Re: michael manring playing "teen town"
Not sure by your post :
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i can't imagine what goes on his head to make him able to create this stuff.
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sometimes "wow!" just doesn't cover it.
True for sure but
in this case it
is a 'cover'...
It's all great music to me, but the one part that he plays is probably one of the most recognizable bass solo's in modern jazz...
I was in the right place at the right time and saw a show from this tour in 78
.
Here is a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDQlSSOXU6AAnd a factoid:
Note: when the link shows up click on the first link below that says;
"Heavy Weather Album"...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Weather_(album)
IMHO Weather report was one of the greatest bands of all time, with and without Jaco.
The Zawinul Syndicate was the later day incarnation of WR and toured the world playing small clubs until Joe Zawinul's death in 2007.
More history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_ZawinulForgive me jwanka if I am giving you a history lesson, no ego in this from me (we can leave
the ego stuff to Jaco) But if you are un familiar with the origins of this music you are in for a
very rewarding musical exploration.
jRj