Jac-Bootz

I recorded this stacked-improvisation on 9.1.08 at the HipWorks Mobile Tone-Magnet in Eden, NC using a Guild "Ashbory" fretless bass (with silicon rubber strings!) and a signal-processed acoustic guitar through a Boss BR-8 recording platform. All tracks were 1st-pass improvisations. “Jaco” Pastorius' first album entitled Jaco Pastorius (1976), was a breakthrough album for the electric bass, and its influence may still be felt in Jazz, Rock, and Hip-Hop. Many believe this to be the finest bass album ever recorded. In 1976, he joined the fusion band Weather Report, and his bass-playing became an integral part of its sound, in concert and on albums such as Heavy Weather and Night Passage. As well as pulsating basslines, he played mad solos in the higher register, with a bright tone that contrasted to the tribalism of his ensemble playing. He used chords and harmonics which created a rich texture. He played both fretted and fretless bass guitars. His playing was noted for its precision and propulsive drive. William "Bootsy" Collins Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins' driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk. Bootsy's Rubber Band, a separate touring unit of Clinton's P-Funk collective, recorded four albums together, the first three of which are often considered to be among the quintessential P-Funk recordings. Bootsy collaborated with bluegrass legends Del McCoury, Doc Watson and Mac Wiseman to form the GrooveGrass Boyz, a fusion of bluegrass and funk. Bootsy is widely considered a pioneer in many aspects of not only funk, but also in the progression and evolution of bass playing techniques. His bass playing is driving, rhythmic and groovy, and has been very influential in the development of funk. His characteristic juicy sound, produced by envelope filters (for example the Mutron), is one of his distinguishing traits as a bass player. Source: (adapted from) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaco_Pastorius http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins