Catching the Sun
| Catching The Sun | ||||
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| Studio album by Spyro Gyra | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 40:21 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jay Beckenstein | |||
| Spyro Gyra chronology | ||||
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Catching the Sun is the third album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1980 on the MCA label. This album reached #1 on Billboard's jazz chart.
Track listing
- Catching the Sun (written by Jay Beckenstein) - 4:42
- Cockatoo - (Jay Beckenstein / Chet Catallo / Eli Konikoff / Kim Kurzdorfer / Tom Schuman / Gerardo Velez) - 4:04
- Autumn of Our Love (Jeremy Wall) - 5:09
- Laser Material (Tom Schuman) - 4:59
- Percolator (Jay Beckenstein) - 2:28
- Philly (Jim Kurzdorfer) - 4:18
- Lovin' You (Chet Catallo) - 4:41
- Here Again (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:56
- Safari (Jeremy Wall) - 4:52
Personnel
- Jay Beckenstein - saxophone, synthesizer
- Tom Schuman - piano, synthesizer
- Will Lee - bass
- Eli Konikoff - drums
- Randy Brecker - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Hiram Bullock - guitar
- Jeremy Wall - synthesizers
- Dave Samuels - percussion
- Rubens Bassini - percussion
- Gerardo Velez- percussion
- Richard Calandra - percussion
- John Tropea - guitar
- Barry Rogers - trombone
- Jim Kurzdorfer - bass
- Chet Catallo - guitar
- Tom Malone - trombone
- Bob Malach - saxophone
- Jeremy Wall: conductor
- Harry Lookofsky: concertmaster, violin
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Jazz Albums[1] | 1 |
External links
References
- ↑ "Spyro Grya US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 9, 2013.