zawinul Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 just listened to this live version of teen town, Theres a lovely synth sound to some of this , I know in the studio ZAwinul doubled the bass on synth, but this sounds unlikely here, I wonder if anyone knows what pedal is being used? amazing playing, Jaco was and will always remain the best player who ever lived!! http://jazztimes.com/articles/170475-excusive-premiere-weather-report-s-teen-town Quote
paul_5 Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 Sounds like a synth to me - they're not perfectly in unison throughout, and the 'other' sound pokes out a little bit. Quote
Beer of the Bass Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 Yes, I think Zawinul is doubling it with a synth, even live. That's why the bass doubling effect stops when Zawinul has both hands on the Rhodes. Quote
zawinul Posted November 17, 2015 Author Posted November 17, 2015 In that case they are even more amazing than amazing!! Quote
paul_5 Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 I thought that when I was listening to it - Joe can't be doing that live, can he? Yowza! Quote
sblueplanet Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 Yep. Joe played it live while playing all those other bits. The guy had one of his keyboards play right to left to keep him on his toes and help him come up with new parts! Quote
drTStingray Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) Jaco used an octaver on one section of the song. The live DVD I have of Weather Report clearly shows Zawinul doubling the bass part on a synth with his left hand - seemingly effortlessly - the bass part played by Jaco is great in itself but played together - Incredible. Edited November 18, 2015 by drTStingray Quote
zawinul Posted November 18, 2015 Author Posted November 18, 2015 Probably my favourite band of all time, I keep discovering new things in their music. . Its got immense groove and technically so complex on another planet really!! Quote
drTStingray Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 [quote name='zawinul' timestamp='1447806742' post='2910658'] Probably my favourite band of all time, I keep discovering new things in their music. . Its got immense groove and technicallry so complex on another planet really!! [/quote] Yes agreed - I love it - 35 yrs or so after first hearing it. I went through a phase of learning Weather Report pieces from transcriptions about 10 yrs ago - I still play Teen Town when practicing at home but have never been able to keep up adequately playing along with the CD!! Quote
ambient Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 [quote name='zawinul' timestamp='1447806742' post='2910658'] Probably my favourite band of all time, I keep discovering new things in their music. . Its got immense groove and technically so complex on another planet really!! [/quote] Hence your user name . Have you seen the Joe Zawinul 75th birthday DVD ? Quote
White Cloud Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 [quote name='zawinul' timestamp='1447806742' post='2910658'] Probably my favourite band of all time, I keep discovering new things in their music. . Its got immense groove and technically so complex on another planet really!! [/quote] I agree completely Quote
JTUK Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Zawinual... or though Jaco did use effects live, or certainly on his solo stuff... Quote
zawinul Posted November 18, 2015 Author Posted November 18, 2015 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1447808727' post='2910667'] Hence your user name . Have you seen the Joe Zawinul 75th birthday DVD ? [/quote] No, i'll have to check it out! I only managed to see Zawinul once with his band just a few years before he died, blistering, musical, weird, crazy, awesome, one of the most important musicians on the 20th C for sure Quote
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