Spyro Gyra (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Spyro Gyra
Type = studio
Artist = Spyro Gyra

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Released = 1978
Recorded =
Genre = Smooth jazz
Length =
Label = Infinity Records
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Spyro Gyra (1978)"
Next album = "Morning Dance (1979)"

"Spyro Gyra" is the debut album of the smooth jazz group Spyro Gyra from 1978. The album showed a picture of a DNA on a galaxy in space.

Personnel

*Jay Beckenstein: Soprano, Alto, Tenor Saxophone
*Jeremy Wall: Piano, Fender Rhodes, Mini-Moog, Arp Odyssey, Arp String Ensemble, Hammond Organ
*Jim Kurzorfer: Bass
*Tom Walsh: Drums
*Umbopha Emile Latimer: Congas, Percussion

Other Musicians

*Ruben Bassini: Congas
*Dave Samuels: Marimba and Tabla
*Tom Schuman: Mini-Moog, Piano, Fender Rhodes
*"Fast" Freddy Rapillo: Guitar
*Greg Miller: Guitar
*Rick Bell: Trombone
*Tony Garusso: Trumpet
*Fred Marshall: Trombone

Track listing

#"Shaker Song" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:49
#"Opus D'opus" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:08
#"Mallet Ballet" (Jeremy Wall) - 5:11
#"Pygmy Funk" (Jeremy Wall) - 5:34
#"Cascade" (Jeremy Wall) - 3:12
#"Leticia" (Jeremy Wall) - 6:10
#"Mead" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:00
#"Paula/Paw Prints" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:01
#"Galdriel" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:55