First Meeting (Miroslav Vitouš album)

First Meeting
Studio album by
Miroslav Vitouš
ReleasedJanuary 1980[1]
RecordedMay 1979
GenreJazz
Length46:51
LabelECM 1145
ProducerManfred Eicher
Miroslav Vitouš chronology
Guardian Angels
(1979) 		First Meeting
(1980) 		Miroslav Vitous Group
(1981)

First Meeting is an album by Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš recorded in May 1979 and released on ECM January the following year. The quartet features reed player John Surman and rhythm section Kenny Kirkland and Jon Christensen.[2]

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."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

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

Personnel

References

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