Is This Classic Jaco Solo EVEN A SOLO?!

[@SonicDreamMusic]

The Havona solo is not only one of the best bass solos ever, not only one of the best solos in jazz ever, but simply one of the best solos of any instrument, any genre...period.

[@erickborling1302]

The piece is so excited (like molten gold) it emits light.

[@modern_memory]

I'm willing to bet that Jaco composed that solo, as he did his solo for Teentown. That doesn't take anything away from his creativity.

[@arthurmee]

It is beautiful.

[@natemickens88]

He made it up then he wrote it.......Never heard nothing like it. I think Jaco was some kind of AI. They should've cloned him when they had the chance.

[@MaruyamaYuki_vt]

I gotta give it up to pdbass for exposing me to my go-to chill music. Showers, choring, closing time at work, it's this song that drags me through it as gently as possible.

[@lucistired]

i enjoy these videos so much. I'm a guitar player, but I have an appreciation for bass. Whenever I have the privilege of playing with a bass player, I try to listen to them as much as possible. This channel is broadening my horizons musically, as I'm learning all sorts of stuff that bass players think about when they're playing. It's surprisingly relevant to what I do

[@caurnelmorgan4934]

Seems there’s a bunch of guitarists coming here. I’m a guitarist-turned-composer, and I agree with your sentiment. @PDBass has gotten me to relisten to songs with new ears and to appreciate the bass even more than I already had.

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@Larrymh07]

@@doyourownresearch7297 I wasn't formally trained in music, either on guitar nor bass. I'm your typical seventies rock guy that switched to bass because I was the weakest guitarist in the band. The difference in my path was that I kept learning and by the end of the 1970's knew that Rock bass playing had devolved and that many guitar players who weren't all that swift themselves assumed and expected bassists only played roots, (I'm sorry for the run on sentence).

[@lucistired]

@@doyourownresearch7297 Nothing just previously I tended to listen more closely to the drummer

[@matthw633]

I have the same response, and like you I’m a guitarist. Thanks so very much Paul. You’re drawing six stringers to the master class 😎

[@Naniamania3]

“Jaco will always be one of the great communicators of music.” Perfect.

[@KhalDrogo76]

This album changed my life, what Pat/Jaco/Bob did together is some of the greatest music ever made. and according to Pat, what they did live was a hundred times better than the record - which is terrifying to think about

[@Danny-fs1hk]

👍

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

I’m not a metheny expert… iirc they had a musician / producer who pushed the BSL LP to happen, bc they were playing out a lot and probably gonna love onto new material without getting it down properly on record

[@gravitydrums1391]

I played with Jaco Pastorious. He started off as a Drummer but was truly incredible as a bassist. Unfortunately he was difficult to control but once he calmed down he was extremely exciting to perform with. This video is great for musicians and well done. Will certainly Subscribe.

[@KozmykJ]

I found myself sat next to Tony Bacon in the Circle at Bristol’s Colston Hall. We were watching Weather Report play and raved at the music, Jaco in particular. Tony said that he had just been interviewing Jaco. Like "Wow !! Really ?" or words to that effect. He signed me up to two years free subscription to his magazine. Thank you Tony. 👍 Nice guy.

[@adrianor.passarelli8127]

I've been listening to music constantly since I was 4 (1984), played trumpet at 10, started playing bass at 20, and listened to tons and tons of a bunch of genres thru pop, rock, punk, disco, electronic over the decades, and specially prog rock, heavy metal AND jazz. All of this to say that Bright Size Life and Midwestern Dreams are two of the most beautifull songs I ever heard in my life.

[@JimboMarbleEye]

Thank you for reminding me of Bright Size Life and introducing me to other versions of this piece. I had no idea they existed! Your channel consistently brings me so much joy.

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@jalechavez6042]

Grande Jaco...!!!...Gracias por Compartir........

[@TheMrAshley2010]

Amen to your comments on melodies!

[@ricardososa3803]

There is also another version of this magnificent piece by Pat Metheny, from the year 1977 included in the Gary Burton Quartet, in which the great German bass player Eberhar Weber plays bass, great version.

[@BassPlayerNcl]

These videos are a fantastic resource. Thank you so much for creating and sharing them, Bassman 😊🎶🎵❤️✌️

[@kendallpigg5097]

Great timing! I was just looking up Jaco stuff last night, but wasn't aware of this. Thank you. So happy I got a chance to see him with Weather Report. They were incredible live.

[@johnk6598]

I’ll always be thankful I saw them live on several occasions too.

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@johnk6598]

@@gravitydrums1391 Society can’t protect you from your demons

[@gravitydrums1391]

@@johnk6598 Thats very true,

[@TooOldFor]

"Bright Size Life" is a masterpiece. Wish that trio had recorded more.

[@future62]

Jaco gave us so much man. I watch his live performance of Dolphin Dance once a week.

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@TheFlightsimNerd]

Me too!

[@nunyabidnez7857]

​@@gravitydrums1391 Thanks for telling that. It's gratifying to hear Shawn Lane speak well of Jaco. Shawn himself was an incredibly gifted, unique, and important artist with a difficult cross to bear. Both men did more than their share of suffering.

[@gravitydrums1391]

@@nunyabidnez7857 That is so true.

[@wapitgood]

Ahhhhh my fav is the solo in "(Used to Be A) Cha Cha" debut solo album. This solo melts my heart and cuts to the core.

[@nunyabidnez7857]

You're correct sir, his greatest recorded solo! And with that early chocolatey, dark upright tone. Amazing.

[@jrosner6123]

This is another great tune in which Jaco's part just kicks it into goosebump territory. Chills every time.

[@columbostuntdouble1391]

I'm a 53-year-old bass player and I've been telling young bass players this very thing for years. Thank you for stating this point with such clarity.

[@bluecrueful]

me too, a 53 year old bass player who loves this album and had it in high school

[@tallpaul7130]

What point? 🤷‍♂️

[@andymelendez9757]

I was a freshman in college in the music dept. playing the mighty doghouse. They let me use a 7/8 German bass they had. I’m only 5’8” and basically weigh nothing. That bass had a powerful sound though! Anyway it was the year that Jacos first solo record hit. All the jazz guys in the music department were blown away and flabbergasted at the same time. It was a come to Jesus moment for all of us bass players. Every once in awhile when I need my butt kicked, I put on some music that Jaco played on. Then I practice. I had a short stint in Nashville and was lucky to meet and play with some great people. Also recorded a bit. Jaco influenced all of us even if we tried to run away from it. Thank you for what you do. I’m digging it!

[@MacTeee]

Thanks again Paul for another wonderful deep dive into Jaco's work and reiterating his idea of learning as many melodies as you can. I still listen to Bright Size Life all the time...fantastic record!!!

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@CrapKerouac]

Wow, I haven't listened to Mark Egan in years, thanks for the reminder.

[@lundsweden]

Wow Paul, so interesting as usual. I've sat on Jaco too long, I need to go on aJaco binge now, I see the light!

[@TS-gn2wy]

I'm a drummer and just came across this because I love Jaco. The last part of this awesome video says it all; learn melodies! Even if, or perhaps more importantly, you're a drummer.

[@Simbaibass]

Thank you so much for this. I appreciate your deep dive into one of the beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard.

[@HIGHPOSTERtown]

My favorite from jaco. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉. I knew it. The whole groove swings and bounces. Sick

[@hamiltonburger4574]

It's 1:15 AM and I'm just scrolling through my KZbin algorithm trying to get tired enough to go to bed. This came up and the title intrigued me as I'm a huge Metheny and Jaco fan not to mention a frustrated jazz guitarist. When I listened to Jaco play through that beautiful phrasing (which I've never heard before) I immediately thought of Metheny. It was the note choices that really stood out to me. It just sounds...well...Metheny. So, it was no surprise to hear what you learned about it. I've never seen your channel before but I'll be looking forward to seeing more! Thanks for sharing.

[@joechampion4484]

Bravo. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 This video has made me want to learn this song. Thank you.

[@onesixfive]

i guess when we hear a sick line from jaco we accept it like 'well yeah, its jaco'. it is a bit shocking to hear he didnt write that masterpiece line but to me, amongst pat's long, long list of skills and accolades is his ability to write melodic lines like this. all my favorite tunes from pat have some amazing line like this that sucks me in (though usually on the guitar, and not at the end of the song!). i remember hearing pat say you could throw a garbage can down a flight of stairs and transpose it - its a melody. this guy thinks differently about melody then most of us, save perhaps the best song writers in the world.

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

a very PM melody

[@jazzbrew68]

I forgot how great that tune was. Wonderful Paul.

[@seansimplicio2001]

Such a great video. Definitely one of my favorites on that record! Thank you!

[@rafaelosuna4784]

Awesome video! And your right,as Jaco said in his instructional video the "most important thing to learn is the melody of the tune".

[@pablito162]

Bravo! Great content and analysis as usual!!! I really like how you sounded playing!!! GOD Bless You!!!

[@IKIDIF]

I've always loved Midwestern Night's Dream. Pat Metheny is from my town Lee's Summit, Missouri. He's an absolute legend to us local musicians! Huge fan of both him and Jaco. And really dig your channel as well, sir. Thanks for the video! Funny story, when I was younger and started collecting vinyl. My grandma gave me one of Pat's albums that she stole from the library haha

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@jeffmill]

Not a bass player, but just wanted to say how much I love your channel. Always fascinating analysis and lots of great music and playing.

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@kyleetie5608]

How that is not a chorus effect is amazing, & stumped me likewise!

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@PharaohLawLess1]

Another great 1 professor

[@greenmind2k]

Bright Size Life has been a long-standing favorite of mine and one of my favorite showcases of Jaco's tone and abilities (and also Joni Mitchell live album). I always wondered why this album, so harmonically and rhythmically rich and complex, wasn't more celebrated. Good to know that Pat Metheney composed the solo, and really fascinating about the melody being traced back through so many versions. Also, great to know about the legit chorus of bass tracks and his reasoning behind it. I always enjoy your channel and very much relate with your opinions on bass lines and players -- many of which I knew about, and also some that I never heard of. Keep up the great work! And while we're talking about Jaco, the video of him playing Three Views of a Secret with Toots... man... sooo good!

[@pdbass]

Yessssss. He was a singular kinda guy, Jaco!

[@boboyamyams]

How did I know you were gonna mention Bright Size Life hahaha

[@bassmonk2920]

Thanks for keeping the musical inspiration at a high level...

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@AJMjazz]

Great video, Paul. As a guitarist and bassist (that played quite a bit of fretless) you are so right when you say, "Learn to play the melody." And may I predicate, in all the keys. Because you never know when, at a jam session, someone calls "Autumn Leaves" in Db. (You know it's gonna happen!) BTW, you killed the melody on B&G! Well done, sir!

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@unduloid]

Mick Karn also loved to use double-tracking, often even in stereo.

[@SalimSivaad]

The power of a composed melody is *SERIOUSLY* underrated in jazz. Cats sometimes consider the melody as an afterthought…some mere ritual you’ve got to pay lip service to in order to get to the solos. You’ve got to get *inside* a tune in order to play the melody in a compelling way…you can’t fake it. This is why many jam sessions suck…cats mess up the melody and aren’t all playing in unison or with real feeling. Check out Wayne Shorter’s *“Nefertiti”* on Miles Davis’ LP of the same name…most of the track, the front line of Miles and Wayne simply play the melody…over and over…with very little “soloing” as most folks are accustomed to hearing in a jazz setting. It definitely stands out in Miles’ oeuvre as a unique tune (along with *“Pinocchio”* on the same LP) where solos take a backseat to a composed melody.

[@_P_M_]

Those ECM records just have a sound! Gary Burton, Metheny, Oregon. Like chamber music.

[@svalchemy]

I like my bass with a side of detective. Good work.

[@grahamallen9393]

Would also add Michel Colombier Dreamland to this style of canon

[@alkh3myst]

For its sheer bravura, I've always liked the intro to "Teen Town", the jam I always break out to silence Jaco haters.

[@primeanalogrecords]

I get it and you’re right! It was part of the composition, but without question Jaco, being Jaco, had to come out on top, and bring the bass forward, which is always a beautiful thing! He change the way we all look at what a base was in a composition!

[@scottkunghadrengsen2604]

This is a favorite of mine as well

[@jerryburdick8051]

Such a great video. Thank you. Your voice on fretless is beautiful, too.

[@iansmith9125]

New subscriber here. Love your content so much brother. I have to sing while playing bass & I always feel like I’m learning ways to develop when I watch your vids. Cheers from the U.K. 👍🏻

[@jamesoconnell7443]

Thanks PDBASS. You’re awesome. As a teacher-everything.

[@michaelh1832]

Awesome channel! Broadly speaking, I do not connect with everyone’s Jaco worshipping, his playing just does little for me; for example, Weather Report’s music was so much better and more dynamic with bassist Alphonso Johnson, and then became dull and impotent with the switch to Jaco. Birdland was their big hit but it’s a snooze compared to Black Market or American Tango (Vitous). Since I’m in the minority, I have to defer to the normies, but maybe give Percy Jones a listen, a fretless bassist who came before Jaco and offers better playing and musicianship, to my ears.

[@dr.garynelson4687]

Just when I thought I had a good understanding of this melody from Jaco, you come with additional knowledge and insight I did not know. Thanks for always dropping the knowledge.

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@CharlieBass5]

Teen Town live 1978 Omaha Nebraska, downtown at the Music Box, I would give you the street address but I can't remember it, LOL!!! It was my 24th birthday on Oct 29th, Weather Report showed up on the 31st or Nov 1st. My best birthday present ever!!! They came back almost a year later but it wasn't the same. The 8:30 album was from the 1978 tour.

[@jonwhitehead5426]

Also, check out Pat commenting on this very song in this interview: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWSXpnuwbphkndU

[@teddypantelas]

Great video! Paul is doing a great job of educating people about the way it is. He not only picks great material to choose from (JACO) but does the research to make sure it is correct. It definitely sounds like a Metheny melody without question. This was a big part of John Lennon's classic sound - singing the melody twice as everyone knows.There's nothing like the sound of the same Voice twice because it's a perfect match and makes it stand out more uniquely than say two people singing the same harmonies. Here Jaco's using the same technique, His voice - the bass - his DNA and only his - which makes it sounds so gorgeous! Beautiful playing Paul!

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@williamlowe7718]

Great vid! Myself?....I prefer his work with Joni Mitchell above all, as it showcases his sideman sensibilities more than any other works. He was a consumate professional with other people's music, and their visceral connection is legendary, and easily heard on both records Don Juan's reckless daughter and Hejira...

[@karlvanbeckum9029]

Excellent video. I feel like melodic playing is, at times, overlooked for flashy technique. Cheers!

[@8track829]

I am loving your insight into great bassist and their wonderful compositions....Any chance of a section on Mark Adams of Slave, so damn funky!

[@philipmcadam5339]

Great lesson, thank you. Peace and love.

[@carlnewman5448]

Beautifully put together, I couldn’t agree more about melody. A reason I loved Weather Report so much and then when Jaco joined it was the ultimate 🙏❤️

[@mikebassy]

The tone . Let’s not forget the importance of 5 coats of Petits epoxy, the one you can get at any good boat store . That’s what Jaco put on the fingerboard, it’s in his 84 guitar player interview

[@primeanalogrecords]

It’s really too bad that Pat Metheny blocks needle drops on these videos! I had several of those queued up through my latest homage to Jaco Pastorius and his life and record albums! Sadly, Metheny has blocked anybody from showing the beautiful collaboration between the two of them!

[@robzecc]

I would have guessed that. It really sounds like a Methenyesque melody. Wonderful video and research. I had no idea about the doubling

[@ShrimplyPibblesJr]

I’ve been tempted to remove the frets from a guitar. I feel like it’d be easier to capture different versions of various intervals more easily. I wonder how well I could play chords though. Just stick to the whammy for now I guess.

[@jonwhitehead5426]

I first heard that Jaco line when it was sampled by DJ Honda on a track with De La Soul - Trouble in the Water. The original song exceeds expectations.

[@grahamallen9393]

Utterly sublme and a favourite Jaco track , wonderful Sir

[@bliastreb6466]

I wore this track out on the LP. It will not play anymore. Defining moment in my growth musicall, inellectually, spritually

[@alanpecherer5705]

Jaco was the first person Metheny met when he first attended Berklee. (Just another in Metheny's "Zelig" musical career)

[@spinmaster1186]

And in order to learn melodies, we must learn lyrics. I would challenge anyone to listen to instrumentalists to try to detect if they know the lyrics. Oftentimes when playing a melody, an instrumentalist will sound "off" and oftentimes that's because they have not studied the lyrics AKA the storytelling intention of the tune.

[@phillywop1]

The minute I first heard that album an tune I thought that had to be a written part by pa. , He does that sort of thing all the time, listen to San Lorenzo on the "Pat Metheney Group" album with Mark Eagan playing the intro , that's Pat's charted parts thanks for posting

[@reidsmith9575]

Thanks, man! I'm very musical in my soul, but I'm not a "musician." I enjoy your channel.

[@pichipachu]

Your "lesson learned" at the end of this video is so great... and served with CONVICTION!... Learn (and play the hell out of, with CLARITY) the MEL-O-DY! This is the best and simplest lesson I've had in a while. Thanks!

[@TheAlmightyBassist]

This will absolutely be a weird one but ‘All American Alien Boy’ will always be my favorite jaco solo.

[@RoeyHaviv]

This just shows the beauty of Jazz, when it’s so hard to figure out if the parts were improvised or prewritten. The flow is the same.

[@thomasbridges4257]

Dam thanks 👍 dude you showing just how good he was plus these other bass players just don't know back at this time there were very real bases players back then as well as before him too

[@garyji]

Fascinating backstory and musical education. I'm not a musician, but videos like this deepen my appreciation of the skill, talent, and creativity it takes to perform great music of any genre.

[@LiveLongandProsperandFriends]

In the late 1980s, when I was 1st getting to know a now friend, he was (still is) a jazz drummer. He asked what jazz groups I liked, and I named Weather Report first off and also Pat Metheny. I had no idea who Jaco Pastorious was then and didn't learn about him until years, actually decades, later. My goodness!! What other-worldly talent!

[@altrogeruvah]

Yeah, I think Pat Metheny himself said so in the interview he did with Rick Beato, he asked Jaco to play this melody he once wrote and such.

[@adamodimattia]

It was a great interview.

[@hp1966-]

Yes, he did

[@ThunderChickenBucket]

nice

[@markkirschenmann3925]

Thank you for this post, informative and so awe-inspiring!

[@cDTeVe]

... but I remember reading Bass magazine interviews with Jaco and he said he used a chorus and a digital delay... maby for live shows.?.

[@pascaljeanne8002]

ok with you a great solo !

[@hilliardgreene8567]

Your final comment on melody is spot on and I couldn't agree with you more.

[@AwaTu]

In this song, for me, Jaco is playing a lovely coda

[@tomstiel7576]

I was lucky enough to see him live with Weather Report,

[@MrTrueseventh]

His solo on Donna Lee was composed too, you can hear him play it verbatim on his album 'the Criteria session' ... recorded before his debut album.

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@JonHop1]

@@gravitydrums1391 bro stop botting this channel.

[@gravitydrums1391]

@@JonHop1 I played with Jaco and Left Legitimate comments.

[@JonHop1]

@@gravitydrums1391 Bro, you copy and pasted the same comment under every single comment.. If that is your idea of legitimate, you are likely mentally ill. Who in their right mind sits there, and copy and pastes the same comment 100 times under everyone's posts? Do you need attention that bad? My Father was the sound engineer for Joni Mitchell and Pat Matheny and we had the opportunity to play with many big names in the industry.. You see me on here bragging and begging for attention? 😔

[@gravitydrums1391]

@@JonHop1 I need to keep my daughter off you tube.

[@saltyfellow]

Very interesting and deep your analyses. Thanks for creating such a content!!!

[@drno2141]

amazing album and amazing episode..thanks for that. that album is still in my playing collection after all thoose years, it's not bass, it's not guitar,it's not jazz..it's music to listen

[@pleximanic]

Learn the melody rhythmically and harmonically and you are set!

[@mrenglewood_77]

That's a Gary Burton tune. He has a great rendition of it on his album: "Next Generation"

[@paxwallace8324]

Yeah he was about half the guitar player when he started playing in Burton's ensemble as when he left school studying with Gary Burton. He practiced like Charlie Parker with that intensity to get his voice together .

[@MrTrueseventh]

It's not on 'The New Quartet' , it's on 'Passengers', recorded a few yrs later.

[@pvillez]

Thank you for posting this. This track and Jaco's playing and sound on it has accompanied me for nearly 50 years. One of the most beautiful albums.

[@absoluteunit8628]

We're so glad you covered this song that's my favorite song off the album. I listen to often in the fall here in Wisconsin.

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.

[@perfectlygoodslouch5212]

Thank for this song I love Matheny & Jaco

[@flynnsarcade.1982]

I bet around that time Metheny was one of the few people that could've told Jaco, "I want you to play this and only this" and he listened.

[@tsalter11]

Well explained. Thanks so much !!!

[@tommyron]

I kid you not, I listened to this last night. Absolutely great choice! So maybe fantastic information in this video. You have one of the most generous channels on KZbin.

[@Giaco54]

i knew you were going there - absolutely beautiful

[@bassvibasics479]

YES!! This is a stunning piece and a gorgeous solo. And I would contend that it is indeed a solo.

[@gravitydrums1391]

An amazing guitar player who I also played with named Sawn lane said concerning Jaco... " its sad that society makes provision and supports people who have needs but never makes provision or takes care of People like Jaco who needed help in many other ways".. Insted he walked into a bar and was beaten by a bouncer... then later died.. WHat a sad way for someone so talented to die.