Catching the Sun

Catching the Sun is the third album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). The album showed an alto saxophone on the ground by a deciduous forest.

Track Listing and personnel

1. "Catching the Sun" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:42
2. "Cockatoo" (All Members) - 4:04
3. "Autumn of Our Love" (Jeremy Wall) - 5:09
4. "Laser Material" (Tom Schuman) - 4:59
5. "Percolator" (Jay Beckenstein) - 2:28
6. "Philly" (Jim Kurzdorfer) - 4:18
7. "Lovin' You" (Chet Catallo) - 4:41
8. "Here Again" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:56
9. "Safari" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:52

Personnel

• Jay Beckenstein: Alto Saxophone, Fender Rhodes on "Catching the Sun" and "Lovin' You", Percussion on "Cockatoo"
• Tom Schuman: Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer Solo
• Will Lee: Bass
• Eli Konikoff: Drums
• Randy Brecker: Trumpet, flugelhorn on "Catching the Sun", "Cockatoo" and "Laser Material",
• Hiram Bullock: Guitar on "Percolator" and "Safari"
• Jeremy Wall: Synthesizers and Keyboard solos on "Catching the Sun", "Autumn of Our Love", "Lovin' You", "Here Again",
• Dave Samuels: Percussion on all except "Cockatoo", "Autumn of Our Love", "Philly", "Lovin' You",
• Rubens Bassini: Percussion on all except "Cockatoo" and "Laser Material",
• Gerardo Valez: Percussion on all except "Autumn of Our Love", "Philly", "Lovin' You",
• Richard Calandra: Percussion on "Cockatoo" and tambourine on "Laser Material"
• John Tropea: Acoustic Guitar and solo on all except "Percolator", "Lovin' You" and "Safari"
• Barry Rogers: Trombone on "Safari" and "Philly"
• Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass on "Here Again", "Autumn of Our Love", "Philly"
• Chet Catallo: Electric guitar and solos on all except "Safari"
• Steve Nathan: Clavinet on "Laser Material"
• Tom Malone: Trombone
• Bob Malach: Tenor saxophone
• Harry Lookofsky: Concertmaster, 1st Violin
• Peter Dimitriades: Violin
• Lewis Eley: Violin
• Harold Kohon: Violin
• Charles Libove: Violin
• David Nadien: Violin
• Matthew Raimondi: Violin
• Richard Sortomme: Violin
• Jesse Levy: Cello
• Chares McCraken: Cello
• Alan Schulman: Cello
• Jeremy Wall: Strings arrangement and conductor

References