Miroslav Vitouš Group is an album by Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label.[1]

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Miroslav Vitouš Group
Studio album by Miroslav Vitouš Group
Released	1981
Recorded	July 1980
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:07
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Miroslav Vitouš chronology
First Meeting (1979) Miroslav Vitouš Group (1981) Journey's End (1982)

Reception

The All About Jazz review by John Kelman gives the album 5 starts, "Miroslav Vitous Group is unequivocally a jazz record, but one whose multifarious stylistic touchstones also makes it a long overdue release that is, indeed, informed by all kinds of music. And it's good, too—exceptionally good, in fact.".[2]

A review in the less specialist Allmusic site by Eugene Chadbourne awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This is an album that flutters between different jazz camps in a manner that might seem indecisive, and probably really is. It is hard to imagine exactly what sort of listener would really be pleased by the results, but also just as hard to deny the existence of excellent playing here and there".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Miroslav Vitouš except as indicated

1. "When Face Gets Pale" - 5:46
2. "Second Meeting" (Jon Christensen, Kenny Kirkland, John Surman, Vitouš) - 4:52
3. "Number Six" (Surman) - 5:50
4. "Inner Peace" (Kirkland) - 7:21
5. "Interplay" (Christensen, Kirkland, Surman, Vitouš) - 9:56
6. "Gears" - 6:29
7. "Sleeping Beauty" (Christensen, Kirkland, Surman, Vitouš) - 4:59
8. "Eagle" - 1:54

• Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in July 1980

Personnel

• Miroslav Vitouš — double bass
• John Surman — soprano saxophone
• Kenny Kirkland — piano
• Jon Christensen — drums

References