Marc Johnson – Sound of Summer Running (1997)

1. Faith in You
2. Ghost Town
3. Summer Running
4. With My Boots On
5. Union Pacific
6. Porch Swing
7. Dingy-Dong Day       play
8. The Adventures of Max and Ben
9. In a Quiet Place       play
10. For a Thousand Years .

Personnel :
Marc Johnson - Bass
Bill Frisell - Guitar acoustic and electric
Pat Metheny - Guitar acoustic, electric and 42 strings
Joey Baron - Drums, pandereta .

With THE SOUND OF SUMMER RUNNING, bassist Marc Johnson has assembled a landmark quartet of such magnitude as to rival his legendary Bass Desires group of the mid '80s. Returning from that group is crafty guitar pioneer Bill Frisell. The two new additions are contemporary jazz guitar master Pat Metheny and the always adventurous percussionist Joey Baron. This list of musicians constitutes a "dream band" if there ever was one. Metheny and Frisell are locked in a beautiful dance as their signature sounds bob and weave around Johnson's deep foundation. Baron's stark percussive stabs and shimmering colors add just the right turmoil to the mix.

The music is nothing short of mesmerizing in it's exploration of tonal colors and depth of creativity. The breezy freshness of "Faith In You" sets the tone, as the two guitarists alternately fly and support each other. A myriad of directions are explored from here: western-flavored folk ("Ghost Town," "With My Boots On"), a bluesy Chicago shuffle ("Union Pacific"), a sleepy mid-western groove ("Porch Swing") and colorful avant-garde explorations ("The Adventures Of Max And Ben"). Fans of Metheny's ECM days will enjoy the soaring "Summer Running." All of this with the quirky slant you would expect from this cast of magical sound-smiths.

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