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Road Scholars

Spyro Gyra

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As boring and formula-driven as Spyro Gyra has often been in the studio, the band's live shows of the 1980s and 1990s could be just the opposite -- exciting, loose and spontaneous. This stems from the fact that on stage, Spyro wasn't catering to commercial radio's rigid formats, and was much more inclined to take risks, improvise and gamble with inspiration. Undeniably Spyro's best release of the 1990s, Road Scholars documents its 1997 tour and finds saxman/leader Jay Beckenstein, keyboardist Tom Schuman, guitarist Julio Fernandez and others in generally good form. Spyro sounds inspired rather than calculated on familar material like "Morning Dance" and "Shaker Song," and meaty solos are the rule. Road Scholars' only studio offering is "Best Friends," a routine, pedestrian number with a Najee-meets-George Howard flavor. But on the whole, the release of this CD proved to be a pleasant surprise.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo

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1
Heart Of The Night (Live In West Palm Beach, FL / 1997)
00:06:40

Jay Beckenstein, Producer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Julio Fernandez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Schuman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Ambush, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Joel Rosenblatt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.

2
Breakfast At Igor's (Live In Monterey, CA / 1997)
00:07:21

Jay Beckenstein, Producer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Julio Fernandez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Schuman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Ambush, Composer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Joel Rosenblatt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
Morning Dance (Live In Lakeville, PA / 1997)
00:04:16

Jay Beckenstein, Producer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Julio Fernandez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Schuman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Ambush, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Joel Rosenblatt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1998 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

4
Shaker Song (Live In Tempe, AZ / 1997)
00:10:15

Jay Beckenstein, Producer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Julio Fernandez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Schuman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Ambush, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Joel Rosenblatt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1998 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
Shanghai Gumbo (Live In San Jose, CA / 1997)
00:06:27

Jay Beckenstein, Producer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Fernandez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Schuman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Ambush, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Joel Rosenblatt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.

6
Innocent Soul (Live In Houston, TX / 1997)
00:06:26

Jay Beckenstein, Producer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Fernandez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Schuman, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Ambush, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Joel Rosenblatt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.

7
South American Sojourn (Live In Buffalo, NY / 1997)
00:05:36

Jay Beckenstein, Producer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Fernandez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Schuman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Ambush, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Joel Rosenblatt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.

8
Ariana (Live In San Ramon, CA / 1997)
00:06:07

Jeremy Wall, ComposerLyricist - Jay Beckenstein, Producer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Fernandez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Schuman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Ambush, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Joel Rosenblatt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.

9
De La Luz (Live In New York, NY / 1997)
00:08:25

Jay Beckenstein, Producer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Fernandez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Schuman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Ambush, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Joel Rosenblatt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.

10
Daddy's Got A New Girl Now (Live In San Francisco, CA / 1997)
00:06:03

Jay Beckenstein, Producer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Julio Fernandez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Schuman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Ambush, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Joel Rosenblatt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.

11
Best Friends
00:03:59

Jay Beckenstein, Producer, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Julio Fernandez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Schuman, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Ambush, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Spyro Gyra, MainArtist - Joel Rosenblatt, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Album review

As boring and formula-driven as Spyro Gyra has often been in the studio, the band's live shows of the 1980s and 1990s could be just the opposite -- exciting, loose and spontaneous. This stems from the fact that on stage, Spyro wasn't catering to commercial radio's rigid formats, and was much more inclined to take risks, improvise and gamble with inspiration. Undeniably Spyro's best release of the 1990s, Road Scholars documents its 1997 tour and finds saxman/leader Jay Beckenstein, keyboardist Tom Schuman, guitarist Julio Fernandez and others in generally good form. Spyro sounds inspired rather than calculated on familar material like "Morning Dance" and "Shaker Song," and meaty solos are the rule. Road Scholars' only studio offering is "Best Friends," a routine, pedestrian number with a Najee-meets-George Howard flavor. But on the whole, the release of this CD proved to be a pleasant surprise.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo

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