Fast Forward (Spyro Gyra album)

Fast Forward
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released	April 25, 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Jazz, smooth jazz
Length	48:35
Label	GRP
Producer	Jay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra chronology
Point of View (1989) Fast Forward (1990) Three Wishes (1992)

Fast Forward is the fourteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1990 on the GRP label. This album reached #1 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.

On this album only, the band was billed on the album cover as "Spyro Gyra Featuring Jay Beckenstein".

Track listing

1. "Bright Lights" (Dave Samuels) - 5:20
2. "Para Ti Latino" (Oscar Cartaya) - 4:15
3. "Alexandra" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:43
4. "Ocean Parkway" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:30
5. "Speak Easy" (Jeff Beal) - 5:03
6. "Futurephobia" (Tom Schuman) - 4:22
7. "4MD" (Jeremy Wall)- 4:36
8. "Shadow Play" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:05
9. "Escape Hatch" (Tom Schuman) - 5:12
10. "Tower of Babel" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:29

Personnel

• Jay Beckenstein - saxophone
• Tom Schuman - keyboards
• Richie Morales - drums
• Oscar Cartaya - bass
• Jay Azzolina - guitar
• Marc Quinones - percussion
• Dave Samuels - vibraphone, marimba
• Jeff Beal - trumpet
• David Broza: vocals
• No Sweat Horns - brass

Production

• Jay Beckenstein - producer
• Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC - mastering

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums[1]	1

References

1. "Spyro Grya US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013.

External links

• Spyro Gyra-Fast Forward at Discogs
• Spyro Gyra-Fast Forward at AllMusic
• Spyro Gyra official web site