Heart of the Night
Encyclopedia
Heart of the Night is the nineteenth album by Spyro Gyra
, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music
).
Spyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the mid-1970s in Buffalo, New York, USA. With over 25 albums released and 10 million copies sold, they are among the most prolific as well as commercially successful groups of the genre...
, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
).
Track listing
- "Heart of the Night" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:34
- "De La Luz" (Julio Fernandez) – 5:14
- "Westwood Moon" (Tom Schuman) – 4:56
- "Midnight" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:26
- "Playtime" (Beckenstein) – 4:34
- "Surrender" (Beckenstein) – 4:47
- "Valentino's" (Tom Schuman) – 4:56
- "Believe" (Fernandez) – 5:11
- "As We Sleep" (Scott Ambush) – 4:58
- "When Evening Falls" (Beckenstein) – 4:59
- "J Squared" (Beckenstein) – 4:49
Personnel
- Jay BeckensteinJay BeckensteinJay B. Beckenstein is a saxophone player, smooth jazz artist and together with Jeremy Wall founded Spyro Gyra...
: Saxophones - Tom Schuman: Keyboards
- Julio FernandezJulio FernandezJulio Fernández may refer to:*Julio Ángel Fernández, Uruguayan astronomer who hypothesised the existence of what became known as the Kuiper belt*Julio M...
: Guitars - Joel Rosenblatt: Drums
- Scott AmbushScott AmbushScott Ambush is an American musician, best known as the bass player of jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra.-Biography:He was born April 28, 1960 in Frederick, Maryland to Webster and Jeanette Lofton Ambush. He attended Urbana Elementary School in Urbana, Maryland, West Frederick Middle, and Frederick High...
: Bass
Additional Musicians
- Bashiri Johnson: Percussion on all songs
- Dave SamuelsDave SamuelsDave Samuels is an American vibraphone player who has worked with various jazz and fusion artists, such as Spyro Gyra. Currently, he plays in an ensemble called The Caribbean Jazz Project, a Grammy-winning jazz-Latin music group...
: Marimba, vibraphone on "De La Luz", "Playtime", "Valentino's", "As We Sleep", and "When Evening Falls". - Randy BreckerRandy BreckerRandal "Randy" Brecker is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. He is a highly sought after performer in the genres of jazz, rock, and R&B, and has performed or recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Billy Cobham, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Sandip Burman, Charles Mingus, Blood, Sweat & Tears,...
: Trumpet on "Midnight" - Steve Skinner: Programming on "Heart of the Night"
- Vanesse Thomas and Porter Carroll: Vocals on "Heart of the Night"
- Jesse Levy and Eugene J. Moye Jr.: Cellos on "De La Luz" and "As We Sleep"
No Sweat Horns
- Scott Kreitzer: Saxophones, flutes
- Barry Danielian: Trumpet
- Randy Andos: Trombone