Carnaval (Spyro Gyra album)

Carnaval is the fourth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1980. It was given gold record status on June 1, 1987.[2]

Carnaval
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1980 (1980-09-29)
Recorded1980
Studio
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length33:02
LabelMCA
ProducerJay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra
Spyro Gyra chronology
Catching the Sun
(1980)
Carnaval
(1980)
Freetime
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

At Billboard magazine, Carnaval reached No. 49 on the Top 200 Albums chart.[3] The song "Cafe Amore" reached No. 77 on the Hot 100 singles chart[4] and No. 14 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart.[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Cafe Amore" (Chet Catallo) – 5:02 (album version) 4:12 (single edit version)
  2. "Dizzy" (Tom Schuman, Eli Konikoff) – 4:40
  3. "Awakening" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:48
  4. "Cachaca" (Beckenstein) – 4:18
  5. "Fox Trot" (Beckenstein) – 4:40
  6. "Sweet 'n' Savvy" (Schuman) – 5:12
  7. "Bittersweet" (Beckenstein) – 4:28
  8. "Carnaval" (Wall) – 5:26

Personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusic.[6]

Spyro Gyra

Guests

Horn Section

  • Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Tom Malone – trombone
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet

String Section

  • Jonathan Abramowitz – cello
  • Jesse Levy – cello
  • Sanford Allen – violin
  • Lamar Alsop – violin
  • Peter Dimitriadies – violin
  • Harold Kohon – violin
  • Harry Lookofsky – violin, concertmaster
  • Guy Lumia – violin
  • Matthew Raimondi – violin
  • Richard Sortomme – violin

Production

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  • Jay Beckenstein – producer
  • Richard Calandra – producer
  • Jeremy Wall – assistant producer, horn and string arrangements (1-5, 7, 8), conductor (1-5, 7, 8)
  • Tom Schuman – horn and string arrangements (6), conductor (6)
  • Michael Barry – engineer, mixing
  • Neil Dorfsman – engineer, mixing
  • Jack Malken – engineer, mixing
  • Jason Corsaro – assistant engineer
  • Chris Howard – assistant engineer
  • Lucy Leslie – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • George Osaki – art direction, design
  • David Heffernan – cover artwork
  • Waring Abbott – band and sleeve photography
  • Eliott Saltzman – studio photography

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r148015
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Carnaval - Spyro Gyra | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2017.