20/20 (Spyro Gyra album)

20/20
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released	May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
Recorded	1997
Genre	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length	50:25
Label	GRP
Producer	Jay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra chronology
Heart of the Night (1996) 20/20 (1997) Road Scholars (1998)

20/20 is the twentieth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1997 by GRP Records.

Track listing[]

1. "The Unwritten Letter" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:07
2. "Ruled by Venus" (Julio Fernandez) – 4:49
3. "20/20" (Beckenstein) – 5:56
4. "Three Sisters" (Beckenstein) – 4:41
5. "Sweet Baby James" (James Taylor) – 3:51
6. "The Deep End" (Scott Ambush) – 6:35
7. "Together" (Fernandez) – 4:31
8. "Dark Eyed Lady" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:55
9. "South American Sojourn" (Joel Rosenblatt) – 4:12
10. "Rockaway to Sunset" (Tom Schuman) – 5:48

Personnel[]

Spyro Gyra

• Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Tom Schuman – keyboards
• Julio Fernandez – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Scott Ambush – bass guitar
• Joel Rosenblatt – drums
• Manolo Badrena – percussion

Additional personnel

• Bobby Allende – percussion (1, 9)
• Dave Samuels – vibraphone (8, 9), marimba (8, 9)
• Chris Botti – trumpet (6, 10)
• No Sweat Horns – brass
  • Scott Krietzer – tenor saxophone, piccolo flute (9)
  • Randy Andos – trombone, bass trombone
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements
• Gabriela Anders – vocals (7, 8)
• Doris Eugenio – vocals (7, 8)
• Eugene Ruffolo – vocals (7, 8)

Production[]

• Jay Beckenstein – producer
• Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
• Tom Schuman – assistant producer
• Julio Fernandez – assistant producer
• Doug Oberkircher – recording, mixing
• Kristin Koerner – assistant engineer, mix assistant
• Scott Hull – mastering
• Kevin Gaor – art direction, design

Studios

• Recorded and Mixed at BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York).
• Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).

References[]

External links[]

• Spyro Gyra-20/20 at AllMusic
• Spyro Gyra official web site