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elwoodblue
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Username: elwoodblue

Post Number: 1410
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 1:14 pm:   Edit Post

Man.
Much joy and a few deep tears watching Jaco,
That man loved playing.

The Dry Cleaners from Des Moines -Live
sonicus
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Post Number: 2500
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 4:42 pm:   Edit Post

YES > BIG YES ,_____ Massive YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE IT_________book mark material for inspiration !
Thank you very much ______
wishbass
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Post Number: 286
Registered: 5-2011
Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 6:44 pm:   Edit Post

:-)
rustyg61
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Post Number: 607
Registered: 2-2011
Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 7:16 pm:   Edit Post

Awesome clip! Thanks for posting!
chrisalembic
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Post Number: 148
Registered: 3-2009
Posted on Friday, June 08, 2012 - 12:45 am:   Edit Post

what a great line up this was...joni mitchel's "mingus"..man great stuff.. i first heard it as a young kid when i took this cd from my father's shelf...this records open playing, mysterious atmosphere and jacos sound resonated deep within every since...
jacko
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Post Number: 3187
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Friday, June 08, 2012 - 4:32 am:   Edit Post

If the clip is from Joni's Shadows and Light tour I can recommend buying the DVD. there are some superb tunes on there including jaco's solo.

Graeme
dadabass2001
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Post Number: 1655
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, June 08, 2012 - 6:48 am:   Edit Post

The clip is from the "Shadows and Light" DVD. +1 on Jacko's statement.
MIke
pauldo
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Username: pauldo

Post Number: 826
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Friday, June 08, 2012 - 9:05 am:   Edit Post

" . . .it ain't braggin' if you can back it up . . ."
:-D
tubeperson
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Post Number: 287
Registered: 5-2005
Posted on Friday, June 08, 2012 - 9:10 am:   Edit Post

It's still braggin', just incredibly justified!
hb3
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Post Number: 722
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Saturday, June 09, 2012 - 3:49 pm:   Edit Post

That is great. Wasnt this the tour where they figured out Jaco was crazy? That is, they got him on meds shortly thereafter. There's a kind of frenzied focus, a madness, to his playing here.
edwin
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Username: edwin

Post Number: 1189
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 1:33 am:   Edit Post

I saw this tour earlier in Providence. Jaco was not manic at all, just what we assumed was his usual amazing self. I was pretty disappointed with the Shadows and Light album and video as it sounded all coked up to me compared to the show I saw which was much gentler and more focused on Joni. Different vibe altogether. However, I've grown to really love the album and DVD since then.

I also saw Jaco about 14 months before that with Weather Report in 1978. He was amazing and there was no sign of the impending madness.
sonicus
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 2503
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 9:13 am:   Edit Post

I met Jaco just before the recording of the "Standards" album .The drummer on that recording who I had known for several years previously brought him to the local dive with him that I had a gig at .

Jaco complemented me on my syncopated version of 'Sunshine Superman" He also commented on the 71 P bass that I was playing at the time at which time I handed it to him. ( I still have that bass) I will never forget that moment.
sonicus
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 2504
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 11:23 am:   Edit Post

Correction to my above post #2503, The name of the album is " Standards Zone "

(Message edited by sonicus on June 10, 2012)
hb3
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Username: hb3

Post Number: 723
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 4:52 pm:   Edit Post

Something else I seem to recall...Joni explaining that Jaco's performance at that gig wasn't typical because he'd just had a fight with his wife right before they went on. Oh no! The dreaded pre-gig fight with girlfriend/wife.

How come no one ever talks about "Don Juan's Restless Daughter"? Incredible album, incredible playing.
hb3
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Username: hb3

Post Number: 724
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 4:54 pm:   Edit Post

Cool story, Wolf.
edwin
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Username: edwin

Post Number: 1190
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 5:56 pm:   Edit Post

Hugh, you are so right about Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. Some of the all time great bass playing, including my favorite recorded bass note: Jaco's entrance on Cotton Avenue, which has some burning licks on it as well. Jaco and Joni were a spectacular team.
bassman8416
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Username: bassman8416

Post Number: 18
Registered: 5-2012
Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 9:30 pm:   Edit Post

Plus you have Michael Brecker, Lyle Mays, Don Elias and Pat Metheny. Joni put together an amazing band.

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