| The Buffalo-based instrumental ensemble Spyro Gyra | | | | CD even the casual smooth jazz fan can and will |
| has release their latest CD entitled Wrapped In A | | | | appreciate. This is just plain good stuff. Just the right |
| Dream and boy is it a good one.I'm an old Spyro fan | | | | mixture of smooth and funky tracks.The standout |
| from way back in the Morning Dance days and I must | | | | tunes and favorites on Wrapped In A Dream are |
| say this is the band's most inspired sound in years. It's | | | | Midnight Thunder [track 2], Impressions Of Madrid |
| the kind of stuff that got me locked into jazz in the | | | | [track 5], and After The Storm [track 8]. My |
| first place all those years ago. The sound of a group | | | | SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as |
| of guys having a great time making music together.For | | | | in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 10, The Lowdown. Very |
| over three decades Spyro Gyra's key components, | | | | nice!Release Notes:Spyro Gyra originally released |
| saxophonist Jay Beckenstein and keyboardist Tom | | | | Wrapped In A Dream on February 28, 2006 on the |
| Schuman, have absolutely been the gold standard of | | | | Heads Up record label.CD track list follows:1. Spyro |
| the smooth jazz genre.This latest offering even | | | | Time |
| features ex-member Dave Samuels, along with | | | | 2. Midnight Thunder |
| Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista and guitarist Julio | | | | 3. The Voodooyoodoo |
| Fernandez.The CD launches with a hot funky track, | | | | 4. Tuesday |
| Spyro Time, that I suspect will be heard on smooth | | | | 5. Impressions Of Madrid |
| jazz radio stations everywhere.From there the listener | | | | 6. Impressions Of Toledo |
| is reminded why Spyro Gyra is considered one the | | | | 7. Wrapped In A Dream |
| greatest smooth jazz bands to ever enter the genre. | | | | 8. After The Storm |
| Very Good stuff here.Further into the collection I found | | | | 9. Walkin' Home |
| Track 8, After the Storm to be a rare for me, love at | | | | 10. The Lowdown |
| first listen track. It has some really nice Spanish | | | | 11. Lil' Mono |
| influence intertwined with a nice, funky groove that | | | | 12. WoogitybopTo listen to samples of each song on |
| when put together the way it is equals a real easy | | | | Wrapped In A Dream by Spyro Gyra go to: |
| listen.Overall Wrapped In A Dream is an outstanding | | | | Spyro Gyra CD - Wrapped In A Dream |
| release. Must have music for sure. I give it three | | | | SamplesClyde Lee Dennis, a.k.a. |
| thumbs up. [...hey, wait a minute]At any rate this is a | | | | |