Jaco Pastorius (full length) Throwback Thursday From the MI Vault

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Musicians Institute has dug up the full-length clip of bassist Jaco Pastorius at MI. Despite the glitchy video, the bassist's signature sound rings loud & clear as he unveils the secrets of his virtuosity in this once-in-a-lifetime.
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[@yannickrobert]

I was in the room. I remember how he came in, totally down, without smiling, without speaking and without his bass ! I remember Ron Benson (1986 MI director) had a hard time to start the masterclass, because he was out of the world. Then he borrowed a bass to a lucky guy, and started showing daily exercices he used to practice, starting to warm up with a lot of difficulty and time. And, little by little he got into it, and began to sound like him ! Then he started jamming with Franck Gambale and drummer Patrick Buchmann (a friend of i who was teaching at the summer session this year), and they played a looooong tune including Chicken, Purple Haze, etc... That was a unique day. Such a great musician. Impossible to forget this day.

[@joycesanders4898]

I bet..some say he was the best ever, some say overrated....one thing for sure-he CHANGED the way we play, can't argue that.

[@RisvoldTheGreat]

I dont see a jazz bass

[@yannickrobert]

@@RisvoldTheGreat You're right ! He first borrowed a jazz-bass, then switched to another one for i don't remember which reason...

[@thewomble1509]

@@yannickrobert Is that an alembic or a JD?

[@robbertjanvantrooijen4351]

What year was this?

[@artysanmobile]

This is a great example of the warm, friendly, and generous man that I knew and loved. It’s wonderful to see this. This is how he was, day in, day out. Yes, there were some very tough and terribly sad times when I helplessly watched him suffer, unable to stop it. He was a dear friend, a brother at times, and it is heartbreaking to witness insensitivity to his illness. We are all flawed, and some of us are far too eager to judge another. Please feel only gratitude for the music, empathy for the man and his beautiful family.

[@ixa-3140]

What a blessing it must have been to meet this man his musicianship was on another level very few get to shine so brightly. Hes so good it's scary. Phenomenal man the music's so pure.

[@artysanmobile]

IXA - Your comment has just made my day. Surprisingly, I rarely hear such positivity spoken about him. We were not only close friends but also coproducers of his Warner Bros releases so my memories of him are vivid and nuanced. Some of the proudest work of my long career was done with Jaco and I’m eternally grateful for that. I have had the great pleasure of watching his kids grow up, have their own kids, and share a real bond with the growing family. That’s special to me beyond words. Despite mass adulation, musicians never really know if they are reaching someone on so deep a level as you describe, but that is always the real goal. I hope the music brings you some real joy. It was made for people such as yourself, with the hope it would be important forever. Thank you for your wonderful comment and merry christmas.

[@ixa-3140]

@@artysanmobile Merry Christmas. Thank you as well for your contributions producing. Every piece counts. Alot of people may not understand Jacos greatness but it's alright because hes one of the greatest that ever lived especially to leave behind what he did in the time he spent here. He broke boundaries and made new sounds with his playing man absolutely wonderful.

[@jamomo1371]

The Word of Mouth album is a landmark in modern music. Thank you, Peter, for your contributions in bringing Jaco's vision to the world.

[@artysanmobile]

IXA - Hi, and a very, very belated Merry Christmas to you. I’m sorry I missed your wonderful response until just now. Thank you for loving the music, understanding the man. It means a lot to me.

[@Placesandspaces35]

You can just tell Jaco’s intellect was off the charts. This dude was extremely smart. He had that “it” factor you just don’t see very often.

[@joehartka1145]

No matter where he was on the ladder...top or bottom...he always sounded like Jaco no matter what brand of bass, no matter if it was fretted or fretless. He has been imitated but he will never be duplicated. He showed all of us that there was so much more you could do on a bass than what was being done at that time. When I started playing bass in 1975, Jaco, Stanley Clarke, Percy Jones and Jeff Berlin were all just coming out. They were so great that I almost gave up. It was truly overwhelming to be hit with these kind of influences when you were just starting out. Glad I didn't quit. Bass is a beautiful instrument. Jaco showed us that in a big way.

[@learn_live]

I feel you...

[@petemac2759]

Saw Jaco in 82 or 83 at Berklee, when i was going there with Mike Stern. He had about 100' cord on his bass & he hopped on 1 foot all over the stage for about an hr straight. Unbelievable!! Absolutely the best bass player & maybe musician ever. RIP

[@DanGulinobass]

hearing Jaco saying that he will probably play again with Weather report filled me with sadness!

[@pietroeliabarcellona]

and Miles

[@jooseysmoolay7767]

2 years later Im Sad too Dan. It's just terrible that someone took him from us.

[@martinheath5947]

I got to see him play live in 1977 with Weather Report at the Rainbow Theatre London. Memorable show

[@williamroark]

@@martinheath5947 I got to see him @ Berklee (Word of Mouth band) I ANTICIPATED seeing him with Weather Report (Ann Arbor, UofM), but he “JUST” GOT REPLACED (the UN-REPLACEABLE) with Victor Bailey Crazy, because Victor played in the shadows, playing Jaco “noises”..... Wasn’t until 2nd/3rd song when the Spotlight finally REVEALED it “wasn’t” Jaco!! (what SHOES to fill, but Victor is great in his OWN way) Jaco IS “my G.O.A.T.!!!! I imagine what Jaco and Jeff Beck might have done!!!! (Jeff is my OTHER G.O.A,T. 😉💜)

[@CooManTunes]

Those in the audience were very privileged to listen to Jaco Pastorius. The greatest bassist in history.

[@learn_live]

I was 100% dialed in when he said "the hardest stuff is to not make noise with the other strings while playing that's harder than playing" and he laughed. that's what I am actually working with right now.

[@weavethehawk]

I'm a musician (keyboards) and just hearing the little impromptu at 9:31hit me like a brick. I don't know why, but this man had a style, a sound, a technique and a way to use everything he had ever heard, from Beatles riffs, Jimmy Hendricks riffs, I even heard him put something from "the sound of music" into one of his performances. His drumming on Teen Town is phenomenal, and I could ramble on for hours about this man's ability, not just ability, his absolute deep feeling, which..... that's it. Jaco Pastorius was Incredible, words have failed me. Just an edit to clarify that, I'm a Brit musician, and I have to, and honestly do admit that a musician of Jaco Pastorius' ability and deep feeling for his music would have been something that we in the UK could find only in America. We copied, we aspired, but we never achieved the heights that the American musicians achieved on a daily basis. A precious few of us made names, George Shearing comes to mind, but it would take hours to come up with many more names. Well, I've meandered a long way from Jaco. He is a maestro, something to behold, and a great loss. In such a short life, he did so much.

[@jupiterlegrand4817]

Jaco was one of the greatest musicians ever and one of the most tragic. I know the guy could be a total ass, but he was also so vulnerable. Gotta love Jaco!

[@MarkMarxonsBassChannel]

This man gave us so much ❤️

[@loombaron]

it is a pleasure to watch this. A good meal and this video with the mighty jaco

[@gabrielwalker4411]

1. Intro (jaco talking) 0:01 2. Portrait of tracy 6:17 3. Jaco talks 7:30 4. Donna lee 26:03 5. Jaco talks 26:55 Second half 6. Jam 38:46 7. Guitar solo 39:15 8. Bass solo 41:25 9. Drum solo 44:06 Encore 10. Jam (reprise) 44:18 11. Outro 46:01

[@eguitarplayer6689]

How do you add the time signature links in your comments?

[@gabrielwalker4411]

@@eguitarplayer6689 like this 0:01

[@paulsimmons5726]

A lot of guys have tried to copy his techniques but his feel... Jaco was cool! Jaco heard the music differently and then made it his. RIP Jaco!

[@zeeeOgre]

This is an absolute treasure! Jaco seems a bit troubled here, not his normal boisterous self... Humble and honest. Beautiful to see him a bit vulnerable in this q and a. Love this. Thank you.

[@-xxippoxx-]

What humility and kindness ! This video is a treasure, thank you very much for posting it. Great to see, but tearful at the same time..

[@pascaljeanne6520]

oh man i could cry !

[@michaelalazar2680]

JACO hailed a cab on Bleeker street nyc Stopped to pick him up and said could you wait my friend is the store, said no problem He said I am Jaco with a hand shake. I said Jaco Pastorius. He said yeah. You know me I said off course Birdland he smiled. His woman came. Actually it was mothers day. Put the meter on heavy traffic going very slow after about three blocks Javo says, wow he told me he was off duty pointing to the taxi on my side to an older white cab driver on my side that he refused to pick him up. Any one in Ny would have said f..k you any kind of curse He said nothing. Very gentle in my part. Not only his music but I liked him too. I was so Sad when I heard the way he died.

[@michaelalazar2680]

There was a memorial event at Lone star cafe/club in the west village nyc for Jaco. I wanted to say something good about Jaco. But was a long line and was hard to park my cab near there. Jaco never said a bad ward to the cabbie who refused to pick him up. I feel bad to this day not to be there in any way and say a good word about him, that he had that gentle side of him.

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

RIP Jaco..!! If you are in South Florida go to Oakland Park and visit the Jaco Pastorius Park.. where he grew up

[@davesabo7474]

The best bassist that ever lived

[@joycesanders4898]

..certainly one of..

[@normanhacker3588]

Certeinly one of the best.Unique voice on fretless.

[@williamroark]

Jaco JUST HAPPENED to play Fretless (as well)..... Jaco played EVERYTHING

[@jazzman1954]

A few upright players would argue…….

[@davesabo7474]

@@jazzman1954 bass guitarist

[@Adanimo_nRg]

Jaco will always have a place in musical history as an innovator, extraordinary musician, stellar signature sound, and his uncanny ability to help push the boundaries of the bass as well as musical tunes in general. Love was in his sound and his tone showed his soul and all it's beauty! One of the greatest to ever play music!!

[@DanielGlenTimms]

This looks like when I went to GIT back in 1986, before the move to the new building. I love listening to Jaco. Thanks for posting.

[@eguitarplayer6689]

I can't hear what he is saying (barely). His playing sounds great.

[@emilio_319]

Thank you so much for posting this amazing footage. Love Jaco. Love listening to him speak. May he Rest In Peace. 🙏

[@jacojeff1138]

First of all I want to thank you for the posting of this series! Wonderful! I am a Jacophile, and can't stop listening to his music. It is great to hear him talk about music and how he thought. You can see the smoke flowing out of ears with all his knowledge of music. He definitely wasn't the talented burned out musician that some unfortunately portray him as. I am now afraid to even look at my bass. He was amazing! I wish I could have met him and just chatted with him. Thank you again for posting.

[@ЕвгенийГуржий-э5ж]

Я недавно открыл этого Музыканта. Он прекрасен! Спасибо.

[@j.ericsmith]

This thing is a treasure. Never saw it before though I am the Jaco worshiper of all. The thing about Jaco is even when he talks he doesn't bullshit like so many others do in the clinic setting. What he does say you can take to the bank. I always say- Jaco was touched by God. There simply is no other rational explanation.

[@annode]

Add his natural talent with bi-polar mania and you have Jaco. His humility is common for a bi-polar in his more depressed phase who realizes what and who he has fucked over and abused when they were manic.

[@johncat8347]

It was always wonderful to be around Jocko He was nice to me He taught me a lot of bass stuff He said someday based purgatory won't matter he'll be the guy playing for 50 bucks in a bar or the guy on TV nothing in between

[@whatilearnttoday5295]

Not many around today would know him as Jocko. You saw him at his best.

[@charlesduckettjr.800]

I saw Jaco play a couple of times, with WR in 1979, and in 55 bar in NYC 10 or more years later, but never heard him talk, until now. He has a southern cadence in his voice. Here and there, an actual southern accent. Being from TN, I like that. There was a period in the late 70's when I was a Jaco disciple and attempting to be copyist, Fender fretless bass, but eventually I abandoned that pursuit.

[@alskndlaskndal]

"I never practice anything fast." I hear so many teachers saying to practice slow, but hearing it from one of the fastest players every really makes an impact. Such a shame he never got to play with Miles!

[@emdiar6588]

The fact that Miles wrote a piece called 'Mr Pastorius', but had to "make do" with Marcus Miller to play it, says it all.

[@normanhirschfeld3823]

em diar "Mr. Pastorius" is actually a Marcus Miller composition.

[@anonymusum]

It´s very easy to explain. First you warm up in front of practicing and the slower you begin the faster you can play afterwards. Sounds crazy but it´s a fact. And up from a point of your professionalism speed isn´t an issue anymore, but preciseness is. So of course you practice very slow to get that preciseness. And once you got that you can speed up to almost every tempo.

[@ticani2]

my dad was thrilled to get a lesson from Rafael Mendez he made him slow down and play every note slowly and perfectly

[@alejandroblanco2071]

@@emdiar6588 the author of Mr Pastorius is Marcus Miller not Miles...

[@bassmanjtfunk]

Jaco was so real in this video. I know first hand if you don't keep practicing hard tunes you can't just play them. You have to go over them. We sometimes forget our heroes in reality are just as human as we are. Jaco was an amazing talent. I'm just glad I got to meet and be one of his students. He made a big impact on life . What to do and not to do. Miss you buddy. N.Y.C. OH YEAH

[@bobbysbackingtracks]

Overflowing genius and wisdom.

[@saleasylum]

I met him with Joni Mitchell and he was very reserved. This is an awesome look into who he was.

[@TheZulu91]

finally! thanks alot, signed by all musicians!

[@manicguitar2455]

Jaco: Where are these guys that can play? Gambale: SHREDS

[@wayneclark3020]

I caught that too lol! Gambale was virtually still unknown then.

[@mikkoantila]

@Timothy Lee That's Frank Gambale!

[@annode]

Listening to the Ian Hunter album with Jaco for the first time...how did they get Jaco to play like that...vry strange. kzbin.info/aero/OLAK5uy_lZ1nU7-2MBajS2MPiSyue_pK_SciDBM2E

[@jazzman1954]

Guitar sounds thin and horrible to me here.

[@malikhaylou8547]

He is the greatest...! he left behind and ahead a masterpieces.

[@kiml3617]

THE BIRD OF OUR GENERATION * A NATIONAL TREASURE * GONE FROM LIVING DANGEROUSLY.... broke our hearts to lose him...

[@Nedwin]

Rest in Peace, Jaco. You will always be in our heart. ❤️

[@7seapea8]

I love to hear him actually talk...everything common u tend to find is usually him speaking thru his hands and heart. But to hear him talk about music and the way he learns his chops, how he speaks of influences with such respect...I never pictured him with a southern accent as a kid, I saw him as some Latin souled wizard from another world, lol. He looks so worn down in this tho, it's so friggin heartbreaking to know what direction things went from here on 🥺

[@svenjansen2134]

He looks and sound defeated.

[@interestingisitnot1]

My Hero.

[@jjhamel30]

When I went to BIT, the school was above the Wax Museum and Frank was bald. Jaco sure can make that Mark IV sound incredible.

[@davidanstine207]

This is pure gold.

[@ghart56]

Awesome rare interview with Jaco......music speaks for itself.........r.i.p.

[@nemesisinvidia5792]

Jaco, the speaking Bass legend on tape... It's cool !

[@Coach49217]

Jaco looking and sounding nothing like you'd expect considering this period of his life. Sad to hear him make the comment about changing strings nightly - when he could afford it. Listening to him speak is never boring...

[@SamiVasileiosAmiris]

Two musical giants! Jaco and Frank!!! Frank Gambale should by all means appear in the video description!!!

[@lumpyjazz]

Truly a legend, a trendsetter, and a genius.

[@jazzvisionband]

Truly a legacy ! Thanks a ton for posting this. Glad that this material survived up until utube dayz .

[@Brian-lt1rf]

He's so level headed and focuses and friendly here, it's hard to imagine he was starting to struggle with mental illness at this time... But all that aside, I really enjoy seeing this and his instructional vid. He was a real pro and inspiration.

[@eastweymouthchris]

Brian Mauk He wasn’t starting to struggle; at this point he had already been fired from Weather Report for his drinking, drug use and mental issues.

[@ronthompson5372]

It reads While Jaco was still performing with Weather Report in Japan and Joe Zawinul had asked Jaco to lighten up and have a vodka drink with him. It reads that was the start Jaco had a couple of drinks with Joe and right away became destructive and angry Add alcohol to someone with a mental disability and watch the accelerated effects Jaco’s father was an alcoholic, which growing up with his favorite brother was not a welcome experience for Jaco or his brother, and likely the reason for the separation in family Sadly, Jaco didn’t persistently seek professional help for a possible healing solution to his mental illness that combined with alcohol and drugs led him into the downward spiral that led to the inhumanly barbaric death ending the life of such an amazing artist

[@scotmarq]

Wow , I didn't know these videos existed!!! Very cool!! Seen Jaco with Weather Report Rainbow Music hall, Denver Co. 1983.

[@triathlonSDhsp]

wow - first time seeing this one. great stuff! Frank Gambale and Jaco session at the end killed!!

[@jamesjordan139]

Such a generous creative soul , and the one and only . A gift to hear Jaco speak about drummers and practice and many other things from his legendary perspective ... a real show of ‘time ‘ and groove at the end when plays with Gambale , you can just feel the experience

[@paulb583]

Met Frank Gambli in My hometown downtown Kansas City at the Midland Theatre with Return To Forever got to meet them backstage compliments of my girlfriend seei a band i have been listening too since 10 th grade with Sir Stanley Clarke , Chic Corea, Lenny White on my birthday John Luc Aponty was there talked to him for a second he wasn't feeling well but that was a evening I'll never forget """ peace be with you all """"

[@RamonesFan201]

great to hear the interview all the way through! As soon as they start jammin, A wild Frank Gambale appears.

[@MeAndTheBoys_]

Jaco,the real deal,the main man,baddest cat in town.

[@dylanapivor3743]

Such a treat to see this

[@dartis347]

Thanks for sharing this. Cant put into more words how much this is keeping me sane right now. As a musician I'm speaking in this regard

[@learn_live]

Love you man...

[@lorenstidham6666]

Nice video of the man...he was and always will be one of the greats

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

stil love jaco!! over many many years!!

[@TheEDNC]

Jaco... we all miss you ... brother! 🤘

[@Tedroy]

Just imagine if he was still alive, what he would have brought us. Same as Jimi. Lost way too soon.

[@billepperson2662]

Holy (God of) crap! I thought I had seen ALL of the recorded footage of Jaco... Wow! Never even knew this exhausted till right now... Thanks for uploading! Back in the day we had to use the internet in it's primitive state just to find other fans to tape trade with...

[@Matteo-ip8tx]

THE BEST Jaco R.I.P. 🌹💔

[@albertlarroca1271]

At many people love Jaco , i am one too, Probably his illness could be treat, point is , we all are alone , when we scream for help.RIP Jaco.

[@bettyjohnson3128]

thank you thank you thank you thank you!

[@ComradeStiv]

This is pure GOLD

[@Gabriel-qe6cy]

The greatest

[@jazzlefty]

Love to Jaco on the universe he is rigth now.

[@TheOpinionatedGuitarist]

Best pocket player and soloist around to me. Every note Jaco plays is so tight and fat. And if he holds one his vibrato is just perfect. I never tire of hearing him go!

[@jamesrmore]

I wrote the horns in about 5 minutes @ 20:00. Love the blues lick ending @ 21:30 ;> and I always keep the melody going in my head.

[@SuperQdaddy]

Nice to see jaco balanced n cool..his son Felix is doin well

[@leonguisburg413]

Here's Jaco Pastorious funny, sane, sober, engaging, informative, and just a regular guy You see---I discovered him in 1976 ("Heavy Weather"), then backtracked thru "Black Market" and "Jaco" (first album) By the early 80s---the rumors began about his changing behavior up to his murder. And to me that has down thru the decades after his death (3 to be exact) dominant his story This is refreshing to see him like this---and I hope for newer devotees---they aren't biased by the darker stories about his life---but more of info like this

[@RiveBassCovers]

Damn... Miles Davis and Jaco Pastorius.... that would've been a bomb ass duo! Hell, just mentioning them both on the same sentence gives me chills.

[@thespud35]

I’m so happy that jaco says it hard to play Donna lee slow cause I feel the same way. Whenever I play it slow I always forget where the next note is. Feels good to know that jaco thinks so too lol

[@joycesanders4898]

.."self taught,..I'm formally self taught."..good one J.👍🐓💕

[@contrebassearchet]

he don't play with his jazz bass and his acoustic amp but he have his sound, so the sound is on his hands !!

[@eduardovieira8532]

What a sound 😁👍🏻amazing

[@eguitarplayer6689]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Mouth_(Jaco_Pastorius_album)

[@wesworach7441]

Real bonus at the end though !... Mr Gambale & Jaco ! ...I had no idea that they ever played together !!!

[@yggdrasil9039]

What a shame the video ended where it did. Could have quite happily listened to Jaco jamming for another couple of hours or more.

[@anthonyantanaitis1720]

Music amazes me. I allways thought there were 2 types of musicians. People who were natural like Stevie Ray or people who studied like Steve Morse. Turns out to be great you have to work hard and be talented

[@jamesmorley5201]

gift of a video.

[@MARiverosT]

Thanks a lot for sharing this MI!

[@jimbosteen2935]

Damn he was great!!!!!!!

[@acoustic360]

Thank you for sharing this insightful feature!

[@Teeb2023]

Damn... so good to see him lucid, must be within the "bad" years too.

[@breakfastplan4518]

Hes playing on a fretted bass and yet he still has that fretless tone. Its all in the fingers for sure!

[@cursedswordsman]

26:00 VERY useful for transcribing Donna Lee

[@superflysoulbrother]

Peavey represented!

[@geeloove7536]

I heard weather report when I was a kid and was in ove with jazz fusion 4ever..Rip jaco. Blessings to the rest of the band.bought so much joy to my family on that Saturday morning shopping Ride together in the car just feeding good.smh.

[@aandrayp]

11:33 jeff berlin , wow... this footage is getting more interesting every minute !!! wonderful stuff

[@BurnsTennis]

Crazy for me to think I never saw Jaco or Jeff Berlin play live but tons of musicians they both played with live. Tony Williams, Bill Bruford, Hancock, Michael Brecker, Mike Stern, Zawinul, Shorter, Erskine, Gambale, Chambers, Sccofield, Mintzer, Holdsworth and many others, but neither Jaco nor Jeff directly. Pity.

[@colin4721]

it's about time this video resurfaced

[@zross8471]

"where these aguys at that can play?" He says about Frank Gambale on guitar! Haha Jaco was the man.

[@dokproduction9881]

Frank Gambale and Patrick Buchmann

[@ailishbethd4033]

This is wonderful. I've watched it for the second time. I wish they could fix it up. It's a valuable recording. He is so lucid and at ease here, although you could see he was a little nervous at the beginning. Seems to have been such a sweet guy. He doesn't come across as arrogant at all to me. R.I.P. Jaco. ❤

[@dykeritz9]

Great Mixing MI . U are the standard of unexcellence . And This is how you present a precious JACO clip?? F

[@ChezzOnBass]

Thank you so much for posting this

[@promitra9356]

"Management and music - they just don't mix"...

[@sofianoiti]

wow!!! Thank you for sharing this! It's a real treasure!

[@FrankRideausonore]

Here Jaco is playing a different bass (fretted), different amp, still when he plays it totally sounds like Jaco.

[@ayyohwinning]

Frank Rideau The tone is in the fingers man! The man knew how to get his sound for sure.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

Jaco NEVER practiced with his fender he used that strictly for LIVE work... it was easier for him to play the fretless so unless he was performing live he always used a fretted bass... also his 'fretless' bass still had the wood fill lines that id'd exactly where the frets used to be... more important than the myth surrounding Jaco was the TRUTH- that he could reach any note & make any note instant soup & inside his mind was a top notch compositional mind that never stopped inventing new ideas & concepts... that is what makes a musician special- the choices THEY make that others will not when playing

[@jamesrmore]

@@MrAdamNTProtester so glad we have this interview recorded. He makes it clear how he learned, ie figuring out were all the chromatic harmonics are, using his thumb, practicing Bach's inventions. Uncounted hours to develop his skills. Just add his unique sensibilities and creativity. So glad we have his music recorded. Thx KZbin.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

​@@jamesrmore 100%- too many awesome talents die young, its very tragic, our gov't needs to stop running drugs into the country to get off the books $$$ to subvert democracy here & abroad... also we need to end the UNCUSA currency- a criminal wealth transfer scheme that puts the criminals in charge of everything... when you PRINT PAPER & make unpayable ever expanding DEBT fungible to that PAPER thru the BS Bond issue- you make everyone a DEBT SLAVE & steal wealth in perpetuity until that criminal venture is halted... that UNCUSA currency is the driver for the war profiteering anarchy & mass murder eugenics programs for profit... IF that criminal cabal framework did NOT exist then culture would be different & nutrition would be taught to everyone from a young age as well as looking after the environment... GOD gave us TWO places to LIVE = our bodies & this earth... we need to respect & take care of BOTH... I hate the state of culture & it keeps getting worse

[@MrRedrocket42]

Jaco on a JayDee is nothing short of F@#kin' Awesome! Thanks for posting this vid!

[@bellavia5]

How many Bass players -or even major musicians -were shown this level of interest to warrant a 45 minute interview?

[@richsackett3423]

Geddy Lee and the Rush guys have done wonderful long interviews.

[@bellavia5]

@@richsackett3423 I don't know where I was coming from when I made this comment. I think I was trying to say that Jaco was shown more interest than any other Bass player and more than most high profile musicians on any other instrument . I don't think i"m accurate because there are many interviews of many musicians. Look -Jaco was ONE of a kind. Do I have THAT much right.?

[@erichevilsizor1699]

Hell yeah the best bassist ever. I wish I was his son.!!!!

[@svenjansen2134]

You wouldn't have a dad.