1980 Spyro Gyra – Carnaval
Carnaval is the fourth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1980. It was given gold record status on June 1, 1987.
At Billboard magazine, Carnaval reached No. 49 on the Top 200 Albums chart. The song “Cafe Amore” reached No. 77 on the Hot 100 singles chart and No. 14 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart.
Tracks
1 Cafe Amore (Chet Catallo) 05:05
2 Dizzy (Eli Konikoff; Tom Schuman) 04:40
3 Awakening (Jeremy Wall) 05:50
4 Cachaca (Jay Beckenstein) 04:19
5 Fox Trot (Jay Beckenstein) 04:41
6 Sweet And Savvy (Tom Schuman) 05:09
7 Bittersweet (Jay Beckenstein) 04:41
8 Carnaval (Jeremy Wall) 05:36
Biography
Musicians
1 Cafe Amore
Bass | Will Lee |
Drums | Eli Konikoff |
Guitar | Chet Catallo |
Keyboards | Tom Schuman |
Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
Flute | Michael Brecker |
Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
2 Dizzy
Bass | Will Lee |
Drums | Eli Konikoff |
Guitar (solo) | Hiram Bullock |
Guitar | Chet Catallo |
Keyboards | Tom Schuman |
Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
Cello | David Darling |
Marimba | Dave Samuels |
Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
3 Awakening
Bass | Jim Kurzdorfer |
Drums | Eli Konikoff |
Guitar | Chet Catallo |
Guitar | John Tropea |
Keyboards | Jeremy Wall |
Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
Cello | David Darling |
Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
Percussion | Richard Calandra |
4 Cachaca
Bass | Will Lee |
Drums | Steve Jordan |
Guitar (solo) | John Tropea |
Guitar | Chet Catallo |
Keyboards | Tom Schuman |
Piano | Jay Beckenstein |
Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
Percussion | Steve Kroon |
5 Fox Trot
Bass | Will Lee |
Drums | Eli Konikoff |
Guitar | Chet Catallo |
Guitar | John Tropea |
Keyboards | Tom Schuman |
Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
Vibraphone | Dave Samuels |
Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
6 Sweet And Savvy
Bass | Will Lee |
Drums | Eli Konikoff |
Guitar | Chet Catallo |
Guitar | John Tropea |
Keyboards | Tom Schuman |
Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
Marimba | Dave Samuels |
Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
7 Bittersweet
Bass | Will Lee |
Drums | Eli Konikoff |
Guitar (solo) | John Tropea |
Guitar | Chet Catallo |
Keyboards | Tom Schuman |
Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
Vibraphone | Dave Samuels |
Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
8 Carnaval
Bass | Will Lee |
Drums | Steve Jordan |
Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
Keyboards | Jeremy Wall |
Sax | Jay Beckenstein |
Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
Marimba | Dave Samuels |
Congas | Crusher Bennett |
Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
Percussion | Steve Kroon |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra
Producer (Assistant) – Jeremy Wall
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Jeremy Wall (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Tom Schuman (Track 6)
Conductor – Jeremy Wall (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Conductor – Tom Schuman (Track 6)
Engineer (Mixing, Recording) – Neil Dorfsman, Jack Malken, Michael Barry
Engineer (Assistant) – Jason Corsaro, Lucy Leslie, Chris Howard
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Art Direction – George Osaki
Artwork – David Heffernan
Photography – Waring Abbott, Eliott Saltzman
Mastered At Masterdisk
Mixed At Secret Sound
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At Secret Sound
Phonographic Copyright Transcontinent Record Sales Inc
Copyright MCA Records Inc