Alternating Currents (album)

Alternating Currents
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released	June 1985
Genre	Jazz, jazz fusion
Label	MCA
Producer	Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra
Spyro Gyra chronology
Access All Areas (1984)Access All Areas1984 Alternating Currents (1985) Breakout (1986)Breakout1986

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Alternating Currents is the ninth album by jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra, released in 1985. At Billboard magazine, it reached No. 66 on the Top 200 Albums chart and No. 41 on the R&B Albums chart.^[2][3][4]

Track listing

1. "Shakedown" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:22
2. Alternating Currents" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:28
3. "Taking the Plunge (for Jennifer)" (Beckenstein) – 4:48
4. "Binky Dream No. 6" (All Members) – 4:13
5. "PG" (Beckenstein) – 4:15
6. "Heartbeat" (Wall) – 4:48
7. "Mardi Gras" (Dave Samuels) – 6:04
8. "I Believe in You" (Tom Schuman) – 5:31
9. "Sunflurry" (Schuman) – 5:01

Personnel

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophone, Lyricon
• Tom Schuman – keyboards
• Dave Samuels – marimba, vibraphone
• Kim Stone – bass guitar, double bass
• Julio Fernández – guitars
• Richie Morales – drums
• Gerardo Velez – percussion

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