Heart of the Night

Heart of the Night is the nineteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1996 by GRP Records.

Track listing

1. "Heart of the Night" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:34
2. "De La Luz" (Julio Fernandez) – 5:14
3. "Westwood Moon" (Tom Schuman) – 4:56
4. "Midnight" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:26
5. "Playtime" (Beckenstein) – 4:34
6. "Surrender" (Beckenstein) – 4:47
7. "Valentino's" (Schuman) – 4:56
8. "Believe" (Fernandez) – 5:11
9. "As We Sleep" (Scott Ambush) – 4:58
10. "When Evening Falls" (Beckenstein) – 4:59
11. "J Squared" (Beckenstein, Joel Rosenblatt) – 4:49
12. "Best Thing" (Beckenstein) [Bonus track] – 4:34

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
• Tom Schuman – keyboards
• Julio Fernandez – guitars, vocals (2)
• Scott Ambush – bass
• Joel Rosenblatt – drums

Additional personnel

• Steve Skinner – programming (1)
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Dave Samuels – marimba (2, 7, 9, 10), vibraphone (2, 7, 9, 10)
• Randy Brecker – trumpet (4)
• Jesse Levy – cello (2, 9)
• Eugene Moye – cello (2, 9)
• Chieli Minucci – arrangements (1)
• Jeremy Wall – vocal arrangements (1), cello arrangements (2, 9)
• Porter Carroll – vocals (1)
• Vaneese Thomas – vocals (1)

The No Sweat Horns (Tracks 3 & 5)

• Scott Kreitzer – saxophones, flutes, horn arrangements
• Randy Andos – trombone
• Barry Danielian – trumpet

Production

• Jay Beckenstein – producer
• Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
• Doug Oberkircher – recording, mixing
• Kristin Koerner – assistant engineer
• Scott Hull – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
• Hollis King – art direction
• Jason Claiborne – graphic design
• Donna Raineri – photography
• Phil Brennan – management

External links

• Spyro Gyra official web site