Carnaval (Spyro Gyra album)

Carnaval is the fourth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1980. It was given gold record status on June 1, 1987.

Carnaval
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released	September 29, 1980 (1980-09-29)
Recorded	1980
Studio	Secret Sound, New York City Power Station, New York City
Genre	Jazz, jazz fusion
Length	33:02
Label	MCA
Producer	Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra
Spyro Gyra chronology
Catching the Sun (1980) Carnaval (1980) Freetime (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

At Billboard magazine, Carnaval reached No. 49 on the Top 200 Albums chart. The song "Cafe Amore" reached No. 77 on the Hot 100 singles chart and No. 14 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart.

Track listing

1. "Cafe Amore" (Chet Catallo) – 5:02 (album version) 4:12 (single edit version)
2. "Dizzy" (Tom Schuman, Eli Konikoff) – 4:40
3. "Awakening" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:48
4. "Cachaca" (Beckenstein) – 4:18
5. "Fox Trot" (Beckenstein) – 4:40
6. "Sweet 'n' Savvy" (Schuman) – 5:12
7. "Bittersweet" (Beckenstein) – 4:28
8. "Carnaval" (Wall) – 5:26

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Spyro Gyra

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophones, acoustic piano (4)
• Tom Schuman – keyboards (1, 2, 4-7)
• Jeremy Wall – keyboards (3, 8)
• Chet Catallo – guitars (1-7)
• Jim Kurzdorfer – bass (3)
• Eli Konikoff – drums (1-3, 5-7)
• Dave Samuels – marimba (2, 5-8), vibraphone (2, 5-8)
• Gerardo Velez – percussion (2-6, 8)

Guests

• Michael Brecker – flute (1)
• Randy Brecker – trumpet (1, 2, 5, 8)
• Rob Mounsey – Polyphonic synthesizer (1-7)
• Hiram Bullock – guitars (2, 8), guitar solo (2)
• John Tropea – guitars (3-7), guitar solo (4, 7)
• Will Lee – bass (1, 2, 4-8)
• Steve Jordan – drums (4, 8)
• Errol "Crusher" Bennett – congas (1, 4, 6, 7, 8), percussion (1, 4, 6, 7, 8)
• Richard Calandra – percussion (3)
• Steve Kroon – percussion (4, 8)
• David Darling – cello (2, 3)

Horn Section

• Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Tom Malone – trombone
• Randy Brecker – trumpet

String Section

• Jonathan Abramowitz – cello
• Jesse Levy – cello
• Sanford Allen – violin
• Lamar Alsop – violin
• Peter Dimitriadies – violin
• Harold Kohon – violin
• Harry Lookofsky – violin, concertmaster
• Guy Lumia – violin
• Matthew Raimondi – violin
• Richard Sortomme – violin

Production

• Jay Beckenstein – producer
• Richard Calandra – producer
• Jeremy Wall – assistant producer, horn and string arrangements (1-5, 7, 8), conductor (1-5, 7, 8)
• Tom Schuman – horn and string arrangements (6), conductor (6)
• Michael Barry – engineer, mixing
• Neil Dorfsman – engineer, mixing
• Jack Malken – engineer, mixing
• Jason Corsaro – assistant engineer
• Chris Howard – assistant engineer
• Lucy Leslie – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
• George Osaki – art direction, design
• David Heffernan – cover artwork
• Waring Abbott – band and sleeve photography
• Eliott Saltzman – studio photography