''Emergence'' is a solo album by Czech bassist

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recorded in September 1985 and released on

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review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars stating "''Emergence'' showcases Miroslav Vitouš in a solo bass setting, with no overdubs. It's austere and challenging, but Vitous is never ponderous; he sustains plenty of interest with his passion and staggering technique, dividing his time equally between pizzicato and arco statements... An excellent complement to other solo bass statements on ECM, most notably by

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Track listing

:''All compositions by Miroslav Vitouš except as indicated'' # "Epilogue" - 8:13 # "Transformation" - 5:58 # "Atlantis Suite: Emergence of the Spirit" - 4:53 # "Atlantis Suite: Matter and Spirit" - 1:56 # "Atlantis Suite: The Choice" - 1:58 # "Atlantis Suite: Destruction into Energy" - 3:05 # "Wheel of Fortune (When Face Gets Pale)" - 6:08 # "Regards to Gershwin's Honeyman" - 3:28 # "

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and Max Loderbauer used samples of ''Emergence'' as the basis for the track "Reemergence" on the remix album '' Re:ECM''.

Personnel

* Miroslav Vitouš –

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References

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