First Meeting (Miroslav Vitouš album)
{{Infobox album
| name = First Meeting
| type = Album
| artist = Miroslav Vitouš
| cover = First Meeting (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = January 1980{{cite web|title=First Meeting |url=https://www.ecmrecords.com/shop/143038750864/first-meeting-miroslav-vitous |website=ECM }}
| recorded = May 1979
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 46:51
| label = ECM 1145
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| chronology = Miroslav Vitouš
| prev_title = Guardian Angels
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Miroslav Vitous Group
| next_year = 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.[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1100/1145.php? ECM discography] accessed September 13, 2011
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."Adler, D. R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/first-meeting-r149558 Allmusic Review] accessed September 13, 2011
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/200 200]
}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1451}}
}}
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
Personnel
- Miroslav Vitouš – double bass
- John Surman – soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
- Kenny Kirkland – piano
- Jon Christensen – drums
References
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