Morning Dance

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Morning Dance is the second album by Spyro Gyra from 1979. The album cover shows an intricate and detailed colour illustration of a woodland scene with dancing fairies, being spied upon by a little girl.

Morning Dance is Spyro Gyra's second album, and their most commercially successful, setting the tone for later very successful releases stretching well into the eighties. The title cut became a major radio hit (Billboard #24 pop, #1 adult contemporary.)


Contents

[edit] Track listing and personnel

1. "Morning Dance" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:11

2. "Jubilee" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:31

  • Jay Beckenstein: Alto Saxophone
  • Jeremy Wall: Electric Piano & Synthesizers
  • John Tropea: Electric Guitar
  • Will Lee: Bass
  • Steve Jordan: Drums
  • Rubens Bassini: Congas & Percussion
  • Randy Brecker: Trumpet Solo
  • Dave Samuels : Marimba

3. "Rasul" (Jeremy Wall) - 3:57

  • Jay Beckenstein: Soprano and Tenor Saxophone
  • Jeremy Wall: Acoustic and Electric Piano
  • Rick Strauss: Guitar
  • Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass
  • Ted Reinhardt: Drums
  • John Clark: French Horn

4. "Song for Lorraine" (Jay Beckenstein) - 3:59

  • Jay Beckenstein: Soprano Saxophones
  • Tom Schuman: Electric and Acoustic Pianos
  • Chet Catallo: Guitar
  • Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass
  • Eli Konikoff: Drums
  • Gerardo Velez: Congas, Bongos, and Percussion
  • Suzanne Ciani: Synthesizers
  • Lani Groves, Diva Grey, Gordon Grody: Vocalists

5. "Starburst" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:50

  • Jay Beckenstein: Tenor Saxophone (Intro)
  • Jeremy Wall: Electric Piano & Synthesizers
  • John Tropea: Guitar
  • Will Lee: Bass
  • Steve Jordan: Drums
  • Rubens Bassini: Congas, Timbales & Percussion
  • Michael Brecker: Tenor Saxophone Solo

6. "Heliopolis" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:34

  • Jay Beckenstein: Tenor Saxophone (Intro)
  • Jeremy Wall: Electric Piano & Synthesizers
  • John Tropea: Guitar
  • Will Lee: Bass
  • Steve Jordan: Drums
  • Rubens Bassini: Congas, Timbales & Percussion
  • Dave Samuels: Marimba
  • Tom Schuman: Rhodes solo

7. "It Doesn't Matter" (Chet Catallo) - 4:27

  • Jay Beckenstein: Soprano Saxophones
  • Tom Schuman: Electric and Acoustic Pianos
  • Chet Catallo: Guitar
  • Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass
  • Eli Konikoff: Drums
  • Suzanne Ciani: Synthesizer
  • Jeremy Wall: Synthesizer
  • Gerardo Velez: Congas
  • Lani Groves, Diva Grey, Gordon Grody: Vocalists

8. "Little Linda" (Jeremy Wall) - (4:27)

  • Jay Beckenstein: Alto Saxophone
  • Jeremy Wall: Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano and Percussion
  • Rick Strauss: Guitar
  • Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass
  • Ted Reinhardt: Drums
  • Rubens Bassini: Bongos and Percussion
  • Dave Samuels: Vibraphone

9. "End of Romanticism" (Rick Strauss) - 5:00

  • Jay Beckenstein: Soprano Saxophone
  • Jeremy Wall: Electric Piano
  • Rick Strauss: Electric & 12-String Guitar
  • Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass
  • Ted Reinhardt: Drums
  • David Samuels: Marimba
  • Tom Schuman: Synthesizers Solos
  • John Clark: French Horn

[edit] Other musicians

[edit] Horn Section

Horns arranged and conducted by Jeremy Wall except "Heliopolis" by Jay Beckenstein

[edit] Strings

  • Harry Lookofsky: Violin (Concertmaster)
  • Matthew Raimondi: Violin
  • Harry Cykman: Violin
  • Charles LiBove: Violin
  • Alfred Brown: Viola
  • Charles McCracken: Cello

Strings arranged and conducted by Jeremy Wall