Felix pastorius talks about recording with jacos bass. Robert trujillo felix pastorius will lee slangpunk jazz jacos world the hollywood bowl 8122015 duration. He is most known for his work with fusion pioneers weather report and his own band word of mouth. The same year jaco joined weather report, they performed at the montreux jazz festival. Jan 31, 2008 he is also a jazzer, and he has created a great compendium of jazz quotesquite likely the only comprehensive online resource available for this topic. The chicken trumpet in bb musique jazz divertissement. December 1, 1951 september 21, 1987 was an american jazz bassist who was a member of weather report from 1976 to 1981. At the forefront of flamenco jazz, he has shaped the direction of new latin jazz.
What happened to the jaco pastorius live in new york series. Telechargez comme pdf, txt ou lisez en ligne sur scribd. Jaco pastorius berliner jazztage the philharmonie, berlin, germany november 2, 1979 mp3 version tv broadcast focus on jazz l. Despite this, the purpose of this essay is to examine a few key works that clearly exemplify some of the musical and pedagogical contributions that metheny is alluding to. Over two dozen tracks and two hours of jazz bass brilliance from jaco pastorius, his first careerspanning collection. Jazz crimes by joshua redmans elastic band bass cover. Pastorius and his word of mouth big band appeared at avery fisher hall in new york city as part of george weins kool jazz festival, june 27, 1982 the same festival that was to be the last major appearance by art pepper, who appeared at the festival on may 30 died as the result of a stroke on june 15th. At his funeral, jazz musicians took turns playing the music he had composed. Felixs grandfather, john francis pastorius ii, affectionately referred to as jack, was a standup jazz drummer, who sang while he swang. J p118 jaco pastorius big band aurex jazz festival 82 twins ii warner bros. Jaco transcriptions jaco pastorius the greatest jazzfusion. Felix pastorius is a rising young bass force poised to broaden the technical and musical conceptions of the instrument.
Jazz crimes sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor. Felix pastorius the social experiment 012714 jazz crimes duration. Does anyone have a transcription of joshua redmans jazz. This twocd, 28track collection ranges across the fretless bass inventors. Thankfully, there is finally a definitive jaco pastorius anthology that offers an accurate portrait of the breadth and depth of his innovative artistry beyond what his contributions to weather report and his own word of mouth and trio of doom which many would argue are sufficient in and of themselves would suggest. Recorded after hours at miamis criteria studios, these tracks represent some of the earliest solo cuts from pastorius. While a handful of these songs were eventually reworked for his debut, here. What happened to the jaco pastorius live in new york. Felix pastorius bass william tatge keys christopher ward sax kenny grohowski drums captured by max r. Felix pastorius the social experiment 012714 jazz crimes. Fwiw, i never put the yellowjackets in that smooth jazz weather channel camp except for club nocturne.
Jaco pastorius tribute with felix and julius pastorius at. Free sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone. Shop and buy jaco pastorius the greatest jazzfusion bass player sheet music. I bought the 1st two nyc in a legit store just as i was about to climb onto a bus for a 5 hour ride.
He is a point of reference for many musicians and has played with enrique. Floridaraised flamboyant white electric bassist jaco pastorius 1951, who had debuted on pastorius metheny ditmas bley june 1974 with paul bley and pat metheny, became a sensation with jaco pastorius october 1975, one of the most innovative albums ever led by a bass player, also featuring keyboardist herbie hancock, saxophonists david sanborn, wayne shorter and michael brecker, flutist. He inspired a whole generation of bass players with his unique sound and an extremely good technique. The contributions of jaco pastorius to electric bass playing. Felix s grandfather, john francis pastorius ii, affectionately referred to as jack, was a standup jazz drummer, who sang while he swang. The son of bass immortal jaco pastorius, felix tried violin and piano before settling on bass guitar, at age 10, inspired by flea, les claypool and. Check out jazz crimes by the tommy igoe groove conspiracy on amazon music.
This is the first of three music theory books written by felix pastorius. He was exposed to music at an early age by his father, a trumpet player who played in rock bands and doubled on an eclectic collection of instruments, including saxophone, flute, rhodes, synthesizer and percussion. In the mid80s, jaco visited musicians institute and talked about his process and more. He worked with pat metheny and joni mitchell, and recorded albums as a solo artist and band leader. Final artists announced for cape town international jazz festival. Print and download in pdf or midi jazz crimes joshua redman. Jaco pastorius, untutored and untrained, was the greatest bassguitar player of all time. Felix pastorius talks about recording with jacos bass no. He began to play the saxophone around age ten, eventually studied jazz. The band released a rise in the road with pastorius. When bassist jimmy haslip left, he was replaced by felix pastorius, son of bassist jaco pastorius. In 1977, guitarist robben ford was recording his first solo album when he assembled for his band keyboardist russell ferrante, bass.
With musicianfriendly lead sheets, melody cues and other splittrack choices on the included cd, this firstofitskind package helps you master. A fastpaced outing with more rock inflection than usual, the compact disc boasts. The paperback of the hot dog dinners for 4 string electric bass by felix x. Jaco pastorius tribute with felix and julius pastorius at the.
Jazz crimes by the tommy igoe groove conspiracy on amazon. Barbary coast birdland black market cannonball harlequin havona palladium port of entry punk jazz a remark you made river people slang speechless teen town on 14 tracks jaco pastorius the greatest jazzfusion bass player available at savesave. After a legal battle between the pastorius family and the guitar shop owner who possessed the instrument, metallicas robert trujillo stepped in and. Autumn leaves cannonball adderley and miles davis sax alto. Yeah i love that youtube performance, it was the first thing i ever saw of redman and i was just in awe.
Felix pastorius and the social experiment at bass bash 2015. When haslip ultimately decided not to return, pastorius stayed on and went into the studio for the groups newest album, a rise in the road, which came out late last month. Heavy n jazz is the last live jaco pastorius performance currently available to the public, and is one of the most truly satisfying of his trio recordings. Jan 08, 2012 robert trujillo felix pastorius will lee slangpunk jazz jacos world the hollywood bowl 8122015 duration. Though the album on the whole is compositionally an incredible record, without jazz crimes it wouldnt have near the same impact. The date was july 8, 1976, and jaco was in the spotlight with this solo performance. Here are some selected quotes from this great resource.
He is also a jazzer, and he has created a great compendium of jazz quotesquite likely the only comprehensive online resource available for this topic. Here is my take of blades solo on joshua redmans jazz crimes. Hot dog dinners for 4 string electric bass by felix x. Fender mim 60s ri jazz bass a designs reddi behringer xenyx802 mixer. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from felix pastorius at the discogs marketplace. The final list of artists for the 2011 cape town international jazz festival has been announced for the event that takes place on friday 25 and saturday 26 march, 2011, at the cape town. Hes also quite prominent on no slack and the title track, two upbeat cuts on which pastorius slickly. Jazz crimes drum solo transcription brian blade youtube. Sep 17, 2017 exact jaco bass transcriptions with tab of this jazzfusion legends incredible work title includes the following songs. Jaco pastorius born john francis pastorius iii was one of the most influential electric bass players in all times. Pastorius may well have been the last jazz musician of the 20 th century to have a made a major impact on the musical world at large metheny, cd booklet jaco pastorius. Felix the son of jaco pastorius actually played his fathers famed bass of doom on a couple of tracks on that album the legendary bass went missing for 20 years after it was stolen in 1986. The album reached a peak position of number 179 on the billboard 200 and number 10 on billboard s jazz. The instrumental jazz street, one of pastorius last studio dates, places him in a west coast pop jazz climate and he comes through with flying colors.
The album reached a peak position of number eight on billboard s top contemporary jazz albums chart. Jaco pastorius berlin 1979 jaco pastorius berlin 1979 naughty dog naughty dog trade freely. This song instantly grabs your attention as soon as the rhythmic hits begin and carries it until the drum solo. The yellowjackets celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2011 with the album timeline for mack avenue. Automatic harmonic analysis of jazz chord progressions. John francis anthony jaco pastorius iii was an american jazz bassist who was a member of weather report from 1976 to 1981. His bass playing employed funk, lyrical solos, bass chords, and innovative harmonics. Im currently transcribing the live version of blades solo over jazz crimes. Run for your life is an album by the american jazz group yellowjackets, released in 1994.
Jul 12, 2007 jazz crimes solo this very interesting song comes from redmans electric trio album, elastic. The criteria sessions presents a series of demo recordings that bassist jaco pastorius made two years before his landmark debut album, 1976s jaco pastorius. The contributions of jaco pastorius to electric bass. Compendium of jazz quotes jaco pastorius jason heaths. Felix pastorius the collective school of music new york. The album is heavy, as the title suggests, thanks to a powerful trio fronted by guitarist extraordinaire bireli lagrene displaying his fiercest rock chops. Jul 27, 20 when felix pastorius joined the yellowjackets to fill in for jimmy haslip, the move was supposed to be temporary. Hot dog dinners for 4 string electric bass felix x. With musicianfriendly lead sheets, melody cues and other splittrack choices on the included cd, this firstofitskind package helps you master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time. The son of bass immortal jaco pastorius, felix tried violin and piano before settling on bass guitar, at age 10, inspired by flea, les claypool and victor wooten. His playing is clear and vibrant, best exemplified on joe hendersons out of the night which features extended, fluid soloing by pastorius. Jaco pastorius the greatest jazzfusion bass player by jaco. Mi recently discovered this rare footage in their vault and made the entire segment available for us all to enjoy.