Morning Dance

Morning Dance
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released	1979
Recorded	1978
Genre	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length	39:36
Label	MCA
Producer	Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra
Spyro Gyra chronology
Spyro Gyra (1978)Spyro Gyra1978 Morning Dance (1979) Catching the Sun (1980)Catching the Sun1980

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Morning Dance is the second album by the jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra. The album was released in 1979, was given gold status by the RIAA on September 19, 1979 and platinum status on June 1, 1987.^[2]

At Billboard magazine, the album reached No. 27 on the Top 200 albums chart, while the song "Morning Dance" reached No. 24 on the Hot 100 songs chart and No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary songs chart.^[3]

Peter Corriston received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Recording Package.

Track listing and personnel

1. "Morning Dance" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:11
   • Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone
   • Jeremy Wall: electric piano
   • John Tropea: electric and acoustic guitar
   • Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
   • Ted Reinhardt: drums
   • Rubens Bassini: congas and percussion
   • Dave Samuels: marimba and steel drums
2. "Jubilee" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:31
   • Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone
   • Jeremy Wall: electric piano and synthesizers
   • John Tropea: electric guitar
   • Will Lee: bass
   • Steve Jordan: drums
   • Rubens Bassini: congas and 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 piano
   • Chet Catallo: guitar
   • Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
   • Eli KoniKoff: drums
   • Gerardo Velez: bongos, congas, percussion
   • Suzanne Ciani: synthesizers
   • Lani Groves, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody: vocalists
5. "Starburst" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:50
   • Jay Beckenstein: tenor saxophone (intro)
   • Jeremy Wall: electric piano and 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: alto saxophone, boobams, percussion
   • Jeremy Wall: electric piano and 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 saxophone
   • Tom Schuaman: electric and acoustic piano
   • Chet Catallo: guitar
   • Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
   • Eli Konikoff: drums
   • Suzanne Ciani: synthesizer
   • Jeremy Wall: synthesizer
   • Gerardo Velez: congas
   • Lani Groves, Diva Gray, Gordon Gordy: vocalists
8. "Little Linda" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:27
   • Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone
   • Jeremy Wall: electric piano, acoustic piano, 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: six and 12–string electric guitar
   • Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
   • Ted Reinhardt: drums
   • Dave Samuels: marimba
   • Tom Schuman: synthesizer solos
   • John Clark: French horn

Horn section

• Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone
• Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker: trumpet
• Tom Malone: trombone
• Lew Del Gatto: flutes

Strings

• Harry Lookofsky: violin
• Matthew Raimondi: violin
• Harry Cykman: violin
• Charles Libove: violin
• Alfred Brown: viola
• Charles McCracken: cello

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