Emergence (Miroslav Vitouš album) explained

Emergence
Type:Album
Artist:Miroslav Vitouš
Cover:Emergence (Miroslav Vitous album).jpg
Released:October 1986[1]
Recorded:September 1985
Studio:Tonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre:Jazz
Length:53:02
Label:ECM 1312
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Chronology:Miroslav Vitouš
Prev Title:Journey's End
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Trio Music, Live in Europe
Next Year:1986

Emergence is a solo album by Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš recorded in September 1985 and released on ECM October the following year.[2]

Reception

The AllMusic 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 Dave Holland and Gary Peacock".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Miroslav Vitouš except as indicated

  1. "Epilogue" - 8:13
  2. "Transformation" - 5:58
  3. "Atlantis Suite: Emergence of the Spirit" - 4:53
  4. "Atlantis Suite: Matter and Spirit" - 1:56
  5. "Atlantis Suite: The Choice" - 1:58
  6. "Atlantis Suite: Destruction into Energy" - 3:05
  7. "Wheel of Fortune (When Face Gets Pale)" - 6:08
  8. "Regards to Gershwin's Honeyman" - 3:28
  9. "Alice in Wonderland" (Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard) - 3:43
  10. "Morning Lake for Ever" - 5:34
  11. "Variations on Spanish Themes" - 8:38

Notes

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emergence . .
  2. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1300/1312.php ECM discography
  3. Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011