''Breakout'' is the tenth album by
Spyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk, and pop music. The band's name comes from ''Spirogyra'', a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckenstein ...
, released in 1986. It was the last album co-produced by Richard Calandra, who died of cancer in October 1986.
The band produced a music video for the song "Bob Goes to the Store" that was partially shot from the point of view of a roaming dog ("Bob").
''Breakout'' peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' magazine Top Jazz Album chart on September 27, 1986 and at No. 71 on the "Billboard 200" pop album chart.
Track listing
#"Bob Goes to the Store" (Kim Stone) – 4:36
#"Freefall" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:52
#"Doubletake" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:05
#"Breakout" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:37
#"Body Wave" (Richie Morales, Mark Gray) – 4:09
#"Whirlwind" (Dave Samuels) – 5:37
#"Swept Away" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:43
#"Guiltless" (Tom Schuman) – 5:10
Personnel
Spyro Gyra
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Jay Beckenstein
Jay Barnet Beckenstein (born May 14, 1951) is an American saxophonist, composer, producer, and the co-founder of the band Spyro Gyra. He owned BearTracks Studios in Suffern, New York.
Music career
Beckenstein was born in Long Island, New York, ...
– saxophones
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Tom Schuman
Thomas William Schuman (born January 31, 1958) is an American jazz pianist, smooth jazz keyboardist, the co-leader, composer and arranger. of 13 Grammy nominated contemporary jazz group, Spyro Gyra. He has been the keyboardist for Spyro Gyra si ...
– keyboards
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Dave Samuels
David Alan Samuels (October 9, 1948 – April 22, 2019) was an American vibraphone and marimba player who spent many years with the contemporary jazz group Spyro Gyra. His recordings and live performances during that period also reflect his pr ...
– KAT Polyphonic mallet synthesizer, vibraphone, marimba
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Julio Fernández – guitars
* Kim Stone – bass guitar
* Richie Morales – drums
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Manolo Badrena
Manolo Badrena (born March 17, 1952, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a percussionist most noted for his work with Weather Report from 1976 to 1977. He has made contributions to over 100 recordings that span jazz, world music, pop, and Latin music. B ...
– percussion
Additional Personnel
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Eddie Jobson –
Synclavier programming
Production
* Jay Beckenstein – producer
* Richard Calandra – producer
* Jeremy Wall – co-producer
* Larry Swist – engineer, front cover illustration
* Chris Bubacz – assistant engineer
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Bob Ludwig
Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...
– mastering at
Masterdisk
Masterdisk is an American multimedia company in New York, located at 8 John Walsh Boulevard in Peekskill. They provide production services such as audio mastering, vinyl cutting and enhanced CD and DVD production.
Their clients include such no ...
(New York, NY).
* Jeff Adamoff – art direction
* Spencer Drate – art direction, design
* Judith Salavetz – design
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Duane Michals – rear cover photography
* Phil Brennan – management
References
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1986 albums
Spyro Gyra albums
MCA Records albums