''Stories Without Words'' is the eleventh album by American jazz fusion band
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 1987. At ''Billboard'' magazine, it reached No. 84 on the Top 200 Albums chart and No. 67 on the R&B Albums chart.
Track listing
# "Cayo Hueso" (
Jay Beckenstein) – 5:29
# "Serpentine Shelly" (
Tom Schuman) – 4:33
# "Del Corazon" (Julio Fernandez) – 6:25
# "Early Light" (Beckenstein) – 4:23
# "Nu Sungo" (
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 ...
) – 4:10
# "Chrysalis" (
Dave Samuels) – 4:12
# "Joy Ride" (
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 ...
) – 4:55
# "Pyramid" (Wall) – 6:25
Personnel
*
Jay Beckenstein – saxophones,
Lyricon
*
Tom Schuman – keyboards
*
Julio Fernández – guitars
* Roberto Vally – bass, vocals
* Richie Morales – drums
*
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
*
Dave Samuels –
marimba,
vibraphone
Production
* Jay Beckenstein – producer
* Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
* Larry Swist – engineer
* Chris Bubacz – assistant engineer
* Doug Rose – assistant engineer
* Doug Oberkircher – technical assistance
*
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).
* Kathleen Covert – art direction, design
* Ted Glazer – front cover illustration
* Timothy White – back cover photography
References
1987 albums
Spyro Gyra albums
MCA Records albums
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