20/20 (Spyro Gyra album)
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| Released | May 13, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 50:25 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Jay Beckenstein | |||
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20/20 is the twentieth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1997 by GRP Records.
Track listing
[edit]- "The Unwritten Letter" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:07
- "Ruled by Venus" (Julio Fernandez) – 4:49
- "20/20" (Beckenstein) – 5:56
- "Three Sisters" (Beckenstein) – 4:41
- "Sweet Baby James" (James Taylor) – 3:51
- "The Deep End" (Scott Ambush) – 6:35
- "Together" (Fernandez) – 4:31
- "Dark-Eyed Lady" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:55
- "South American Sojourn" (Joel Rosenblatt) – 4:12
- "Rockaway to Sunset" (Tom Schuman) – 5:48
- "Return of the Pygmy" [Bonus track] – 6:05
Personnel
[edit]Spyro Gyra
- Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
- Tom Schuman – keyboards
- Julio Fernandez – guitars
- Scott Ambush – bass guitar
- Joel Rosenblatt – drums, timbales (9)
Additional personnel
- Manolo Badrena – percussion
- Bobby Allende – congas (1, 9)
- Dave Samuels – vibraphone (8, 9), marimba (8, 9)
- Chris Botti – trumpet (6, 10)
- No Sweat Horns – brass
- Scott Krietzer – tenor saxophone, piccolo flute (9)
- Randy Andos – trombone, bass trombone
- Barry Danielian – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements
- Gabriela Anders – vocals (7, 8)
- Doris Eugenio – vocals (7, 8)
- Eugene Ruffolo – vocals (7, 8)
Production
[edit]- Jay Beckenstein – producer
- Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
- Tom Schuman – assistant producer
- Julio Fernandez – assistant producer
- Doug Oberkircher – recording, mixing
- Kristin Koerner – assistant engineer, mix assistant
- Scott Hull – mastering
- Kevin Gaor – art direction, design
- Richard Saja – front cover illustration
- Kevin Knight – photography
- Phil Brennan – management
Studios
- Recorded and Mixed at BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York).
- Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).
