Almost half a century old, and as fresh as tomorrow. One of the best bands of all time.

@taf44tt8io

2 ай бұрын

as fresh as tomorrow. With Jaco at his best. I'm still listening - again and again - their marvelous music, from Mysterious Traveller to Sportin Life and, of course, their masterpieces, Black Market and Heavy Weather.

@wonder6789

2 ай бұрын

@@taf44tt8io Don't forget all the first ones, "I Sing the Body Electric", "Sweetnighter", etc!

I was in the audience for this taping. Life changing.

@etiennecfourie777

Жыл бұрын

I can imagine especially with that high vibe high energy!! What a pleasure it must have been!

@gramaticalmente47

10 ай бұрын

Prove it

@Ghost1126

5 ай бұрын

I was at Woodstock the night before....Hendrix finished and we hustled down to this gig. Then the next day we saw Pink Floyd perform the Wall live in Berlin. It was a life changing 3 days!

RIP Jaco, Wayne and Joe. One of the strongest groups that ever lived, I feel blessed that these recordings exist and that these masters got to put these out.

@fernandomaldonado3098

3 ай бұрын

Hell yeah I play my ass of because of this band.

Lovely to see Jaco really enjoying himself. God I miss him.

@4tinfaces

2 жыл бұрын

I miss him too-

@heyyou6126

2 жыл бұрын

This is probably one of few times he was really happy 😊

@BV-nx6vq

2 жыл бұрын

Me too...saw him w/ Joni in '79, then my bud told me in '87 he was gone & how he went...so sad, but @ least we have Jaco archived for posterity...greatest electric bassist ever IMO...

@flynnaugustbassist8523

2 жыл бұрын

I miss him and I wasn’t even born then.

@footale

Жыл бұрын

@@heyyou6126 indeed, he wasn't that happy JZ cut playing at the end though ;)

A friend of mine and I saw Weather Report every night that they played at the Whiskey A Go Go. We stood at the stage, looking up in awe. After their last set, Joe bent down and asked us if we would like to go back stage since we had been there every night. I'll never forget the conversations we heard. "What is music" is what was talked about. Many of the answers were really "out there". What an amazing band!❤❤❤😊😊😊

I truly miss this era in music & art.

I know this vid is more about Jaco, but I was just as enthralled by Joe Zawinul's genius. One of the few musicians who were not intimidated playing with Miles Davis. In an interview in the early days of Weather Report, Joe was asked how it felt to play with Miles; Joe's answer was "Why don't you ask him how it felt to play with me"? No brag, just fact; Joe was every bit Miles' equal!

@paxplayalong

4 жыл бұрын

100% agree, this guy is nuts

@carltonwhite9682

4 жыл бұрын

No he wasn't...Miles changed the fabric of music as we know it...Joe was there for the wonderful ride......don't get it twisted!... Wayne Shorter was the so-called genius in the crew and Jaco was the rock star!

@carltonwhite9682

4 жыл бұрын

Been listening to jazz since the 1960s...never heard Zawinul spoken of as a genius...it was always Wayne Shorter...Zawinul's great value was in his ability to lead an almost always grouping of legitimate jazz All-stars.

@dme1016

4 жыл бұрын

Even with his brilliance, Zawanul has a Nazi-like attitude. Given that he has family connects in Austria, they may have BEEN Nazis..

@bbigd0

3 жыл бұрын

And THAT is the answer Zawinul should have given .

Jaco in top form is surreal to watch.

This is a big part of why the 70s were the greatest decade for music. We had jazz, funk, jazz fusion, prog, psychedelic, medieval-classical, hard rock, Gaelic and Welsh rock, and so many shades of "experimental" that didn't fit into any category at all. This was the decade of Zappa, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Weather Report, Stanley Clarke, Jean Luc Ponty and Parliament. Etc. Sure, the 60s were fun, and lots of great music has been made after 1980, but there was never a decade for music like the 70s. Where's my TARDIS?

I´ll never forget this bassline for the rest of my life...

@zausenke

7 ай бұрын

So do I - I've tried to play it.

The way Jaco Pastorius is smiling in the first 2:00 of this video encapsulates everything that I know to be excitement and intrigue. Bless whomever uploaded this.

Man, compared to the album version they are burning through this...

@hubbsllc

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah - live, "Teen Town" tended to just go nuts. The version on the album 8:30 makes this one seem mild by comparison.

@Claytone-Records

4 жыл бұрын

hubbsllc, Yesss, 8:30 is the shit.

@josephsiciliano3681

4 жыл бұрын

They were a live juggernaut. Just listen to 8:30 .

@fuhai4413

3 жыл бұрын

And... Jacob's smile during the burn!!

@JoeDiVitaMusic

3 жыл бұрын

cocaine is a helluva drug!

Jaco Pastorius' trollface at 1:04 kills me every time. He's like " yeah I can play like this, u mad ? "

@taf44tt8io

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently, Wayne do not like at all the way Jaco strolled while playing.

@lorrainetorres1516

2 жыл бұрын

It's a "catch me if you can" mischievous (sp) look. I love it! He was so gorgeous

@matthewsachaullymce279

Жыл бұрын

“Eat this” he said!…

Midnight Special was such a cool show. This is my fav for sure. RIP Jaco

With Badrena and Acuna as percussionists, you dont need a sophisticated jazz drummer like Erskine... just another beast like Alphonse Mouzon who nails the beat. RIP my friend.

@robertmichels8972

3 жыл бұрын

I think Acuna played the trap drums on this song, and on most of the live tunes from this incarnation of the band.

@Riddim4

7 ай бұрын

Alex played the heck out of the drumset with this band. Seek out the 1976 recordings from Bologna and Kristianstad. A very, very bad man.

I saw that same exact lineup at the Fox Warfield Theater on Market Street in San Francisco. They were spectacular. They're such great musicians, so much so that it's frightening. Of all the dozens of live concerts I've attended, Weather Report, with Jaco, was my number one, favorite of all time. The acoustics were absolutely superb.

@waynefoote3781

5 ай бұрын

I was at a Warfield show too man!!! however there was no Airto! Jaco ran out onto the stage with no shirt on I think it was 1980 show. Totally Powerful show with Peter Erskine! What year were you there?

God this is really good. I am a Genesis fan lifelong who just stumbled on it. Incredible.

@waynefoote3781

5 ай бұрын

NICE! You gotta hear them with Peter Erskine man!

One of the best ever. Happy to have seen them play live!

Wunderbar, Jaco Pastorius und wunderbar die Band, allen voran Joe Zawinul!!! Tolle Aufnahme

Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter are the integral members of Weather Report and I bought every single album that the group released starting with Miroslav Vitous and Eric Gravatt on bass and drums but Heavy Weather is my favorite. In the 70’s I copied it on an 8 track (it was just vinyl and 8 track back then) and drove my wife (she was my girlfriend at the time) crazy playing it in my car.

As an aspiring musician, I hope that one day I can take the stage with some good friends and have as good a time as Jaco is here.

Weather Report was to the new-jazz era what Yes was to the prog-rock era... everyone on stage was a complete master of their instrument. RIP Jaco!

@svetlakarcina341

Жыл бұрын

Chris Square played with pick on Rickenbacker.Please ,never compare Weather Report with Yes....

@voxsatan3736

10 ай бұрын

Please, never compare Weather Report with Yes. We are talking about MUSIC here.

@madu251

10 ай бұрын

I agree with @paulsimmons. Both groups broke new ground in terms of their longer form compositions. Their styles may be different but musicality is about more than technique ( and that’s not a critique of anyone in either group).

@neilterry1726

6 ай бұрын

@@svetlakarcina341 God, nothing worse than jazz snobs. A dose of genius clouded in countless musical farts, and some don't get the joke.

@fusionfan6883

4 ай бұрын

@@svetlakarcina341Do you actually know Yes’ music and how important they were, not just in prog rock, but even more widely? Also, you betray your ignorance when you fail to appreciate the widely recognised genius of people like Wakeman, Bruford and Howe for starters, and Squire was revolutionary in his approach to bass at the time.

This was probably a little bit to heavy for that Midnight Special audience!

@greasedog

3 жыл бұрын

I remember this perform live on tv. Believe it or not, at least myself and my brother knew what we were watch and the audience seemed into it at the time.

@MainelyW212

3 жыл бұрын

They showed up for John Mayer. Ended up with Meshuggah. Of jazz.

@demultiplexeur2

3 жыл бұрын

No it's La Météo.

@jonsmith848

3 жыл бұрын

Dont think so. Midnight Special had it all.

@sverigetv1

3 жыл бұрын

Too heavy weather for the audience :)

Hanging out in music stores in the 70s musicians would have fantastic wild stories about jaco pastorious. And they were all true.

Heard this for the first time 1978 or 79. Still gives me goose bumps after all these years hearing it!

Zawinul had to stand up and stop the tune himself, haha ha then jaco turned like, "huh? Is it over?", cool

@SirBoopBoop

6 жыл бұрын

Haha Jaco didn't want it to be done lol! ^_^

@LucaLindemann

5 жыл бұрын

:D :D :D so true!!!

@los_rubos

3 жыл бұрын

Joe was an asshole I hear. Jaco was a rival to him.. in his mind

@Zaul2410

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man i've Heard that Joe Disaprove Jaco constantly :(

@taf44tt8io

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zaul2410 Because he became the real musical leader of the band. Anybody said : JACO, everybody thought WR and listen the pulse of his drive ! Joe and Wayne grew up with Miles. When they founded the band, they already were among the great worldwide and all time musicians ever. And suddenly, a new galaxy named Jaco, dropped on stage !!! I always loved Wayne, since his Jazz Messengers's years and still love him. Now his 87, the age of a grandfather. I really would know his deep feelings about Jaco.

Has anybody ever noticed that this is sort of a variation on Zawinul's "Mercy, Mercy? " C13 A13 - F13 D13 and "she knocks me off my feet" for the bridge... just a thought... Jocko's riffs become more comprehensible when viewed in the context of these chord changes.

@waynefoote3781

5 ай бұрын

Wow ...I gotta check that out. Didn't Jaco write this?

I actually saw the night it aired originally on Midnight Special! LOL

@jazzsoul6067

4 жыл бұрын

Old ass! LOL!

@maitai1180

4 жыл бұрын

Wow.

@letsleepingdogslie2492

4 жыл бұрын

@@jazzsoul6067 LOL it was great in high school hanging with buddies and in awed with what was happening in music! Remarkable man just mind blowing!

@jazzsoul60

4 жыл бұрын

@@letsleepingdogslie2492 I never saw this episode. During my High Schools years, i was generally out on Friday evenings. It would have been great to have the technology we have today back then with the quality of TV programming that existed. HD, 5.1 sound!

Every video game from the 8-bit to 64-bit gen owes their musical inspiration to Jaco

@joannemiles9469

Жыл бұрын

I never knew how Great he was until my Mom told me he was her cousin and heard about him through family and other people when i mentioned his name. I just wish i had his talent and yours too Frank. Been a fan of yours for a while

Jaco and Joe... so killer, 2 gods

Master Class Weather Report the Best

No cocaine was injured during the course of this performance.

@Yodelinthegully.-

4 жыл бұрын

bjfdog True, this was pre drug for Jaco at least.

@benegeserit1

4 жыл бұрын

bjfdog Priceless comment!

@Yodelinthegully.-

4 жыл бұрын

Too dummies commenting. No shortage of stupidity in this world.

@spiritjestertimecube8819

4 жыл бұрын

@@Yodelinthegully.- i know right, "hur dur jwoah this music is weird and crazy they M u S t H a V e Been on drugs or something lol" fucking idiots this isnt made with anything else BUT SPIRIT

@rahvavaenlane

3 жыл бұрын

@@spiritjestertimecube8819 how tf you know that, were you there?

A monster is talking with his Fender Jazz Bass Precision.... From Tangier , we salute you all❤❤❤❤❤

Astonishing...never saw WR (damn - wish i had), but saw Jaco w/Joni in '79 & Koinonia w/ Alex Acuna (& distinguished friends) early 80's...scene is so different today...maybe I've missed something, but i just don't see these kind of musical trailblazers today...

@murkymurk8305

3 ай бұрын

Hey you got more than your fair share lol congratulations.

Badrena is SO badass with that bass drum hit lol THX 4 posting!

Loved them back in the day. Man, thems were the days...

That latino Flavor 👏 BRAVO!

Wow! Great performance! This was the year I attended the Armed Forces School of music. You could hear this album in the hallways of the dorm.

I saw them in Melbourne AUS the next year....revealed a whole new musical realm to the 23yo me!

this tune still takes my breath away, the way that orchestra hit comesoutta nowhere! BAM!!!!

This was one of the first videos I ever obsessively watched on KZread years ago.

The energy of this is just sick.

They murdered it Awesome performance hell of a live Band

Jaco got so into it that he just kept going hahahaha

Jaco Teen Town...!! RIP

Such prodigious beauty within such a tortured soul. He should be with us today, a long life of work behind him. But, short as it was, his legacy is indelible, his presence inimitable. RIP Jaco, gone but never forgotten.

@antonionogueira8534

Жыл бұрын

Jaco Pastorius Melhor baixista De todos tempos .Amo baixo elétrico que acordes neste teclado

greatest bass player ever

Man, that is tighter than a 32" belt on a 40" waist. Just wow!!

Love this SO MUCH

I saw this line up. Superb!👏👏👏👏👏

Eterno Jaco!!!...... ferveeee tudo..... I Love!!!

Legend and Timeless, Forever Jazz🌹

Isso é que é e são músicos.... Chão!!! Gênios!!!!! Pacooooo..., Esther Report!!!!!

The "Jaco Shuffle" to the right.... :0)

Saw WR with Jaco in Paris.....went with a date.....My mouth was agape, she was like whats going on..... We never went out again.

@h.neillaugustine4807

3 жыл бұрын

You were wise to distance yourself from the wench.

Impresionante!!! Jaja y Jaco no quería parar de tocar.

Increible toda laa banda no hay a quien irle pero ese jaco siempre ha sido y sera el mejor en lo suyo que en paz descanse saludos desde Mexico

I wonder when in 1977 this was taped. I saw them in Toronto in 77, I think it was May or June. There was no Badrena, and I’ve read since that he was dismissed from the band. But almost every album and performance featured a percussionist, except 8:30, which I believe is a document of this tour. And yes, they were phenomenal in Toronto…did I mention I was 16 years old, in the second row at Convocation Hall.

Now that's AMAZING!! 😎🤘

this is so fucking hip, these guys were on fire this night!

every one in this band played to perfection 🙏🙏🙏 the clarinet player was giving the audience an explanation accent 🎼🎵🎶 (this is what's happening now) a musical conversation 🎶🎵🎼like a commentator

@peterquinones3522

10 ай бұрын

It's a soprano saxophone not a clarinet. You might want to read up on who Wayne Shorter was.😮

Keyboard player was amazing, playing the part as well as shadowing Jacos part lol literally insane chops on that dude imo

@Crunkboy415

Жыл бұрын

He wasn't amazing, he was Joe Zawimul 🤣

@Emersonlakeorpalmer

Жыл бұрын

2:29 spicy chords

While I understand that everybody in this band was hugely talented, my memory of them becoming big, mainstream, was the Heavy Weather album, and the most amazing song on the album was Teen Town. So, the tipping point for Weather Report - the thing that made them a huge success - was Jaco.

こんな表情の若いジャコの映像は久しぶり👋😆💕に見た。😃サンキュー😆💕✨嬉しく思う。😃😎🤗

Jaco my goodness what a master!

Knock me out with this video. It took a while to catch on to what was going on in here and the tonality... but, then it hit and I was floating on this stuff. So ethereal.

Wow. Saw them in 78 but this is just ultimate!

The camera should have been on Jaco during that legendary bass riff.

So badass! 🎉

Love 2 C Jaco smiling plus he knows he is killin' that sh-t!!!!

Amazing!

WOW! Extremely vintage and so powerful! .....Manolo Badrena and Alex Acuna..........Totally Incredible drumming!

@stevemagnone8368

5 ай бұрын

Not Airto, Manolo Badrena.

@waynefoote3781

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much man...I did make the correction My mistake.@@stevemagnone8368

@waynefoote3781

5 ай бұрын

hey I wonder if they both ever did an album together?@@stevemagnone8368

@stevemagnone8368

5 ай бұрын

You're Welcome! On the 1st x ( of 3 times...) I saw WR, it was This lineup and tour. Yowza!?

This is Crazy... N°1 cheers from Italy 🇮🇹🔝🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

Saw this tour with my Jr High School buddies! We were ahead of our time.

Fantastic!

that ending...ha ha!

@mqblues

4 жыл бұрын

Happens. Today, would be cleaned up with post production editing. Live music, yes.

sin comentarios , espectacular

Jaco looks like someone told him a really funny joke and then went on stage to play

Fenomenal!!!

Jacob pastorio. Is the legend in Bass

Wonderful, that ending though! Zawinul had to re-clap the ending after a few of the lads overshoot.

The greatest band ever

Manolo is just crushing it... mad scientist of percussion

アレックスアクーニャがドラムの頃の映像は初めて見た素晴らしい🎉

positive vibration !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love the tempo!!!

@MrMrh1958

5 жыл бұрын

Niklas Prytz cookin’

...love it....

Jacko was a genius....

Fantastique !

impresionante lo que tocan ...

Seeing this on TV as a 16 year old, set me free.

These guys sure were great.

This broadcast brought jazz fusion to a whole new (and surprised) and younger audience. Would not be surprised if sales of Heavy Weather shot up as a result.

Manolo Badrena y Alex Acuña - percusionistas de primera.

Jaco e seus irmãos de miusic!!!!!!!! I Love!!!!!!

Joe Z was a king who, as a leader, always left space in the music for others.

Prime Jaco just being his badass, genius self, smiling all the while...

"If Wayne were much shorter, he'd be a trumpet player." Jeff Baxter

If you’re invited to play your best, that’s what have to be done. Yes care about people what care more of what God will said about the gift of Music👆🏼

still love it!!