Fresh Aire III explained

Fresh Aire III
Type:	Album
Artist:	Mannheim Steamroller
Cover:	Fresh_Aire_III_Cover.jpg
Released:	September 1, 1979
Recorded:	1979
Genre:	New-age symphonic pop
Length:	33:47
Label:	American Gramaphone
Prev Title:	Fresh Aire II
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Fresh Aire IV
Next Year:	1981

Fresh Aire III is the third album by the new-age musical group Mannheim Steamroller. It was originally released in 1979 on American Gramaphone. Each of the first four Fresh Aire albums is based on a season; Fresh Aire IIIs theme is summer.^[1] The opening track, Toccata, was played behind station IDs for OEPBS until 1986.

Personnel

Source:^[2]

• Jackson Berkey – piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, clavichord, Fender Rhodes, tack piano, toy piano
• Eric Hansen – bass
• Chip Davis – drums, recorders, toys, recording of a cricket on "The Cricket"
• Ron Cooley – guitars
• Ray Still, Bob Jenkins – oboe
• Dave Kappy – French horn
• Omaha Strings
• Kansas City Strings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fresh Aire Collection (Albums I, II, III, IV). MannheimSteamroller.com.
2. Web site: Mannheim Steamroller – Fresh Aire III. Discogs.