Catching the Sun (album)

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Catching the Sun
Artwork by Peter Corriston
Studio album by
Spyro Gyra
ReleasedFebruary 1980
Recorded1979
StudioSecret Sound Studios, New York
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length40:21
LabelMCA
ProducerJay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra
Spyro Gyra chronology
Morning Dance
(1979) 		Catching the Sun
(1980) 		Carnaval
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard(unrated)[1]
Record Mirror[2]

Catching the Sun is the third album by the American jazz group

RIAA on June 5, 1985.[3]

At Billboard magazine, Catching the Sun reached No. 19 on the Top 200 albums chart.[4] The song "Catching the Sun" reached No. 15 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart[5] and No. 68 on the Hot 100 singles chart.[6] The song "Percolator" peaked at No. 48 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart.[5] In Canada, the album reached No. 80 in the Top 100 Album chart.[7]

Track listing and personnel

  1. "Catching the Sun" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:42
  2. "Cockatoo" (all members) – 4:04
    • Jay Beckenstein – tenor saxophone, percussion
    • Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, synthesizer solos
    • Chet Catallo – electric rhythm guitar
    • Will Lee – bass guitar
    • Eli Konikoff – drums
    • Gerardo Velez – percussion, bongos
    • Jeremy Wall – percussion
    • Richard Calandra – percussion
    • Randy Brecker – trumpet solo
  3. "Autumn of Our Love" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:09
    • Jay Beckenstein – alto and soprano saxophones
    • Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes
    • Jeremy Wall – synthesizers
    • Chet Catallo – electric rhythm guitar
    • John Tropea – acoustic guitar, electric guitar solo
    • Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar
    • Eli Konikoff – drums
    • Rubens Bassini – congas
  4. "Laser Material" (Tom Schuman) – 4:59
    • Jay Beckenstein – soprano saxophone
    • Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, effects, synthesizer programming
    • Steve Nathan – clavinet, synthesizer programming
    • Jeremy Wall – synthesizer programming
    • Chet Catallo – electric rhythm guitar
    • John Tropea – electric rhythm guitar and guitar solo
    • Will Lee – bass guitar
    • Eli Konikoff – drums
    • Gerardo Velez – percussion
    • Richard Calandra – tambourine
    • Dave Samuels – marimba
    • Randy Brecker – trumpet solo
  5. "Percolator" (Jay Beckenstein) – 2:28
    • Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone
    • Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, synthesizers
    • Hiram Bullock – lead guitar and electric rhythm guitar
    • Chet Catallo – electric guitar
    • Will Lee – bass guitar
    • Eli Konikoff – drums
    • Gerardo Velez – percussion
    • Dave Samuels – marimba, vibraphone
    • Rubens Bassini – percussion
  6. "Philly" (Jim Kurzdorfer) 4:18
    • Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone
    • Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano, synthesizers
    • Chet Catallo – electric guitar solo
    • John Tropea – rhythm guitar
    • Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar
    • Eli Konikoff – drums
    • Rubens Bassini – congas
    • Barry Rogers – trombone solo
  7. "Lovin' You/Lovin' You (for Christine) (Chet Catallo)" – 4:41
    • Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, synthesizer
    • Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, synthesizer solo
    • Jeremy Wall – string synthesizer
    • Chet Catallo – electric guitars
    • Will Lee – bass guitar
    • Eli Konikoff – drums
    • Rubens Bassini – percussion
  8. "Here Again" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:56
    • Jay Beckenstein – soprano saxophone
    • Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano
    • Jeremy Wall – synthesizers
    • Chet Catallo – electric guitars
    • John Tropea – acoustic guitar
    • Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar
    • Eli Konikoff – drums
    • Gerardo Velez – bongos, percussion
    • Dave Samuels – vibraphone
    • Rubens Bassini – congas, percussion
  9. "Safari" (Jeremy Wall) – (4:52)
    • Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone
    • Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, synthesizer solo
    • Jeremy Wall – synthesizers
    • Hiram Bullock – guitars
    • Will Lee – bass guitar
    • Eli Konikoff – drums
    • Gerardo Velez – percussion
    • Dave Samuels – marimba
    • Rubens Bassini – congas, percussion
    • Barry Rogers – trombone solo

Horn Section on "Laser Material"

  • Jeremy Wall – horn arrangements
  • Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Bob Malach – tenor saxophone
  • Tom Malone – trombone
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet

String Section on "Laser Material"

  • Jeremy Wall – string arrangements and conductor
  • Harry Lookofsky – concertmaster
  • Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy and Alan Shulman – cello
  • Peter Dimitriades, Lewis Eley, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondi and Richard Sortomme – violin

Production

  • Jay Beckenstein – producer
  • Richard Calandra – producer
  • Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
  • Michael Barry – engineer
  • Jack Malken – engineer
  • Jason Corsaro – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • Peter Corriston – art direction, design
  • David Heffernan – illustration

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums[8] 1

External links

References

  1. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
  2. ^ Russell, Rosalind (16 February 1980). "Spyro Gyra: Catching The Sun". Record Mirror. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Spyro Gyra - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - May 24, 1980" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Spyro Grya US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
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