Stories Without Words Explained

Stories Without Words
Type:	studio
Artist:	Spyro Gyra
Cover:	Stories without words.jpg
Released:	August 10, 1987
Recorded:	1986
Studio:	BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York).
Genre:	Jazz, jazz fusion
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Jay Beckenstein, Jeremy Wall
Prev Title:	Breakout
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Rites of Summer
Next Year:	1988

Stories Without Words is the eleventh album by American jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra, released in 1987. At Billboard magazine, it reached No. 84 on the Top 200 Albums chart and No. 67 on the R&B Albums chart.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Track listing

1. "Cayo Hueso" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:29
2. "Serpentine Shelly" (Tom Schuman) – 4:33
3. "Del Corazon" (Julio Fernandez) – 6:25
4. "Early Light" (Beckenstein) – 4:23
5. "Nu Sungo" (Manolo Badrena) – 4:10
6. "Chrysalis" (Dave Samuels) – 4:12
7. "Joy Ride" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:55
8. "Pyramid" (Wall) – 6:25

Personnel

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophones, Lyricon
• Tom Schuman – keyboards
• Julio Fernández – guitars
• Roberto Vally – bass, vocals
• Richie Morales – drums
• Manolo Badrena – percussion
• Dave Samuels – marimba, vibraphone

Production

• Jay Beckenstein – producer
• Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
• Larry Swist – engineer
• Chris Bubacz – assistant engineer
• Doug Rose – assistant engineer
• Doug Oberkircher – technical assistance
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
• Kathleen Covert – art direction, design
• Ted Glazer – front cover illustration
• Timothy White – back cover photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kohler. Paul. Stories Without Words – Spyro Gyra. AllMusic. 18 May 2017.
2. Web site: Spyro Gyra – Chart history. Billboard. 18 May 2017.
3. Web site: Spyro Gyra – Chart history. Billboard. 18 May 2017.