Jay beckenstein saxophones, wind driven synthesizer. Record label bmg windham hill records 01934 11439 2. The bands lineup has seen many changes, with only saxophonist jay beckenstein and keyboardist tom schuman remaining from the original lineup. Cruising for bruising 12 remixspecial version from the epic release. Stream got the magic by spyro gyra and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Spyro gyra, associated performer, main artist jay beckenstein, composer, producer, saxophone julio fernandez, assistant producer, guitar tom schuman, keyboards joel rosenblatt, drums scott ambush, bass jeremy wall, assistant producer scott kreitzer, flute, saxophone barry danielian. Got the magic is an album by the american jazz group spyro gyra, released in 1999 by windham hill records. Spyro gyra performing cayo hueso on the late show by heylad.
The record slowly became a success and amherst sold the rights. Got the magic shows the many strengths of the band but also serves up a couple of opportunities for the critics to take a swing at their radio. Jay beckenstein once again delivers some fine saxophone playing, tom schuman lays down nice keyboard textures, and guitarist julio fernandez enlivens several pieces with his tasty fretwork and bensonlike scatting on sierra. We apologize that we had to cancel some of the dates that we were all looking forward to, due to the covid19 virus. When i saw that spyro had done an album of covers, i cringed. The bands name comes from spirogyra, a genus of green algae which. Spyro gyra is a jazz fusion group which formed in 1974 in buffalo, new york, united states. Watch the video for havana moonlight from spyro gyras got the magic for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Spyro gyra can always be counted on to combine studio artistry and some deeply felt playing to create a smooth blend of jazz, latin, and soul elements. The incredible spyro gyra performing havana moonlight from the got the magic album. Spyro gyra indianapolis jazz festival get busy by glibguy3. Since their formation, the band has released 25 albums have been been nominated for 12 grammys.
Check out got the magic by spyro gyra on amazon music. Havana moonlight title music database radio swiss jazz. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Spyro gyra, an american jazz fusion band emerged around the mid1970s in buffalo, new york. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Listen online to spyro gyra breezeway and see which albums it appears on. To immediately find what you need to enter a keyword in the form below. Check out havana moonlight by spyro gyra on amazon music. Spyro gyra got the magic 1999 windham hill avaxhome. Spyro gyra is a jazz fusion group which formed in 1974 in buffalo, new york, united. Spyro gyra independently funded and recorded their debut album, releasing the record on the local independent label amherst in 1976. Spyro gyra licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of windham hill jazz. While spyro gyra has been seen mostly as being on the softersmoother side of jazz for their entire career, if youre more of a jazz fan than a pop fan, their first album seems to be the only offering that they made to the jazz world.
Got the magic is my favorite spyro gyra cd, and i rate it as one of my favorite smooth jazz cds of all time. Jay and the guys have pulled off an incredible feat. Led by saxophonist jay beckenstein, spyro gyra are one of the most consistently commercially successfully popjazz groups to emerge out of the fusion era. If you need more precise search, use the option advanced search. Spyro gyra breakout 1,986 by erick rodolfo lima arellano. I have just about every spyro gyra album and they are all excellent. Spyro gyra havana moonlight kkat jazz cafe the smoothjazz. Spyro gyra catching the sun at the hsbc jazz festival by smoothjazznewyork. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. As one of the earliest and most popular purveyors of what came to be known as smooth jazz, spyro gyra was an easy target for the jazz police as that format reached airplay ascendancy in the 1990s. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
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