recommend me a Jaco song

[burno70]

I'm looking to learn some Jazz pieces to help improve my technique. I quite like Jaco and Weather Report. Can anyone recommend a good starting point?

Thanks

[edstraker123]

I'd start by buying a funny hat - you can't play proper jazz without one !



I'm looking to learn some Jazz pieces to help improve my technique. I quite like Jaco and Weather Report. Can anyone recommend a good starting point?

Thanks
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[dlloyd]

[quote name='burno70' post='415307' date='Feb 20 2009, 02:01 PM']I'm looking to learn some Jazz pieces to help improve my technique. I quite like Jaco and Weather Report. Can anyone recommend a good starting point?

Thanks[/quote]

Depends which part of your technique you want to improve, but 'Come On Come Over' is great for right hand technique.

[Bilbo]

Start with 'Black Market' of the 'Black Market' CD or the '8.30' live recording (there are versions on Youtube)

[51m0n]

Go direct to the Chicken, do not pass go?

Great right hand technique nice chords, its just good init....

[crez5150]

Beat it..... I love that crazy bass line in that one.....








I'll get me white glove.

[XB26354]

Port of Entry from Night Passage. If that doesn't give you a work out, nothing will.

[lee650]

"Barbary coast" from the black market was always my favourite, funky as hell

[lemmywinks]

"Come on, come over" and "I can dig it baby" are good ones

[MB1]

MB1.
Maybe not a starting point..... but something to aspire to!
Surprised nobodys mentioned....Teen Town....Check Jacos Original then....check out Marcus Millers version of Teen Town on The Sun dont lie CD!

Edited February 22, 2009 by MB1

[GonzoBass]

Havona off Heavy Weather was transcribed a little while back in Bass Player Magazine.

[burno70]

some cool suggestions in there thanks folks. I think I'll have to swerve Teen Town for the time being - need to work up to that level!

[AdamWoodBass]

Teen Town is great but if you're only just starting to learn Jaco's stuff it will NOT be easy. I've been working on that one tune for about 2 years now and I'm only just starting to nail it cleanly. With Jaco there really isn't much in the way of easy stuff, if I were to recommend something to get you started learn the big band version of "The Chicken" with the "Soul Intro". If you're any good at playing harmonics you might want to try "Portrait of Tracey" but be warned it's quite difficult, again probably took me the best part of a year to get that one nailed. A really nice one if you can do false harmonics is "Birdland" from the Heavy Weather album, not too challanging but a lovely bass line. If you happen to be an amazing bass player you could always have a go at "Havona" but even The Yellowjacket's Jimmy Haslip struggled with this one (there's a really funny vid here [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKXeMj27jDg)"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKXeMj27jDg)[/url]

[thisnameistaken]

Tunes like Barbary Coast and The Chicken are good places to start. All Jaco's common "licks" are in those tunes and they're easy and fun to play.

[Prosebass]

How about this ?



Black Market is a good place to start, personally I prefer Alphonso Johnson especially "Herandnu" 1' 18" onwards is sublime

[AdamWoodBass]

Just been down to the library and borrowed the Weather Report Forcats: Tomorrow boxed set. It's sooooooooo good!

[burno70]

Think I'm gonna have a go at Come on Come over - some lush killer riffs in there. It's gonna take time tho!

Thanks for all your suggestions