20/20 (Spyro Gyra album)

20/20
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released	May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
Recorded	1997
Studio	BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York)
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)

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Allmusic	[1]

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
11. "Return of the Pygmy" [Bonus track] – 6:05

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
• Tom Schuman – keyboards
• Julio Fernandez – guitars
• Scott Ambush – bass
• Joel Rosenblatt – drums, timbales (9)

Additional personnel

• Manolo Badrena – percussion
• Bobby Allende – congas (1, 9)
• Dave Samuels – vibraphone (8, 9), marimba (8, 9)
• Chris Botti – trumpet (6, 10)
• Scott Krietzer – piccolo flute (9)
• Gabriela Anders – vocals (7, 8)
• Doris Eugenio – vocals (7, 8)
• Eugene Ruffolo – vocals (7, 8)

No Sweat Horns

• Scott Krietzer – tenor saxophone
• Randy Andos – trombone, bass trombone
• Barry Danielian – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements

Production

• Jay Beckenstein – producer
• Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
• Tom Schuman – assistant producer
• Julio Fernandez – assistant producer
• Doug Oberkircher – recording, mixing
• Kristin Koerner – assistant engineer
• Scott Hull – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
• Kevin Gaor – art direction, design
• Richard Saja – front cover illustration
• Kevin Knight – photography
• Phil Brennan – management

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "20/20". Allmusic . Retrieved 2021-11-16.

External links

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