Heart of the City Steve Smith & Vital Information NYC Edition
Album info
Album-Release:
2017
HRA-Release:
03.07.2020
Album including Album cover
- 1 Mr. Pc 06:20
- 2 Rhythm-a-Ning 05:22
- 3 Eight Five 05:52
- 4 Bugalulu 04:55
- 5 Heart of the City 05:33
- 6 City Outskirts East 02:42
- 7 I Love You 07:26
- 8 I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) 05:45
- 9 City Outskirts West 02:32
- 10 Open Dialogue 04:00
- 11 Charukeshi Express 03:46
- 12 Cherokee (Indian Love Song) 05:33
Info for Heart of the City
Drummer legend Steve Smith returns as a band leader with his all-star group Vital Information NYC Edition Baron Browne (bass/vocals), Mark Soskin (piano), Vinny Valentino (guitar) to release a brand new full-length studio recording, Heart Of The City. The astounding album features familiar standards as well as original compositions written by members of Vital Information NYC Edition.
Why a combination of originals and standards? With Vital Information NYC Edition every member of the group is an outstanding jazz improviser. The common connection between all jazz musicians is the shared training and proving-ground of developing a repertoire of standards and demonstrating their skill-set on familiar material. If a jazz musician only plays their own compositions it becomes difficult, or impossible, to truly assess their abilities as jazz players because they are not allowing their strengths and limitations to be on display; They are only playing to their strengths. Being creative with familiar material is a time-proven method of expressing a contemporary commentary, using personalized, based on compositions that have stood the test of time. This album showcases the timelessness of jazz standards and adds a cherry on top with inspired original material.
Steve Smith, drums, konnakol
Baron Browne, acoustic & electric basses, vocals on Eight + Five
Mark Soskin, acoustic piano & Fender Rhodes
Vinny Valentino, electric guitar
Andy Fusco, alto saxophone on Mr. P.C., Bugalulu and Heart Of The City
George Brooks, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone & drones on Charukeshi Express
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