Double Bass Mr. Vitous

[Don Kasper]

Does anybody NOT like this? Anybody else own this?
From his first release as a leader (recorded in 1969).
Mr. V. was 22 yrs. old when this was recorded. Yeah - 22 yrs old.
Stunning command of the instrument, great sound, great notes, fresh vocabulary (and compositions - FJD is the one "cover" tune.)
Yikes. IMFO, of course.
Here is the opening track: Freedom Jazz Dance -

 

[ardgedee]

I'll be listening to that one soon... thanks!

Vitous's album "Emergence" found me at a right time a few decades back, I ended up listening to it a lot for a while. Solo DB, graceful and elegant. A master class in how to apply virtuosity to captivating music, without stunts.

(Not that I was ever at the slightest risk of becoming a virtuoso of any kind )

 

[Don Kasper]

I'll be listening to that one soon... thanks!

Vitous's album "Emergence" found me at a right time a few decades back, I ended up listening to it a lot for a while. Solo DB, graceful and elegant. A master class in how to apply virtuosity to captivating music, without stunts.

(Not that I was ever at the slightest risk of becoming a virtuoso of any kind )

"Epilogue" is also on Infinite Search , FYI.
Thanks for posting this solo version.

 

[garrett2]

He has a new album coming out at the end of March. The one track ECM has released sounds great.

 

[Ed Fuqua]

It’s hard to get past the jacket on MAGICAL SHEPHERD…

 

[Don Kasper]

It’s hard to get past the jacket on MAGICAL SHEPHERD…

C'mon - Fur is Fabulous!

 

[ejnachtrab]

 

[ejnachtrab]

Liner photo from Trio Music (w/Chick Corea and Roy Haynes). I especially love his playing on Trio Music Live in Europe. He had something special with Roy that no one else had IMHO.

 

[Ketbass]

I'll be listening to that one soon... thanks!

Vitous's album "Emergence" found me at a right time a few decades back, I ended up listening to it a lot for a while. Solo DB, graceful and elegant. A master class in how to apply virtuosity to captivating music, without stunts.

(Not that I was ever at the slightest risk of becoming a virtuoso of any kind )

This is such a great piece from a virtuoso player. Not to hijack the post but another player who reminds of him is Yuri Goloubev. Another player that turns everything he touches into solid gold.

 

[Don Kasper]

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He had something special with Roy that no one else had IMHO.

You got that right!
Blues in F :

 

[Ric Vice]

Liner photo from Trio Music (w/Chick Corea and Roy Haynes). I especially love his playing on Trio Music Live in Europe. He had something special with Roy that no one else had IMHO.

A truly remarkable album. I saw them live at the Kool Jazz Festival ( the year it was actually a jazz festival) here in St, Lous They played the Loop/Summer Night medly and lots of Monk. Miroslav was astonishing so was Chick and Roy.

 

[PrimitiveMan]

A truly remarkable album. I saw them live at the Kool Jazz Festival ( the year it was actually a jazz festival) here in St, Lous They played the Loop/Summer Night medly and lots of Monk. Miroslav was astonishing so was Chick and Roy.

Amazing, always loved that album, would have loved to have seen that

 

[WG Plum]

His was definitely my favorite era of Weather Report.

 

[Sam Reese]

Thanks Don for posting this exquisite tasty treat.

 

[oren]

His was definitely my favorite era of Weather Report.

I loved his playing on the first Weather Report records. The first time I saw them I was disappointed when they came on stage and I saw that Miroslav was not there. I quickly got over it when I heard Alphonso Johnson play, though it was definitely a different kind of sound.

 

[Sam Sherry]

You got that right!
Blues in F :

IMO he never played better.

 

[CryingBass]

MV’s rendition of Gloria’s Step, especially his patented soloing, on Larry Coreyel’s album Spaces ( i believe ) is slways in my head. A true GOAT IMHO.

 

[klyph]

I have a promo copy of “Mountain in the Clouds” which is a re-release of that title. FJD is amazing, my favorite version. The rest of the album is good, but that’s the standout track by far.

 

[rjmsteel]

Saw him live with Larry Coryell and Alphonse Mouson at the Ivanhoe Theater in Chicago long ago (1977-78?).

 

[klyph]

Are you doing a deep dive on Atlantic releases from 1969?
Do you like MV’s indeterminate pitches better than Ron Carter’s?
They definitely go by much quicker!