Miroslav Vitous
Miroslav Vitous
Miroslav Ladislav Vitoušis a Czech jazz bassist who is known for his extensive career in the US...
NationalityCzechoslovakian
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth6 December 1947
years cds crops
I did extensive, extensive recordings and made a classical CD-ROM set, which is still on the market. For ten years, it was by itself as the cream of the crop of samples.
coming knowledge pass pays serious street treated trying upsetting worse
That was really so upsetting when you are trying to pass on some very serious knowledge and be basically, treated worse than a student coming off the street because his father pays the tuition. Come on. Give me a break. This is no school. This is a joke.
age bass came piano picked switched
Basically, I switched over to the piano and then at the age of fourteen, I picked the bass up because it was something that just came into my life.
became chairman classical england jazz later school
This was 1965, ?64, I was going to the conservatory there and later on, I became chairman of the New England Conservatory, which was a classical school with a jazz department.
ear far found knew talents tested tests training
They tested my talents and found out that I had talent by some tests they knew how to do as far as ear training and this kind of thing.
cannot difference educate failed huge knowledge offer pass reasons taught teaching
They taught us because they wanted to pass the knowledge on and educate young musicians. It was not because they had to teach because they failed as musicians. There is a huge difference in the reasons why someone is teaching and what they can offer and what they cannot offer.
far took
I took it very seriously and got very far with it. I was pretty much on a high level when I arrived.
best fantastic knowledge musical people product sound
I had a vision how it should sound and I put all my knowledge into this product and it is a fantastic product. People still tell me that I have the best musical thing there.
bass needed player solo somebody
I am more of a solo bass player and he needed somebody who would keep the role.
teacher teaching taught-us
They [the teachers at European conservatories] taught us because they wanted to pass the knowledge on and educate young musicians. It was not because they had to teach because they failed as musicians. There is a huge difference in the reasons why someone is teaching and what they can offer and what they cannot offer.
school principles purpose
The money in the schools overpowers the principles of the purpose.
stay-strong new-york player
I actually met Chick Corea in New York, where I was staying with a bass player friend.
musician
I am a Slavic musician and it is deeply inside of me.
communication roles levels
There is no roles. No one is keeping any roles. The drummer is also answering everybody and everything. So it is a constant conversation and communication between musicians on an extremely high level with extremely valuable material, motifs, and melodies.