Carnaval (Spyro Gyra album)
Carnaval is the fourth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1980. It was given gold record status on June 1, 1987.
At Billboard magazine, Carnaval reached No. 49 on the Top 200 Albums chart. The song "Cafe Amore" reached No. 77 on the Hot 100 singles chart and No. 14 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart.Track listing
- "Cafe Amore" – 5:02 4:12
- "Dizzy" – 4:40
- "Awakening" – 5:48
- "Cachaca" – 4:18
- "Fox Trot" – 4:40
- "Sweet 'n' Savvy" – 5:12
- "Bittersweet" – 4:28
- "Carnaval" – 5:26
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.
Band
- Jay Beckenstein – saxophones on all, piano on "Cachaca"
- Tom Schuman – keyboards on all except "Awakening" and "Carnaval"
- Jeremy Wall – keyboards on all "Awakening" and "Carnaval"
- Dave Samuels – marimba or vibraphone on all except "Cafe Amore," "Awakening" and "Cachaca"
- Chet Catallo – guitar on all except "Carnaval"
- Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar on "Awakening"
- Eli Konikoff – drums on all except "Cachaca" and "Carnaval"
- Gerardo Velez – percussion on all except "Cafe Amore" and "Bittersweet"
Guests
- Michael Brecker – flute on "Cafe Amore"
- Randy Brecker – trumpet on "Cafe Amore", "Dizzy", "Fox Trot" and "Carnaval"
- Tom Malone – trombone, trumpet
- Rob Mounsey – synthesizer on all except "Carnaval"
- Hiram Bullock – guitar on "Dizzy" and "Carnaval", solo on "Dizzy"
- Rick Strauss – guitar
- John Tropea – guitar on all except "Carnaval" and "Cafe Amore", solo on "Cachaca" and "Bittersweet"
- Will Lee – bass guitar on all except "Awakening"
- David Darling – cello on "Dizzy" and "Awakening"
- Steve Jordan – drums on "Cachaca" and "Carnaval"
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion and congas on all except "Awakening" and "Fox Trot"
- Steve Kroon – percussion on "Carnaval" and "Cachaca"
- Richard Calandra – percussion on "Awakening"
Production