Toots blows kisses to Jaco.

Greetings! I am a Brazilian admirer of Jaco, I have few stories about Jaco, because unfortunately he died prematurely. I love his way of playing, as he has inspired bass players from all over the world to this day. Please tell me about the moments of friendship you had with Pastorius, did you have the opportunity to meet him when Jaco was an adult?

Did you know Mark Thornton?

Shaddup ya boring arsehole

It's perfect.

For as long as the tour lasted, I'm afraid...

how i mss Jaco.

@Gordon Rayan You are either in the wrong relationship or have too much time on your hands, I hope for you it’s the latter!

Yea, I saw them in Osaka on their Big Band Tour and it was magical, amazing chemistry and energy between the two. Toots thanked Jako for inviting him on the tour and It was kind of ok until Toots came out and sat on a stool and rocked the placed. After that it was 33 guys ripping their best solos all night and the crowd went wild...and Toots was the surprise star of the show...

@@bpetersson5024 its impossible not to love Toots!!! I mean the guy is pure love for music and his fellow musicians, love how he throws a kiss to Jako on stage (not sure if it was in Montreux?)

Agree.....he looks happy!!!

+Jennifer Vincent happy a piece like this really demonstrates his ability to arrange. Jaco was a master arranger and it becomes easier to see why his family, his original choice of instrument all contribute to as masterful a player, a composer and an arranger, let alone one of the most innovative players in the genre of jazz, as Gil Evans or Duke Ellington. Miles for that matter. Man alive i screwed up my thumb playing this this morning. you know when you hit 50 and you jump on the kit without lots of warm up you can hurt yourself quite bad. all these old guys who still tour, I don't where they get the energy. I have to start warming up at 10AM if I want to play jazz by 2 in the afternoon. But with all that warm up you get other problems like carpal tunnel which is deadly to an instrumentalist as my self. I play some guitar and piano my self. Good to see Jaco has nice young people adore him for his playing. I will never forget the morning I was headed off to school and I heard that he had died the night before. Well to my generation, in a strange sort of way that was like our Hendrix dying. OK don't hate me for saying that anybody. It is a contextual thing. When I arrived at school some of my friends were quite glum about the whole thing. I guess that is the considered difference between a fan and a colleague. He does look happy though doesn't he?

+Bella, Yes he met somebody that cherished him... and that one amazing thing about Toots, you truly get the feeling that he loves and cherishes everybody. He is an amazing person to "experience", incredibly kind too meet, shining of love and somehow very graceful... Them meeting must surely have been a gift for both :-D

When you meet like-minded people you become happy because they understand where you come from and what you are!

cross train vato. train you supporting muscles. all your muscles. ride a bike. walk. eat better. don't sit for hours in front of the tube. get up frequently and stretch from any sitting "activity" or in front of your kit. lots of breaks. you lose energy flow getting old because everything turns stiff and hard. if you want to keep playing, you have to stay loose and relaxed. yoga. all that. you know what you need to do . just do it. i am 62 and still playing 4 hour solo piano/vocal gigs, 5, 6 nights per week, I am exhausted by it, but i can still do it cuz i eat right, stretch, exercise. good luck. steve gadd is still playing in his 70's because he is taking care of his whole self.

Ian Pingault listen to bluesette from Toots

Word Of Mouth album and Holiday For Pans.

Amazing and touching !

There is nothing like these two together!

So you can change the world now!

It's the absolute best their sounds mix perfectly.

flesh cork v

The Word of Mouth band. It was named after his 2nd solo album. Existed for about 4 years after he left Weather Report. The double album 'Twins' or 'Invitation' is possibly the best example of their music.

...or the Birthday Concert.

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