| Spyro Gyra has released their most recent album | | | | 1. Cafe Amore |
| entitled Carnaval. | | | | 2. Dizzy |
| It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist | | | | 3. Awakening |
| that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in | | | | 4. Cachaca |
| the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that's | | | | 5. Foxtrot |
| exactly what I must say about this one. There simply is | | | | 6. Sweet 'N Savvy |
| NOT a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all. | | | | 7. Bittersweet |
| Carnaval is a nicely varied, mix of 8 tracks that are | | | | 8. Carnaval |
| very well written songs by this very talented group. | | | | Personnel: Jay Beckenstein (alto saxophone, piano), |
| Spyro Gyra is one of those groups that has the ability | | | | Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone, flute), Randy |
| to just bowl you over with the overall talent of the | | | | Brecker (trumpet), Tom Malone (trombone), David |
| players. The kind of CD it's really a treat to be able to | | | | Darling (cello), David Samuels (marimba), Tom |
| listen to. | | | | Schuman, Jeremy Wall (keyboards), Rob Mounsey |
| Listen to and I think you'll agree that the song choices | | | | (synthesizer), Hiram Bullock, Chet Catallo, John Tropea |
| are excellent and the production is is just outstanding. | | | | (guitar), Will Lee IV, Jim Kurzdorfer (bass), Eli Konikoff |
| While this entire album is outstanding some of my | | | | (drums, percussion), Steve Jordan (drums), Crusher |
| favorites are track 1, Cafe Amore, and track 7, | | | | Bennett (percussion, congos), Gerardo Velez, Steve |
| Bittersweet. | | | | Kroon, Richard Calandra (percussion). Strings: Matthew |
| My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore | | | | Raimondi, Harold Kohon, W. Sandford Allen, Peter |
| [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 2, Dizzy. It's a great | | | | DiMitriades, Richard Sortomme, Guy Lumia, Lamar |
| track! | | | | Alsop, Jay Levy, Johnathon Abramowitz. Producers: |
| Carnaval Release Notes: | | | | Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra (tracks 1-8). |
| Spyro Gyra originally released Carnaval on Jun 07, | | | | Engineers: Michael Barry, Jack Malken, Neil Dorfsman. |
| 1994 on the Amherst Records label. | | | | Recorded at Secret Sound Studio and Power Station, |
| CD Track List Follows: | | | | New York. |