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.