The elders
(Shorter, Arranged By Zawinul)
Silvert wrote that this tune "became a trio improvisation
in the studio, with Jaco setting up what Wayne calls 'a
strumming mandolin-like rhythm--there are three
independent melodies. Joe told me he thinks it's the
most beautiful thing I've written since we started
Weather Report.'"
Jaco described his sound on this track to Bill
Milkowski: "There's a sound I get, a percussive kind of
sound, almost like a conga. I get it by hitting the strings
with my right palm, getting a rhythmic thing going, and
then just quickly sliding my palm down the neck, from
the bridge down to the nut. It adds some meat in
appropriate places. I used that at the end of 'John And
Mary' from the Word Of Mouth album. And you can
hear it on 'The Elder' [sic] from the Mr. Gone album."
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