Truly i of the greatest 'modern' jazz albums. The album is filled alongside with wonderfully energetic music. 'Johnny Cat', the vocal that has gotten air fourth dimension inward local San Francisco Bay Area radio stations was the virtually pop song, but moody songs similar 'In a Low Voice' actually demonstrate the talents of these good known artists inward this genre. I simply striking the repeat push for hours to brain to my favorite vocal on this CD: 'Novato'. Steve Smith is amazingly talented together with the talent that he assembles for this album is virtually impressive.
The meat members of the original line-up of Vital Information — Steve Smith (drums), Tim Landers (bass) together with Dave Wilczewski (sax) — met inward 1971 during their high schoolhouse years patch playing together inward the Bridgewater State College Big Band, a Boston expanse college band that likewise featured outstanding high schoolhouse students, the band was nether the direction of Vincent Gannon. By 1977 Smith was touring alongside Jean-Luc Ponty, Landers alongside Al Di Meola together with Wilczewski alongside Freddie Hubbard. They met inward Boston in i trial a twelvemonth for a “reunion” gig using diverse guitarists such equally Dean Brown, Daryl Stuermer or Barry Finnerty to consummate the band. From 1977–1982 the 3 principlal band members wrote many compositions, played a release of gigs together with developed the audio together with concept that became the get-go edition of Vital Information.
After Smith was inward Journey for a few years he was able to secure a Columbia tape bargain for his get-go solo album. The grouping recorded Vital Information (1983), which featured Landers, Wilczewski together with Smith along alongside guitarists Dean Brown together with Mike Stern. The album was recorded inward Warren, Rhode Island inward Jan 1983 together with released that summer. In September 1983 the band toured the USA alongside the Dutch guitarist Eef Albers replacing Mike Stern, who was on the route alongside both Miles Davis together with Jaco Pastorius. At the terminate of the tour the grouping returned to RI together with recorded Orion (1984), their minute album.
After leaving Journey inward 1985 Steve Smith continued on equally the bandleader of Vital Information alongside Tim Landers together with Dave Wilczewski eventually leaving the grouping to pursue their ain careers. Landers is a successful studio instrumentalist inward Los Angeles together with Wilczewski moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where he was a cardinal thespian inward the European music scene until his untimely decease on August 22, 2009.
Tom Coster (keyboards), formerly of Santana, joined Vital Information inward 1986 together with get-go appeared on Global Beat (1987), which integrated manus percussion together with steel drums into the direction of the music. Kai Eckhardt (bass), afterwards alongside John McLaughlin, together with Torsten de Winkel (guitar), afterwards alongside the Pat Metheny Group, joined Vital Information inward 1986 together with 1987 for tours inward the USA together with Europe together with appeared on together with composed for the group's adjacent album, Fiafiaga (1988), which to a greater extent than oft than non continued alongside the Global Beat direction but added computer-based together with funkier sounds to the stylistic mix.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 to a greater extent than straight-ahead jazz version of the group, alongside Larry Grenadier (acoustic bass), Larry Schneider (sax), Tom Coster (keys), Frank Gambale (guitar), Steve Smith (drums), recorded Vitalive! (1990). The album has latterly been re-mastered together with rereleased. Jeff Andrews (bass) joined the band inward the early on 1990s recording Easier Done Than Said (1992) together with Ray of Hope (1996).
Vital Information re-invented themselves equally a to a greater extent than organic groove-oriented band alongside the direction of Where We Come from (1998). Baron Browne (bass) joined the band inward 1998, which farther solidified their to a greater extent than funk-oriented approach. With the line-up of Smith (drums) Tom Coster (keys), Frank Gambale (guitar) together with Browne (bass) they recorded Live Around the World (2000), Show ‘Em Where You Live (2001) together with Live from Mars (2002). With the recording Come on inward (2004) Smith started introducing Indian rhythms into the music. On Vitalization (2007) Vinny Valentino joined Vital Information on guitar together with Smith featured himself on his latterly developed konnakol chops along alongside integrating to a greater extent than Indian rhythms into the music.
Live! One Great Night is Vital Information’s latest unloose together with is the get-go of a release of releases to commemorate their 30th Anniversary.
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Tracks Listing:
01. One Fight Up 6:01
02. Island Holiday 6:17
03. Johnny Cat 6:00
04. Novato 6:11
05. Sunset 1:16
06. Jave & Nail 3:57
07. Global Beat 1:16
08. Black Eybrows 4:56
09. In Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 depression Voice 4:04
10. Traditions In Transitions 7:05
11. Blues To Bappe I 6:42
Total Time : 53:45
Line-up
Steve Smith / drums, cowbell, synths
Dean Brown / guitar
Tim Landers / bass
Dave Wilczewski / alto, soprano & tenor saxes
Tom Coster / keyboards, DX7, harmonica
Guest Musicians :
Ray Gomez / pickin`guitar, guitar
Mike Fisher / percussion
Andy Narell / steel drums
Prince Joni Haastrup / voice, talking drum, shaker
Kwaku Daddy / congas, talking drum, percussion
Barry Finnerty / guitar
Armando Peraza / Bongoes, percussion
Jeff Richman / guitar
Brad Dutz / tablas, percussion
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