They sound truly amazing. But I would really like to hear this collaboration now, when they have developed so much with their perfected tone... and finally I am glad on Scofield's ways, that he changed his looks. He looks cool now, and he looked.... well it was ok. cause he played that good... :P (just kidding, you can look whatever you like, but dude - he's not pretty with that look) and finally x 2: SHEIT I LOVE TO SEE THOSE TWO PLAY TOGETHER!! TRULY MASTERS!
Marc Johnson's Bass Desires are my introduction to modern jazz in the eighties.This music will become classics later on,doesn't loose any of its power and originallity.Really great stuff.
I love that Scofield visibly tells Frisell to turn down during Scof's solo. They are like oli and water musically (Scofield sensitive, Frisell bold), but it works. Amazing stuff. Erskine really grooves.
I love, love, love, love this music. For me one of the best cd's of John Scofield. The others are equaly fantastic. The mix of Scofield and Frisell is amazing, magic, fabulous. Erskine superb. Marc Johnson sounds so sweet and nice... The whole cd sounds just with a very very good sound. Thanks Marc Johnson ;.-) I listen to it since 1989 ;-)
tone is overrated in my humble joe-schmoe opinion(in comparison to what/how the actual lines are saying/articulated), but I guess it's an equally essential element to some people- however I dare too say that tone is ultimately a matter of subjective/personal taste. Peace to all of you Bass Desire/Johnson/Erskine/Frizz/Sco fans
At 2:30 he CLEARLY motions Bill to stop trying to comp. He is too loud, and with the two playing in their very different styles, but both out of intonation it doesn't gell at all. I love Sco and like Bill, but he killed Sco there
it's not that i don't like the fact they are reading music. It's just that it shows. The jam isn't very intense, and one way they could bring it to that level is through making actual eye contact.
Professional musicians, that's who. They write this stuff down in their dreams. Talent is good, but training makes talent really shine. These guys are disciplined and focused. Look at how they play... with ease and grace. Their minds and bodies are merged. Zen Kabbalah meditation. That's what Jazz is all about.
Sco is too low in the mix...you can't really hear Sco's full tone...even if it''s that tone from his 80's chorus days, that everyone (with the exception from me) seems to dislike so much...was he motioning to Bill to turn down?
Bill's clean volume sounds about right to me, compared with the rhythm section. Sco's horrible '80's digital fizz-tone has no guts, and therein lieth the problem. Plus he's a cranky old bastard. I once watched him scowl and sulk his way through a 2 hour set. Perhaps he hates his job..
It's funny to see people marking this down - because actually, that's also the impression I got, and I happen to *like* Sco's playing. I guess it's a part of that bizzare "be positive, ALWAYS" policy some people live by...
Is this version available on CD anywhere? Or is this video anywhere to be purchased? The version on the Bass Desires disc is good, but Bill's solo on this video is ferocious, the other one doesn't compare!
How do you... not listen.. to... whadda you, some kinda music snob that blocks out every other instrument? The song is only complete with every element, and you're gonna say you 'don't listen' to the guitar solo? You seem awful proud of that fact. Gimme a fuckin' break, that's truly ridiculous.
no he's not, scofield isn't loud enough ;) ok maybe frisell's a little loud when he engages distortion.. anyway, it's the soundman's fault that they're unbalanced
Great stuff! Saw these guys January '87 at long-gone Fat Tuesday's on 2nd & 17th in NYC, a tiny room that they just kicked apart. There was confetti and plastic hats on the floor from New Year's Eve the night before. Frisell and Scofield went on to their huge careers, but this period is what launched them. Always thank the rhythm section. Amazing band -- thanks for posting.
This is great!!! The Bass desires cd's are still among my favourites. I had this concert on video2000 once, but the recorder went broke about 20 years ago. I'm so happy to see a few parts again. Hope there is more where this came from....
Great composition!!!! Seen it on German TV way back... How about uploading the WHOLE song??? with Erskine solo and all, it was really something if I remember...
Scofield gesturing to Frisell to turn down made me laugh. I've heard Frisell a bunch and particularly in the late 80s and early 90s he could play REALLY loud at times which I dug, but it looked like his stuff was pointed at Scofield and Scofield was probably hearing it louder than Frisell. Thanks for this post. I love this tune and used to play it in a band. They look so young here. Frisell's playing that SG I first heard him play in maybe 82/3 with Jan Garbarek. Haven't seen that in years.
Looks more like a Dungeons and Dragons game should have broken out, not one the most intense jams I've heard in some time. Wow! Gotta love Erskine's bow tie and a deep gratitude to Bill Evans for seeing something so special in Marc Johnson many years ago.
One question: Is there any place I can get a complete video of this? I searched the usual places, but since it has no chance of appearing on dime (frisell is not allowed there), I don't know where else to look.
Gerry Anderson filmed Thunderbirds in Supermarionation - and Bill looks like 'Brains'!
Seriously, this band was and is such a great meld of musicians - they don't just play like a list of great names, they play awesome and powerful music. I really enjoyed the clips of them 20 years apart. Bill's solo here is killer!
haha, I didn't notice that weird looking guy was scofield until he started playing... he looks like Sgt. Slaughter from GI Joe or something...thanks for posting this, it's great!
They sound truly amazing. But I would really like to hear this collaboration now, when they have developed so much with their perfected tone... and finally I am glad on Scofield's ways, that he changed his looks. He looks cool now, and he looked.... well it was ok. cause he played that good... :P (just kidding, you can look whatever you like, but dude - he's not pretty with that look) and finally x 2: SHEIT I LOVE TO SEE THOSE TWO PLAY TOGETHER!! TRULY MASTERS!
colgatesmile123 6 months ago
The Great Eastern! ^__^
FredAstaire76 7 months ago
Where did this come from? This is an exceptional line up!
sheldonknowsall 7 months ago
Scofield's Ibanez sounds very thin in comparison to Frisell's SG...
frankie28web 9 months ago
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what happend to mojo highway? ha i cant remember the name of it but it was a sweet song , it was the only one that got removed though
reberan2009 10 months ago
what happend to mojo highway? ha i cant remember the name of it but it was a sweet song , it was the only one that got removed though
reberan2009 10 months ago
Sco's tone kinda sux here. It's too flutey.
rorshakks 11 months ago
I love frissell's style....like no one else
bsonor 1 year ago
John Mayer with big glasses!
pijplulbeffieneuk 1 year ago
fantastique et mémorable!
missAnnyesse 1 year ago
Marc Johnson's Bass Desires are my introduction to modern jazz in the eighties.This music will become classics later on,doesn't loose any of its power and originallity.Really great stuff.
KoxxMobilhome 1 year ago 2
i dig some of sco's playin but his tone is horrible here.. frisell always sounds good!
freejazzfree 1 year ago
ヘーイ I wanted to hear Dr. Erskine's solo also...hey
thanks anyway for uploading.
technoforbeer 2 years ago
I love that Scofield visibly tells Frisell to turn down during Scof's solo. They are like oli and water musically (Scofield sensitive, Frisell bold), but it works. Amazing stuff. Erskine really grooves.
deltadogful 2 years ago
nice ! 侍ヒーホウ.
maidoodesu 2 years ago
That Fender would have been smokin' the Roland amp also...
montycraig1 2 years ago 3
As far as volume and tone, Bill's Boogie Mark II would have been smoking Sco's Roland Jazz Chours also....
montycraig1 2 years ago
@montycraig1
Bill's anything would smoke Sco's anything.
MartinVLau 1 year ago 3
this group is so awesome, i just got second sight and i love it. i love bill's playing i would almost describe it as surf jazz.
MitchTenderness 2 years ago
I love, love, love, love this music. For me one of the best cd's of John Scofield. The others are equaly fantastic. The mix of Scofield and Frisell is amazing, magic, fabulous. Erskine superb. Marc Johnson sounds so sweet and nice... The whole cd sounds just with a very very good sound. Thanks Marc Johnson ;.-) I listen to it since 1989 ;-)
Iloveofrahaza87 2 years ago
tone is overrated in my humble joe-schmoe opinion(in comparison to what/how the actual lines are saying/articulated), but I guess it's an equally essential element to some people- however I dare too say that tone is ultimately a matter of subjective/personal taste. Peace to all of you Bass Desire/Johnson/Erskine/Frizz/Sco fans
tiluriso 2 years ago
5:02 Crank it Bill!!!!!!!!
LordSluk 2 years ago
At 2:30 he CLEARLY motions Bill to stop trying to comp. He is too loud, and with the two playing in their very different styles, but both out of intonation it doesn't gell at all. I love Sco and like Bill, but he killed Sco there
tedtimper 2 years ago
Notice too, Sco does absolutely nothing behind Bill's solo.
tedtimper 2 years ago
yeah it looked like bill was trying to turn down his amp too
jsmurfy89 2 years ago
I think you're right, man..
Swinger2000 2 years ago
what's Sco doing at 2:04?
prinznevsky 2 years ago
Genious solo buy scofield, they should turned dowm frisells guitar a bit during his solo though
MagnusLindblOOm 2 years ago
Always a pleasure to hear this fine tune...
JazzProphet1 2 years ago
What a f**ck does this Scofield show to Bill? He takes too much of the space in this track!!!!! Frisell is a greatest master ever lived!
Lutemaker 2 years ago
Great stuff !! my heros !!
uzzz 2 years ago
I heard the abercrombie version this though is cool 2 heavy hitters scofield and bill frisell
lvanhalen 2 years ago
Bene, finale discriminatorio, proprio mentre inizia il solo di peter...
calpont 2 years ago
e da un tedesco che ti aspettavi
pisquanciano 2 years ago
I love these modal jams....
zendograilseeker 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
who the hell reads music while they jam. so pathetic
VoteOlegForJesus08 3 years ago
why don't you just listen to the art that's being created and not make any stupid comments about the manner in which it is created....asshole
picklershawn 3 years ago 2
it's not that i don't like the fact they are reading music. It's just that it shows. The jam isn't very intense, and one way they could bring it to that level is through making actual eye contact.
VoteOlegForJesus08 3 years ago
Last time I checked you listen with your ears, not your eyes.
Steakfinger 3 years ago
People who can ready music and have to deal with something a little more complicated than some simple ass rock vamp, I guess.
Steakfinger 3 years ago
I'd like to see you play better.
SHARPsUnite 2 years ago 4
Professional musicians, that's who. They write this stuff down in their dreams. Talent is good, but training makes talent really shine. These guys are disciplined and focused. Look at how they play... with ease and grace. Their minds and bodies are merged. Zen Kabbalah meditation. That's what Jazz is all about.
Prometheo1 2 years ago
Sco is too low in the mix...you can't really hear Sco's full tone...even if it''s that tone from his 80's chorus days, that everyone (with the exception from me) seems to dislike so much...was he motioning to Bill to turn down?
tiluriso 3 years ago
i love sco on the chorus.
unclejunglebass 2 years ago
when John schofields playing
ButtonJazz 3 years ago
bill frisell IS to loud
ButtonJazz 3 years ago
Bill's clean volume sounds about right to me, compared with the rhythm section. Sco's horrible '80's digital fizz-tone has no guts, and therein lieth the problem. Plus he's a cranky old bastard. I once watched him scowl and sulk his way through a 2 hour set. Perhaps he hates his job..
UpjoanCrawford 3 years ago
It's funny to see people marking this down - because actually, that's also the impression I got, and I happen to *like* Sco's playing. I guess it's a part of that bizzare "be positive, ALWAYS" policy some people live by...
BlimpyBoy 2 years ago
Check out the album wayfarer by Jan Garbarek. Frisell plays on it and it was recorded during this high intensity period of Frisell's playing.
ChrisNifong 3 years ago
How dare you tell Frisell what to do... Bad Scofield! Bad!
Cacophonyhead 3 years ago
CCCCCCCC COOL!
loren1283 3 years ago
Is this version available on CD anywhere? Or is this video anywhere to be purchased? The version on the Bass Desires disc is good, but Bill's solo on this video is ferocious, the other one doesn't compare!
squeekysqueek 3 years ago
There is a live CD that is fantastic, Erskine's solo is mind blowing.
I don't listen to guitar solos! :o)
HollywoodWags 3 years ago
How do you... not listen.. to... whadda you, some kinda music snob that blocks out every other instrument? The song is only complete with every element, and you're gonna say you 'don't listen' to the guitar solo? You seem awful proud of that fact. Gimme a fuckin' break, that's truly ridiculous.
funkatram 3 years ago
Only a "ROCK" drummer would make a statement like that.
Maybe you should start you listening career right here, right now.
Good luck.
philo156 3 years ago
fris' sole at the end is MONSTEROUS!!!
paulb869 3 years ago
bill frisell is too loud
William102582 3 years ago
no he's not, scofield isn't loud enough ;) ok maybe frisell's a little loud when he engages distortion.. anyway, it's the soundman's fault that they're unbalanced
domenjazz 3 years ago
Peter looks like the Cheap Trick guitarist.
larkydozer 3 years ago
er, I mean Cheap Trick drummer.
larkydozer 3 years ago
The electric guitar is a very oriental sounding instrument!
EmphaticItalic 3 years ago
anybody out there got marc johnson current affairs on video, love to see some of that.
avaboot 3 years ago
Great stuff! Saw these guys January '87 at long-gone Fat Tuesday's on 2nd & 17th in NYC, a tiny room that they just kicked apart. There was confetti and plastic hats on the floor from New Year's Eve the night before. Frisell and Scofield went on to their huge careers, but this period is what launched them. Always thank the rhythm section. Amazing band -- thanks for posting.
slamiam 3 years ago
grande bill!!!!
mic270469 3 years ago
Thanx for posting! Still one of my favorites, especially Erskine's solo on the record, amazing! And sir Frisell... goddammned!
Pettenderk 3 years ago
This is great!!! The Bass desires cd's are still among my favourites. I had this concert on video2000 once, but the recorder went broke about 20 years ago. I'm so happy to see a few parts again. Hope there is more where this came from....
SonoRRob 3 years ago
Great composition!!!! Seen it on German TV way back... How about uploading the WHOLE song??? with Erskine solo and all, it was really something if I remember...
darthjaso1 3 years ago
Ahh, the 80s. Mullets and hair! great playing!!
kornfedboy 3 years ago
This is definitely one of my favorite marc johnson compositions
druhyelew 3 years ago
Scofield gesturing to Frisell to turn down made me laugh. I've heard Frisell a bunch and particularly in the late 80s and early 90s he could play REALLY loud at times which I dug, but it looked like his stuff was pointed at Scofield and Scofield was probably hearing it louder than Frisell. Thanks for this post. I love this tune and used to play it in a band. They look so young here. Frisell's playing that SG I first heard him play in maybe 82/3 with Jan Garbarek. Haven't seen that in years.
bayouhazard 4 years ago
gotta point out that Sco is gesturing to the monitor engineer offstage right to turn Bill down in his wedge, apparently it was CRANKED.
(I heard this from one of the musicians onstage.)
thirdzomby 3 years ago
Looks more like a Dungeons and Dragons game should have broken out, not one the most intense jams I've heard in some time. Wow! Gotta love Erskine's bow tie and a deep gratitude to Bill Evans for seeing something so special in Marc Johnson many years ago.
rauldukeIII 4 years ago
Marc's upright sounds AMAZING on this.
zenrks 3 years ago
Bill's solo is weird and somehow traditional and the same time. Hat's off to Bill.
LordSluk 4 years ago
Thanks a lot! Frisell is da man!
One question: Is there any place I can get a complete video of this? I searched the usual places, but since it has no chance of appearing on dime (frisell is not allowed there), I don't know where else to look.
alexsh 4 years ago
The feedback at 5:26 during Frisell's solo cracks me up for some reason. What a great band.
kevinm4435 4 years ago
wonderful stuff.good to see `sweet soul` live
BongoMadness 4 years ago
what an asshole sco is!! if anyone ever did that to me on the bandstand they'd get a guitar neck up their ass
freejazzfree 4 years ago
Buncha the soulfulest dorks I ever saw. Holy crap this is good music, thought and felt at the deepest levels.
panfilo76 4 years ago
WOW ...never thought I'd 'see' this played - great jam. What's up, bowtie?!?
zornfizza2 4 years ago
LMFAO!!!! "That waiter sure can play the drums"...Thanks 'promisefailed', you just made my day!!
puujisan 4 years ago
Bills's playing in Supermarionation. And that waiter sure can play the drums...
promisefailed 4 years ago
hah what?? Supermarionation?
Genemusic111 4 years ago
Gerry Anderson filmed Thunderbirds in Supermarionation - and Bill looks like 'Brains'!
Seriously, this band was and is such a great meld of musicians - they don't just play like a list of great names, they play awesome and powerful music. I really enjoyed the clips of them 20 years apart. Bill's solo here is killer!
promisefailed 4 years ago
No, sco is concerned those glasses are going to EAT Bills face.
The reason no one responded to Bills solo is because
all their heads exploded. Too much input, for them.
I loved it. Sco and Friz.
Sco is a hard, angular funky player extrodinaire
Like rubbing your face against asphalt he is.
Bill is like the water to sooth the abrasion. You still feel the pain but water washes it away.
He's truly mezmorizzzing.
That's why the audience didn't respond, they were mezmerizzzed.
TheDeLi 4 years ago
you're absolutely right!
"I like pleasure spiked with pain and music is my aeroplane..."
casimsalabim 4 years ago
looks like scofield is trying to gesture to frisell to turn down at two points. wonderful music though.
mrgone78 4 years ago
Marcs mullet and Peters bowtie just have to be saved as relics from the 80´s!
eufrosynia 4 years ago
One of my favorite groups ever!
GP4T 5 years ago
Lovely tune!
t2017 5 years ago
I had no idea this footage existed.... THANKS so much for posting this.
adtaz 5 years ago
frisell is cool :) yeah, sco, too :) lol, dumb audience, no applause for frisell's solo ;)
romaneberle 5 years ago
True that! Bill's lead there is just insane. Very very cool!
RUNRUT 5 years ago
haha, I didn't notice that weird looking guy was scofield until he started playing... he looks like Sgt. Slaughter from GI Joe or something...thanks for posting this, it's great!
LobsterMassage 5 years ago
God Bless You!!!!
kaiserlupowitz 5 years ago