''First Meeting'' is an album by Czech bassist

Miroslav Vitouš Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš (born 6 December 1947) is a Czech jazz bassist. Biography Born in Prague, Vitouš began the violin at age six, switching to piano after about three years, and then to bass at age fourteen. As a young man in Europe, ...

recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label.ECM discography
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Reception

The

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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 ".Adler, D. R
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Track listing

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

Personnel

* Miroslav Vitouš —

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

John Surman John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music. He has composed and performed music for dance performanc ...

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soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...

bass clarinet The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B (meaning it is a transposing instrument on which a written C sounds as B), but it plays notes an octave bel ...

Kenny Kirkland Kenneth David Kirkland (September 28, 1955 – November 12, 1998) was an American pianist and keyboardist. Biography Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, Kirkland was six when he first sat down at a piano keyboard. After years ...

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

* Jon Christensen —

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:First Meeting (Miroslav Vitous album) ECM Records albums Miroslav Vitouš albums 1980 albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher