Got the Magic (Spyro Gyra album) explained

Got the Magic
Type:	studio
Artist:	Spyro Gyra
Border:	yes
Released:	1999
Recorded:	1999
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Windham Hill Jazz
Producer:	Jay Beckenstein, Jeff Beal, Chuck Loeb, Julio Fernández, Jason Miles, Tom Schuman, Jeremy Wall
Prev Title:	Road Scholars
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	In Modern Times
Next Year:	2001

Got the Magic is the 21st studio album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra.^[1] It was released in 1999 by Windham Hill Records.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "mid- to up-tempo concoctions like 'Silk and Satin' and 'Havana Moonlight' make for some very pleasant listening, and the addition of old bandmate Dave Samuels' vibes on 'Breezeway' and 'Sierra' brings back the sound that attracted the group's audience in the first place."

Track listing

1. "Silk and Satin" (Chuck Loeb) – 5:31
2. "Breezeway" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:49
3. "Havana Moonlight" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:54
4. "Springtime Laughter" (Jeff Beal, Joan Beal) – 4:51
5. "If You Will" (Beckenstein, Loeb) – 5:16
6. "Got the Magic" (Julio Fernandez) – 4:26
7. "Teardrops" (Beckenstein, Jason Miles) – 5:28
8. "Pure Mood" (Loeb) – 5:58
9. "Sierra" (Beckenstein) – 5:08
10. "Love Comes" (Tom Schuman, Fernandez) – 4:47
11. "R.S.V.P." (Scott Kreitzer, Randy Andos) – 4:27

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
• Tom Schuman – keyboards
• Julio Fernandez – guitars, backing vocals (8, 9, 10), vocal arrangements (6, 10), scat vocal (9)
• Scott Ambush – bass guitar
• Joel Rosenblatt – drums

Additional musicians

• Jeff Beal – keyboards (4), vocal arrangements (4)
• Mike Ricchiuti – additional keyboards (11)
• Dave Charles – percussion
• Dave Samuels – vibraphone (2, 9), marimba (2, 9)
• Jason Miles – drum programming (7)
• Scott Kreitzer – flute (1, 3, 6)
• Basia Trzetrzelewska – all vocals (4), vocal arrangements (4)
• Billy Clif – backing vocals (6, 10)
• Andrika Hall – backing vocals (6, 10)
• Carmen Cuesta – backing vocals (8, 9)
• Philip Hamilton – backing vocals (8, 9)
• Kay Gile – backing vocals (10)

No Sweat Horns

• Scott Kreitzer – saxophones, horn arrangements (11)
• Randy Andros – trombone, horn arrangements (11)
• Barry Danielian – trumpet, horn arrangements

Production

• Jay Beckenstein – executive producer, co-producer (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11), producer (3, 4, 6, 7, 10)
• Chuck Loeb – producer (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11)
• Jeremy Wall – co-producer (2, 3, 7)
• Julio Fernández – co-producer (3, 10), producer (6)
• Jeff Beal – producer (4)
• Jason Miles – co-producer (7)
• Tom Schuman – co-producer (10)
• Phil Magnotti – recording, mixing (1-3, 5-11)
• Doug Oberkircher – recording, mixing (4)
• Steve Regina – additional recording
• Brian Quackenbush – mix assistant
• Scott Hull – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
• John Caron – production manager
• Sonny Mediana – art direction
• Sanae Robinson – design
• David Blankenship – photography
• Alan Nahgian – photography

External links

• Spyro Gyra-Got The Magic at Discogs
• Spyro Gyra official web site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spyro Gyra | Biography & History. AllMusic.
2. Web site: Spyro Gyra. Billboard.