Volcano for hire
(Zawinul)
"Volcano For Hire" was a popular tune in concert.
Zawinul told Bill Milkowski, "I have never seen another
bass player have such stamina. He could play those
16th-note lines at super-fast tempos over and over and
never slow down or stutter. We used to do this one
tune called 'Volcano For Hire,' which is just burning
16th-notes, and every night [Jaco] would nail it. He was
always on, always pushing the band. And that really
kept all of us on our toes. Every band needs what I call
a warhead--the driving force, the motor. And in this
band, Jaco was the warhead."
Zawinul told Keyboard in 1984 that "Volcano For Hire"
was hard for him to play live. "My right hand has to
move together with Wayne's playing and the left hand
is the orchestra. The right hand is in a totally different
aspect of time, so you have to somewhat divide your
head." Asked if one could learn that kind of technique
just playing the piano, Zawinul responded, "I don't think
so, but I'll tell you one thing: it's made me a much
better piano player."
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