Carnaval (Spyro Gyra album)
Carnaval | ||||
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Studio album by Spyro Gyra | ||||
Released | September 29, 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Studio | Secret Sound, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion | |||
Length | 33:02 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra | |||
Spyro Gyra chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic |
Carnaval is the fourth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1980. It was given gold record status on June 1, 1987.[2]
At Billboard magazine, Carnaval reached No. 49 on the Top 200 Albums chart[3], and No. 2 on that magazine's Jazz Albums chart. The song "Cafe Amore" reached No. 77 on the Hot 100 singles chart[4] and No. 14 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart.[5]
Track listing
- "Cafe Amore" (Chet Catallo) – 5:02 (album version) 4:12 (single edit version)
- "Dizzy" (Tom Schuman, Eli Konikoff) – 4:40
- "Awakening" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:48
- "Cachaca" (Beckenstein) – 4:18
- "Fox Trot" (Beckenstein) – 4:40
- "Sweet 'n' Savvy" (Schuman) – 5:12
- "Bittersweet" (Beckenstein) – 4:28
- "Carnaval" (Wall) – 5:26
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[6]
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
- Jay Beckenstein – producer
- Richard Calandra – producer
- Jeremy Wall – assistant producer, conductor, horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Tom Schuman – conductor, horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Neil Dorfsman – engineer
- Jack Malken – engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
References
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r148015
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "Carnaval - Spyro Gyra | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
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