Spyro Gyra (album)

Spyro Gyra
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released	1977 (re-released in 1978)
Recorded	1976 (re-recorded in 1977)
Genre	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length	43:54
Label	Amherst Records
Producer	Jay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra chronology
Spyro Gyra (1978) Morning Dance (1979)

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Spyro Gyra is the first album by the jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra, released in 1978. The cover shows a picture of DNA in a galaxy in space. This was the group's only record released on Amherst.

Track listing

1. "Shaker Song" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:49
2. "Opus D'Opus" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:08
3. "Mallet Ballet" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:11
4. "Pygmy Funk" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:34
5. "Cascade" (Jeremy Wall) – 3:12
6. "Leticia" (Jeremy Wall) – 6:10
7. "Mead" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:00
8. "Paula/Paw Prints" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:01
9. "Galadriel" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:55

Personnel

• Jay Beckenstein: soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, percussion
• Jeremy Wall: acoustic and Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ, ARP synthesizers
• Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
• Tom Walsh: drums, percussion
• Umbopha Emile Latimer: congas, percussion

Other musicians

• Rubens Bassini: congas
• Dave Samuels: marimba and tabla
• Tom Schuman: Minimoog, piano, Fender Rhodes
• "Fast" Freddy Rapillo: guitar
• Greg Miller: guitar
• Rick Bell: trombone
• Anthony Gorruso: trumpet (name is misspelled Garusso on album jacket!)
• Fred Marshall: trombone

References

1. Spyro Gyra (album) at AllMusic