Morning Dance is the second album by Spyro Gyra from 1979. Spyro Gyra (ˌspaɪroʊˈdʒaɪrə is an American Jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the mid-1970s in Buffalo New York, USA See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK The album cover shows an intricate and detailed colour illustration of a woodland scene with dancing fairies, being spied upon by a little girl.
Morning Dance is Spyro Gyra's second album, and their most commercially successful, setting the tone for later very successful releases stretching well into the eighties. The title cut became a major radio hit (Billboard #24 pop, #1 adult contemporary. )
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1. "Morning Dance" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:11
2. Jay Beckenstein (born May 14, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Saxophone player Smooth jazz artist and founder of Jeremy Wall was a founding member of the Jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra. John Tropea is a Guitarist with extensive experience in the rock pop and jazz genres Rubens Bassini (* January 26 1933 in Rio de Janeiro; † September 1985) was a percussionist who played bongos and Dave Samuels (b October 1948) is an American Vibraphone player who has worked with various jazz and fusion artists such as Spyro Gyra "Jubilee" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:31
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4. John Clark may refer to John Clark (actor/director (born 1932 ex-husband of Lynn Redgrave John Clark (governor (1761-1821 American "Song for Lorraine" (Jay Beckenstein) - 3:59
5. Spyro Gyra (ˌspaɪroʊˈdʒaɪrə is an American Jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the mid-1970s in Buffalo New York, USA Suzanne Ciani (b June 4, 1946) is an Italian American pioneer in Electronic music and one of the few women to blaze a trail in the genre "Starburst" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:50
6. Michael Brecker ( March 29, 1949 &ndash January 13, 2007) was an American Jazz Saxophonist and Composer "Heliopolis" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:34
7. Dave Samuels (b October 1948) is an American Vibraphone player who has worked with various jazz and fusion artists such as Spyro Gyra Spyro Gyra (ˌspaɪroʊˈdʒaɪrə is an American Jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the mid-1970s in Buffalo New York, USA "It Doesn't Matter" (Chet Catallo) - 4:27
8. Spyro Gyra (ˌspaɪroʊˈdʒaɪrə is an American Jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the mid-1970s in Buffalo New York, USA Suzanne Ciani (b June 4, 1946) is an Italian American pioneer in Electronic music and one of the few women to blaze a trail in the genre Jeremy Wall was a founding member of the Jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra. "Little Linda" (Jeremy Wall) - (4:27)
9. "End of Romanticism" (Rick Strauss) - 5:00
Horns arranged and conducted by Jeremy Wall except "Heliopolis" by Jay Beckenstein
Strings arranged and conducted by Jeremy Wall
Jay Beckenstein (born May 14, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Saxophone player Smooth jazz artist and founder of Michael Brecker ( March 29, 1949 &ndash January 13, 2007) was an American Jazz Saxophonist and Composer Randal "Randy" Brecker (b Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, November 27, 1945) is an American Trumpeter and Tom Malone may refer to Tom Malone (musician, jazz musician Tom Malone (American football, American football player Thomas Jeremy Wall was a founding member of the Jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra. Jay Beckenstein (born May 14, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Saxophone player Smooth jazz artist and founder of Harry Lookofsky ( 1 October 1913 &ndash 8 June 1998) was an American Jazz Violinist. Alfred Brown may refer to (Alfred Ernest Brown, British politician Alfred Brown (cricketer, Yorkshire cricketer Jeremy Wall was a founding member of the Jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra.