Rites of Summer explained

Rites of Summer
Type:	studio
Artist:	Spyro Gyra
Cover:	Rites of summer.jpg
Released:	June 1988
Studio:	BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York).
Genre:	Jazz, jazz fusion
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Jay Beckenstein
Prev Title:	Stories Without Words
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Point of View
Next Year:	1989

Rites of Summer is the twelfth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1988. At Billboard magazine, No. 104 on the Top 200 Albums chart.^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

1. "Claire's Dream" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:39
2. "Daddy's Got a New Girl Now" (Beckenstein) – 4:02
3. "Limelight" (Dave Samuels) – 4:27
4. "Shanghai Gumbo" (Julio Fernandez) – 4:28
5. "Innocent Soul" (Tom Schuman) – 4:52
6. "No Man's Land" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:37
7. "Yosemite" (Wall) – 5:21
8. "The Archer" (Richie Morales) – 4:59
9. "Captain Karma" (Schuman) – 5:40

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophones, wind driven synthesizer
• Tom Schuman – keyboards
• Julio Fernández – guitars
• Oskar Cartaya – bass
• Richie Morales – drums
• Dave Samuels – vibraphone, marimba, percussion

Additional Personnel

• Steve Shapiro – synthesizer programming

Production

• Jay Beckenstein – producer
• Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
• Larry Swist – recording, mixing
• Doug Rose – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
• Jeff Adamoff – art direction
• Ilene Weingard – design
• Ted Glazer – front cover illustration
• Lynn Goldsmith – back cover photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mason. Stewart. Rites of Summer – Spyro Gyra. AllMusic. 18 May 2017.
2. Web site: Spyro Gyra - Chart history Billboard. Billboard. 18 May 2017. en.