Collection (Spyro Gyra album)
# Collection (Spyro Gyra album)

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Collection is the fifteenth and debut compilation album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). The album cover showed a couple of fairies above a city with flowers.

The first two tracks are new recordings. "Mallet Ballet" is a live recording from a 1979 promo EP. "Harbor Nights" is from the live album Access All Areas. The remaining tracks are the original studio versions.

## Track listing and personnel

1. "You Can Count On Me" (Tom Schuman) - 3:27

* Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone, Wind Synthesizer
* Tom Schuman: Keyboards
* Dave Samuels: Vibes, marimba
* Julio Fernández: Guitars
* Oscar Cartaya: Bass
* Joel Rosenblatt: Drums
* Marc Quiñones: Percussion

2. "What Exit" (Julio Fernandez) - 3:40

* Jay Beckenstein: Saxophones
* Tom Schuman: Keyboards
* Dave Samuels: Marimba
* Julio Fernandez: Guitars
* Oscar Cartaya: Bass
* Joel Rosenblatt: Drums
* Marc Quiñones: Percussion

No Sweat Horns

* Barry Danelian: Trumpet, flugelhorn, horn section arrangement
* Randy Andos: Trombone
* Scott Kreitzer: Tenor Saxophone

3. "Nu Sungo" (Manolo Badrena) - 4:10

* Jay Beckenstein: Saxophones
* Tom Schuman: Keyboards
* Dave Samuels: Vibes, Marimba
* Julio Fernandez: Guitar
* Richie Morales: Drums
* Roberto Vally: Bass
* Manolo Badrena: Percussion

4. "The Unknown Soldier" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:16

* Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone
* Tom Schuman: Keyboards
* Dave Samuels: Vibes, marimba, timpani
* Richie Morales: Drums
* Oscar Cartaya: Bass

5. "Morning Dance" (Jay Beckenstein) - 3:57

* Jay Beckenstein: Saxophones
* Jeremy Wall: Electric piano
* Dave Samuels: Marimba, steel drums
* John Tropea: Guitars
* Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass
* Ted Reinhardt: Drums
* Rubens Bassini: Percussion

6. "Old San Juan" (Jay Beckenstein) - 6:41

* Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone, whistle, percussion
* Dave Samuels - Marimba
* Jorge Dalto - Piano
* Rob Mounsey and Tom Schuman - Synthesizers
* Steve Love - Guitars
* Marcus Miller - Bass
* Steve Gadd - Drums
* Gerardo Velez - Percussion
* Manolo Badrena - Percussion

Horn Section:

* Jerry Hey - Horn arrangement, trumpet, flugelhorn
* Gary Grant - Trumpet, flugelhorn
* Tom Scott - Saxophone, flute
* Larry Williams - Saxophone, flute
* Bill Reichenbach - Trombone

7. "Shakedown" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:22

* Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone
* Tom Schuman: Keyboards
* Dave Samuels: Vibes, marimba
* Julio Fernandez: Guitars
* Richie Morales: Drums
* Kim Stone: Bass
* Gerardo Velez: Percussion

8. "Mallet Ballet" (Jeremy Wall) - 6:15

* Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone
* Tom Schuman: Keyboards
* Chet Catallo: Guitar
* Eli Konikoff: Drums
* Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass
* Gerardo Velez: Percussion

9. "Catching the Sun" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:41

* Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone
* Tom Schuman: Electric piano, synthesizers
* Dave Samuels: Marimba, steel drums
* John Tropea - Guitar
* Hiram Bullock - Guitar
* Chet Catallo - Guitar
* Eli Konikoff - Drums
* Jim Kurzdorfer - Bass
* Jeremy Wall: Synthesizers
* Gerardo Velez - Percussion
* Rubens Bassini - Percussion
* Randy Brecker - Trumpet

10. "Para ti Latino" (Oscar Cartaya) - 4:15

* Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone
* Tom Schuman - Keyboards
* Dave Samuels - Vibes, marimba
* Jay Azzolina - Guitar
* Richie Morales - Drums
* Oscar Cartaya - Bass
* Marc Quiñones - Percussion

No Sweat Horns:

* Barry Danielian - Trumpet, flugelhorn, horn section arrangements
* Randy Andos - Trombone
* Scott Kreitzer - Tenor saxophone

11. "Incognito" (Tom Schuman) - 5:56

* Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone
* Tom Schuman - Keyboards
* Dave Samuels - Marimba
* Steve Love - Guitars
* Hiram Bullock - Guitars
* Rob Mounsey - Synthesizers,Vocorder
* Marcus Miller - Bass
* Steve Gadd - Drums
* Manolo Badrena - Percussion

12. "Harbor Nights" (Jay Beckenstein) - 6:52

* Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone
* Tom Schuman - Keyboards
* Dave Samuels - Vibes, marimba
* Eli Konikoff - Drums
* Kim Stone - Bass
* Chet Catallo - Guitar
* Gerardo Velez - Percussion

13. "Limelight" (Dave Samuels) - 4:27

* Jay Beckenstein - Saxophones
* Tom Schuman - Keyboards
* Dave Samuels - Vibes, Marimba
* Julio Fernandez - Guitars
* Richie Morales - Drums
* Oscar Cartaya - Bass

14. "Breakout: (Jeremy Wall) - 4:37

* Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone
* Tom Schuman - Keyboards
* Dave Samuels - Vibes, marimba
* Julio Fernandez - Guitar
* Richie Morales - Drums
* Kim Stone - Bass
* Manolo Badrena - Percussion
