Collection (Spyro Gyra album)

Collection is the fifteenth and debut compilation album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1991. 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" - 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" - 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" - 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" - 5:16

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

5. "Morning Dance" - 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" - 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" - 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" - 6:15

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

9. "Catching the Sun" - 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" - 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" - 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" - 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" - 4:27

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

14. "Breakout: - 4:37

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