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 inwards local San Francisco Bay Area radio stations was the nearly pop song, but moody songs similar 'In a Low Voice' actually present the talents of these good known artists inwards this genre. I simply hitting the repeat push clit for hours to head to my favorite vocal on this CD: 'Novato'. Steve Smith is amazingly talented as well as the talent that he assembles for this album is nearly impressive.
The heart members of the original line-up of Vital Information — Steve Smith (drums), Tim Landers (bass) as well as Dave Wilczewski (sax) — met inwards 1971 during their high schoolhouse years piece playing together inwards the Bridgewater State College Big Band, a Boston surface area college band that equally good featured outstanding high schoolhouse students, the band was nether the administration of Vincent Gannon. By 1977 Smith was touring alongside Jean-Luc Ponty, Landers alongside Al Di Meola as well as Wilczewski alongside Freddie Hubbard. They met inwards Boston in i lawsuit a yr 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 set out of gigs as well as developed the audio as well as concept that became the outset edition of Vital Information.
After Smith was inwards Journey for a few years he was able to secure a Columbia tape bargain for his outset solo album. The grouping recorded Vital Information (1983), which featured Landers, Wilczewski as well as Smith along alongside guitarists Dean Brown as well as Mike Stern. The album was recorded inwards Warren, Rhode Island inwards Jan 1983 as well as 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 as well as Jaco Pastorius. At the halt of the tour the grouping returned to RI as well as recorded Orion (1984), their minute album.
After leaving Journey inwards 1985 Steve Smith continued on equally the bandleader of Vital Information alongside Tim Landers as well as Dave Wilczewski eventually leaving the grouping to pursue their ain careers. Landers is a successful studio instrumentalist inwards Los Angeles as well as Wilczewski moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where he was a primal constituent participant inwards the European music scene until his untimely decease on August 22, 2009.
Tom Coster (keyboards), formerly of Santana, joined Vital Information inwards 1986 as well as outset appeared on Global Beat (1987), which integrated mitt percussion as well as steel drums into the administration of the music. Kai Eckhardt (bass), afterward alongside John McLaughlin, as well as Torsten de Winkel (guitar), afterward alongside the Pat Metheny Group, joined Vital Information inwards 1986 as well as 1987 for tours inwards the U.S. of A. as well as Europe as well as appeared on as well as composed for the group's side past times side album, Fiafiaga (1988), which to a greater extent than frequently than non continued alongside the Global Beat administration but added computer-based as well as 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 lately been re-mastered as well as rereleased. Jeff Andrews (bass) joined the band inwards the early on 1990s recording Easier Done Than Said (1992) as well as Ray of Hope (1996).
Vital Information re-invented themselves equally a to a greater extent than organic groove-oriented band alongside the administration of Where We Come from (1998). Baron Browne (bass) joined the band inwards 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) as well as Browne (bass) they recorded Live Around the World (2000), Show ‘Em Where You Live (2001) as well as Live from Mars (2002). With the recording Come on inwards (2004) Smith started introducing Indian rhythms into the music. On Vitalization (2007) Vinny Valentino joined Vital Information on guitar as well as Smith featured himself on his lately 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 unloosen as well as is the outset of a set out 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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