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Fast Forward (Spyro Gyra album)

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Released
  
April 25, 1990

Length
  
48:35

Artist
  
Spyro Gyra

Producer
  
Jay Beckenstein

Recorded
  
1990

Fast Forward (1990)
  
Three Wishes (1992)

Release date
  
25 April 1990

Label
  
GRP

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Genres
  
Jazz, Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz

Similar
  
Spyro Gyra albums, Jazz albums

Fast Forward is the fourteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1990 on the GRP label. This album reached #1 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.

Contents

On this album only, the band was billed on the album cover as "Spyro Gyra Featuring Jay Beckenstein".

Track listing

  1. "Bright Lights" (Dave Samuels) - 5:20
  2. "Para Ti Latino" (Oscar Cartaya) - 4:15
  3. "Alexandra" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:43
  4. "Ocean Parkway" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:30
  5. "Speak Easy" (Jeff Beal) - 5:03
  6. "Futurephobia" (Tom Schuman) - 4:22
  7. "4MD" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:36
  8. "Shadow Play" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:05
  9. "Escape Hatch" (Tom Schuman) - 5:12
  10. "Tower of Babel" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:29

Personnel

  • Jay Beckenstein - saxophone
  • Tom Schuman - keyboards
  • Richie Morales - drums
  • Oscar Cartaya - bass
  • Jay Azzolina - guitar
  • Marc Quinones - percussion
  • Dave Samuels - vibraphone, marimba
  • Jeff Beal - trumpet
  • David Broza - vocals
  • No Sweat Horns - brass

    • Production

  • Jay Beckenstein - producer
  • Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC - mastering

    • Songs

    1Bright Lights5:22
    2Para Ti Latino4:16
    3Alexandra4:42

    References

    Fast Forward (Spyro Gyra album) Wikipedia
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