Morning Dance
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Morning Dance is Spyro Gyra's most commercially successful album,[citation needed] released in summer 1979. The song "Morning Dance" was a major hit (Billboard #24 pop, #1 adult contemporary) in summer 1979.[citation needed] The album cover of Morning Dance had concept origination, design and art direction by Peter Corriston with an illustration by David Heffernan. The package design was nominated for a Grammy award.
Track listing and personnel
- "Morning Dance" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:11
- Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone
- Jeremy Wall: electric piano
- John Tropea: electric and acoustic guitar
- Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
- Ted Reinhardt: drums
- Rubens Bassini: congas and percussion
- Dave Samuels: marimba and steel drums
- "Jubilee" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:31
- Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone
- Jeremy Wall: electric piano and synthesizers
- John Tropea: electric guitar
- Will Lee: bass
- Steve Jordan: drums
- Rubens Bassini: congas and percussion
- Randy Brecker: trumpet solo
- Dave Samuels: marimba
- "Rasul" (Jeremy Wall) - 3:57
- Jay Beckenstein: soprano and tenor saxophone
- Jeremy Wall: acoustic and electric piano
- Rick Strauss: guitar
- Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
- Ted Reinhardt: drums
- John Clark: French horn
- "Song for Lorraine" (Jay Beckenstein) - 3:59
- Jay Beckenstein: soprano saxophones
- Tom Schuman: electric and acoustic piano
- Chet Catallo: guitar
- Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
- Eli KoniKoff: drums
- Gerardo Velez: bongos, congas, percussion
- Suzanne Ciani: synthesizers
- Lani Groves, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody: vocalists
- "Starburst" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:50
- Jay Beckenstein: tenor saxophone (intro)
- Jeremy Wall: electric piano and synthesizers
- John Tropea: guitar
- Will Lee: bass
- Steve Jordan: drums
- Rubens Bassini: congas, timbales, percussion
- Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone solo
- "Heliopolis" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:34
- Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone, boobams, percussion
- Jeremy Wall: electric piano and synthesizers
- John Tropea: guitar
- Will Lee: Bass
- Steve Jordan: drums
- Rubens Bassini: congas, timbales, percussion
- Dave Samuels: marimba
- Tom Schuman: Rhodes solo
- "It Doesn't Matter" (Chet Catallo) - 4:27
- Jay Beckenstein: soprano saxophone
- Tom Schuaman: electric and acoustic piano
- Chet Catallo: guitar
- Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
- Eli Konikoff: drums
- Suzanne Ciani: synthesizer
- Jeremy Wall: synthesizer
- Gerardo Velez: congas
- Lani Groves, Diva Gray, Gordon Gordy: vocalists
- "Little Linda" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:27
- Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone
- Jeremy Wall: electric piano, acoustic piano, percussion
- Rick Strauss: guitar
- Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
- Ted Reinhardt: drums
- Rubens Bassini: bongos and percussion
- Dave Samuels: vibraphone
- "End of Romanticism" (Rick Strauss) - 5:00
- Jay Beckenstein: soprano saxophone
- Jeremy Wall: electric piano
- Rick Strauss: six and 12-string electric guitar
- Jim Kurzdorfer: bass
- Ted Reinhardt: drums
- Dave Samuels: marimba
- Tom Schuman: synthesizer solos
- John Clark: French horn
Horn Section
- Jay Beckenstein: alto saxophone
- Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone
- Randy Brecker: trumpet
- Tom Malone: trombone
- Lew Del Gatto: flutes
Horns arranged and conducted by Jeremy Wall; except "Heliopolis" by Jay Beckenstein
Strings
- Harry Lookofsky: violin
- Matthew Raimondi: violin
- Harry Cykman: violin
- Charles Libove: violin
- Alfred Brown: viola
- Charles McCracken: cello
Strings arranged and conducted by Jeremy Wall
Synthesizer programming: Larry Fast