Miroslav Vitous Group

The All About Jazz review by John Kelman gives the album 5 starts, "Miroslav Vitous Group is unequivocally a jazz record, but one whose multifarious stylistic touchstones also makes it a long overdue release that is, indeed, informed by all kinds of music. And it's good, too—exceptionally good, in fact.".[2]

A review in the less specialist Allmusic site by Eugene Chadbourne awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This is an album that flutters between different jazz camps in a manner that might seem indecisive, and probably really is. It is hard to imagine exactly what sort of listener would really be pleased by the results, but also just as hard to deny the existence of excellent playing here and there".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

All compositions by Miroslav Vitouš except as indicated

1. "When Face Gets Pale" - 5:46
2. "Second Meeting" (Jon Christensen, Kenny Kirkland, John Surman, Vitouš) - 4:52
3. "Number Six" (Surman) - 5:50
4. "Inner Peace" (Kirkland) - 7:21
5. "Interplay" (Christensen, Kirkland, Surman, Vitouš) - 9:56
6. "Gears" - 6:29
7. "Sleeping Beauty" (Christensen, Kirkland, Surman, Vitouš) - 4:59
8. "Eagle" - 1:54

• Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in July 1980

• Miroslav Vitouš — double bass
• John Surman — soprano saxophone
• Kenny Kirkland — piano
• Jon Christensen — drums