Vital Information - Discography and Personnel

Discography and Personnel

• Live! One Great Night - BFM Jazz 2012
  • Steve Smith: Drumset and konnakol
  • Tom Coster: Keyboards and accordion
  • Baron Browne: Bass
  • Vinny Valentino: Guitar and konnakol

• Vitalization - Hudson Music LLC/Vital Info Inc. 2007
  • Steve Smith: Drumset and konnakol
  • Tom Coster: Keyboards and accordion
  • Baron Browne: Bass
  • Vinny Valentino: Guitar
  • special guests:
  • Bill Evans: Tenor and soprano saxophones
  • Pete Lockett: Tabla, kanjira, percussion, and konnakol
  • Gilad: Congas and percussion
  • Juan Carlos Melian: Congas and percussion

• Come On In - Tone Center/Mascot 2004
  • Steve Smith: Drumset and udu
  • Frank Gambale: Guitar
  • Tom Coster: Keyboards and accordion
  • Baron Browne: Bass

• Show 'Em Where You Live - Intuition Records/Tone Center 2001
  • Tom Coster: Hammond B-3, Fender Rhodes, Korg Trinity, accordion
  • Baron Browne: Bass
  • Steve Smith: Drums
  • Frank Gambale: Guitar

• Live From Mars - (Official Concert bootleg) 2001
  • Steve Smith: Drums
  • Frank Gambale: Guitar
  • Tom Coster: Keyboards
  • Baron Browne: Bass

• Live Around The World: Where We Come From Tour '98-'99 - Intuition Records 2000
  • Steve Smith: Drums
  • Frank Gambale: Guitar
  • Tom Coster: Hammond B-3, accordion, Korg Trinity
  • Baron Browne: Bass

• Where We Come From - Intuition Records 1998
  • Steve Smith: Drums
  • Frank Gambale: Guitars
  • Tom Coster: Hammond B-3, Fender Rhodes, accordion
  • Jeff Andrews: Electric and acoustic basses

• Ray Of Hope - Intuition Records 1996
  • Frank Gambale: Guitars
  • Steve Smith: Drums
  • Tom Coster: Keyboards
  • Jeff Andrews: Bass

• Easier Done Than Said - Blue Note Records 1992
  • Steve Smith: Drums, finger snaps, keyboards, keyboard programming
  • Tom Coster: Keyboards, piano, synth programming
  • Frank Gambale: Electric and acoustic guitars
  • Jeff Andrews: Bass, keyboards
  • Tim Landers: Keyboards
  • Bob Marlette: Keyboards
  • Kit Walker: Keyboards, piano, synth programming, keyboard comp, finger snaps
  • Tom Coster Jr.: Organ, keyboards, synth programming
  • Andy Narell: Steel drums
  • Ian Wallace: finger snaps
  • Rob Jones: finger snaps

• Vitalive! - Vera Bra Records/Blue Note Records 1990
  • Steve Smith: Drums
  • Tom Coster: Keyboards
  • Frank Gambale: Guitar, voice
  • Larry Schneider: Saxophone
  • Larry Grenadier: Acoustic bass
  • Tom Coster Jr.: Additional keyboards

• Fiafiaga (Celebration) - Columbia Records 1988
  • Steve Smith: Drums, keyboards
  • Dave Wilczewski: Tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, piano
  • Frank Gambale: Electric and acoustic guitars
  • Tom Coster: Keyboards, piano
  • Kai Eckhardt: Bass
  • Jay Oliver: Keyboards, rhythm guitar programming, computer programming, synth programming
  • Kit Walker: Keyboards
  • Prince Joni Haastrup: Vocals
  • Torsten De Winkel: Guitar, guitar comping
  • Barry Finnerty: Guitar
  • Andy Narell: Steel drums
  • Corrado Rusticci: Electric and acoustic guitars
  • Lenny Castro: Percussions
  • Vladimir Johnson: Vocals
  • Tim Landers: Bass

• Global Beat - Columbia Records 1987
  • Steve Smith: Drums, cowbell, synthesizer
  • Dean Brown: Guitar
  • Tim Landers: Bass, synthesizers
  • Dave Wilczewski: Tenor, alto and soprano saxophones
  • Tom Coster: Keyboards, DX7 harmonica
  • 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: Bongos
  • Jeff Richman: Guitar
  • Brad Dutz: Tablas, percussion

• Orion - Columbia Records 1984, reissued by Wounded Bird Records 2005
  • Steve Smith: Drums, piano, percussion
  • Dean Brown: Electric and acoustic guitars, synthesizer guitar, piano from space
  • Tim Landers: Bass guitar, tenor bass guitar, taurus pedals
  • Dave Wilczewski: Tenor, alto and soprano saxophones
  • Eef Albers: Electric guitar

• Vital Information - Columbia Records 1983, reissued by Wounded Bird Records 2005
  • Steve Smith: Drums, piano
  • Mike Stern: Guitar
  • Dean Brown: Guitar
  • Tim Landers: Bass
  • Dave Wilczewski: Tenor saxophone