Steve Smith
Wikimp3 information about the music of Steve Smith. On our website we have 66 albums and 28 collections of artist Steve Smith. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that Steve Smith represents Jazz genres.
Biography
[Edit]In addition to serving as the drummer of one of the all-time definitive arena rock acts, Journey (during their most successful period from the late '70s through the early '80s), Steve Smith has also played with a wide range of other artists. Born on August 21, 1954 in Brockton, MA, Smith began drumming at the age of nine, when he took lessons from respected big-band drummer and instructor Bill Flanagan. Subsequently, Smith played a variety of musical styles (swing, R&B, hard rock, fusion, big band, etc.), and enrolled at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. In October of 1976, Smith signed on with jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, touring as a member of his band, and appearing on the album Enigmatic Ocean (1977). After briefly serving as the drummer for Ronnie Montrose's band in 1978, Smith was invited to join Journey, who were in the midst of a musical switch — from fusion to arena rock. The group couldn't have picked a better-suited (and versatile) drummer than Smith, as he manned the kit on such mega-hit albums as Evolution (1979), Departure (1980), Escape (1981), and Frontiers (1983), during which time Journey became one of the U.S.' most successful rock bands.
But at the peak of Journey's success, Smith was fired by singer Steve Perry (who supposedly wanted to go in a more "soulful" direction). Undeterred, Smith shifted his attention to the more musically challenging and varied outfit Vital Information, which he had founded in 1983 while still a member of Journey. Vital Information issued albums on a regular basis throughout the '80s (including such standout titles as Global Beat and Live Around the World: Where We Come from Tour 1998-1999, among others). He also joined the all-star jazz/rock outfit Steps Ahead in 1986 and stayed with them until 1993. Smith joined a reunited Journey (who had been on hiatus since 1987) during the late '90s, resulting in a brand new studio album, Trial by Fire (1996), and a proposed world tour. But on the eve of the tour, Perry discovered that he had a degenerative hip condition, and the tour was ultimately scrapped entirely. In addition to his recording with Journey and Vital Information, Smith has either recorded or toured with Steps Ahead, Randy Brecker, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale, Stanley Clarke, Mariah Carey, Ahmad Jamal, Stuart Hamm, Tony MacAlpine, Dweezil Zappa, Y&T, and many others. Smith also enjoys helping other drummers, as he has given clinics all over the world throughout the years (even issuing an instructional video in 1987), and was voted "Number One All-Around Dummer" in Modern Drummer Magazine's reader's poll from 1987 though 1991. In 2001, Modern Drummer again voted for Smith, but this time he was among one of the Top 25 Drummers of All Time; the next year the magazine voted Smith into their Hall of Fame.
Among Vital Information's most notable albums of the '90s and 2000s are Vitalive! (1991), Easier Done Than Said (1992), Ray of Hope (1996), Show 'Em Where You Live (2002), and Come on In (2004).
Title: (Buddy'S Buddies) Very Live At Ronnie Scott'S
Artist: Steve Smith
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: This Town
Artist: Steve Smith
Genre: Rock, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Sky
Artist: Bill Douglas, Steve Smith, Kai Eckhardt, Ty Burhoe
Genre: New Age, Jazz, World Music
Title: The Light Beyond
Artist: Frank Gambale, Stuart Hamm, Steve Smith
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: The Tone Center Collection: The Best of Steve Smith
Artist: Steve Smith
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Humanica - Single
Artist: Chris Lake, Marco Lys, Steve Smith
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Lovin' You More (That Big Track) [EP]
Artist: Steve Mac, Steve Smith, Mosquito
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Lovin' You More (That Big Track) - Single
Artist: Steve Mac, Steve Smith, Mosquito
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Lovin’ You More (That Big Track) / Lovin' You More (That Big Track)
Artist: Steve Mac, Steve Smith, Mosquitos
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Collections
Title: Epic Vocal Trance Volume 41
Genre: Vocal Trance
Title: Trance. Vocal Fascination 78
Genre: Uplifting Trance, Vocal Trance
Title: Trance Karma Volume 31
Genre: Vocal Trance
Title: Whisper Of Consciousness Volume 78
Genre: Uplifting Trance, Vocal Trance
Title: Trance Cookbook Vol. 93
Genre: Trance, Uplifting Trance
Title: Voices In My Head Volume 87
Genre: Vocal Trance
Title: Erotic Desires Volume 452
Genre: Vocal Trance
Title: Voices In My Head Volume 90
Genre: Vocal Trance
Title: Big City Beats 6
Genre: House
Title: 100 Hits: Club Hits 1991-2010
Genre: House, Techno, Club/Dance
Title: 100 Hits: Club Classics
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Strange Breaks & Mr Thing
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Armin Van Buuren Universal Religion Chapter Six
Genre: Trance
Title: 100 Hits: Club Classics Box Set (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Dream House, Hard Trance, Disco, Synth Pop
Title: Romantic Vocal Trance 2016 (CD2)
Genre: Trance, Vocal Trance
Title: Vocal Trance: Extended Remix Set (CD1)
Genre: Vocal Trance
Title: Hits - Club Hits 1991-2010 (CD2)
Genre: Industrial, Electro, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, EBM
Title: 100 Hits - Club Hits 5CD (CD2)
Genre: Breakbeat , Eurodance, Euro House, Electropop, Disco
Title: Ulitimate Funky House
Genre: Dancefloor, Nu Disco, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Freakin Amsterdam 2017
Genre: House
Title: Ultimate Funky House 2017
Genre: Electronica, House, Deep House, Tech House
Title: Best Of Freakin909 (Mixed By Full Intention)
Genre: House, Deep House, Tech House
Title: Jaytech Presents: 20 Years Of Anjunabeats
Genre: House, Tech Trance, Progressive, Classical
Title: Freakin Sampler Vol. 1 (CD2)
Title: Freakin Club Vol. 1
Genre: Electronica, Techno, Tech House
Featuring albums
Title: Renaissance Presents the Therapy Sessions
Artist: Dave Seaman, Phil K
Genre: Electronica, House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: David Ornette Cherry Ensemble for Improvisors Live In Los Angeles
Artist: David Ornette Cherry
Genre: Jazz
Title: A State Of Trance Year Mix 2012
Artist: Armin Van Buuren
Genre: Electronica, Trance, Dancefloor
Title: Renaissance presents The Therapy Sessions
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, House, Dancefloor
Title: Vocal Trance Philosophy Vol. 2 (Mixed By Vyze) (CD2)
Artist: Vyze
Genre: Uplifting House, Trance, Progressive, Classical
Title: Legends of Trance:Jaytech (Continuous Mix)
Artist: Leigh J Apted
Genre: Electronica, House, Trance, Dancefloor, Dance Pop