A flamboyant performer, brilliant musician, and one of the founders of jazz fusion, Jaco Pastorius was the most innovative electric bass player of all time, creating a fluid sound on the fretless bass that leapt out of the rhythm section into the front line. Jaco is In peak form with a top notch band of hand picked musicians in his only full concert performance on DVD -- a must have for jazz fusion fans.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
the amazing jaco pastorius:
this man did things with his bass that to this very day people still cannot even approach. his story is truly a tragic one. i am very grateful that there is video material that future bass players will be able to watch and sit back and go holy S#*T. listen to any of his solo material or material from weather report. players will always try to achieve his level of playing, but there will never be another Jaco Pastorius !!!!!!!!!
For the jazz lover's collection:
Hey this is a great DVD, with a lot of great music on it. But I will agree with other reviews here that there are a lot of things that are strange about the DVD. First of all, as someone else said, Jaco has some facepaint on during the first song, "The Chicken" and then he doesn't have the facepaint anymore for the rest of the performance. Also, Jaco seems to disappear a lot during the performance. It's almost like he doesn't really want to be there. His drug use must've taken it's toll on his body by this... more info
Excellent DVD:
Jaco was one of my favorites. This DVD gives you only a small view of his talents. Must have, for serious Jaco fans.
Jaco Live and Outstanding!:
This Dvd is respectable and show Jaco in the era of the Word of Mouth Big Band Orchestra. Jaco plays brilliantly and the quality of the session is very good.
A must have for all fusion and jazz collectors and fans.
