Catching the Sun (album)


Catching the Sun is the third album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1980 on MCA Records. The album was given gold status by the RIAA on June 5, 1985.
At Billboard magazine, Catching the Sun reached No. 19 on the Top 200 albums chart. The song "Catching the Sun" reached No. 15 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart and No. 68 on the Hot 100 singles chart. The song "Percolator" peaked at No. 48 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart. In Canada, the album reached No. 80 in the Top 100 Album chart.

Track listing and personnel

  1. "Catching the Sun" – 4:42
  2. * Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, Fender Rhodes
  3. * Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, synthesizers
  4. * Jeremy Wall – synthesizers, effects
  5. * Hiram Bullock – acoustic and electric guitars
  6. * Chet Catallo – electric guitar solos
  7. * John Tropea – electric rhythm guitar
  8. * Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar
  9. * Eli Konikoff – drums
  10. * Gerardo Velez – percussion
  11. * Dave Samuels – marimba, steel drums
  12. * Rubens Bassini – congas, percussion
  13. * Randy Brecker – trumpet solo
  14. "Cockatoo" – 4:04
  15. * Jay Beckenstein – tenor saxophone, percussion
  16. * Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, synthesizer solos
  17. * Chet Catallo – electric rhythm guitar
  18. * Will Lee – bass guitar
  19. * Eli Konikoff – drums
  20. * Gerardo Velez – percussion, bongos
  21. * Jeremy Wall – percussion
  22. * Richard Calandra – percussion
  23. * Randy Brecker – trumpet solo
  24. "Autumn of Our Love" – 5:09
  25. * Jay Beckenstein – alto and soprano saxophones
  26. * Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes
  27. * Jeremy Wall – synthesizers
  28. * Chet Catallo – electric rhythm guitar
  29. * John Tropea – acoustic guitar, electric guitar solo
  30. * Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar
  31. * Eli Konikoff – drums
  32. * Rubens Bassini – congas
  33. "Laser Material" – 4:59
  34. * Jay Beckenstein – soprano saxophone
  35. * Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, effects, synthesizer programming
  36. * Steve Nathan – clavinet, synthesizer programming
  37. * Jeremy Wall – synthesizer programming
  38. * Chet Catallo – electric rhythm guitar
  39. * John Tropea – electric rhythm guitar and guitar solo
  40. * Will Lee – bass guitar
  41. * Eli Konikoff – drums
  42. * Gerardo Velez – percussion
  43. * Richard Calandra – tambourine
  44. * Dave Samuels – marimba
  45. * Randy Brecker – trumpet solo
  46. "Percolator" – 2:28
  47. * Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone
  48. * Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, synthesizers
  49. * Hiram Bullock – lead guitar and electric rhythm guitar
  50. * Chet Catallo – electric guitar
  51. * Will Lee – bass guitar
  52. * Eli Konikoff – drums
  53. * Gerardo Velez – percussion
  54. * Dave Samuels – marimba, vibraphone
  55. * Rubens Bassini – percussion
  56. "Philly" 4:18
  57. * Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone
  58. * Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano, synthesizers
  59. * Chet Catallo – electric guitar solo
  60. * John Tropea – rhythm guitar
  61. * Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar
  62. * Eli Konikoff – drums
  63. * Rubens Bassini – congas
  64. * Barry Rogers – trombone solo
  65. "Lovin' You/Lovin' You " – 4:41
  66. * Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, synthesizer
  67. * Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, synthesizer solo
  68. * Jeremy Wall – string synthesizer
  69. * Chet Catallo – electric guitars
  70. * Will Lee – bass guitar
  71. * Eli Konikoff – drums
  72. * Rubens Bassini – percussion
  73. "Here Again" – 4:56
  74. * Jay Beckenstein – soprano saxophone
  75. * Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano
  76. * Jeremy Wall – synthesizers
  77. * Chet Catallo – electric guitars
  78. * John Tropea – acoustic guitar
  79. * Jim Kurzdorfer – bass guitar
  80. * Eli Konikoff – drums
  81. * Gerardo Velez – bongos, percussion
  82. * Dave Samuels – vibraphone
  83. * Rubens Bassini – congas, percussion
  84. "Safari" –
  85. * Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone
  86. * Tom Schuman – Fender Rhodes, synthesizer solo
  87. * Jeremy Wall – synthesizers
  88. * Hiram Bullock – guitars
  89. * Will Lee – bass guitar
  90. * Eli Konikoff – drums
  91. * Gerardo Velez – percussion
  92. * Dave Samuels – marimba
  93. * Rubens Bassini – congas, percussion
  94. * Barry Rogers – trombone solo
Horn Section on "Laser Material"
  • Jeremy Wall – horn arrangements
  • Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Bob Malach – tenor saxophone
  • Tom Malone – trombone
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
String Section on "Laser Material"
  • Jeremy Wall – string arrangements and conductor
  • Harry Lookofsky – concertmaster
  • Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy and Alan Shulman – cello
  • Peter Dimitriades, Lewis Eley, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondi and Richard Sortomme – violin

Production