Morning Dance

Spyro Gyra · 1979 · comp. Jay Beckenstein

Context

Title track of Spyro Gyra's second album (Infinity/MCA, 1979), composed by saxophonist Jay Beckenstein. It reached 24th place on the Hot 100 and first on Adult Contemporary.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).

By the same artist

• Jubilee (1979)
• Heliopolis (1979)

Sources

• EN: Morning Dance

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