I find it almost impossible to believe that he wasn't influenced by Pastorius.
The first time I heard Barbary Coast off of Weather Report's "Black Market", I
was like 'Oh. So that's where Jenkinson gets it." But I suppose it's possible
for two people to develop the same style on different continents. Crazy, though.
Later,
Alan
np:Weather Report:Black Market
Quoting saltimbocca@gmx.de:
quoted 62 lines yeah that's amazing - you'd think he must have been aware of jaco, the
> yeah that's amazing - you'd think he must have been aware of jaco, the
> way he plays and also because he's so much younger. Well, who knows....
>
> I love both too
>
> Cheers,
> R.
> Am 04.03.2004 um 22:35 schrieb terrahertz_og:
>
> > I always thought Jaco influenced Tom as well, until I
> > read this interview:
> >
> > http://www.ink19.com/issues/september2001/inkSpots/squarepusher.html
> >
> > "When I hear some of your more bass-oriented music, I
> > hear a lot of Jaco Pastorius.
> >
> > It's weird with the Jaco thing, because I'd never
> > heard his stuff, and I was doing this thing where I
> > thought I was inventing a style. And lo and behold,
> > Jaco had already done it, it was already there. That
> > blew my head off, when I first heard him...."
> >
> > I'm a huge fan of both, and at times it almost seems
> > like Tom is channeling Jaco. Too bad they'll never
> > collaborate (in this world).
> >
> > N.
> >
> >>>>
> > saltimbocca@gmx.de wrote:
> >
> > Miles probably started it all - "Bitches Brew",
> > "Agharta" and other 70s albums, then Weather Report
> > (who in their own right would be worthy of discussion
> > on this list b/c of Jaco's influence on Tom
> > Jenkinson), Mahavishnu Orchestra ... all those
> > followed in the 80s by Chick Corea's Electric Band,
> > Allan Holdsworth, and a truckload others. Nowadays,
> > Fusion has become synonymous with boring muzak-style
> > music by virtuoso players who somehow have no taste
> > (not just my opinion). Anyway, I think Braindance is
> > a wicked term for this kind of musick they call IDM
> > around here. :-) Just listening to Black Dog's Bytes
> > - what a wonderful record - you can still hear traces
> > of the 80s in it I think
> >
> > I think this message board rules! good fun to post and
> > read here....
> >
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