Spyro Gyra (album)
Spyro Gyra is the self-titled debut album by the jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra, released in 1978. The album was self-released on the label Crosseyed Bear Productions before the band signed with Amherst Records and re-released it with a different cover.
At Billboard magazine, the album reached No. 99 on the Top 200 Albums chart and also No. 99 in Canada. "Shaker Song" reached No. 16 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart, No. 90 on the Hot 100 singles chart, and was covered by the Manhattan Transfer on the album Extensions. In Canada, "Shaker Song" made No. 99 in the Top 100 chart, and No. 26 in the AO chart.Track listing
Personnel
Band
- Jay Beckenstein – alto sax, soprano sax, tenor sax, percussion
- Jeremy Wall – piano, Fender Rhodes, Mini-Moog, Arp Odyssey, Arp String Ensemble, Hammond B3 organ, percussion
- Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar
- Tom Walsh – drums, percussion
- Umbopha Emile Latimer – congas, percussion
Guests
