''Fast Forward'' is the fourteenth album by the American jazz group

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 1990 by

GRP Records GRP® Records (Grusin-Rosen Productions) is a jazz record label founded by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen (producer), Larry Rosen in 1978. Distributed by Verve Records, GRP® was originally known for its digital recordings that focuses on its jazz ...

. On this album only, the band was billed on the album cover as "Spyro Gyra featuring Jay Beckenstein". At ''Billboard'' magazine, the album peaked at No. 117 on the Top 200 Albums chart.

Track listing

# "Bright Lights" (

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 ...

) – 5:20 # "Para Ti Latino" (Oskar Cartaya) – 4:15 # "Alexandra" (

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, ...

) – 4:43 # "Ocean Parkway" (

Jeremy Wall Jeremy Wall is a musician, and along with Jay Beckenstein, was a founding member of the jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra. He contributed to the group as a pianist, producer, and composer. He is currently an assistant professor in the Music Industry de ...

) – 4:30 # "Speak Easy" (

Jeff Beal Jeff Beal (born June 20, 1963) is an American composer of music for film, television, recordings, and the concert hall. Highly regarded as a jazz instrumentalist and versatile composer, Beal creates music that often incorporates a synthesis of im ...

) – 5:03 # "Futurephobia" (

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 ...

) – 4:22 # "4MD" (Wall) – 4:36 # "Shadow Play" (Beckenstein) – 5:05 # "Escape Hatch" (Schuman) – 5:12 # "Tower of Babel" (Beckenstein) – 5:29

Personnel

Spyro Gyra *

– saxophones *

– keyboards *

Jay Azzolina Jay Azzolina (born December 23, 1952) is a jazz-fusion guitarist known for his work with the Grammy-winning group Spyro Gyra. He has also performed and recorded with Carly Simon, Donna Summer, The Manhattan Transfer, Herbie Mann, Rickie Lee Jones, ...

– guitars * Oskar Cartaya – bass * Richie Morales – drums *

– vibraphone, marimba, mallet synthesizer * Marc Quiñones – percussion Additional Personnel *

– trumpet solos, arrangements (5) * David Broza – vocals (10) No Sweat Horns * Scott Kreitzer – tenor saxophone * Randy Andos – trombone, bass trombone * Barry Danielian – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements

Production

* Jay Beckenstein – producer * Jeremy Wall – assistant producer * Larry Swist – recording, engineer, mixing * Chris Bubacz – additional recording * Doug Rose – assistant engineer *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Biography Ted ...

– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY). * Andy Baltimore – creative director * Jeff Adamoff – art direction * David Gibb – graphic design * Jacki McCarthy – graphic design * Andy Ruggirello – graphic design * Dan Serrano – graphic design * Ted Glazer – illustration * Paul D'Innocenzo – photography

References

External links

Spyro Gyra official web site
{{Authority control 1990 albums Spyro Gyra albums GRP Records albums