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The drummer with the very successful rock group Journey for seven years, Steve Smith left the band in 1985 to devote his career to jazz and specifically his group Vital Information. This CD is taken from their tour of August 1989 and features Smith's unit (which also includes Larry Schneider on reeds, guitarist Frank Gambale, keyboardist Tom Coster, and bassist Larry Grenadier) playing a strong set of group originals plus the standard "I Should Care" (a straight-ahead feature for Coster and the rhythm section). Although Coster uses electronics on some of the pieces, much of his date is simply high-quality acoustic jazz; even the funkier material swings. Recommended. [The 1999 Intuition label reissue of Vitalive! features different cover art and design.] ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Vitalive! (Intuition)
10/12/1999 | Intuition
All Music Guide Review
Vitalive! (Intuition) Track Listing
Credits of Vitalive! (Intuition)
- Larry Schneider
- Saxophone
- Joe Terantino
- Pre-Mastering Editor
- Tom Coster, Jr.
- Keyboards
- Lambert Spix
- Art Direction, Design, Paintings, Cover Art Concept
- Andreas Wurfel
- Cover Art Concept
- Susan Smith
- Project Coordinator, Creative Consultant
- Vital Information
- Performer
- Wally Buck
- Engineer, Mixing
- Paul Goodman
- Mastering
- Larry Grenadier
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Tom Coster
- Keyboards
- Frank Gambale
- Guitar, Vocals
- Steve Smith
- Drums, Producer, Mixing
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