Jaco Pastorius Bass Solo (Weather Report) Dolores / Portrait of Tracy / Third Stone from the Sun Stadhalle, Offenbach in Germany, Sept. 28, 1978. | Jazz Improvisers

Jaco Pastorius Band - Slang ( solo) - 1983

Remembering the great Jaco Pastorius who was born on this day in 1951. Known for revolutionising the role of the electric bass in jazz, Pastorius brought the instrument out of the background into the center of the stage. His playing was known for its highly technical, latin-influenced 16th-note funk, lyrical soloing on fretless bass and innovative use of harmonics. He was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 1988, one of only seven bassists so honoured, and the only electric bass gui

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In 1981 while still with Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius created his "Word of Mouth" Big Band which featured the great Toots Thielemans on harmonica. The two of them created a special bond that lasted until Jaco's death in 1987. We were surprised to discover this video clip with Jaco on piano, in duo with Toots on Jaco's original called "Three Views of a Secret" recorded in Belgium in 1985. | JazzCorner

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