Spyro Gyra "City Kids" (1983) -Jazz-Funk / Smooth Jazz-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - City Kids (Tom Schuman)
02 - Serpent In Paradise (Jay Beckenstein)
03 - A Ballad (Jay Beckenstein)
04 - Nightlife (Jeremy Wall)

Side 2

01 - Islands In The Sky (Jeremy Wall)
02 - Conversations (Tom Schuman)
03 - Silver Linings (Jay Beckenstein)
04 - Haverstraw Road (Jay Beckenstein)


Produced by Jay Beckenstein & Richard Calandra of Crosseyed Bear Productions
Assistant Producer : Jeremy Wall

Assistant Producer on "City Kids" & "Conversations" : Tom Schuman

Horn Section :

Lew Soloff : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Alan Rubin : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Jay Beckenstein : Alto Saxophone

Lou Marini : Tenor Saxophone

Dave Bergeron : Trombone

Horns Arranged & Conducted by Jeremy Wall

Lyricon Programming by Rob Zantay

Recorded & Mixed by Michael Barry at BearTracks Recording Studio, Suffern, New York
Engineered by Michael Barry

Assistant Engineers : Bob Troeller, John Penzotti

Mastered by Bob Ludwig at MasterDisk, New York, NY


Side 1

01 - City Kids 

Jay Beckenstein : Alto Saxophone

Tom Schuman : Electric Piano, Synthesizers

Chet Catallo : Guitars

Kim Stone : Bass

Eli Konikoff : Drums

Gerardo Velez : Percussion

02 - Serpent in Paradise

Jay Beckenstein : Alto & Soprano Saxophones, Lyricon
Tom Schuman : Synthesizers

Chet Catallo : Guitar

Steve Love : Guitar, Guitar Solo

Hiram Bullock : Guitar

Will Lee : Bass

Steve Jordan : Drums

Gerardo Velez : Percussion

Manolo Badrena : Percussion

03 - A Ballad

Jay Beckenstein : Soprano Saxophone, Lyricon
Jorge Dalto : Piano
Dave Samuels : Vibraphone
Eddie Gomez : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Chet Catallo : Guitar
Manolo Badrena : Percussion, Congas

04 - Nightlife

Jay Beckenstein : Alto Saxophone, Lyricon
Jeremy Wall : Piano, Synthesizers
Richard Tee : Electric Piano
Steve Love : Guitar, Guitar Solo
Hiram Bullock : Guitar
Dave Samuels : Marimba
Will Lee : Bass
Steve Jordan : Drums
Steve Gadd : Percussion

Side 2

01 - Islands In The Sky

Jay Beckenstein : Soprano Saxophone
Tom Schuman : Electric Piano, Synthesizers
Steve Love : Guitar
Chet Catallo : Guitar
Marcus Miller : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Jeremy Wall : Synthesizers
Gerardo Velez : Percussion
Manolo Badrena : Congas, Percussion
David Samuels : Vibraphone, Marimba

02 - Conversations

Jay Beckenstein : Soprano Saxophone
Tom Schuman : Electric Piano, Synthesizers
Dave Samuels : Vibraphone, Marimba
Eddie Gomez : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Manolo Badrena : Percussion

03 - Silver Linings

Jay Beckenstein : Alto Saxophone
Tom Schuman : Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizers
Chet Catallo : Guitar Solo
Steve Love : Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Hiram Bullock : Guitar
Marcus Miller : Bass
Steve Jordan : Drums
Gerardo Velez : Percussion

04 - Haverstraw Road

Jay Beckenstein : Alto Saxophone
Richard Tee : Piano, Electric Piano
Steve Love : Guitar
Marcus Miller : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums & Percussion
Chet Catallo : Guitar