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Fast Forward (Spyro Gyra album)

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Fast Forward
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 25, 1990 (1990-04-25)
Recorded1990
StudioBearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York).
GenreJazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length48:35
LabelGRP
ProducerJay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra chronology
Point of View
(1989)
Fast Forward
(1990)
Three Wishes
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Fast Forward is the fourteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1990 by GRP Records. On this album only, the band was billed on the album cover as "Spyro Gyra featuring Jay Beckenstein". At Billboard magazine, the album peaked at No. 117 on the Top 200 Albums chart.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Bright Lights" (Dave Samuels) – 5:20
  2. "Para Ti Latino" (Oskar Cartaya) – 4:17
  3. "Alexandra" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:43
  4. "Ocean Parkway" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:30
  5. "Speak Easy" (Jeff Beal) – 5:02
  6. "Futurephobia" (Tom Schuman) – 4:24
  7. "4MD" (Wall) – 4:36
  8. "Shadow Play" (Beckenstein) – 5:09
  9. "Escape Hatch" (Schuman) – 5:11
  10. "Tower of Babel" (Beckenstein) – 5:28

Personnel

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Spyro Gyra

Additional Personnel

No Sweat Horns

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

Production

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  • Jay Beckenstein – producer
  • Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
  • Larry Swist – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Chris Bubacz – additional recording
  • Doug Rose – assistant engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Andy Baltimore – creative director
  • Jeff Adamoff – art direction
  • David Gibb – graphic design
  • Jacki McCarthy – graphic design
  • Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
  • Dan Serrano – graphic design
  • Ted Glazer – illustration
  • Paul D'Innocenzo – photography

References

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  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Fast Forward". Allmusic. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. ^ "Spyro Gyra – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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