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Title: Jaco and Joni
Post by: elwoodblue on June 07, 2012, 01:14:49 PM: Man.
Much joy and a few deep tears watching Jaco,
That man loved playing.

The Dry Cleaners from Des Moines -Live (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnpyCEUESEw target=_blank)
Title: Jaco and Joni
Post by: sonicus on June 07, 2012, 04:42:44 PM: YES > BIG YES ,_____ Massive YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE IT_________book mark material for inspiration !
Thank you very much ______
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Post by: wishbass on June 07, 2012, 06:44:45 PM: :-)
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Post by: rustyg61 on June 07, 2012, 07:16:35 PM: Awesome clip! Thanks for posting!
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Post by: chrisalembic on June 08, 2012, 12:45:41 AM: what a great line up this was...joni mitchel's mingus..man great stuff.. i first heard it as a young kid when i took this cd from my father's shelf...this records open playing, mysterious atmosphere and jacos sound resonated deep within every since...
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Post by: jacko on June 08, 2012, 04:32:21 AM: If the clip is from Joni's Shadows and Light tour I can recommend buying the DVD. there are some superb tunes on there including jaco's solo.

Graeme
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Post by: dadabass2001 on June 08, 2012, 06:48:50 AM: The clip is from the Shadows and Light DVD. +1 on Jacko's statement.
MIke
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Post by: pauldo on June 08, 2012, 09:05:19 AM: . . .it ain't braggin' if you can back it up . . .
:-D
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Post by: tubeperson on June 08, 2012, 09:10:19 AM: It's still braggin', just incredibly justified!
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Post by: hb3 on June 09, 2012, 03:49:03 PM: That is great. Wasnt this the tour where they figured out Jaco was crazy? That is, they got him on meds shortly thereafter. There's a kind of frenzied focus, a madness, to his playing here.
Title: Jaco and Joni
Post by: edwin on June 10, 2012, 01:33:13 AM: I saw this tour earlier in Providence. Jaco was not manic at all, just what we assumed was his usual amazing self. I was pretty disappointed with the Shadows and Light album and video as it sounded all coked up to me compared to the show I saw which was much gentler and more focused on Joni. Different vibe altogether. However, I've grown to really love the album and DVD since then.

I also saw Jaco about 14 months before that with Weather Report in 1978. He was amazing and there was no sign of the impending madness.
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Post by: sonicus on June 10, 2012, 09:13:48 AM: I met Jaco just before the recording of the Standards album .The drummer on that recording who I had known for several years previously brought him to the local dive with him that I had a gig at .

Jaco complemented me on my syncopated version of 'Sunshine Superman He also commented on the 71 P bass that I was playing at the time at which time I handed it to him. ( I still have that bass) I will never forget that moment.
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Post by: sonicus on June 10, 2012, 11:23:08 AM: Correction to my above post #2503, The name of the album is Standards Zone

(Message edited by sonicus on June 10, 2012)
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Post by: hb3 on June 10, 2012, 04:52:36 PM: Something else I seem to recall...Joni explaining that Jaco's performance at that gig wasn't typical because he'd just had a fight with his wife right before they went on. Oh no! The dreaded pre-gig fight with girlfriend/wife.

How come no one ever talks about Don Juan's Restless Daughter? Incredible album, incredible playing.
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Post by: hb3 on June 10, 2012, 04:54:38 PM: Cool story, Wolf.
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Post by: edwin on June 10, 2012, 05:56:14 PM: Hugh, you are so right about Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. Some of the all time great bass playing, including my favorite recorded bass note: Jaco's entrance on Cotton Avenue, which has some burning licks on it as well. Jaco and Joni were a spectacular team.
Title: Jaco and Joni
Post by: Bassman8416 on June 12, 2012, 09:30:33 PM: Plus you have Michael Brecker, Lyle Mays, Don Elias and Pat Metheny. Joni put together an amazing band.