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Miroslav Vitous: Universal Syncopations

Read "Universal Syncopations" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
December 9, 2003

Much of the allure of producer Manfred Eicher's ECM label over the span of some three decades has been in the roster of artists who have found in the company an excellent match between the “chamber-like aesthetics of the recordings and their own muse. As such, it's no surprise that with today's smaller circle of artists ...

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Miroslav Vitous: Universal Syncopations

Read "Universal Syncopations" reviewed by Carlos Silva

by Carlos Silva
November 22, 2003

Some truisms are so true. If you have the chance to listen to Miroslav Vitous' Universal Syncopations, you will understand why I'm compelled to say that music is about listening. Syncopations is a unique gathering of well vetted musicians who, besides of playing with real mastery, seem to be listening to each other carefully and respectfully. ...

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Miroslav Vitous: Universal Syncopations

Read "Universal Syncopations" reviewed by Alexander M. Stern

by Alexander M. Stern
November 4, 2003

Not just an album, Universal Syncopations --bassist Miroslav Vitous's latest release on ECM, and his first as a leader in more than ten years--is nothing short of an event. With a stellar line-up consisting of living legends Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, John McLaughlin, and Jan Garbarek, Universal Syncopations is more than merely the sum of some ...

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Miroslav Vitous: Universal Syncopations

Read "Universal Syncopations" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
October 10, 2003

Lots of people are going to be talking about this record. For good reason, admittedly, because bassist Miroslav Vitous dropped off the scene a while ago--to, among other things, amass a collection of orchestral samples--and has only just come back with his first record in a decade. This is the same man who played with Miles ...

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A Fireside Chat With Miroslav Vitous

by AAJ Staff
October 10, 2003

A founding member of Weather Report, featured soloist on Chick Corea’s infamous Now He Sings, Now He Sobs Blue Note album, and leader of the genre bending Infinite Search has largely remained silent for the better part of two decades. Miroslav Vitous, once referred to as one of the perennial bassists in jazz, went into a ...

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Mysterious Traveller

By Weather Report

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Nubian Sundance; American Tango; Cucumber Slumber; Mysterious Traveller; Blackthorn Rose; Scarlet Woman; Jungle Book.

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Meet Tomasz Stanko

by AAJ Staff
November 29, 2002

Jazz of the '50s and '60s shared the overtly political side of much music from the period. Black musicians in the States and expatriates in Europe used their music as a platform for radical ideas that would reach a presumably sympathetic audience. Going back even further in history demonstrates the role jazz played in both breaking ...

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