Well we know it's slated for a May release...which of the four Tuesday's will it be?

We know that "Groovin' For Grover" will be on it...I wonder if that Beckenstein/Ambush song that the band opened most of the 1999 tour with("Special Delivery")was recorded for this upcoming studio set?

Less than 90 days we find out how much the sound has changed over the past 27 months!

Peace!
Paul

So, summer is going to start with the right foot!!!!

I just hope they take it easy with the "drum loops" this time.


Eril.


Thanx for the input Paul.

Paul,

This is from a press release that is posted on the Spyro Gyra website:

"January 29, 2001, Cleveland, OH
Heads Up International, considered one of the premier crossover jazz labels, today announced the signing of contemporary jazz legends Spyro Gyra to an exclusive deal to be inaugurated with the May 22, 2001 release of "In Modern Times."

That was written almost 2 months ago... so I don't know if the date may have changed.

In any case, I'll be eagerly heading to the music store as soon as it's out!!!

Rick

Thanks for the heads up on the press release....time to get out the red pencil and circle May 22, 2001, eh!!!

Peace!
Paul

Anyone heard what the lead track release date is for the radio stations???

Generally it's about a month before the actual street date for the release of the CD.

In any case, I am already finding myself listening to KTWV and KSBR out here in sunny Southern California.In case you are out this way, that's 94.7 and 88.5 on the FM dial, respectively.

Peace!
Paul

Hey Paul, where in Cali do you live? I am considering a co-op term there in the future, because I think that doing that is the only way I'll make it down to see Spyro, the Ripps, and Scott Wilkie. Where are good places to work, and where do those three bands usually play?

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Hey Paul, in a review at smoothjazz.com it says that the title for Spyro's new release is "Feelin' Fine".

Which of the two will be huh??????


Eril.

[This message has been edited by Eril (edited April 11, 2001).]

I think Phil Brennan confirmed "Modern Times."

Not to belabor the point, but to me Feelin' Fine says smooth jazz, while Modern Times says cjazz. Good choice.

So with a May 22, 2001 release date, we have, what....40 days to wait????

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Peace!
Paul

Here's an excerpt from Spyro Gyra's website about "In Modern Times", set to hit the record stores on May 22, 2001. It sounds like it's going to be GREAT...

"Beckenstein wrote three tracks by himself -- the funky, tropical flavored "Feelin' Fine", a fiery, Latin jam tribute to the "Florida Straits" (the waterway between Florida and Cuba), and the moody, thoughtful "East River Blue."

Beckenstein collaborated with guitarist Chuck Loeb on the sultry opening tune "After Hours" (which features orchestral enhancement and a subtle horn section) and "Feelin' Fine Pt. 2," a piece that grew out of an improvisational section of the title track. Guitarist Julio Fernandez contributed the energetic rock/blues gem "Julio's Party" and dreamy, almost mystical "Open Door."

Keyboardist Tom Schuman composed the cool, seductive retro-soul flavored tribute "Groovin' For Grover," a showcase for Beckenstein's always marvelous soprano magic.

Schuman and Beckenstein together wrote another beautiful soprano romance "Your Touch." Scott Ambush -- who plays more acoustic bass than on previous Spyro Gyra recordings -- wrote the silky, darkly ambient "The River Between," while drummer Joel Rosenblatt co-wrote (with Phil Magallanes) the vibrant, jazzy and brass-inflected "Planet J," which closes the set. Founding group member and longtime Spyro Gyra cohort Jeremy Wall contributed "Lucky Bounce," a zesty Latin number which finds Schuman switching off playfully between B-3 and jazzy acoustic piano.

Spyro Gyra's goal with each album has always been to try to approximate in the studio the explosive excitement the band creates in live settings throughout the world. Yet Beckenstein admits that making use of the evolving technology does have its advantages.

"Chuck Loeb and I took the funk section from the middle of the song 'Feelin' Fine' and put it in the computer, cut it up, played around and remixed it, and suddenly we had a whole new song (Pt. 2)," he says. "The recording process has changed and we've become products of the digital recording age. Using ProTools and other modern machines in the studio has allowed us to experiment some and saved time. But in terms of the basic idea of what the band does, my feeling is why change? Our music has never been static and our approach has always had a certain similar ethos about it.

"The bottom line," he adds, "is, even after all these years, it's just not going away. With each recording, I feel like I'm playing with a whole new band. When people ask me about the band's history, I have great memories but I can indulge in that for only so long. My inclination is always to be living in the moment, to really be In Modern Times."

I'll be headed to the record store on May 22!

Rick