Point of View is the thirteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in June 1989 by MCA Records. At Billboard magazine, the album peaked at No. 120 on the Top 200 Albums chart.[2][3]
| Point of View | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Studio | BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York). | |||
| Genre | Jazz, smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 53:48 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Producer | Jay Beckenstein | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Slow Burn" (Dave Samuels) – 4:07
- "Swing Street" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:13
- "Fairweather" (Tom Schuman) – 4:46
- "The Unknown Soldier" (Beckenstein) – 5:23
- "Hannibal's Boogie" (Beckenstein) – 5:59
- "No Limits" (Beckenstein) – 4:41*
- "Carolina" (Richie Morales) – 4:34
- "Riverwalk" (Samuels) – 4:29
- "Swamp Thing" (Jeremy Wall) – 6:26
- "Counterpoint" (Wall) – 3:56
- "Gotcha" (Oskar Cartaya) – 4:09
"No Limits" (track No. 6) was not on the original LP but was included on the cassette and CD.
Personnel
editSpyro Gyra
- Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
- Tom Schuman – keyboards
- Jay Azzolina – guitars
- Oskar Cartaya – bass
- Richie Morales – drums
- Dave Samuels – mallet synthesizer, vibraphone, marimba
Additional musicians
- Julio Fernández – rhythm guitar (5)
- Roger Squitero – percussion (1, 7, 11)
Production
edit- Jay Beckenstein – producer
- Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
- Larry Swist – engineer, mixing
- Chris Bubacz – additional engineer
- Doug Rose – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).
- Stephen Walters – digital design
- Jeff Katz – photography
- Phil Brennan – management
References
edit- ^ Mason, Stewart. "Point of View". Allmusic. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Mason, Stewart. "Point of View – Spyro Gyra". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Spyro Gyra – Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2017.