Road Scholars

Road Scholars
Live album by Spyro Gyra
Released	March 24, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Jazz, smooth jazz
Length	50:25
Label	GRP
Producer	Jay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra chronology
20/20 (1997) Road Scholars (1998) Got the Magic (1999)

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Road Scholars is the second live album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1998 by GRP Records. The final track, "Best Friends," is a studio recording.

Track listing

1. "Heart of the Night" (Jay Beckenstein) – 6:41
2. "Breakfast at Igor's" (Beckenstein) – 7:20
3. "Morning Dance" (Beckenstein) – 4:16
4. "Shaker Song" (Beckenstein) – 10:15
5. "Shanghai Gumbo" (Julio Fernandez) – 6:28
6. "Innocent Soul" (Tom Schuman) – 6:28
7. "South American Sojourn" (Joel Rosenblatt) – 5:36
8. "Ariana" (Jeremy Wall) – 6:07
9. "De la Luz" (Fernandez) – 8:24
10. "Daddy's Got a New Girl Now" (Beckenstein) – 6:01
11. "Best Friends" (Scott Kreitzer, Randy Andos) – 4:04

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
• Tom Schuman – keyboards
• Julio Fernández – guitars, vocals (9)
• Scott Ambush – 5-string bass, electric upright bass
• Joel Rosenblatt – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Jason Miles – drum programming (11)

Production

• Jay Beckenstein – producer
• Doug Oberkircher – recording (11), mixing (11)
• Ian Fraser – assistant engineer (11)
• Track 11 recorded and mixed at BearTracks Studios (Suffern, NY)
• Scott Hull – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Steve Byram – art direction, design
• Hollis King – art direction
• David Blankenship – boat landscape photography
• Alan Nahigian – band photography

Live personnel

• John Caron – production manager, lighting director
• Bill Heinzlmeir – monitor engineer, tape operator
• Al Oestreich – house sound engineer
• Dave Clarke – drum technician

References

External links

• Spyro Gyra-Road Scholars at Discogs
• Spyro Gyra-Road Scholars at AllMusic
• Spyro Gyra official web site