ProJazz.net

Morning Dance is the second album by the jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra. The album was released in March 9, 1979 and was certified gold by the RIAA on September 19, 1979, and was certified platinum on June 1, 1987.

Track listing and personnel:
“Morning Dance” (Jay Beckenstein) – 3:58
Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone
Jeremy Wall – electric piano
John Tropea – electric and acoustic guitars
Jim Kurzdorfer – bass
Ted Reinhardt – drums
Rubens Bassini – congas and percussion
Dave Samuels – marimba and steel drums
“Jubilee” (Jeremy Wall) – 4:31
Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone
Jeremy Wall – electric piano and synthesizers
John Tropea – electric guitar
Will Lee – bass
Steve Jordan – drums
Rubens Bassini – congas and percussion
Dave Samuels – marimba
Randy Brecker – trumpet solo
“Rasul” (Jeremy Wall) – 3:57
Jay Beckenstein – soprano and tenor saxophones
Jeremy Wall – acoustic and electric pianos
Rick Strauss – guitar
Jim Kurzdorfer – bass
Ted Reinhardt – drums
John Clark – French horn
“Song for Lorraine” (Jay Beckenstein) – 3:59
Jay Beckenstein – soprano saxophone
Tom Schuman – electric and acoustic pianos
Suzanne Ciani – synthesizers
Chet Catallo – guitar
Jim Kurzdorfer – bass
Eli Konikoff – drums
Gerardo Velez – bongos, congas, percussion
Lani Groves, Diva Gray and Gordon Grody – vocalists
“Starburst” (Jeremy Wall) – 4:50
Jay Beckenstein – tenor saxophone (intro)
Jeremy Wall – electric piano and synthesizers
John Tropea – guitar
Will Lee – bass
Steve Jordan – drums
Rubens Bassini – congas, timbales, percussion
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone solo
“Heliopolis” (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:34
Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, boobams, percussion
Jeremy Wall – electric piano and synthesizers
Tom Schuman – Rhodes piano solo
John Tropea – guitar
Will Lee – bass
Steve Jordan – drums
Rubens Bassini – congas, timbales, percussion
Dave Samuels – marimba
“It Doesn’t Matter” (Chet Catallo) – 4:27
Jay Beckenstein – soprano saxophone
Tom Schuman – electric and acoustic pianos
Suzanne Ciani – synthesizer
Jeremy Wall – synthesizer
Chet Catallo – guitar
Jim Kurzdorfer – bass
Eli Konikoff – drums
Gerardo Velez – congas
Lani Groves, Diva Gray and Gordon Gordy – vocalists
“Little Linda” (Jeremy Wall) – 4:27
Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone
Jeremy Wall – electric piano, acoustic piano, percussion
Rick Strauss – guitar
Jim Kurzdorfer – bass
Ted Reinhardt – drums
Rubens Bassini – bongos and percussion
Dave Samuels – vibraphone
“End of Romanticism” (Rick Strauss) – 5:00
Jay Beckenstein – soprano saxophone
Jeremy Wall – electric piano
Tom Schuman – synthesizer solos
Rick Strauss – 6 and 12-string electric guitars
Jim Kurzdorfer – bass
Ted Reinhardt – drums
Dave Samuels – marimba
John Clark – French horn

____________________

Released: March 9, 1979
Recorded: 1978
Length: 39:36
Label: Infinity Records, MCA, Amherst
Producer: Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra