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Jaco Pastorius

Even before he was famous, Jaco Pastorius would introduce himself like this, “Hi, My name is John Francis Pastorius III, and I'm the greatest electric bass player in the world”.

By Jacob KellyOctober 27, 20251 hr 2 min
Jaco Pastorius, part 10:001:02:05

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Rolling eyes would quickly be replaced by slacked jaws when he started to play… because it only took a matter of seconds to realize he really was the greatest bass player in the world.

This is part 1 of my deep dive into Jaco's ideas, lessons, and process.

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