Search - Marc Johnson, Erskine, Frisell :: Second Sight

Great interplay between all musicians

08/06/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Unfortunately I couldn't hear Marc's playing under Scofield's melodic lines, which I find always have this uniqueness to them, even though I find Scofield to be a tad bit predictable in his approach to melody. I love Frisell in terms of his very odd harmonics that he brings to the plate, he's the perfect counterpart to John. His playing has grown on me. Even though I find alot of people are thrown off by his use of "overtone" playing, he has a fantastic approach to space and rhythm. Peter Erskine never fails. Always consistent in his rhythm section. On this cd, from what I've heard so far (which isn't I believe a good representation of the music due to poor sound quality coming from the computer), the band has a great mix between spaced-out stuff and in-your-face-type fusion which is usually rare for alot of hard fusion artists. Here there's no pressure to play fast or with dexterity, the motifs and the creative concepts seem to come first. Which is what ECM music is all about anyway. Great job, Marc. Keep it up!"