Those 3 times Jaco Pastorius went Beast Mode

[@rawali1]

Jaco Pastorius went Beast Mode once... it started when he first touched the bass and lasted the rest of his life.

[@3nthamornin]

yep. he doesnt have a single solo that wasn't more important in the context of modern bass playing than other... EVER.

[@fernandodelvecchio6549]

Yeap! Just like that “I’m always angry” from Hulk!

[@harsszeg]

U got that shit right

[@BigBoy4004]

...and yet, sadly, he was asking Jerry Jemott for a gig just to survive during the the Modern Bass Technique video... Genius is not always recognized and appreciated as it should be... 😢😢😢

[@angusburgmann7341]

Everything Jaco played was beast mode really

[@0w1z85]

tru

[@simonkennedy4230]

Was it ?

[@LucaLindemann]

Exactly. Galaxies beyond.

[@BELAC_DK]

Cuz he plays jazz That’s why

[@gabrielwalker4411]

@@BELAC_DK yes

[@spidertheakronaut]

Can we take a moment to appreciate Scott has transcended being a bass player, became a phenomenal musician and composer and has used his knowledge and fame to document the artform that afforded it to him as well as educate others and reintroduce classic heavy hitters to the new generation. You're doing it absolutely right sir 🙏

[@ueleBassPlayer]

He was a beast, a beast is always in "beast mode"..

[@TDL-xg5nn]

Except in bar fights.

[@ueleBassPlayer]

@@TDL-xg5nn in that sad case the beast was in front of him.

[@derrick_martin_g.]

I remember exactly where I was when I was given the "Modern Electric Bass" VHS. I was hanging with a couple of members of Pantera (just before "Cowboys from Hell" was released) in Fort Worth and they turned me on to this and Jaco's first two albums. Changed my playing forever. Jaco CAN'T ever be unheard!

[@markdaniels7174]

That part from his instructional video captured every bass player’s attention. You can find lots of YT clips of other people playing it; it’s usually labeled “Jam in E.” (I used to call it “Jaco’s 8th,” because it’s Exercise #8 in the video and my title makes it sound like a classical symphony.) Love it, especially that repeating groove.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

The great thing about Jaco is not only his fabulous technique, speed and time, but even more his unbelievably tasty and tastfull choice of notes, harmonies and expressive techniques.

[@astronomicodeseovisceral]

Amen man! 😊

[@samuelsumpter7259]

I’ve been playing bass since elementary school and I remember watching your videos when you weren’t that big. It’s crazy to see how much you and your channel have grown. I’m am currently in college now. It’s cool to see.

[@synv5857]

The Most beautiful thing in this video it's is happiness while he plays. Love It!

[@eyelidman09]

Educating the next generation Scott. Seeing Jaco and WR live in 1980 was something I’ll never forget - ‘totally organic’ as the guy next to me said. Teen town as well as Dean Town. Keep up the good work!

[@Orange_01_06]

Hi Scott,My name is Paul from Taiwan. I saw your KZbin video about three years,I learn many bass techniques from your channel and I really really love play bass.Thank you so much❤️❤️

[@dirkidentification]

well known as stuntbassist, Jaco was a brilliant composer. I was grabbed by his skills at first ear too. But how amazed I was when sitting in a comfy chair listening at him playing with Joni Mitchell, swimming with his bass between drums, the melodic guitar of Pat, the singing of Joni and than even adding his own harmonies to fit in perfect. Than I feel like a fool when I start thinking; what would I have played...................eeuuuuhhhhh. And Jaco and Toots pppffffiiiooeeee.........

[@callumbyng2450]

This could have about 10 parts of all the times Jaco went beast mode. My favourite is his performance on Port Of Entry from Night Passage. Everytime I listen to that I have to get my jaw rewired shut after it's always hitting the floor. His phrasing was godly.

[@miyamotopaulo5062]

100% agree.

[@ldgarius]

Port of Entry is just not from this world

[@maxabeles]

I honestly feel that recording is sped up. Still lit ttho

[@alessandronuvoloni9948]

Please Scott, we Need a "part 2" of this video! There are so many bass lines made by Jaco, so interesting!!!! Donna Lee, the chicken, portrait of Tracy... And so on!!!! Thanks for this video!

[@alessandronuvoloni9948]

@@napoleondynamite5841 I was probably misunderstood. Jaco Pastorius was such a great artist, and I know that Scott and his staff will find tones and tones of great music and ideas in his music... We never stop explore and dive into what he started... PS: Sorry for my bad english :( I Hope everybody understand me anyway!

[@bogdanmigurski2941]

@@alessandronuvoloni9948 No need to apologize - your English is very good ! :-)

[@lexo30]

The 'chorus' lick in Havona gets me every time. That A to B thing with the octave, and then the sixteen-note, sixteenth-note run up from B to the E octave and then down to E again. Amazing.

[@TLGvideos]

Jaco's tone was so distinctive, so nice. Fretted or fretless, he always had an amazing sound.

[@aroulleauxdugage]

He was not only one of the best bass player, he was a very great composer et prospective orchestra director.

[@LouisL1963]

"Modern Electric Bass" was recorded in New York in 1985. I remember buying my copy from "The Bass Centre" when it was still in Wapping in 1986. I think I still have it on VHS but also have the DVD. Definitely a video for the advanced player (imo).

[@mtlbstrd]

I’m with ya! As warm-up exercise, I still do the ascending/descending minor 7 arpeggios he does on that...

[@KevinOReilly12684]

Its crazy how all of the Bassist's that were most important 25-30 years ago are still the most important today. I UNDERSTAND Jaco came before that. This comment pertains to all videos. I started playing when I was 13 in 1997 and every Bassplayer Magazine I had featured the Bassist's we're talking about today and everday on SBL. Cheers Mate I love this channel so much.

[@jamesconraadtucker]

Tremendous, Scott. TY for pointing to just a few of Jaco's genius playing. Watching you enjoy his skillset just adds to the compliment. You're a hell of a good bassist and teacher yourself, brother. Cheers!

[@artgymvt]

What an amazing talent cut short. He left us quite a legacy though.

[@L.A.Killah213]

So ahead of his time!! Genius

[@cglryildirim]

His solos on “I Shot the Sheriff (Live in New York City)” and “Port of Entry” are two of those beast modes! Really beast!

[@nathanwalsh3028]

As a drummer who loves his playing... I've always liked that he plucked by the bridge to get a very precise sound. It was never warbly or too boomy. Nice and tight. Plus that damn right hand. Sliced through those strings like a ninja!!! Plus his drum beat in teen town is still killer!!!

[@SYPCWAK]

Thank you so much again for another great video! For me, it was John Entwistle who had the biggest impact on the bass guitar - especially Rock bass guitar. From round wound strings to 100watt Marshalls and being a phenomenal player. And his amazing tone! Notably, The Kids Are Alright's Won't Get Fooled Again. WOW, what a tone! Live at Leeds still rocks my world. I'm not knocking Jaco at all because both are in their own league. Thanks for the download!!

[@Steve-mp7by]

I was lucky to see him perform live in the early 80's in nightclubs. It sucks there were no cellphones back then because the clips sound nothing like what I actually heard. Those Acoustic amps were loud af and he had the bass knob on both of them maxed out. He had the amps set up where it had a natural chorus effect

[@brianschoner3350]

So much brilliance. Would love to hear a part 2 with "Havona", "Portrait of Tracy", and "Come On, Come Over" - which is a great example of Jaco just laying down a sick groove. As for the next Beast Mode, what about Jeff Berlin? I know his opinions can be controversial, but I'd love a closer look at "Dixie", "20,000 Prayers", "Joe Frazier", "Five G"...

[@TheDoomedUser]

those three under the microscope would be amazing, especially havona because he does the most wicked run i have ever heard in the middle of that tune

[@tomgriffin7019]

What are some of his opinions?

[@onsesejoo2605]

That the first piece works as music in slow tempo as well shows there is some thought put in it as well while composing other than a frame for shredding.

[@dreamscapes1600]

Excellent video! I really hope you'll do a tribute video to Paul Jackson of the Headhunters. He just recently passed on. His playing in that band is amazing. RIP Jaco and Paul, and thank you Scott for the amazing work you and your team do!

[@t.c.tomaselli3399]

Scott I never told you how great your videos are. Keep them coming

[@flagelmulti-media7577]

The gold standard of the electric bass guitar, fretted or fretless. Perfect timing, flawless technique. Please Scott, do a segment on Bernard Edwards and Percy Jones..

[@offbeatbassgear]

Always supremely awestruck with his superb playing in his edition of Bach's Chromatic Fantasy from the Word of Mouth live album.

[@guyincognito1423]

It just occurred to me. The Philadelphia area creates some incredible bass players! Not sure how many there actually are, but Stanley and Jaco are a good start!

[@devinebass]

For sure! 🙌🏻🧡🔥

[@markramirez3086]

I don’t know nothing about how to play or read music. I do have an ear, and Jaco was The Man. Your are a good teacher, I just can’t understand the B flat and all that jazz! It’s like Rocket Science. 😂💯

[@Chuckles..]

When he's not in "beast mode" he is to electric bass what Claude Monet was to painting. His work with Joni Mitchel and Pat Matheny is sublime.

[@bb1111116]

I was also thinking of Jaco’s lyrical accompanist tracks w/ Joni. Excellent.

[@agy04022761]

nice to see you admiring jaco,- thanx for sharing !

[@ritchyrich914]

That phillys hat is epic

[@timbeaton5045]

Saw him twice with Weather Report, the first in 1978 at the (then) Hammersmith Odeon. Went with my friend Ian, a bassist, his father, Alan, also a (double) bassist who used to play jazz with MY father, and myself. Also a bassist. We sat and watched and listened. Then decided that as the Thames river was fairly nearby, we might as well all go and jump into it. Saw Weather report the second time, in 1980 in Santa Monica. Something of a difference. between the two, though. At the first he was a member of the band, and it all fitted together perfectly. 18 months later, the extended echo/fuzz bass solos were starting to come to the fore, and i can't help but feel that the writing was on the wall by that point. Still a monster player, but couldn't help but think that he was possibly trying too hard.

[@OnPointFirearms]

Thanks so much for the notation, Scott. You're killer. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@alexandredutra7100]

Excellent your enthusiasm and energy, Scott! Thanks for sharing it!

[@peterrussell8409]

i have that video watched it in the early 90's and yes it blew my mind!

[@owenspence]

Well thats Janek's weekend ruined 😆😆 Great video Scott 👍

[@paganinienigma]

The moment I saw a new beast mode video was up I ran to the comment section to see if anyone mentioned Gwizdala 😂😂😂

[@LouisPerronmusic]

Thanks for this! That descending line in groups of 5 is sick! I'll be using that next jam for sure.

[@sanchopp]

Ce bassiste était totalement à part. Le jour où j'ai entendu son album solo je n'ai plus décroché de cet artiste.

[@eridu77]

I remember where I was too when I discovered these gems

[@basildog007]

For me, the absolute beast mode is the Bright Size Life album. I mean, he's killing it the whole way through.

[@festinalente1729]

I’ve been waiting for this.

[@thumbthump]

I lived the Modern Electric Bass for months when it came out. Jam in E was my jam.

[@stilllife4u]

I am pleased to say I knew Jaco in our Florida Days .

[@hcnitterband]

Thanks. Great video. From 10:00 it seems like a polyrhythmic pattern and a 6 against 5 pattern. The 6-tuplets is for 5 bars but it stops a little before. The playing in 5´s goes on 6 times but it stop a little before. 6x5 is 30 and 5x6 is 30. It resolves after 5 bars but in this case in resolves a little before hanging in the end. To practice and get the feel of it I guess is is to tap the fingers for 5 bars in 6-tuplets and then make frases in 5´s 6 times. Eventually this can be felt as Peter Magadini says... It seems like this Jaco is a master of polyrhytms as well - gosh! This would be interesting to send to Peter Magadini. The tricky bit is that this polyrhythmic pattern with a subdivision in 5 is based on 6 tuplets in 4/4. First we need to think 4/4,. Then 6 tuplets in 4/4 and then make subdivisions in 5's. It would probably be more easy to make a 4 against 5 polyrhytmic pattern. Doing 16th notes for 5 bars and then divide those 20 16th notes into a pattern of 4 5's. But who want it easy... Ps: I could play 5 tuplets 6 times bit then I would need 6 beats. Jaco uses 5 beats to play 5's 6 times. Crazy crazy crazy 5 agains 4 (that can be related to 4 against 5) and much more is explained in this book by Mr Magadini in section 3: kupdf.net/download/peter-magadini-polyrhythms-the-musicians-guide_58c4070edc0d60647b33902e_pdf

[@felixneuweiler7043]

Love your contagious enthusiasm!

[@johnjeffrey5432]

The very best,ever,nobody to touch him🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@rb032682]

I love how Jaco could drive a groove while staying locked in the pocket.

[@ericsayre6232]

Totally enjoyed your video bro! You’re a cheeky bastard even trying to interpret Jaco whatsoever. It comes off really well and I thoroughly enjoyed it🍻🍻

[@divinenirvanainnereden6102]

Invaluable video thank you kindly once again 💯👍

[@boba2172]

Out standing ...god bless

[@thefuneralparade]

I'm a guitarist.and I love JACO's bass abilities.wow.he IS A BEAST above all others.amazingly badass and cool as fuck while doing it.

[@stilllife4u]

Great playing . Thank You . Good Lesson .

[@hoshisato2687]

This was awesome - thanks Scott and George! Ya know what would be a great one of these? The original bass line to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas". It has so many many nuances that no one ever plays when they cover it. How does a noob learn to play like that? What are they? They MAKE the bassline, and in my opinion, they're why people love the song so much, but no one knows it! Beam us into that, Scotty!

[@robertpowell9618]

You have a real nice sound Scott, love the glove!!! Jaco's the best!

[@loiseaunoir1021]

I saw Jaco in 76 with WR and he was in excellent shape and I remember the solo he played. Couldn't beleive it. The two other times he was too f.. up and I didn't like him but he was still god.

[@KhalDrogo76]

The version of Dry Cleaner from Des Moines on Jonis Shadows and Light show is just straight bass heaven….Jaco is the king there’s no denying it

[@MM-nd1zz]

They Kiss on Main Street is really good as well from the same tour

[@ToddBrittain1963]

@@MM-nd1zz yes, as is "Free Man in Paris"

[@paulreid3273]

Scott, Yes those three are awesome but "The Dry Cleaner from Des Moins" back and forth with Michael Brecker on sax on Joni Michel's Shadow and Lights has to be a top three.

[@tasteapiana]

Jaco had a lot of frames in his mind and he had just as many ways to blur the lines between them. At times he would get stuck on those and you can hear it, you can feel it, he was blanking out - stuck waiting for the inspiration to hit. That's not a fault. I mean, to him, it had to be unsettling because he was always searching for that bigger unbroken passage, that totally free flowing thought that just would sail through all of the frames smoothly. When you listen to him in the background long enough, literally put him on and go do something else like wash dishes, it will hit you that he played like he spoke - he was a very jabby talker, thoughts came to him in a monologue not unlike that of Richard Pryor. No super long string of words in a continuous monotone way, but in choppy sentences that were 2/3 or maybe 3/4 what you would expect them to be then those jabs are spaced so that another 2 or 3 such quipped lines would finish the thought. There is a suspense naturally built into speaking like that. Forget the notes he is playing, no joke, get that OUT of your head and pay attention to how he talked. It's like learning German - FORGET THE GRAMMAR AND JUST START TALKING OR YOU WILL GO INSANE ATTEMPTING TO COMPREHEND IT. It's not syllables or consonants or vowels or word order or the placement of pronouns, it's none of that, it's all in the delivery of heavy groupings Vs light groupings, jabby thoughts tossed out in cool groupings that collectively make a SHAPE your ear/mind can grab onto. Believe this: the listener is NOT out there thinking in the grammar of music and if they are that fault finding Stassi-esque mthfkr will never be on the stage with you and that's THEIR problem not yours.

[@ronniecraft3895]

thanks Scott ,i always love Jaco !!!!

[@TomMendy]

The live with Bireli is even better. 👍

[@paulsteezo1772]

JACO IS WAS NOW FOREVER BEAST MODE!!!

[@johnreilly9748]

Good stuff, the drummer Alphonse Mouzon was the original Weather Report drummer, the trio with Albert M on trombone is super interesting it is from Montreux 1975, should be checked out! Saw weather report at the Santa Monica Civic and they were on fire!

[@tina.singh27]

At 2:06 Joe Zawinul stares at the public who has eyes only for Jaco 😅

[@robertm6820]

So great! Thank you!

[@nicktardifbass7]

The Modern Electric Bass video IS great, and I loved it as a teenager myself. He definitely was not at the top of his game at the time though ( he would die only 2 years later). Port of Entry off of Night Passage is an example of Jaco at his Zenith. The basslines and solo on that are just bonkers.

[@jfxpals108]

No matter how how I tried to play Teen Town, I never could. I don’t know why I never could but it’s just too difficult for me. Jaco was far beyond me. Anybody who can, my hats off too you.

[@daleford9606]

@John Palatucci, no worries Jaco was far beyond everyone! x

[@alecmejia1960]

This is so helpful thank you!

[@piotrekkleszczewski5486]

Jaco was beast all time !

[@fredgill6428]

Best bassist of all time mj of bass jaco

[@anderson.ziemmer]

The "Jaco fives" also remind of the GIANT Stanley Clarke, for me one more of the greatest Bass players of all time!

[@markmattison9713]

a different style of play, as with victor wooten and marcus miller

[@mv3772]

Good vibe mister, bravo! That's NOT a competition 😁

[@Sebassplayer1978]

Jaco played Teen Town using open strings in fact , not the way Scott plays it.

[@redhandedband123]

Quite correct, it is interesting to note the differences between Jaco's fretting hand positions against Scott's - there are also a few wrong notes here as well.

[@Sebassplayer1978]

@@redhandedband123 Don't get me wrong, Scott is doing a good job and he's a great player but l've seen very few bass players cover Teen Town with the original Jaco fingerings and dynamics.

[@garrybobbyphogeson721]

@@Sebassplayer1978 Anthony Muthurajah does it well

[@Sebassplayer1978]

@@garrybobbyphogeson721 Yes, true, Anthony is one of the few l've seen on KZbin who plays it really close to Jaco's interpretation.

[@gabrielwalker4411]

@@Sebassplayer1978 can u send me the link to that video of him playing teen town

[@mlgsolidsnake]

Jaco pastorius became beast mode💪

[@koba5152]

Yooo I’ve been waiting for this

[@nyobunknown6983]

3 Times? Jaco went Beast mode every time he played.

[@bjornfleuren]

He plays that first lick with all open strings, playing D# on the D string sliding to E then finish Including open G and D stings. you can see it in some video's.

[@RTOutdoors]

Jaco was beastmode every moment he was awake.

[@chrisggoodwin777]

We should stop saying "beast mode" and replace it with "Jaco." "Wow, (insert name) went Jaco there!"

[@maxabeles]

Totally!

[@EddieG1888]

Its watching videos like this that make me wish I'd never sold my "Jaco" fretless that John Elliot at Bravewood Guitars made me. If I had some use for a fretless regularly, I'd pick another up, such an expressive instrument.

[@jasonganis4033]

If I had to list the albums that most influenced me, I'd cheat and include the Jaco Modern Electric Bass video. It changed my life in 8th grade.

[@M2Mil7er]

I can't really un-see Scott spanking Bobby Vega like he's been caught making a too filthy bassline in the intro. 🤣

[@Barry101er]

Me too-every time!

[@jessilopes]

love the little frog head. made it all worth while

[@stas1kacicki392]

This so freaking rocks thank you 🙏

[@rothaarbiker]

I just started learning Teen Town with my bass teacher last week.. 😁

[@juangonzales9335]

Bright Size Life(Pat Metheny,Jaco Pastorius,Bob Moses) WOW !

[@Ampersand00]

I don't play bass but really enjoyed this simply as an appreciation piece. Kinda makes me want to learn how to play but using Jaco as a role model is probably setting the bar waaaay too high.

[@burbledurble]

Watching Scott play at two times speed is hilarious!

[@mjschaeffer2112]

awesome lesson

[@大波拿拿]

The production is very beautiful. I want to ask about the method of recording the score. Thank you

[@allendestine3406]

3:54 I love it🥴❤

[@robertm6820]

Great! Thanks!

[@gabrielwalker4411]

I love jaco

[@dcross7366]

Doesn't the Jaco "B Melodic Minor lick" imply the harmony as E7 ( although we have no Flat 7 in the lick) with the B Melodic creating an E Lydian Dominant sound.

[@CharlieBass5]

I got to see him and them in Omaha, Ne. first couple of days if Nov 1978.