Bass Desires

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Bass Desires
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Studio album by
Marc Johnson
Released1986 (1986) (LP)
RecordedMay 1985
StudioThe Power Station, New York City
GenreJazz
Length53:36 (LP)
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Marc Johnson chronology
Bass Desires
(1986) 		Second Sight
(1987)

Bass Desires is a studio album by jazz acoustic bassist Marc Johnson released in 1985 on the ECM label.[1][2] It features guitarists Bill Frisell and John Scofield, and former Weather Report drummer Peter Erskine. The same group would record Johnson's next album under the group title Marc Johnson's Bass Desires.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "The pairing of electric guitarists Bill Frisell and John Scofield had to be one of the most auspicious since John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana. Acoustic bassist Marc Johnson's stroke of genius in bringing the two together on Bass Desires resulted in a sound that demonstrated both compatibility between the guitarists and the distinctiveness of the two when heard in combination... this debut has stood the test of time -- it is priceless, timeless, and still far from being dated".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD3/5 stars[4]

Track listing[]

  1. "Samurai Hee-Haw" (Johnson) - 7:44
  2. "Resolution" (Coltrane) - 10:31
  3. "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (Traditional) - 7:09
  4. "Bass Desires" (Erskine) - 6:12
  5. "A Wishing Doll" (Bernstein, David) - 6:16
  6. "Mojo Highway" (Johnson) - 8:44
  7. "Thanks Again" (Scofield) - 7:15

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 28, 2011
  2. ^ "Marc Johnson – Bass Desires". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard. "The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD". p. 824. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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