The Greatest Bass Solo of All Time (Jaco Pastorius: Slang – Live in West Germany, 1978)

Today we remember Jaco Pastorius, one of the greatest electric bassists of all time, who passed away on this day 36 years ago.

Many choose to remember him by watching old videos of him performing, whether it's with Weather Report, Joni Mitchell or Toots Thielemans. Often it's this very bass solo from 1978, and that's why I chose to upload it today. The excerpt comes from my upcoming remaster of Weather Report's Offenbach am Main 1978 DVD, which will be uploaded to this channel on September 29.

Enjoy!

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Show information

Artist/group: Weather Report
Venue: Stadthalle Offenbach
City: Offenbach am Main
State: Hessen
Country: Germany
Date: September 29, 1978
Tour/event: Tour of 1978 ("Mr. Gone Tour")
Genre(s): Jazz, funk, rock

Personnel:
Joseph "Joe" Zawinul, keyboard
Wayne Shorter, saxophone
John "Jaco" Pastorius III, electric bass
Peter Erskine, drums

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Technical information and DLs

Running time: 10 minutes
Digital source format: VOB
Filmed by the Rockpalaste crew.

Input: 720x? - 24 fps
Output: 1080x? - 24 fps

Original:
Remastered:

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Picture information

Shot by unknown
Equipment unknown
Date: unknown
Venue: unknown
City: unknown
State: unknown
Country: unknown

Modified by Jaco Pastorius Archive.

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Contents

1. Slang

Setlist

1. Black Market
2. Scarlet Woman
3. Young and Fine
4. The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat
5. A Remark You Made
6. River People
7. Wayne's Solo (Thanks for the Memories)
8. Slang
9. Mr. Gone
10. In a Silent Way / Waterfall
11. Teen Town
12. I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) [Keyboard and Sax Duet]
13. The Midnight Sun Never Sets (Keyboard and Sax Duet)
14. Birdland
Band introduction
15. Fred and Jack
16. Elegant People
17. Badia / Boogie Woogie Waltz

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