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Spyro Gyra / ˌ s p aɪ r oʊ ˈ dʒ aɪ r ə / is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz , R&B , funk , and pop music . The band's name comes from Spirogyra , a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckenstein had learned about in college.
"Morning Dance" is the title of an instrumental recording by the noted smooth jazz/jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra. Songwriter and band member Jay Beckenstein plays the alto sax on this track, and it features a memorable tenor steel pan .
Morning Dance is the second album by the jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra. [1] [2] The album was released in March 9, 1979 and was certified gold by the RIAA on September 19, 1979, and was certified platinum on June 1, 1987.
Spyro Gyra is the 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 [2] and also No. 99 in Canada ...
Collection is the fifteenth and debut compilation album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). The album cover showed a couple of fairies above a city with flowers. The first two tracks are new recordings. "Mallet Ballet" is a live recording from a 1979 promo EP. "Harbor Nights" is from the live album Access All Areas. The ...
Access All Areas is the first live album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1984 on double-LP vinyl, cassette tape, and CD. It reached No. 77 on the Top 200 album chart at Billboard magazine and No. 1 on that magazine's Jazz Albums chart.
Good to Go-Go is the 29th album by Spyro Gyra, released on June 12, 2007. [1] [2] This album has the first appearance by the drummer Bonny Bonaparte. Good to Go-Go peaked at No. 9 on the jazz album chart at Billboard magazine. [3] Many songs on the album have been used on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments.
Catching the Sun is the third album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1980 on MCA Records.The album was given gold status by the RIAA on June 5, 1985. [3]At Billboard magazine, Catching the Sun reached No. 19 on the Top 200 albums chart. [4]