Steve Smith and Vital Information, “Don’t Stop Believin'” (2025): One Track Mind
Here is a video of Steve Smith and Vital Information’s explosive take on Journey’s megahit “Don’t Stop Believen’.”
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S. Victor Aaron’s Top Albums for 2012, Part 4 of 4: Fusion Jazz
<<< Part Three, Whack Jazz In the final piece of these exhaustive, four-part salutes to the top releases of 2012, the fusion jazz records are surveyed. You May Also Like: Alphonse Mouzon (1948-2016): Tribute to an Endlessly Versatile Fusion Legend Jimmy Haslip, jazz bassist: The Albums That Shaped My Career
S. Victor Aaron’s Half-Year List of Top Albums for 2012, Part 4 of 4: Fusion Jazz
And now for the final installment of my first-ever, mid-year assessment of what are the best records we’ve covered here on SER. This time, we survey that murky hybrid world called “fusion jazz.” You May Also Like: Jeff Lorber Fusion – ‘The Drop’ (2023)
Manuel Valera – New Cuban Express (2012)
Like another Cuban product Aruán Ortiz, Manuel Valera is a gifted piano player who is able to reconcile the rhythmically based Afro-Cuban jazz of his homeland with the harmonically complex modern jazz of New York. You May Also Like: Roberto Occhipinti – Stabilimento (2017) Aruan Ortiz, with Andrew Cyrille +Read More
