Second Sight (Marc Johnson album)

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]

Second Sight
Studio album by Marc Johnson's Bass Desires
Released	1987
Recorded	March 1987
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:23
Label	ECM 1351
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Marc Johnson chronology
Bass Desires (1985) Second Sight (1987) Two by Four (1989)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD	[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[6]

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

References

1. ECM discography accessed September 28, 2011
2. Flegler, Joel (1988). "Fanfare". J. Flegler. p. 292. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
3. "Second Sight". The Sensible Sound. 1988. p. 56. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2011
5. Cook, Richard (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. p. 824. ISBN 9780140513837. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
6. Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 465. ISBN 9781852271831. Retrieved 13 April 2019.