Incognito (Spyro Gyra album)
Incognito is the sixth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1982. At Billboard magazine, it reached No. 46 on the Top 200 Albums chart,[2] and No. 2 on that magazine's Jazz Albums chart.
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| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 38:48 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jay Beckenstein except where noted[3].
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Last Exit" (Schuman) | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Old San Juan" | 6:41 |
| 3. | "Harbor Nights" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Stripes" | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Oasis" (Wall) | 5:39 |
| 6. | "Incognito" (Schuman) | 5:56 |
| 7. | "Sueño" (Wall) | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Soho Mo Jo" | 3:47 |
Charts
U.S. Weekly charts
| Chart | Position |
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| Billboard 200[4] | 46 |
| Billboard Jazz Albums[5] | 2 |
| Billboard R&B Albums[6] | 39 |
| Cash Box Top 100 Albums[7] | 61 |
| Cash Box Top 30 Jazz Albums[8] | 1 |
| Radio & Records Jazz Albums[9] | 1 |
Personnel
- Jay Beckenstein – saxophone, whistle (2)
- Tom Schuman – keyboards (1), synthesizers (1, 2, 5, 6), acoustic piano (3), electric piano (5, 6, 8)
- Jorge Dalto – acoustic piano (2)
- Rob Mounsey – synthesizers (2, 5, 6, 7), vocoder (3, 6, 7)
- Richard Tee – acoustic piano (4, 8), organ (4)
- Jeremy Wall – electric piano (7)
- Steve Love – guitar (1, 3-8), acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (2)
- Hiram Bullock – guitar (1, 6)
- Chet Catallo – guitar textures (3), guitar (4, 8)
- John Tropea – guitar textures (3), slide guitar (4), guitar (5, 7)
- Will Lee – bass (1)
- Marcus Miller – bass (2-8)
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Manolo Badrena – congas (1), percussion (2, 5, 6, 7)
- Gerardo Velez – percussion (1, 2, 4, 8)
- Dave Samuels – marimba (2, 6, 7), vibraphone (3, 7, 8)
- Crusher Bennett – congas (5, 7)
- Toots Thielemans – harmonica (4)
Horn Section
- Tom Scott – flute, saxophone, Lyricon (5)
- Larry Williams – flute, saxophone
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
- Gary Grant – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Jerry Hey – flugelhorn, trumpet, horn arrangements (1-4, 6, 7, 8)
- Jeremy Wall – horn arrangements (5)
String Section
- Jeremy Wall – string arrangements and conductor
- Harry Lookofsky – concertmaster
- Jonathan Abramowitz and Jesse Levy – cello
- Frederick Buldrini, Peter Dimirtiades, Lewis Eley, Regis Iandiorio, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, Marvin Morgenstern, Matthew Raimondi and Richard Young – violin
Production
- Jay Beckenstein – producer
- Richard Calandra – producer
- Michael Barry – engineer, mixing
- Steve Crimmel – assistant engineer
- Josiah Gluck – assistant engineer
- Debbie Rebhun – assistant engineer
- Nina Siff – assistant engineer
- Larry Swist – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- George Osaki – art direction, design
- Michael G. Cobb – cover illustration
- Studios
- Recorded at Secret Sound (New York, NY) and Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA).
- Mixed at BearTracks Studios (Suffern, NY).
- Mastered at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r148023
- "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- "Incognito - Spyro Gyra | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Billboard Top LPs & Tape – November 20, 1982, p. 71" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Billboard Top Selling Jazz LPs – January 8, 1983, p. 59" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Billboard Black LPs – November 27, 1982, p. 56" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Cash Box Top 100 Albums – December 4, 1982, p. 32" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Cash Box Top 30 Jazz Albums – October 30, 1982, p. 11" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Radio & Records Jazz Radio National Airplay – November 12, 1982, p. 52" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Billboard Top Jazz Albums – December 24, 1983, p. TA-32" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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