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 remaining tracks are the original studio versions.
Track listing and personnel
1. "You Can Count On Me" (Tom Schuman) - 3:27
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone, Wind Synthesizer
Tom Schuman: Keyboards
Dave Samuels: Vibes, marimba
Julio Fernández: Guitars
Oscar Cartaya: Bass
Joel Rosenblatt: Drums
Marc Quinones: Percussion
2. "What Exit" (Julio Fernandez) - 3:40
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophones
Tom Schuman: Keyboards
Dave Samuels: Marimba
Julio Fernandez: Guitars
Oscar Cartaya: Bass
Joel Rosenblatt: Drums
Marc Quinones: Percussion
No Sweat Horns
Barry Danelian: Trumpet, flugelhorn, horn section arrangement
Randy Andos: Trombone
Scott Kreitzer: Tenor Saxophone
3. "Nu Sungo" (Manolo Badrena) - 4:10
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophones
Tom Schuman: Keyboards
Dave Samuels: Vibes, Marimba
Julio Fernandez: Guitar
Richie Morales: Drums
Roberto Vally: Bass
Manolo Badrena: Percussion
4. "The Unknown Soldier" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:16
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone
Tom Schuman: Keyboards
Dave Samuels: Vibes, marimba, timpani
Richie Morales: Drums
Oscar Cartaya: Bass
5. "Morning Dance" (Jay Beckenstein) - 3:57
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophones
Jeremy Wall: Electric piano
Dave Samuels: Marimba,steel drums
John Tropea: Guitars
Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass
Ted Reinhardt: Drums
Rubens Bassini: Percussion
6. "Old San Juan" (Jay Beckenstein) - 6:41
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone, whistle, percussion
Dave Samuels - Marimba
Jorge Dalto - Piano
Rob Mounsey and Tom Schuman - Synthesizers
Steve Love - Guitars
Marcus Miller - Bass
Steve Gadd - Drums
Gerardo Velez - Percussion
Manolo Badrena - Percussion
Horn Section:
Jerry Hey - Horn arrangement, trumpet, flugelhorn
Gary Grant - Trumpet, flugelhorn
Tom Scott - Saxophone, flute
Larry Williams - Saxophone, flute
Bill Reichenbach - Trombone
7. "Shakedown" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:22
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone
Tom Schuman: Keyboards
Dave Samuels: Vibes, marimba
Julio Fernandez: Guitars
Richie Morales: Drums
Kim Stone: Bass
Gerardo Velez: Percussion
8. "Mallet Ballet" (Jeremy Wall) - 6:15
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone
Tom Schuman: Keyboards
Chet Catallo: Guitar
Eli Konikoff: Drums
Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass
Gerardo Velez: Percussion
9. "Catching the Sun" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:41
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone
Tom Schuman: Electric piano, synthesizers
Dave Samuels: Marimba,steel drums
John Tropea - Guitar
Hiram Bullock - Guitar
Eli Konikoff - Drums
Jim Kurzdorfer - Bass
Jeremy Wall: Synthesizers
Gerardo Velez - Percussion
Rubens Bassini - Percussion
Randy Brecker - Trumpet
10. "Para ti Latino" (Oscar Cartaya) - 4:15
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone
Tom Schuman - Keyboards
Dave Samuels - Vibes, marimba
Jay Azzolina - Guitar
Richie Morales - Drums
Oscar Cartaya - Bass
Marc Quinones - Percussion
No Sweat Horns:
Barry Danielian - Trumpet, flugelhorn, horn section arrangements
Randy Andos - Trombone
Scott Kreitzer - Tenor saxophone
11. "Incognito" (Tom Schuman) - 5:56
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone
Tom Schuman - Keyboards
Dave Samuels - Marimba
Steve Love - Guitars
Hiram Bullock - Guitars
Rob Mounsey - Synthesizers,Vocorder
Marcus Miller - Bass
Steve Gadd - Drums
Manolo Badrena - Percussion
12. "Harbor Nights" (Jay Beckenstein) - 6:52
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone
Tom Schuman - Keyboards
Dave Samuels - Vibes,marimba
Eli Konikoff - Drums
Kim Stone - Bass
Chet Catallo - Guitar
Gerardo Velez - Percussion
13. "Limelight" (Dave Samuels) - 4:27
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophones
Tom Schuman - Keyboards
Dave Samuels - Vibes, Marimba
Julio Fernandez - Guitars
Richie Morales - Drums
Oscar Cartaya - Bass
14. "Breakout: (Jeremy Wall) - 4:37
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone
Tom Schuman - Keyboards
Dave Samuels - Vibes,marimba
Julio Fernandez - Guitar
Richie Morales - Drums
Kim Stone - Bass
Manolo Badrena - Percussion
