Bass Desires

by Marc Johnson

Bass Desires cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1986
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 53:39
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Renowned for his tenure in Bill Evans' final trio, bassist Marc Johnson assembled a spectacular quartet featuring guitarists Bill Frisell and John Scofield. The album is an incredibly sophisticated document of atmospheric jazz fusion, characterized by fluid improvisation and the pristine, spacious production typical of the ECM label.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, instrumental, improvisation, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Samurai Hee-Haw (7:43)
  2. Resolution (10:28)
  3. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (7:07)
  4. Bass Desires (6:08)
  5. A Wishing Doll (6:13)
  6. Mojo Highway (8:42)
  7. Thanks Again (7:15)

Credits

  • Marc Johnson - primary artist, bass, composed by
  • Peter Erskine - drums, composed by
  • John Scofield - guitar, composed by
  • Bill Frisell - guitar, guitar synthesizer
  • John Coltrane - composed by
  • Traditional - composed by
  • Elmer Bernstein - composed by
  • Mack David - composed by

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