Emergence is a solo album by Czech bassist Miroslav Vitous

Miroslav Vitouš

Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš , is a Czech jazz bassist.-Biography:Born in Prague, he began the violin at age six, and started playing the piano at age ten, and bass at fourteen. As a young man in Europe, Vitouš was a competitive swimmer. One of his early music groups was the Junior Trio with his...

 recorded in 1985 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars stating "Emergence showcases Miroslav Vitous 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

Dave Holland

Dave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for 40 years....

 and Gary Peacock

Gary Peacock

Gary Peacock is an American jazz double-bassist.-Biography:After military service in Germany, in the early sixties he worked on the west coast with Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Paul Bley and Art Pepper, then moved to New York. He worked there with Bley, the Bill Evans trio , and Albert Ayler's trio...

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Track listing

All compositions by Miroslav Vitous 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
   Sammy Fain
   Sammy Fain was an American composer of popular music.-Biography:Sammy Fain was born in New York City. In 1923, Fain appeared with Artie Dunn in a short film directed by Lee De Forest filmed in DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process. In 1925, Fain left the Fain-Dunn act to devote himself to...
   
   , Bob Hilliard
   Bob Hilliard
   Bob Hilliard was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs; "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", "Any Day Now", "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", "Our Day Will Come", "My Little Corner of the World", and "Seven Little Girls ".-Career:Born in New York City, New York, and after...
   
   ) - 3:43
10. "Morning Lake for Ever" - 5:34
11. "Variations on Spanish Themes" - 8:38
    • Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in September 1985