''City Kids'' is the seventh album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1983. At ''Billboard'' magazine, it reached No. 66 on the Top 200 Albums chart, and No. 2 on that magazine's Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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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 Yor ...

– alto saxophone, soprano saxophone,

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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 ...

– electric piano (1, 2, 5, 6, 7), synthesizers (1, 2, 5, 6, 7) * Jeremy Wall – acoustic piano (4, 5), synthesizers (4, 5) * Chet Catallo – guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 7) * Kim Stone – bass (1) * Eli Konikoff – drums (1) *

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– percussion (1, 5, 7) *

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 p ...

– marimba (4, 5), vibraphone (4, 5) Guests *

Richard Tee Richard Edward Tee (born Richard Edward Ten Ryk; November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as "In Your Eyes", " Sl ...

– acoustic piano (4, 8), electric piano (4, 8) *

Hiram Bullock Hiram Law Bullock (September 11, 1955 – July 25, 2008) was an American guitarist known mainly for playing in jazz funk and jazz fusion, but he also worked as a session musician in a variety of genres. Biography Bullock was born in Osaka, Jap ...

– guitar (2, 4, 7) * Steve Love – acoustic guitar (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), electric guitar (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), guitar solo (2, 4) *

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– bass (2, 4) *

Eddie Gómez Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist, known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1966 to 1977. Biography Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. ...

– bass (3, 6) * Marcus Miller – bass (5, 7, 8) * Steve Jordan – drums (2, 4, 7) *

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the '' Modern ...

– drums (3, 4, 5, 6, 9), percussion (3, 4, 5, 6, 9) * Manolo Badrena – congas (1, 2, 3, 5, 6), percussion (1, 2, 3, 5, 6) *

Lou Marini Louis William Marini Jr. (born May 13, 1945), known as "Blue Lou" Marini, is an American saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He is best known for his work in jazz, rock, blues, and soul music, as well as his association with The Blues Brothe ...

– tenor saxophone * Dave Bargeron – trombone *

Alan Rubin Alan Rubin (February 11, 1943 – June 8, 2011), also known as Mr. Fabulous, was an American musician. He played trumpet, flugelhorn, and piccolo trumpet. Early life and education Rubin was born in Brooklyn. He began attending Juilliard S ...

– flugelhorn, trumpet *

Lew Soloff Lewis Michael Soloff (February 20, 1944–March 8, 2015) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and actor. Biography From his birth place of New York City, United States, he studied trumpet at the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard Sc ...

– flugelhorn, trumpet * Rob Zantay – Lyricon programming * Lani Groves – vocals (1)

Production

* Jay Beckenstein – producer * Richard Calandra – producer * Jeremy Wall – assistant producer (1, 6) * Tom Schuman – assistant producer (1, 6) * Michael Barry – engineer * John Penzotti – assistant engineer * Bob Troeller – assistant engineer * Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY). * George Osaki – art direction, design * Michael G. Cobb – cover illustration

References

{{Authority control 1983 albums Spyro Gyra albums MCA Records albums