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Just a place for general discussion. A place to unload whats on your mind and talk about anything - personal, health, help needed, achievements, daily highs and daily lows, theories, predictions and what have you.
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Isolated bass track for Jaco fans. It's beautiful.
https://youtu.be/7bqAShqCgHs
Domingo by Jaco Pastorius
The Hope - Flora Purim with Jaco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeBly1K1ifk
How have I never heard that?! His tone is unmistakable. Thank you so much for sharing!
Edit to add- I'm not a fan of her style. The music is superb, though.
Yeah, I don't love her either but I prefer music with vocals so I take what I can get. I also like this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKcguS2Nqn8
I have this on a compilation cd I bought. It's so nice!
https://youtu.be/p8dFym-5GPI
A clinic JP was a part of. It showed how they push it all where they want and what they push. JP was very gifted, as are many others, but they're fodder to the industry. Sadly, much of what we see today are the ones easily manipulated who put out stuff not worth hearing or listening to.
Yeah, this clip sums up how tough it became for Jaco in his last years. His response to Jerry Jemmott's question was "Gimme a gig!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqRWv26EqXY
As the saying goes, the music business is 2 words. Music. Business.
A while back I read his biography and that was a poignant great read.
I have seen that video. It is sad how far he fell. :( The book was a good and easy read.