Miroslav Vitouš
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Bassists · b. 1947

Miroslav Vitouš

Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist

Born
6 December 1947
Prague
Country
Czech Republic
Active
1962–
Record labels
ECM Records, Freedom Records
Discography
20 albums

Biography

Miroslav Vitouš is a jazz musician who plays double bass, bass instrument and acoustic bass guitar. Miroslav Vitouš was born on 6 December 1947 in Prague. The music is usually filed under jazz and cool jazz. Record labels: ECM Records and Freedom Records. The discography here lists 20 albums, from “Infinite Search” (1970) to “Mountain Call” (2026).

Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš (born 6 December 1947) is a Czech jazz bassist. He is known as a founding member of the ensemble Weather Report, and for working as a bandleader and alongside Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette and others.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Infinite Search 1970 · Embryo Records Purple 1970 · CBS/Sony Magical Shepherd 1976 · Warner Bros. Records Majesty Music 1976 · Arista Miroslav 1977 · Freedom First Meeting 1980 · ECM Records
NDR Jazz Workshop No.148 (Live at Onkel Pö, Hamburg, 1980-01-31) 1980 · Live
To Be Continued 1981 · ECM Records Journey's End 1983 · ECM Records Emergence 1986 · ECM Records Guardian Angels 1988 · Storyville Records Atmos 1993 · ECM Records Universal Syncopations 2003 · ECM Records Universal Syncopations II 2007 · ECM Records Music of Weather Report 2016 · ECM Records Ziljabu Nights (Live at Theater Gütersloh) 2016 · Live · intuition Moravian Romance (live at Jazzfest Brno 2018) 2018 · Live · Venus Records Mountain Call 2026 · ECM Records
Alan Vitouš featuring Miroslav Vitouš
Ziljabu Nights (Live At Theater Gütersloh)

Also plays on

Albums where Miroslav Vitouš is credited as a sideman

1968 Now He Sings, Now He Sobs — Chick Corea double bass
1968 Windows Opened — Herbie Mann bass
1968 Stoned Soul Picnic — Roy Ayers bass
1969 The Dejohnette Complex — Jack DeJohnette bass
1969 Live at the Whisky a Go Go — Herbie Mann double bass
1970 Super Nova — Wayne Shorter double bass
1970 Round Trip — Sadao Watanabe, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitouš, Jack DeJohnette double bass
1970 Spaces — Larry Coryell double bass
1970 Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty — Herbie Mann bass
1970 Stone Flute — Herbie Mann double bass
1971 Zawinul — Joe Zawinul double bass
1971 Weather Report — Weather Report bass
1972 I Sing the Body Electric — Weather Report bass
1973 Sweetnighter — Weather Report bass
1974 Moto Grosso Feio — Wayne Shorter bass
1974 Mysterious Traveller — Weather Report bass
1974 Stories to Tell — Flora Purim bass, synthesizer
1975 Planet End — Larry Coryell bass
1978 In Search of a Dream — Alphonse Mouzon electric bass guitar, double bass, electric piano, Minimoog
1981 The Creeper — Donald Byrd double bass
1982 Trio Music — Chick Corea / Miroslav Vitous / Roy Haynes double bass
1986 Trio Music, Live in Europe — Chick Corea / Miroslav Vitous / Roy Haynes double bass
1987 Dedicated to Bill Evans and Scott La Faro — Larry Coryell, Miroslav Vitouš Quartet bass
1989 Quatre — Rava, D'Andrea, Vitouš, Humair double bass
1990 Oceans in the Sky — Steve Kuhn double bass
1991 Star — Jan Garbarek, Miroslav Vitouš, Peter Erskine double bass
1992 Double Exposure — Stan Getz / Zoot Sims double bass
2003 Rendezvous in New York — Chick Corea double bass
2004 The Song Is You — Anthony Braxton, Chick Corea, Jack De Johnette, Pat Metheny, Lee Konitz & Miroslav Vitous double bass
2023 Live In Berlin 1971 — Weather Report bass

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Miroslav Vitouš play?

Miroslav Vitouš is known for playing double bass, bass instrument and acoustic bass guitar.

When and where was Miroslav Vitouš born?

Miroslav Vitouš was born 6 December 1947 in Prague.

What are Miroslav Vitouš's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Infinite Search (1970), Purple (1970), Magical Shepherd (1976), Majesty Music (1976) and Miroslav (1977).

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