Freetime (album) explained

Freetime
Type:	studio
Artist:	Spyro Gyra
Border:	yes
Recorded:	1981
Genre:	Jazz fusion
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra
Prev Title:	Carnaval
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Incognito
Next Year:	1982

Freetime is the fifth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1981. At Billboard magazine, the album reached No. 41 on the Top 200 albums chart^[1] and No. 1 on that magazine's Jazz Albums chart.

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

• Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, clay flute, percussion
• Tom Schuman – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers
• Jeremy Wall – acoustic piano, synthesizers
• Chet Catallo – guitar
• John Tropea – guitar
• Dave Samuels – vibraphone, marimba
• Eli Konikoff – drums
• Gerardo Velez – percussion

Guests

• Rob Mounsey – synthesizers, backing vocals
• Richard Tee – acoustic piano (7), Fender Rhodes (7)
• Steve Khan – guitar (3)
• Will Lee – bass, backing vocals
• Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion
• Richard Calandra – cymbal (4)
• Randy Brecker – trumpet (1)
• David Darling – cello (4)
• Kasey Cisyk – backing vocals
• Valerie Simpson – backing vocals

Production

• Jay Beckenstein – producer
• Richard Calandra – producer
• Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
• Michael Barry – recording, mixing
• Steve Baldwin – recording assistant
• Charles Conrad – mixing
• Julian Robertson – mix assistant
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• David Heffernan – artwork, design

Studios

• Recorded at Secret Sound (New York, NY).
• Mixed at House of Music (West Orange, NJ).
• Mastered at Masterdisk (New York, NY).

Notes and References

1. Spyro Gyra - Chart history Billboard. Billboard. 16 May 2017.