Jazz Articles about Steve Smith

Vital Information: Where We Come From

by Ed Kopp
October 1, 1998

There have been some excellent groove-heavy jazz releases this year, most notably from Joey Baron, John Scofield, MMW and Galactic, but Vital Information's Where We Come From may be the best of the bunch. This one offers 77 minutes of intense rhythmic fusion that's loosely influenced by the Meters and Booker T and the MGs.Vital Information has gradually shed its jazz-lite tendencies to become a first-rate fusion ensemble. Drummer Steve Smith is the only original member in what ...