Steve Smith & Vital Information
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Format Details: CD+DVD
Release Date: 29 May 2026
Label: Q-rious Music
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 4260027621244
Description
Reissue of drummer Steve Smith and his jazz fusion group Vital Information, recorded live in Ashland, OR in 2007 - this 2 disc set includes a CD and DVD presentation of the concert.
"Steve Smith knows how to keep this band and its high-energy fusion fresh and burning. This release is a double whammy in that the audio comes with a stonking, stylishly monochrome DVD of the performance. Although the band all have faces good for radio, the DVD confirms the sheer physicality of their commitment, whether it's rattling through the 'The Trouble With...', featuring Vinny Valentino in his preferred funked up George Benson mode, or Smith rattling off a power solo on 'Khanda West'. The album's stuffed with classic Vital material, covering their love for south Indian rhythms and the long time fave, driven by Smith's furious drums, 'The Closer'. As those who've enjoyed Vital Information in the flesh will appreciate this isn't the One Great Night: this is a band that turns it on every night: enjoy." - Jazzwise
Tracklisting
Steve Smith & Vital Information
David Darling
Steve Smith, Tony Monaco & Vinny Valentino
Jasper van't Hof
Dominic Miller
Dominic Miller
Dominic Miller
Oscar d'Leon
Steve Smith & Vital Information
