Spyro Gyra-"Morning Dance" (1979)

Formed in the mid-70s by Jay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra in Buffalo, a town near New York, Spyro Gyra is one of the most emblematic jazz formations and for more than 40 years they have published a series of albums that are considered the best. of the genre of jazz fusion and smooth jazz.
In 1976 they published their first work called "Spyro Gyra", an album recorded in a rudimentary way of which only 500 copies were initially released, which however thanks to local radios and the song "Shaker Song" becomes a resounding success, getting expanding the album edition and selling more than 70,000 copies.
With a second and glittering album "Morning Dance" (1979), the band expands with keyboardist Tom Schumann and vibraphonist David Samuels.
With this second album they manage to sell a million copies thanks to great compositions like "Heliopolis", "Jubilee" or "Song For Lorraine".
After another great album such as "Catching The Sun", (1980) which achieves recognition similar to the previous one and even reaching number one on the charts, "Freetime" (1981), Incognito "(1982) and finally "City Kids" (1983), which will close a septet of masterful recordings.