I knew Jaco. I sold him my Acoustic 360 bass rig when I took a break from music in '73. We lived a couple of blocks from each other and went to the same high school. He was a really nice guy, kinda quiet when I knew him. Truly a one-of-a-kind talent.
Thanks to Araki I discovered some of my favourite bands like King Crimson and Pink Floyd, but Weather Report rocks hard too. I also started listening to bands I stopped listening to as a kid like AC/DC. Bless you Araki 😔🙏
Heavy weather was the album that got me into jazz. that was in the late seventies. after that i listened to miles, coltrane, ornette, mingus, monk, rollins and all the others.
Weather Report was a magical blend of musical genius. There will never be another like it. I miss Joe and Jaco but they come back alive every time I hear their wonderful music again.
My favorite part was Jaco’s vocals on this. His voice sounds just like an angel. You could tell he knew every note, cord, and sound from the whole band. Astonishing !!!!!!
Jaco's style was totally unique; he played the bass as if it were a lead guitar. He added so much depth to Weather Report. He's the best electric bassist ever. I got to meet him at a mutual friend's home in early '70s; unfortunately everybody there was pretty f+++d up but he was nice enough to say hi to me when we were introduced. Wish he hadn't been so messed up & had gotten a chance to talk to him. But he went on to have stellar career. Can't take that away from him. Messed up or not he was totally in his own orbit. No one played like him.
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This song reminds me of RAINING POOISON DART FROGS IN FLORIDA
RIP Wayne Shorter.
I knew Jaco. I sold him my Acoustic 360 bass rig when I took a break from music in '73. We lived a couple of blocks from each other and went to the same high school. He was a really nice guy, kinda quiet when I knew him. Truly a one-of-a-kind talent.
we all know Jaco will always be a legend, but can we just appreciate the pocket that drummer is in???
Real music.
Back when Jazz Fusion could make the charts.
Just to answer the question:
Thanks to Araki I discovered some of my favourite bands like King Crimson and Pink Floyd, but Weather Report rocks hard too. I also started listening to bands I stopped listening to as a kid like AC/DC. Bless you Araki 😔🙏
Heavy weather was the album that got me into jazz. that was in the late seventies. after that i listened to miles, coltrane, ornette, mingus, monk, rollins and all the others.
Weather Report was a magical blend of musical genius. There will never be another like it. I miss Joe and Jaco but they come back alive every time I hear their wonderful music again.
Pure oxygen.
this song makes me wanna use my cloud ghost to play a piano using rain drops
All these years, I had no idea it was Jaco singing. What an incredible voice.
I never realized it was Jaco doing those vocals before I saw this video.
One of the greatest bands of all time doing one greatest songs of all time. It don't get better then this.
My favorite part was Jaco’s vocals on this. His voice sounds just like an angel. You could tell he knew every note, cord, and sound from the whole band. Astonishing !!!!!!
So much to love, but my favorite part is Jaco singing along with the sax.
Jaco's style was totally unique; he played the bass as if it were a lead guitar. He added so much depth to Weather Report. He's the best electric bassist ever. I got to meet him at a mutual friend's home in early '70s; unfortunately everybody there was pretty f+++d up but he was nice enough to say hi to me when we were introduced. Wish he hadn't been so messed up & had gotten a chance to talk to him. But he went on to have stellar career. Can't take that away from him. Messed up or not he was totally in his own orbit. No one played like him.
It doesn't matter if this is jazz or not, this is just a great piece of music played by extraordinarily talented people.
I was sad to hear Wayne Shorter died at 89. He remains one of my favourite sax players ever.