The ending credits call this Bass Encounters Live in Concert: Miroslav Vitous Solo with Symphonic Orchestra Samples, while the back cover claims John Hollenbeck appears on drums and Fritz Pauer on piano. Solo it is indeed, with the pianist and drummer from Rufus Reid's Live in Vienna disc probably off playing with him. While this is a superb recording of 55 minutes of bass playing genius (the press release claims 75 minutes but that's incorrect), the inaccuracy is one frustrating aspect of this series, and producer Barbara Weissenbeck should admonish those in charge of her work, as it is truly deceptive to claim there's a trio interacting on a solo performance. It's Quantum Leap executive producers Kim Lyon and Gary Peet -- the pair also responsible for a video allegedly from the Shirelles that turned out to be a 1988 concert by former Shirelles singer Doris Kenner-Jackson (formerly Doris Coley) -- back in action and in need of a proofreader (Lyon actually takes credit for the inlay concept). Girl group fans and jazz aficionados have something in common -- a great attention to detail -- so giving the people what they want is a necessity. These concerts recorded at Porgy Bess Jazzclub in Vienna, Austria, are part of the Bass Encounters series sponsored and organized by the Thomastik-Infeld String Company of Vienna. Martin Vetters' audio recording is excellent, and the camerawork by Marcel Lehmann, Bernhard Mehl, and Roman Bagner is also fine. It's a dark club and there's one sole figure and his bass to capture on this Weissenbeck film -- and the staff does an excellent job of doing just that.

1		Free Improvisations
2		Beethoven
3		Variations on Dvorzak's Cello Concerto in B Minor
4		My Foolish Heart
5		Jewish Psalm
6		Milestones
7		Opera
8		Bamboo Forest

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