Jaco Pastorius: The Greatest Bass Solo of All Time? (Live in Germany 1978)

Today we remember Jaco Pastorius, one of the greatest electric bassists of all time, who passed away on this day 36 years ago.
Many choose to remember him by watching old videos of him performing, whether it's with Weather Report, Joni Mitchell or Toots Thielemans. Often it's this very bass solo from 1978, and that's why I chose to upload it today. The excerpt comes from my upcoming remaster of Weather Report's Offenbach am Main 1978 DVD, which will be uploaded to this channel on September 29.
Enjoy!
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Show information
Artist/group: Weather Report
Venue: Stadthalle Offenbach
City: Offenbach am Main
State: Hessen
Country: Germany
Date: September 29, 1978
Tour/event: Tour of 1978 ("Mr. Gone Tour")
Genre(s): Jazz, funk, rock
Personnel:
Joseph "Joe" Zawinul, keyboard
Wayne Shorter, saxophone
John "Jaco" Pastorius III, electric bass
Peter Erskine, drums
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Technical information and DLs
Running time: 10 minutes
Digital source format: VOB
Filmed by the Rockpalaste crew.
Input: 720x? - 24 fps
Output: 1080x? - 24 fps
Original:
Remastered:
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Picture information
Shot by unknown
Equipment unknown
Date: unknown
Venue: unknown
City: unknown
State: unknown
Country: unknown
Modified by Jaco Pastorius Archive.
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Contents
1. Slang
Setlist
1. Black Market
2. Scarlet Woman
3. Young and Fine
4. The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat
5. A Remark You Made
6. River People
7. Wayne's Solo (Thanks for the Memories)
8. Slang
9. Mr. Gone
10. In a Silent Way / Waterfall
11. Teen Town
12. I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) [Keyboard and Sax Duet]
13. The Midnight Sun Never Sets (Keyboard and Sax Duet)
14. Birdland
Band introduction
15. Fred and Jack
16. Elegant People
17. Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz
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[@CHRISTIANLAGRECA]

A talent that was taken from the music world in a cowardly way.

[@joaoserapili]

Jaco Vive !!! Long live Jaco... Hero, misunderstood and understood at the same time, your music is one of the reasons why I am still alive, thank you for being my friend at all times!!! ✌🤘🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏

[@Makumazahn77]

So cool. Such a tragedy he left us so young! He had so much more to say with his instrument!

[@Jazzforlyfe]

As a 14 year old bassist, this guy is my hero. Watching this solo for the first time changed my life. Jaco completely changed, and greaty influenced how I play bass now, and it taught me not to be Jaco, but to be me. R.I.P the legend, the GOAT, Jaco Pastorius, and cheers to the greatest bass solo of all time.

[@teresathomley3703]

Masonbass- Keep at it my young brother. Keep practicing the bass as much as humanly possible- you are at that great, great age where muscle memory and musical memory fuses so wonderfully. Dig on all kinds of music- jazz, classical, rock, world music, hip hop- and listen, listen, listen closely. Train your ears young brother- I'm sorry to go on like a crazy old person but I started playing guitar around your age and it has been infinitely rewarding to me. Let music be infinitely rewarding to you!! You are headed in the best possible direction. ☮❤🕉

[@Jazzforlyfe]

@@teresathomley3703 thank you very much.

[@juanmanuelalvarezrodriguez84]

He was an absolute genious. He know how create incredible sounds of bass : armonics , melody . He created an style of plays bass . He is unique . This session is antologic, historic .he plays with bass lines double and he experimented with the bass ( reverb , distorsionetc) he is the most best bassist that i have ever seen

[@MysteryZenSide2]

... this is so good- absolutely riveting- performance of a lifetime~ Cheers to you JACO PASTORIUS ! you made the Universe a sonic paradise

[@asafbroda258]

Theres nothing like him,never was,never gonna be

[@mglaser6811]

Simple the best what can happen to solo bass...Hendrix and other soulful stuff...may God bless you, Jaco...R.I.P. 😇✌👍👍👍

[@rockun7579]

Best n1 🎉

[@jacocharzukanamericanautho2422]

The greatest bass solo ever!

[@ReturnExpedition]

Thank you for this sharing this as a tribute to Mr Pastorious

[@tonyvincent9753]

This guy was a genius!

[@user-32941]

It's so good! Thank you!

[@MysteryZenSide2]

greatest ending of all time..the harmonic notes are stellar- I can def. see how EVH may have been influenced by JACO

[@skineyemin4276]

I think this is the greatest "live" electric bass solo in a semi-rock presentation and setting and I would compare this to a John Entwistle, Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Billy Sheehan or even a Neil Peart drummer type of vibe in terms of that "rock" presentation, not in terms of playing. To call this the greatest bass solo does Jaco and other truly great bassists injustice. This was a great live bass solo performance and a great 'stage act', which he would always do during this period with Weather Report 's Mr. Gone tour and even with Joni Mitchell. I saw this in NYC in Avery Fisher Hall with Weather Report

[@troddy3925]

Chills

[@pml-qg5wr]

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[@SwampEye1]

He's not one of the greatest ... He is the Greatest ...

[@skineyemin4276]

No one picked up on the Carol Burnett Show theme song. No one. And if you did, you're lying.

[@emilmartinbehnharcourtedva6946]

Does he use flathound trings

[@Ale-yn1qd]

Is that lick at 6:06 an original phrase from this solo or it's taken from another song?

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

"Them Changes" by Buddy Miles. Originally recorded live with the Band of Gypsys, which is probably the version Jaco heard.

[@user-tb2qq3yg4b]

And a bit of She's So Heavy by the Beatles

[@JacoPastoriusArchive]

@@user-tb2qq3yg4b While it wouldn't be too out of the ordinary, Jaco actually doesn't quote "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" here.

[@Lele.94]

​@@JacoPastoriusArchiveand the lick on the 5:58? Is it a lick from a song or just an improvisation?

[@Chesnochyok]

Фантазёр! Понапридумывал всяких хитрых гитарных штук, от которых находишся в недоумении--так это что, бас гитара или какой то неизвестный доселе инструмент?