Morning Dance


Morning Dance is the second album by the jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra. The album was released in 1979 and was certified gold by the RIAA on September 19, 1979, and was certified platinum on June 1, 1987.
At Billboard magazine, the album reached No. 27 on the Top 200 albums chart, while the song "Morning Dance" reached No. 24 on the Hot 100 songs chart and No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary songs chart. In Canada, the album reached No. 47 in its 10th week, and returned to No. 49 in its 20th week of 25 in the top 100.

Track listing and personnel

  1. "Morning Dance" – 4:11
  2. * Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone
  3. * Jeremy Wall: electric piano
  4. * John Tropea: electric and acoustic guitar
  5. * Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
  6. * Ted Reinhardt: drums
  7. * Rubens Bassini: congas and percussion
  8. * Dave Samuels: marimba and steel drums
  9. "Jubilee" – 4:31
  10. * Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone
  11. * Jeremy Wall: electric piano and synthesizers
  12. * John Tropea: electric guitar
  13. * Will Lee: bass
  14. * Steve Jordan: drums
  15. * Rubens Bassini: congas and percussion
  16. * Randy Brecker: trumpet solo
  17. * Dave Samuels: marimba
  18. "Rasul" – 3:57
  19. * Jay Beckenstein: soprano and tenor saxophone
  20. * Jeremy Wall: acoustic and electric piano
  21. * Rick Strauss: guitar
  22. * Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
  23. * Ted Reinhardt: drums
  24. * John Clark: French horn
  25. "Song for Lorraine" – 3:59
  26. * Jay Beckenstein: soprano saxophones
  27. * Tom Schuman: electric and acoustic piano
  28. * Chet Catallo: guitar
  29. * Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
  30. * Eli KoniKoff: drums
  31. * Gerardo Velez: bongos, congas, percussion
  32. * Suzanne Ciani: synthesizers
  33. * Lani Groves, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody: vocalists
  34. "Starburst" – 4:50
  35. * Jay Beckenstein: tenor saxophone
  36. * Jeremy Wall: electric piano and synthesizers
  37. * John Tropea: guitar
  38. * Will Lee: bass
  39. * Steve Jordan: drums
  40. * Rubens Bassini: congas, timbales, percussion
  41. * Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone solo
  42. "Heliopolis" – 5:34
  43. * Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone, boobams, percussion
  44. * Jeremy Wall: electric piano and synthesizers
  45. * John Tropea: guitar
  46. * Will Lee: Bass
  47. * Steve Jordan: drums
  48. * Rubens Bassini: congas, timbales, percussion
  49. * Dave Samuels: marimba
  50. * Tom Schuman: Rhodes solo
  51. "It Doesn't Matter" – 4:27
  52. * Jay Beckenstein: soprano saxophone
  53. * Tom Schuaman: electric and acoustic piano
  54. * Chet Catallo: guitar
  55. * Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
  56. * Eli Konikoff: drums
  57. * Suzanne Ciani: synthesizer
  58. * Jeremy Wall: synthesizer
  59. * Gerardo Velez: congas
  60. * Lani Groves, Diva Gray, Gordon Gordy: vocalists
  61. "Little Linda" – 4:27
  62. * Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone
  63. * Jeremy Wall: electric piano, acoustic piano, percussion
  64. * Rick Strauss: guitar
  65. * Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
  66. * Ted Reinhardt: drums
  67. * Rubens Bassini: bongos and percussion
  68. * Dave Samuels: vibraphone
  69. "End of Romanticism" – 5:00
  70. * Jay Beckenstein: soprano saxophone
  71. * Jeremy Wall: electric piano
  72. * Rick Strauss: six and 12–string electric guitar
  73. * Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
  74. * Ted Reinhardt: drums
  75. * Dave Samuels: marimba
  76. * Tom Schuman: synthesizer solos
  77. * John Clark: French horn

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