Got the Magic (Spyro Gyra album)

Got the Magic
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released	1999
Recorded	1999
Studio	BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York)
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:35
Label	Windham Hill Jazz
Producer	Jay Beckenstein Jeff Beal Chuck Loeb Julio Fernández Jason Miles Tom Schuman Jeremy Wall
Spyro Gyra chronology
Road Scholars (1998) Got the Magic (1999) In Modern Times (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Got the Magic is the 21st studio album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra. ^[3] It was released in 1999 by Windham Hill Records. ^[2]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "mid- to up-tempo concoctions like 'Silk and Satin' and 'Havana Moonlight' make for some very pleasant listening, and the addition of old bandmate Dave Samuels' vibes on 'Breezeway' and 'Sierra' brings back the sound that attracted the group's audience in the first place." ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Silk and Satin" (Chuck Loeb) – 5:31
2. "Breezeway" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:49
3. "Havana Moonlight" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:54
4. "Springtime Laughter" (Jeff Beal, Joan Beal) – 4:51
5. "If You Will" (Beckenstein, Loeb) – 5:16
6. "Got the Magic" (Julio Fernandez) – 4:26
7. "Teardrops" (Beckenstein, Jason Miles) – 5:28
8. "Pure Mood" (Loeb) – 5:58
9. "Sierra" (Beckenstein) – 5:08
10. "Love Comes" (Tom Schuman, Fernandez) – 4:47
11. "R.S.V.P." (Scott Kreitzer, Randy Andos) – 4:27

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
• Tom Schuman – keyboards
• Julio Fernandez – guitars, backing vocals (8, 9, 10), vocal arrangements (6, 10), scat vocal (9)
• Scott Ambush – bass
• Joel Rosenblatt – drums

Additional musicians

• Jeff Beal – keyboards (4), vocal arrangements (4)
• Mike Ricchiuti – additional keyboards (11)
• Dave Charles – percussion
• Dave Samuels – vibraphone (2, 9), marimba (2, 9)
• Jason Miles – drum programming (7)
• Scott Kreitzer – flute (1, 3, 6)
• Basia Trzetrzelewska – all vocals (4), vocal arrangements (4)
• Billy Clif – backing vocals (6, 10)
• Andrika Hall – backing vocals (6, 10)
• Carmen Cuesta – backing vocals (8, 9)
• Philip Hamilton – backing vocals (8, 9)
• Kay Gile – backing vocals (10)

No Sweat Horns

• Scott Kreitzer – saxophones, horn arrangements (11)
• Randy Andros – trombone, horn arrangements (11)
• Barry Danielian – trumpet, horn arrangements

Production

• Jay Beckenstein – executive producer, co-producer (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11), producer (3, 4, 6, 7, 10)
• Chuck Loeb – producer (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11)
• Jeremy Wall – co-producer (2, 3, 7)
• Julio Fernández – co-producer (3, 10), producer (6)
• Jeff Beal – producer (4)
• Jason Miles – co-producer (7)
• Tom Schuman – co-producer (10)
• Phil Magnotti – recording, mixing (1-3, 5-11)
• Doug Oberkircher – recording, mixing (4)
• Steve Regina – additional recording
• Brian Quackenbush – mix assistant
• Scott Hull – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• John Caron – production manager
• Sonny Mediana – art direction
• Sanae Robinson – design
• David Blankenship – photography
• Alan Nahgian – photography

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums [4]	5

References

1. "Got the Magic - Spyro Gyra | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 683.
3. "Spyro Gyra | Biography & History". AllMusic.
4. "Spyro Gyra". Billboard.

External links

• Spyro Gyra-Got The Magic at Discogs
• Spyro Gyra official web site