1980 Spyro Gyra – Catching The Sun
Catching The Sun is the third album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1980 on MCA Records. The album was given gold status by the RIAA on June 5, 1985.
At Billboard magazine, Catching the Sun reached No. 19 on the Top 200 albums chart. The song “Catching the Sun” reached No. 15 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart and No. 68 on the Hot 100 singles chart. The song “Percolator” peaked at No. 48 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart. In Canada, the album reached No. 80 in the Top 100 Album chart.
Tracks
1 Catching The Sun (Jay Beckenstein) 04:42
2 Cockatoo (Chet Catallo; Eli Konikoff; Gerardo Velez; Jay Beckenstein; Jim Kurzdorfer; Tom Schuman) 04:05
3 Autumn Of Our Love (Jeremy Wall) 05:11
4 Laser Material (Tom Schuman) 05:00
5 Percolator (Jay Beckenstein) 02:29
6 Philly (Jim Kurzdorfer) 04:22
7 Lovin’ You (Interlude)/Lovin’ You (Chet Catallo) 05:51
8 Here Again (Jay Beckenstein) 04:58
9 Safari (Jeremy Wall) 04:55
Biography
Musicians
1 Catching The Sun
| Bass | Jim Kurzdorfer |
| Drums | Eli Konikoff |
| Guitar (solo) | Chet Catallo |
| Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Acoustic Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Fender Rhodes | Tom Schuman |
| Fender Rhodes | Jay Beckenstein |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Congas | Rubens Bassini |
| Marimba | Dave Samuels |
| Steel Drums | Dave Samuels |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
2 Cockatoo
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Eli Konikoff |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Guitar | Chet Catallo |
| Fender Rhodes | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Bongos | Gerardo Velez |
| Percussion | Jeremy Wall |
| Percussion | Richard Calandra |
| Percussion | Rubens Bassini |
| Percussion | Jay Beckenstein |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
3 Autumn Of Our Love
| Bass | Jim Kurzdorfer |
| Drums | Eli Konikoff |
| Guitar | Chet Catallo |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Tropea |
| Fender Rhodes | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Jeremy Wall |
| Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
| Congas | Rubens Bassini |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
4 Laser Material
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Eli Konikoff |
| Guitar (solo) | John Tropea |
| Guitar | Chet Catallo |
| Clavinet | Steve Nathan |
| Fender Rhodes | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Effects | Tom Schuman |
| Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Marima | Dave Samuels |
| Tambourine | Richard Calandra |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
5 Percolator
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Eli Konikoff |
| Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Guitar | Chet Catallo |
| Fender Rhodes | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
| Marimba | Dave Samuels |
| Vibraphone | Dave Samuels |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
6 Philly
| Bass | Jim Kurzdorfer |
| Drums | Eli Konikoff |
| Guitar (solo) | Chet Catallo |
| Guitar | John Tropea |
| Fender Rhodes | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
| Trombone | Barry Rogers |
| Congas | Rubens Bassini |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
7 Lovin’ You (Interlude)/Lovin’ You
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Eli Konikoff |
| Guitar | Chet Catallo |
| Fender Rhodes | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Jay Beckenstein |
| Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
| Strings (Synthesizer) | Jeremy Wall |
| Percussion | Rubens Bassini |
8 Here Again
| Bass | Jim Kurzdorfer |
| Drums | Eli Konikoff |
| Guitar | Chet Catallo |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Tropea |
| Fender Rhodes | Tom Schuman |
| Piano | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Jeremy Wall |
| Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
| Vibraphone | Dave Samuels |
| Bongos | Gerardo Velez |
| Congas | Rubens Bassini |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
| Percussion | Rubens Bassini |
9 Safari
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Eli Konikoff |
| Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Fender Rhodes | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Jeremy Wall |
| Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
| Trombone | Barry Rogers |
| Marimba | Dave Samuels |
| Vibraphone | Dave Samuels |
| Congas | Rubens Bassini |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
| Percussion | Rubens Bassini |
Other Musicians
Cello – Allan Schulman, Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy
Violin – Harry Lookofsky, Charles Libove, David Nadien, Harold Kohon, Lewis Eley, Matthew Raimondi, Peter Dimitriades, Richard Sortomme
Liner Notes
Producer – Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra
Producer (Assistant) – Jeremy Wall
Arranged By (Horns Assistant) – Jay Beckenstein
Arranged By (Horns) – Jeremy Wall
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Wall
Concertmaster – Harry Lookofsky
Conductor (Strings) – Jeremy Wall
Engineer – Jack Malken, Michael Barry
Engineer (Assistant) – Jason Corsaro
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Art Direction, Design – Peter Corriston
Illustration – David Heffernan
Mastered At Masterdisk
Mixed At Secret Sound
Recorded At Secret Sound
Phonographic Copyright Transcontinent Record Sales Inc
Copyright MCA Records Inc