Incognito (Spyro Gyra album)

Incognito
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released September 1982
Genre Jazz, jazz fusion
Length 38:48
Label MCA
Producer Jay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra
Spyro Gyra chronology
Freetime
(1981)Freetime1981		 Incognito
(1982)		 City Kids
(1983)City Kids1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Incognito is the sixth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1982. At Billboard magazine, it reached No. 46 on the Top 200 Albums chart[2], and No. 2 on that magazine's Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing and personnel

1. "Last Exit" (Tom Schuman) – 4:17

2. "Old San Juan" (Jay Beckenstein) – 6:41

  • Jay Beckenstein – saxophone, whistle, percussion
  • Jorge Dalto – piano
  • Steve Love – electric and acoustic guitars
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Gerardo Velez, Manolo Badrena – percussion
  • Dave Samuels – marimba
  • Tom Schuman, Rob Mounsey – synthesizers

3. "Harbor Nights" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:22

  • Jay Beckenstein – saxophone
  • Tom Schuman – electric piano
  • Steve Love – guitar
  • John Tropea, Chet Catallo – guitar textures
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Dave Samuels – marimba
  • Rob Mounsey – vocoder

4. "Stripes" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:01

  • Jay Beckenstein – saxophone
  • Richard Tee – piano, organ
  • Steve Love – guitar
  • John Tropea – slide guitar
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Gerardo Velez – percussion
  • Toots Thielemans – harmonica
  • Chet Catallo – guitar solo

5. "Oasis" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:39

  • Jay Beckenstein – saxophone
  • Tom Schuman – electric piano, synthesizers
  • Steve Love – guitar
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Manolo Badrena – congas
  • Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas
  • Rob Mounsey – synthesizers
  • Tom Scott – lyricon
  • John Tropea – guitar solo

6. "Incognito" (Tom Schuman) – 5:56

  • Jay Beckenstein – saxophone
  • Tom Schuman – electric piano, synthesizers, prepared piano
  • Steve Love, Hiram Bullock – guitars
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Manolo Badrena – percussion
  • Dave Samuels – marimba
  • Rob Mounsey – synthesizers & vocoder

7. "Sueno" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:05

  • Jay Beckenstein – saxophone
  • Tom Schuman – electric piano–
  • Steve Love – guitar
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Manolo Badrena – percussion
  • Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas
  • Dave Samuels – marimba and vibraphone
  • Rob Mounsey – synthesizers & vocoder
  • John Tropea – guitar solo

8. "Soho Mojo" (Jay Beckenstein) – 3:47

  • Jay Beckenstein – saxophone
  • Richard Tee – piano
  • Tom Schuman – electric piano
  • Steve Love – guitar
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Gerardo Velez – percussion
  • Dave Samuels – vibraphone

Charts

U.S. Weekly charts

Chart Position
Billboard 200[3] 46
Billboard Jazz Albums[4] 2
Billboard R&B Albums[5] 39
Cash Box Top 100 Albums[6] 61
Cash Box Top 30 Jazz Albums[7] 1
Radio & Records Jazz Albums[8] 1

U.S. Year End chart

Chart Position
Billboard 1983 Jazz[9] 8

References

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r148023
  2. ↑ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Top LPs & Tape – November 20, 1982, p. 71" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Top Selling Jazz LPs – January 8, 1983, p. 59" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Black LPs – November 27, 1982, p. 56" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums – December 4, 1982, p. 32" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Cash Box Top 30 Jazz Albums – October 30, 1982, p. 11" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Radio & Records Jazz Radio National Airplay – November 12, 1982, p. 52" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Top Jazz Albums – December 24, 1983, p. TA-32" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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