"When he died, I cried and I actually jumped into the ocean": Carlos Santana and more on bass legend Jaco Pastorius

Credit: /Paul Natkin Ask any bass player to name his top 10 bassists and you'll find that Jaco Pastorius almost always ...
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"When he died, I cried. And I actually jumped into the ocean at San Francisco. And let me tell you, the ocean at San Francisco is cold": Bass legend Jaco Pastorius

"Fretless bass was an instrument that had been around for a few years, but he just raised the standard of it to a completely ...
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Six Bass Players Discuss Jaco Pastorius

Last Friday marked the 25th anniversary of the death of legendary electric bass player and composer, Jaco Pastorius. Pastorius, who played with Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Joni Mitchell, Herbie ...
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The Triumphant and Tragic Story of Jaco Pastorius, World’s Greatest Bassist

A transcript of the first meeting between Joe Zawinul, keyboardist/leader of the jazz fusion group Weather Report, and a young player. Young Man: My name is John Francis Pastorius III, and I’m the ...