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1989's Point of View is a much more up-tempo collection than Spyro Gyra had delivered on their last several albums; only Dave Samuels' lovely vibes- and percussion-enhanced "Riverwalk" counts as a ballad, and even it has a moderately sprightly tempo. The problem is that Spyro Gyra's slower and more impressionistic tunes have always been their most interesting, and the lack of ballads is a fairly big strike against Point of View. Also, the too-concise arrangements -- only the woefully misnamed "Swamp Thing" breaks the six-minute barrier, and over half the songs don't even hit five -- keeps the group members, who are all fine soloists when they get the opportunity, from breaking out long enough to really build something interesting. Not quite jazz, not quite pop, Point of View is a record made only for unobtrusive listening in the background of chain restaurants. Even Kenny G. fans might find this stuff insipid.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Jeremy Wall, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jay Beckenstein, Producer - Dave Samuels, Composer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Larry Swist, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeremy Wall, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jay Beckenstein, Composer, Producer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Larry Swist, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeremy Wall, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jay Beckenstein, Producer - Tom Schuman, Composer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Larry Swist, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeremy Wall, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jay Beckenstein, Composer, Producer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Larry Swist, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeremy Wall, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jay Beckenstein, Composer, Producer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Larry Swist, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeremy Wall, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jay Beckenstein, Composer, Producer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Larry Swist, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeremy Wall, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jay Beckenstein, Producer - Richie Morales, Composer - Dave Samuels, Composer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Larry Swist, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeremy Wall, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jay Beckenstein, Producer - Dave Samuels, Composer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Larry Swist, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeremy Wall, Composer, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jay Beckenstein, Producer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Larry Swist, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeremy Wall, Composer, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jay Beckenstein, Producer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Larry Swist, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeremy Wall, Producer, Assistant Producer - Jay Beckenstein, Producer - Oscar Cartaya, Composer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Larry Swist, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
1989's Point of View is a much more up-tempo collection than Spyro Gyra had delivered on their last several albums; only Dave Samuels' lovely vibes- and percussion-enhanced "Riverwalk" counts as a ballad, and even it has a moderately sprightly tempo. The problem is that Spyro Gyra's slower and more impressionistic tunes have always been their most interesting, and the lack of ballads is a fairly big strike against Point of View. Also, the too-concise arrangements -- only the woefully misnamed "Swamp Thing" breaks the six-minute barrier, and over half the songs don't even hit five -- keeps the group members, who are all fine soloists when they get the opportunity, from breaking out long enough to really build something interesting. Not quite jazz, not quite pop, Point of View is a record made only for unobtrusive listening in the background of chain restaurants. Even Kenny G. fans might find this stuff insipid.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:31
- Main artists: Spyro Gyra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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