1983 Spyro Gyra – City Kids
City Kids is the seventh album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1983. At Billboard magazine, it reached No. 66 on the Top 200 Albums chart, and No. 2 on that magazine’s Jazz Albums chart.
Tracks
1 City Kids (Tom Schuman) 05:12
2 Serpent In Paradise (Jay Beckenstein) 04:47
3 A Ballad (Jay Beckenstein) 05:43
4 Nightlife (Jeremy Wall) 04:34
5 Islands In The Sky (Jeremy Wall) 06:44
6 Conversations (Tom Schuman) 05:35
7 Silver Linings (Jay Beckenstein) 04:38
8 Haverstraw Road (Jay Beckenstein) 05:01
Biography
Musicians
1 City Kids
| Bass | Kim Stone |
| Drums | Eli Konikoff |
| Guitar | Chet Catallo |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Sax (Alto) | Jay Beckenstein |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
| Vocals | Lani Groves |
2 Serpent In Paradise
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Jordan |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Love |
| Guitar | Chet Catallo |
| Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Lyricon | Jay Beckenstein |
| Sax (Alto) | Jay Beckenstein |
| Sax (Soprano) | Jay Beckenstein |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
| Percussion | Manolo Badrena |
3 A Ballad
| Bass | Eddie Gomez |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Chet Catallo |
| Piano | Jorge Dalto |
| Lyricon | Jay Beckenstein |
| Sax (Soprano) | Jay Beckenstein |
| Vibraphone | Dave Samuels |
| Percussion | Manolo Badrena |
4 Nightlife
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Jordan |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Love |
| Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Electric Piano | Richard Tee |
| Piano | Jeremy Wall |
| Synthesizer | Jeremy Wall |
| Lyricon | Jay Beckenstein |
| Sax (Alto) | Jay Beckenstein |
| Marimba | Dave Samuels |
| Percussion | Steve Gadd |
5 Islands In The Sky
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Steve Love |
| Guitar | Chet Catallo |
| Electric Piano | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Jeremy Wall |
| Sax (Soprano) | Jay Beckenstein |
| Marimba | Dave Samuels |
| Vibraphone | Dave Samuels |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
| Percussion | Manolo Badrena |
6 Conversations
| Bass | Eddie Gomez |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Electric Piano | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Sax (Alto) | Jay Beckenstein |
| Marimba | Dave Samuels |
| Vibraphone | Dave Samuels |
| Percussion | Manolo Badrena |
7 Silver Linings
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Steve Jordan |
| Guitar (solo) | Chet Catallo |
| Guitar | Hiram Bullock |
| Guitar | Steve Love |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Love |
| Electric Piano | Tom Schuman |
| Piano | Tom Schuman |
| Synthesizer | Tom Schuman |
| Sax (Alto) | Jay Beckenstein |
| Percussion | Gerardo Velez |
8 Haverstraw Road
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Steve Love |
| Guitar | Chet Catallo |
| Electric Piano | Richard Tee |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Sax (Alto) | Jay Beckenstein |
| Percussion | Steve Gadd |
Other Musicians
| Programming | Robert Zantay |
| Flugelhorn | Lew Soloff |
| Flugelhorn | Alan Rubin |
| Sax (Alto) | Jay Beckenstein |
| Sax (Tenor) | Lou Marini |
| Trombone | Dave Bergeron |
| Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
| Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra
Producer (Assistant) – Jeremy Wall
Producer (Assistant)- Tom Schuman (Tracks 1, 6)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jeremy Wall
Engineer (Assistant) – Bob Troeller, John Penzotti
Mastered by Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Michael Barry
Recorded By – Michael Barry
Art Direction – George Osaki
Illustration – Michael G. Cobb
Mastered At MasterDisk, NY, NY
Mixed At BearTracks Recording Studio, Suffern, NY
Recorded At BearTracks Recording Studio, Suffern, NY
Phonographic Copyright Transcontinent Record Sales Inc
Copyright MCA Records Inc