Road Scholars

Summary

Road Scholars is the second live album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1998 by GRP Records. The final track, "Best Friends," is a studio recording.

Road Scholars
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 1998
Recorded1998
GenreJazz, smooth jazz
Length50:25
LabelGRP
ProducerJay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra chronology
20/20
(1997)
Road Scholars
(1998)
Got the Magic
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Heart of the Night" (Jay Beckenstein) – 6:41
  2. "Breakfast at Igor's" (Beckenstein) – 7:20
  3. "Morning Dance" (Beckenstein) – 4:16
  4. "Shaker Song" (Beckenstein) – 10:15
  5. "Shanghai Gumbo" (Julio Fernandez) – 6:28
  6. "Innocent Soul" (Tom Schuman) – 6:28
  7. "South American Sojourn" (Joel Rosenblatt) – 5:36
  8. "Ariana" (Jeremy Wall) – 6:07
  9. "De la Luz" (Fernandez) – 8:24
  10. "Daddy's Got a New Girl Now" (Beckenstein) – 6:01
  11. "Best Friends" (Scott Kreitzer, Randy Andos) – 4:04

Personnel edit

Spyro Gyra

Additional musicians

Production edit

  • Jay Beckenstein – producer
  • Doug Oberkircher – recording (11), mixing (11)
  • Ian Fraser – assistant engineer (11)
  • Track 11 recorded and mixed at BearTracks Studios (Suffern, NY)
  • Scott Hull – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
  • Steve Byram – art direction, design
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • David Blankenship – boat landscape photography
  • Alan Nahigian – band photography

Live personnel

  • John Caron – production manager, lighting director
  • Bill Heinzlmeir – monitor engineer, tape operator
  • Al Oestreich – house sound engineer
  • Dave Clarke – drum technician

References edit

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Road Scholars". Allmusic. Retrieved 2021-11-16.

External links edit

  • Spyro Gyra-Road Scholars at Discogs
  • Spyro Gyra-Road Scholars at AllMusic
  • Spyro Gyra official web site