'JACO' documentary on Jaco Pastorius, a treasure trove of interviews and information from the best jazz musicians

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RE: 'JACO' documentary on Jaco Pastorius, a treasure trove of interviews and information from the best jazz musicians , posted on October 12, 2017 at 13:43:08
6bq5 Audiophile Posts: 4385 Location: SF Bay Joined: August 16, 2001	Just finished this documentary- Really good and insightful, descriptive, and heartfelt- an amazing musician, with whom we were able to share such a short visit- Happy Listening

RE: 'JACO' documentary on Jaco Pastorius, a treasure trove of interviews and information from the best jazz musicians , posted on October 14, 2017 at 01:17:20

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I agree, it was a informative, balanced documentary that was really well done. So many music documentaries over-celebrate and they border on propaganda - but not 'Jaco".

I saw Weather Report twice and the Jaco project "Word of Mouth" in a small-ish venue.

In the Word of Mouth group (at least at the gig I saw) Jaco's manic energy was almost was distracting to the music, but he was still amazing. The first Weather Report show was perfection. Unforgettably beautiful and the music was prioritized over showboating. Jaco's voice was always brilliant.

Have a great day -Jim

SO jealous! I never saw Weather Report but did see Zawinal at the Detroit Jazz Fest a few years ago, not the , posted on October 16, 2017 at 14:35:38
PhilJ Audiophile Posts: 2826 Joined: January 20, 2002	same guy as when he was with Weather Report - understandably but still not my choice of music, kind of a hyper world music sound (if that makes sense)

RE: SO jealous! I never saw Weather Report but did see Zawinal at the Detroit Jazz Fest a few years ago, not the , posted on October 16, 2017 at 18:09:29

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Not sure what a "few" years means, Joe Zawinul has been dead for ten years. The Zawinul Syndicate did have a world music flavor to it not sure if I would use the word "hyper" to describe it. The Syndicate was similar in sound to Weather Report but with a more ethnic bend to it. There were also many variations to the actual group.

The Zawinul Syndicate

RE: SO jealous! I never saw Weather Report but did see Zawinal at the Detroit Jazz Fest a few years ago, not the , posted on October 17, 2017 at 08:51:35

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Phil - I guess I'm just "old" ha ha - nothing to be jealous about!
I totally understand the "few years" back reference. It's amazing how quickly time flies, especially when a concert is etched in ones mind.
I saw the Mahavishnu Orchestra Birds of Fire tour when I was in High School and that was over 40 years ago. I can still see McLaughlin clear as a bell... like it was yesterday.
Although Jaco's genius isn't present, I like the Alphonse Mouzon era of Weather Report too. Particularly Alphonse's bass line on Cucumber Slumber- it's an inventive lyrical hook I never tire of.
To me, on some Fusion stuff- the production and keyboard sounds don't age well, but it's still great music.
Have a great day- Jim

hard to believe it's been that long, I saw him just before he died, thanks, posted on October 17, 2017 at 16:50:46

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I have heard many of the Zawinul albums my favorites being: The Rise & Fall of the Third Stream and Zawinul.

The show in Detroit (which I admittedly only caught the 2nd half) was very fast paced, probably Zawinul pushing the bar once again.

I did not mean to disparage him in any way.

RE: SO jealous! I never saw Weather Report but did see Zawinal at the Detroit Jazz Fest a few years ago, not the , posted on October 25, 2017 at 08:54:21
Nic S Audiophile Posts: 126 Location: Grand Rapids Joined: November 3, 2003	Very close, but the Bass player was Alphonso Johnson on Cucumber Slumber. Alphonse Mouzon was the Drummer on Weather Reports first album in 1971.

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