Bass Reflections

By Will Layman

Recently, two most idiosyncratic jazz bass players, Miroslav Vitous and Eberhard Weber, released riveting, odd, ambitious recordings, suggesting the importance of the bass tradition to the larger history of the music. [17 October 2007]

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Miroslav Vitous: Live in Vienna [DVD]

By Jennifer Kelly

Czech string bass virtuoso and Weather Report founder Miroslav Vitous bridges jazz improvisation with classical forms. In a stunning solo performance, he elicits an orchestra's worth of texture from an instrument that usually remains in the background. [29 June 2007]