Produce a Band? 6 people?
6 member band. Any genre. You select. The greater creative, the greater.
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) lead vocals, guitar
Sufjan Stevens (s/t band) backing vocals, electric guitar
Jónsi Þór Birgisson (Sigur Ros) backing vocals, bow guitar
Jaco Pastorius, bass
Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire) violin
Matt Barrick (The Walkmen) drums
Let us break lower mine.
Smashing Pumpkins = alternative/grunge
Sufjan=Americana folk, indie
Sigur Ros=icelandic publish rock, indie
Jaco=jazz bassist
Arcade Fire=orchestral indie rock
The Walkmen=indie
I am placing a very mellow entrance with violins and lightweight drumming, advancing right into a heavy ballad with sad vocals and delightful harmonics.
So progressive indie folk rock
Merzbow – Synth/effects
Theodore Roosevelt – Piano
Animal – Drums/percussion
Nick Skylark – Lead vocals/rhythm guitar
Apollo Blue – Lead guitar/backing vocals
Derek Smalls – Bass
Progressive rock/AOR
Jaco Pastorius bass Solo at Live under the sky 1984
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Heavy Weather $4.51 Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter didn’t truly fulfill Weather Report’s artistic and commercial potential until they brought on-board a bassist who could function as an equal partner in the musical equation, like co-founder Miroslav Vitous, whose main shortcoming was his inability to play funk. In renegade bassist Jaco Pastorius, the band found a formidable composer and improvisor, who possessed deep … |
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Jaco Pastorius $4.44 In 1976, the first 10 minutes of this eponymous disc took the listener on a jazz world cruise directed by the instrumentalist-composer Jaco Pastorius, who thus gave notice that there was a new sheriff in town and that narrow definitions of jazz would simply not do. More so even than his groundbreaking work as a member of Weather Report, Jaco’s music on this, his debut album as a leader (and in a t… |
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Word of Mouth Revisited $4.47 It’s a grand gathering of the Lords of the Lower Frequencies: bassists Marcus Miller, Victor Bailey, Victor Wooten, Jimmy Haslip, Christian McBride, Gerald Veasley, and Richard Bona are united under a groove to celebrate their hero, Jaco Pastorius. Jaco’s homeboy Peter Graves (who employed the bassist in his south Florida big band before he hit it big with Weather Report in 1975) was the mastermin… |
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Modern Electric Bass, Jaco Pastorius $23.09 Jaco Pastorius , one of the greatest bass players of all time, forged a landmark bass style that still permeates music today. His melodic sense, delicate touch, and groundbreaking bass grooves have influenced generations of musicians, while his music has consistently topped readers’ and critics’ polls worldwide. On Modern Electric Bass, Jaco presents his unique approach to countless musical topic… |
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Jaco Pastorius: Live and Outrageous $12.19 Cutting his musical teeth with legends such as Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, and others, bassist Jaco Pastorius leads his own group in this mind-blowing concert recorded at the Montreal Jazz Festival. Backing up the innovative Pastorius are Randy Brecker on trumpet, Peter Erskine on drums, Don Alias on percussion, and Othello Molineaux on steel drums. Pieces include “Donna Lee,” “Chicke… |
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Modern Electric Bass (PAL Video) [VHS] $11.00 … |
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Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius $11.92 A fitting tribute to the troubled genius who revolutionized electric bass playing and bridged the gaps between jazz, R&B, rock and funk. From his early days in R&B club bands through his international stardom with fusion group Weather Report and on to his solo career and tragic death at age 35, this book portrays the life and music of Jaco Pastorius, the self-proclaimed “world’s greatest bass play… |
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Modern Electric Bass, Revised Edition (Book & CD) (Alfred’s Artist) $14.65 Revised edition. This book and CD are derived from the DCI video on Jaco of the same name. Features transcriptions of Jaco’s examples and solos, along with an analysis by legendary bassist Jerry Jemmott. The CD includes a trio performance featuring John Scofield and Kenwood Dennard. À36 pages…. |