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Spyro Gyra
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released	1977 (re-released in 1978)
Recorded	1976 (re-recorded in 1977)
Studio	Mark Studios (Clarence, NY); Blue Rock Studio (New York, NY).
Genre	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length	43:54
Label	Crosseyed Bear
Producer	Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra
Spyro Gyra chronology
Spyro Gyra (1977) Morning Dance (1979)

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Spyro Gyra is the debut album by the jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra, released in 1978. The album was self-released on the label Crosseyed Bear Productions before the band signed with Amherst Records and re-released it with a different cover.

At Billboard magazine, the album reached No. 99 on the Top 200 Albums chart and also No. 99 in Canada. "Shaker Song" reached No. 16 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart, No. 90 on the Hot 100 singles chart, and was covered by the Manhattan Transfer on the album Extensions. In Canada, "Shaker Song" made No. 99 in the Top 100 chart, and No. 26 in the AO chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Band

• Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion, arrangements
• Jeremy Wall – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey, ARP String Ensemble, Hammond organ, percussion, arrangements
• Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar
• Tom Walsh – drums, percussion
• Umbopha Emile Latimer – congas, percussion

Guests

• Tom Schuman – Minimoog (7), acoustic piano (8), Fender Rhodes (8)
• Greg Millar – electric guitar (1, 2, 5, 7)
• Freddy Rapillo – electric guitar (3, 4, 6, 8, 9)
• Rubens Bassini – congas (1, 5, 6)
• Dave Samuels – marimba (1, 4), tabla (1, 4)
• Rick Bell – trombone (2)
• Fred Marshall – trombone (6)
• Anthony Gorruso – trumpet (6)

Production

• Jay Beckenstein – producer
• Richard Calandra – producer
• Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
• Chuck Madden – engineer
• Craig Bishop – mixing
• Larry Swist – mixing
• Jim Bonnefond – mix assistant
• Rusty Payne – editing
• Michael Cobb – cover design

References

1. Spyro Gyra at AllMusic
2. "Top 200 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
3. "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 22, 1978" (PDF).
4. "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
5. "Extensions". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
6. "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 29, 1978" (PDF).
7. "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 19, 1978" (PDF).

• 1978 debut albums
• Spyro Gyra albums