Breakout on vinyl is my favorite Spyro Gyra release of the 1980's. Breakout was (and still is) ... With that in mind, I gave this album an audio quality rating of “5” in spite of the poor dynamic ...

Spyro Gyra’s second album, in 1979, had the band’s breakout title song, which became a Top 40 single. Today, the Calypso-inspired track “Morning Dance” is still in heavy rotation on smooth ...

By this time, Spyro Gyra had become root-bound in formula. Even the addition of former Weather Report percussionist Manolo Badrena as a full-time member, it seems, couldn't dig them out. Yet the ...

It's not really album sales that propel a band into the annals of jazz history. No, it's usually a steady fan base, good recordings, and a solid live show. It doesn't really matter what kind of ...

As leader of one of the world’s top-selling jazz recording groups, Spyro Gyra’s Jay Beckenstein hears suggestions how his band might reach an even wider pop audience. “Many, many, many ...

Morning Dance,” which came out in 1979, has been Spyro Gyra`s only Top-40 hit since the jazz fusion band was formed seven years ago, and leader Jay Beckenstein said the song`s commercial success ...

On its new full-length album, the jazz-pop group Spyro Gyra doesn’t just put melody forward, as usual. On the title cut, bass player Scott Ambush po.

One million-selling album,”Morning Dance,” a Top 30 pop album in 1979; […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 59°F. Saturday, September 7th 2024 ... SPYRO GYRA Share this: Click ...

Spyro Gyra is, clockwise from front left: Jay Beckenstein, Tom Schuman, Bonny Bonaparte, Julio Fernandez and Scott Ambush. Friday night, ... put out the band's debut album in 1976.