4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE
“Samurai Hee-Haw,” the opening track of Marc Johnson’s Bass Desires, is one of the most memorable cuts in the ECM catalogue and a signature one for this transient project. Yet beyond its leader’s deeply rooted bass and Peter Erskine’s key-to-lock drumming, the pairing of Bill Frisell and John Scofield is what truly sets this firecracker a-sparkle. Their combined forces are enough to make one dizzy, and more than once they slip past our expectations by the skin of their teeth.
PERSONNEL:MARC JOHNSON, bass´
BILL FRISELL, guitar
JOHN SCOFIELD, guitar
PETER ERSKINE, drums
Recorded May 1985 at Power Station, New York.
TRACKS:
01. Samurai Hee-Haw
02. Resolution
04, Bass Desires
05. A Wishing Doll
06. Mojo Highway
07. Thanks Again