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Spyro Gyra is the debut album by the jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra, released in 1978. The album was self-released on the label Crosseyed Bear Productions before the band signed with Amherst Records and re-released it with a different cover.

Track listing:
1. “Shaker Song” Jay Beckenstein 4:49
2. “Opus D’Opus” Beckenstein 5:08
3. “Mallet Ballet” Jeremy Wall 5:11
4. “Pygmy Funk” Wall 5:34
5. “Cascade” Wall 3:12
6. “Leticia” Wall 6:10
7. “Mead” Beckenstein 4:00
8. “Paula/Paw Prints” Beckenstein 4:01
9. “Galadriel” Wall 4:55

Personnel:
Band:

Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion, arrangements
Jeremy Wall – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey, ARP String Ensemble, Hammond organ, percussion, arrangements
Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar
Tom Walsh – drums, percussion
Umbopha Emile Latimer – congas, percussion

Guests:

Tom Schuman – Minimoog (7), acoustic piano (8), Fender Rhodes (8)
Greg Millar – electric guitar (1, 2, 5, 7)
Freddy Rapillo – electric guitar (3, 4, 6, 8, 9)
Rubens Bassini – congas (1, 5, 6)
Dave Samuels – marimba (1, 4), tabla (1, 4)
Rick Bell – trombone (2)
Fred Marshall – trombone (6)
Anthony Gorruso – trumpet (6)

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Released: 1977 (re-released in 1978)
Recorded: 1976 (re-recorded in 1977)
Studio: Mark Studios (Clarence, NY); Blue Rock Studio (New York, NY).
Length: 43:54
Label: Crosseyed Bear
Producer: Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra