Global Beat

Vital Information | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 1999)
• Label: Digital Sound
• ASIN: B00004SVGJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  DVD Audio  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #951,984 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. One Flight Up

2. Island Holiday

3. Johnny Cat

4. Novato

5. Sunset

6. Jave and a Nail

7. Global Beat

8. Black Eyebrows

9. In a Law Voice

10. Traditions in Transition

11. Blues to Bappe I

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my Top 5 Favorite jazz recordings, March 27, 2002

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Steve Weeks (Walnut Creek, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Global Beat (Audio CD)

I bought this recording on cassette tape in 1987 after one of the local jazz stations gave considerable airplay to "johnny cat," probably the most commercial song among the listings. The album quickly became one of my favorites, and I have been a huge Vital Information fan ever since. Trust me, this is their best recording. I would venture to say that "Blues to Baphe 1" is my favorite individual jazz song of all time. It's the kind of song that would never make it to "smooth jazz" radio, but has a haunting attitude with great guitar and sax solos. The rock roots of Tom Coster and Steve Smith really shine through on this effort.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wmoore, October 16, 2003

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Dr. William H. Moore "wmoore" (Jersey City, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Global Beat (Audio CD)

Truly one of the greatest 'modern' jazz albums. The album is filled with with wonderfully energetic music. 'Johnny Cat', the song that has gotten air time in local San Francisco Bay Area radio stations was the most popular song, but moody songs like 'In a Low Voice' really show the talents of these well known artists in this genre. I just hit the repeat button for hours to listen to my favorite song on this CD: 'Novato'. Steve Smith is amazingly talented and the talent that he assembles for this album is most impressive.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars apart of the vital information collection !", February 15, 2009

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Mr. A. Scarce "flash blueeyes" (leeds west yorkshire,uk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Global Beat [High Definition Surround] (Audio CD)

Adifferent format and challenging to play because it is the first one i have and one i have always wanted the title of course.