Formed in Buffalo, New York during the mid-1970’s by bandleader Jay Beckenstein, Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band which combines jazz with elements of rhythm & blues, funk and pop music. They’ve released 31 albums since their inception and have performed over 5,000 shows…
Here’s a chronological listing of the five Spyro Gyra CD’s which I own, wherein I’ve cited three of my favorites in the order in which they appear –
Morning Dance (1979)
- Morning Dance
- Rasul
- It Doesn’t Matter
Fast Forward (1990)
- Bright Lights
- Alexandra
- Ocean Parkway
The Best of The First Ten Years (1998)
- Shaker Song
- Autumn of Our Love
- Freetime
The Very Best of Spyro Gyra (2002)
- Limelight
- Ariana
- Tower of Babel
A Foreign Affair (2011)
- Caribe
- Sweet Ole Thang
- Samba For Two
My overall favorite album is Fast Forward, and my overall favorite song is Ocean Parkway.