Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš (born 6 December 1947) is a Czech jazz bassist.

Biography

Born in

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, Vitouš began the violin at age six, switching to piano after about three years, and then to bass at age fourteen. As a young man in Europe, Vitouš was a competitive swimmer. One of his early music groups was the Junior Trio with his brother Alan on drums and

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on keyboards. He studied music at the

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under František Pošta, and won a music contest in Vienna that gave him a scholarship to the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

saw Vitouš playing with

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duk ...

in 1967 and invited him to join his group in New York City. Vitouš recorded his debut album '' Infinite Search'' for

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(later issued on

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as ''Mountain In The Clouds'') in 1969 with

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...

, John McLaughlin,

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he hel ...

Jack DeJohnette Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie ...

, and

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. In 1970, he also recorded ''Purple'' for

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with McLaughlin,

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and

Joe Zawinul Josef Erich Zawinul ( '; 7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007) was an Austrian jazz and jazz fusion keyboardist and composer. First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with Miles Davis and to bec ...

. In 1970, he was a founding member of the group

Weather Report Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986. The band was founded in 1970 by Austrian virtuoso keyboardist Joe Zawinul, American saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš, American drummer and vocalis ...

. There's some dispute over how Weather Report initially formed. According to Zawinul, it began when he and Shorter recruited Vitouš, who had previously played with each of them separately. According to Vitouš himself, it was he and Shorter who actually founded Weather Report, with Shorter bringing in Zawinul afterwards. Whichever story is true, it was those three musicians – all composers – who formed the initial core of the project. Vitouš and Zawinul experimented with electronic effects pedals (as generally used by rock guitarists) with Zawinul using them on electric piano and synthesizers and Vitouš on his

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(which he frequently bowed through distortion to create a second horn-like voice). Vitouš and Zawinul eventually found themselves at creative loggerheads, since the former preferred Weather Report's original approach and the latter wished to continue further along the road to funk. Retrospectively, Zawinul accused Vitouš of being unable to play funk convincingly (something which Greg Errico corroborated) and claimed that he had not provided enough music for the band. Vitouš countered that he had in fact brought in compositions, but that Zawinul had been unable to play them. Vitouš has also accused Zawinul of having been "a first-class manipulator" primarily interested in commercial success. When Shorter sided with Zawinul, the original three-man partnership broke down acrimoniously and Vitouš left Weather Report, moving on to an illustrious career leading his own band and winning respect as a composer.Prasad, Anil
"Miroslav Vitous: Freeing the muse"
Innerviews webzine. 2004. Vitouš was replaced by

Alphonso Johnson Alphonso Johnson (born February 2, 1951) is an American jazz bassist active since the early 1970s. Johnson was a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1973 to 1975, and has performed and recorded with numerous high-profile rock a ...

in 1973, later stating "I enjoyed the beginning of it very much, but it turned into a little bit of a drag in the end because Joe Zawinul wanted to go in another direction. The band was seeking success and fame and they basically changed their music to go a commercial way into a black funk thing". He also felt aggrieved financially, commenting "I was an equal partner and basically, I didn't get anything. We had a corporation together that was completely ignored. If you have a company and three people own it, and then two people say 'Okay, we don't want to work like this anymore. It's just two of us now', normally, they break down the stock and pay off the third person". Roy Haynes Quintet 1981

In 1981, Vitouš performed at the Woodstock Jazz Festival held in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the

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, and in 1984 he collaborated with

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.1984 Sydney Town Hall, producer Ian Davis (ABC radio) In 1988, Vitouš moved back to Europe to concentrate on composing but nonetheless continued to perform in festivals. In 2001, Vitouš reunited with

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and

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, with whom he had recorded Corea's album '' Now He Sings, Now He Sobs'' in 1968, for a concert in a series entitled "Rendezvous in New York" in celebration of Corea's 60th birthday. The album of the same name came out in 2003 and earned Corea a

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for the composition "Matrix". He has also worked with

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, Jan Garbarek,

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, Terje Rypdal, and

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Discography

As leader

* 1969: '' Infinite Search'' (Embryo, 1970) * 1970?: '' Purple'' (

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, 1970) – in Japan only * 1976?: ''Magical Shepherd'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * 1976?: ''Majesty Music'' ( Arista, 1976) * 1977?: ''Miroslav'' (Arista/Freedom, 1977) * 1978: ''Guardian Angels'' with

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, Kenny Kirkland, Mabumi Yamaguchi (Trio, 1979) * 1979: '' First Meeting'' (

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, 1980) * 1980: '' Miroslav Vitous Group'' (ECM, 1981) * 1982: '' Journey's End'' (ECM, 1983) * 1985: ''

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'' (ECM, 1986) * 1992: '' Atmos'' with Jan Garbarek (ECM, 1993) * 2002: ''

Universal Syncopations ''Universal Syncopations'' is an album by Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš recorded in 2003 and released on the ECM label.Universal Syncopations II'' (ECM, 2007) * 2006-07: ''Remembering Weather Report'' with

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(ECM, 2009) * 2010–11: ''Music of Weather Report'' (ECM, 2016) * 2016: ''Live at NOSPR'' with

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(Jazz Sound , 2019) – live * 2016: ''Ziljabu Nights'' (Intuition, 2016) * 2016: ''Ad-Lib Orbits'' with Adam Pierończyk (PAO, 2017) * 2018: ''Moravian Romance'' with

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(Venus, 2018)

As a member of
Weather Report Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986. The band was founded in 1970 by Austrian virtuoso keyboardist Joe Zawinul, American saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš, American drummer and vocalis ...

* ''

'' (Columbia, 1971) * '' I Sing the Body Electric'' (Columbia, 1972) – recorded in 1971–72 * '' Live in Tokyo'' (CBS/Sony, 1972) * '' Sweetnighter'' (Columbia, 1973) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1974) – recorded in 1973–74

As sideman

With

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* '' Stoned Soul Picnic'' (Atlantic, 1968) * ''All Blues'' (Columbia, 1969) * ''Herbie Mann Presents Comin' Home Baby Roy Ayers Quartet 1'' (Columbia, 1969) * ''Unchain My Heart'' (Columbia, 1970) With

* 1968: '' Now He Sings, Now He Sobs'' ( Solid State, 1968) * 1968–70: '' Circling In'' (

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, 1975) * 1981: '' Trio Music'' (

, 1982) * 1984: '' Trio Music Live in Europe'' (ECM, 1986) * 2001: ''

Rendezvous in New York Rendezvous in New York is an album by American pianist Chick Corea that was released on April 22, 2003 by Corea's label, Stretch Records. The recording took place at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City over the course of three weeks. Corea ...

'' ( Stretch, 2003) With

* '' Spaces'' (Vanguard, 1970) - recorded in 1969 * '' Planet End'' (Vanguard, 1975) * '' Dedicated to Bill Evans and Scott LaFaro'' (Jazzpoint, 1987) With

* '' Windows Opened'' (Atlantic, 1968) * '' The Inspiration I Feel'' (Atlantic, 1968) * ''

Memphis Underground ''Memphis Underground'' is a 1969 album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann, that fuses the genres of jazz and rhythm and blues (R&B). While Mann and the other principal soloists (Roy Ayers, Larry Coryell and Sonny Sharrock) were leading jazz musicians, ...

'' (Atlantic, 1969) * '' Live at the Whisky a Go Go'' (Atlantic, 1969) * '' Stone Flute'' (Embryo, 1970) – recorded in 1969 * ''

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'' (Embryo, 1970) * ''

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'' (Embryo, 1971) With

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* ''The Lord's Prayer'' (Vortex, 1969) * ''Green Line'' (Nivico, 1970) With

* ''Wings'' (For Tune, 2015) * ''Ad-Lib Orbits'' (PAO, 2017) * ''Live at NOSPR'' (Jazz Sound, 2019) With

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and Franco D'Andrea * ''Quatre'' (Gala, 1989) * ''Earthcake'' (Label Bleu, 1991) With Terje Rypdal * ''

Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette ''Terje Rypdal/Miroslav Vitous/Jack DeJohnette'' is an album by guitarist Terje Rypdal, bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Jack DeJohnette recorded in 1978 and released on the ECM label.

'' (ECM, 1979) * ''

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'' (ECM, 1981) * ''Trio/Live in Concert'' (TDK, 2001) VD-Video With

* 1969: ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1969) * 1970: '' Moto Grosso Feio'' (Blue Note, 1974) With

* '' Zawinul'' (Atlantic, 1971) – recorded in 1970 * ''Concerto Retitled'' (Atlantic, 1976) – compilation With others * Alpay, ''Tango & Latin'' (Dogan Music, 2001) * Franco Ambrosetti, ''

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'' (Enja, 1998) – recorded in 1997 *

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, '' All I Have'' (Columbia, 2002) *

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, '' Symphonic Buck-Tick in Berlin'' (Invitation, 1990) *

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, '' The Creeper'' (Blue Note, 1981) – recorded in 1967 * Mariano Deidda, ''L'Incapacità di Pensare'' (Sette Ottavi/Warner, 2005) *

, ''

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'' (Milestone, 1969) * Aydin Esen, Vinnie Colaiuta, ''Living'' (Universal/EmArcy, 2001) *

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, Daniel Humair, ''Takes On Pasolini'' (CAM Jazz, 2005) *

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, ''

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'' (Laserlight, 1996) – recorded in 1969 *

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, ''The Secret'' (Antilles/Island, 1988) * Jan Garbarek, ''

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'' (ECM, 1991) *

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, '' Bird on a Wire'' (Columbia, 1971) *

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, ''Earthquake Island'' (Tomato, 1978) *

, ''A Life in Time'' (Dreyfus, 2007) *

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, ''Dream'' (Eastworld, 1983) *

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, ''Edges'' (Label Bleu, 1991) *

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, ''Bohemia'' (Jazzpoint, 1988) *

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, ''Hot Islands'' (Trio, 1979) *

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, ''Past Present Future'' (Cowbell Music, 2017) * Steve Kuhn, ''Oceans in the Sky'' (Owl, 1990) *

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& Larry Coryell, ''And Special Guests'' (In-akustik, 1986) *

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, '' Mellow'' (Columbia, 2004) *

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, ''In Search of a Dream'' (MPS, 1978) * Michal Pavlicek, ''Minotaurus'' (Panton, 1991) *

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, '' Stories to Tell'' (Milestone, 1974) * Fredy Studer, ''Seven Songs'' (veraBra, 1991) * Jasper van 't Hof, ''Live in Montreux'' (Pausa, 1980) * Sadao Watanabe, '' Round Trip'' (CBS/Sony, 1970) *

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, ''Big City'' (Nemperor, 1977) * Janci Körössy, ''Ale Ne Pro Mne'' (Supraphon, 1965)

References

External links

Official site
* ttp://news.allaboutjazz.com/uys-miroslav-vitous-and-jean-luc-ponty-interviews.php#.U5WILC9lybI Miroslav Vitous video interview at Allaboutjazz.combr>Conversation With Miroslav Vitous, 8/01/2009

"Agitation", with Stanley Clarke
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