Alternating Currents (album)
Alternating Currents is the ninth album by jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra, released in 1985. At Billboard magazine, it reached No. 66 on the Top 200 Albums chart, No. 41 on the R&B Albums chart, and No. 3 on the Jazz Albums chart.[2][3][4]
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| Released | June 1985 | |||
| Studio | BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York). | |||
| Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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Track listing
- "Shakedown" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:22
- "Alternating Currents" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:28
- "Taking the Plunge (for Jennifer)" (Beckenstein) – 4:48
- "Binky Dream No. 6" (Beckenstein, Fernández, Morales, Schuman, Stone, Velez) – 4:13
- "PG" (Beckenstein) – 4:15
- "Heartbeat" (Wall) – 4:48
- "Mardi Gras" (Dave Samuels) – 6:04
- "I Believe in You" (Tom Schuman) – 5:31
- "Sunflurry" (Schuman) – 5:01
Personnel
- Jay Beckenstein – saxophones, Lyricon
- Tom Schuman – keyboards
- Julio Fernández – guitars
- Kim Stone – bass guitar, double bass
- Richie Morales – drums
- Gerardo Velez – percussion
- Dave Samuels – marimba, vibraphone
Production
- Jay Beckenstein – producer
- Richard Calandra – producer
- Jeremy Wall – co-producer
- Larry Swist – engineer
- Rick Begin – assistant engineer
- John Penzotti – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).
- Jeff Adamoff – art direction
- Steele Works – design
- William Coupon – band photography
- NASA – courtesy front cover photography
References
- Allmusic review
- "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- Kohler, Paul. "Alternating Currents". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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