Second Sight (Marc Johnson album) explained

Second Sight
Type:	Album
Artist:	Marc Johnson's Bass Desires
Cover:	Second Sight (Marc Johnson album).jpg
Released:	1987
Recorded:	March 1987
Studio:	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	51:23
Label:	ECM 1351
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Marc Johnson
Prev Title:	Bass Desires
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Two by Four
Next Year:	1989

Second Sight is a studio album by Marc Johnson's Bass Desires, recorded in March 1987 and released on ECM later that year. Johnson's Bass Desires quartet features guitarists Bill Frisell and John Scofield, and former Weather Report drummer Peter Erskine.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This advanced unit performs eight group originals that cover a wide variety of moods, from introspective, spacy pieces to ones emphasizing fire and passion".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Marc Johnson except as indicated

1. "Crossing the Corpus Callosum" - 8:30
2. "Small Hands" (Bill Frisell) - 6:44
3. "Sweet Soul" (Peter Erskine) - 7:31
4. "Twister" (John Scofield) - 4:57
5. "Thrill Seekers" (Scofield) - 8:38
6. "Prayer Beads" - 3:57
7. "1951" (Frisell) - 5:07
8. "Hymn for Her" - 6:38

Personnel

Marc Johnson's Bass Desires

• Bill Frisell – guitar
• John Scofield – guitar
• Marc Johnson – bass
• Peter Erskine – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1300/1351.php ECM discography
2. Web site: Flegler . Joel . Fanfare . 1988 . 11 . 3–4 . 292 . 17 February 2020 . J. Flegler . en.
3. Web site: Second Sight . The Sensible Sound . 1988 . 36–41 . 56 . 17 February 2020 . en.
4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2011