First Meeting (Miroslav Vitouš album)

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First Meeting
First Meeting (album).jpg
Studio album by
Miroslav Vitouš
Released1980
RecordedMay 1979
GenreJazz
Length46:51
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Miroslav Vitouš chronology

(1978) 		First Meeting
(1980) 		Miroslav Vitous Group
(1980)

First Meeting is an album by Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars stating "Recommended but hard to find, First Meeting documents the strength of Vitouš' writing and playing ".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Miroslav Vitouš except as indicated
  1. "Silver Lake" - 10:52
  2. "Beautiful Place To" - 5:11
  3. "Trees" - 6:10
  4. "Recycle" - 10:10
  5. "First Meeting" (Miroslav Vitouš, Kenny Kirkland, John Surman, Jon Christensen) - 4:48
  6. "Concerto in Three Parts" - 5:32
  7. "You Make Me So Happy" - 4:33
    • Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in May 1979

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 13, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed September 13, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 200. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1451. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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