Footage of the Ein­stein of Bass and the Bad Boy of Jazz: Jaco Pas­to­rius. His play­ing style was note­wor­thy for con­tain­ing intri­cate solos in the higher reg­is­ter. His inno­va­tions also included the use of har­mon­ics and the “singing” qual­ity of his melodies on fret­less bass. Pas­to­rius suf­fered from men­tal ill­ness and sub­stance abuse, and was diag­nosed with bipo­lar dis­or­der in 1982. He died in 1987 at age 35 fol­low­ing a vio­lent alter­ca­tion at a Fort Laud­erdale drink­ing estab­lish­ment. Jaco was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 1988, one of only four bassists to be so hon­ored (and the only elec­tric bassist). He is regarded as one of the most influ­en­tial bass play­ers of all time.