musical genius and shedding a light on mental issues some of these brilliant artists suffer from. Not just artists but anyone who need should get treatment and live better lives. By the way the Nigel in the cement is Nigel Olsen. The great drummer for alot of Elton John's music and touring band.
Excellent video!!! Thank you for doing this one!!!
Such a tragic ending for just a great musician so sad, RIP Jaco☮️ loved the mural and the park dedicated to Jaco, the hand and footprints were very special, Ty Jordan for akways bringing the list to light😎🎶
That Nigel is Nigel Olsson, long time Elton John’S drummer! Thankyou for this nice document. I Am a great Jaco fan
I followed everything Jaco in the 70's and 80's. He has a nephew David Pastorius that is a fantastic talent, he plays with The Pat Travers Band.
Good thorough video, Jordan. To add, sadly, Wayne Shorter, also of Weather Report, passed away on March 2.
Great tribute video. I really enjoyed learning about the life of this genius musician. Well done! 💚🎸
Thank you so much Jordan for making this special video on Jaco and sharing key places in his hometown!
Nigel Olsson was one of the musicians on the walk of fame, he played drums w Elton john and others.
Thanks again!
Jordan, I always look forward to your videos.
The best; always be remembered. Thanks for the music 🎵
Jaco is unique...!
Real genius , he broughts the joy and happiness to the music , nobody can replace him.
He influenced all kind of instrumentist.
And every musicians dream and try to be Pastorius , no way...!!
RIP Maestro.
Pretty cool how you can see that double jointed thumb print, that some say was one of the reasons he could play stuff no one else could play. Legend!
thats so sad im glad they honored him at the beautiful park! what a talented musician. ive never heard of him before what a beautiful person and soul he was!! May he rest in peace and im glad you honored this guy Paco Jordan he seems truly amazing!!
Hi Jordan ! A great story ! RIP Jaco ! Condolences to his family ! A life cut short ! Mental illness is such a hard illness to deal with ! Thanks for all your great vlogs ! Take care ! Deborah 🇨🇦
Another interesting subject! Loved the cement walk.
It’s great you tell people about him.I love his work on weather report and with pat metheny.
I was just in Fort laudardale last November and went to Oakland Park to see the park named after him with the murals! had I known about them, I would go to see his grave and the imprints too.I didn’t know he was homeless in the end of his too short life.
Jaco was revolutionary.
Like you said, Flea’s a big fan.
Great video Jordan. Thanks
The one side of the house with Jaco and his Bass reminds me of van Gogh's Starry Night.💫🕊️
I noticed that too! Another troubled genius.
Jaco, the greatest bass player you’ve never heard of!
Jaco used to pull the frets off his bass so he could have a fretless electric bass...
Total badass!
Great video! Congrats on such a sensitive approach!
Thanks for taking the time and sharing your trip. ❤ Jaco Partorius.
Jaco was a true inspiration to all of us that play the bass guitar. Although my playing is of rock & blues he was a phenomenal bass player. Come On Come Over is one of my favorites. RIP Jaco.
What a fantastic documentary !!!!! all those little aspects that people even bass players like me knew about the great Jaco but without physical reference are priceless. You did a good researching and congratulation on that. Having the visual representation of those places is truly an emotional moment. Thanks a million for that. Only small comment this video would be much more robust if you were able to recognize the most prestigious classical tenor of all times. The Italian, Lucciano Pavarotti, but I guess is not your fault as the contemporary educational system in US doesn't teach a lot of other music outside US and UK. In any case, hats off on this !!!!
Thank you, that was a great video... love to Jaco and his family
Thanks for this video ! Jaco is a legend !
Those murals are amazing, beautiful tribute.
I feel very blessed to have seen him live with Weather Report and actually got to shake his hand - This will stay with me forever.
didn't get to shake his hand but very fortunate to see him play with Weather Report. I was in Joe Zawinul's bar in Vienna Austria in 2004, and had a conversation with him about Jaco. Joe had nothing but nice things to say about him. Im betting he and Joe and Wayne are jammin today,,,RIP
Jaco was the man and considered the greatest electric bass player in music history!
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RIP!
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Excellent Report!
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