Birdland by Weather Report
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Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, et Mr Jaco Pastorius ! Heavy Weather, sûrement leur meilleur album ....
One of my most favourite pieces of jazz/jazz-fusion (& instrumental generally) music, featuring one of my most favourite bass players - in fact, one of my most favourite musicians - in Jaco Pastorius.
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The stir & fuss caused by the release of Heavy Weather at the height of the Punk and Disco era should not be underestimated. Birdland is now a Jazz Standard, a Classic. It's been covered a zillion times. Today we commemorate Jaco Pastorius's life (he was murdered). He revolutionised the bass guitar. He took pliers and pulled out the frets, inventing a new instrument. Listen to this track: the MELODY is played on bass using false harmonics, the BASS is played by the synth. This man turned the world upside down: fretless, long legato runs, chords, lead bass, pseudo classical guitar parts for the bass, I could go on, but no, let his music and legacy do that. Please enjoy this live performance from these master musicians.
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Going to miss this site, such an eclectic variety of new and old, familiar and unfamiliar, thanks for all the fantastic jams!
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Classic fusion stuff from back in the day...It still rocks:)
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