Vinyl Tap – 2019
With Art’s permission, here it is:
“When I saw that Spyro had done an album of Covers, I cringed.
then I was terrified to begin listening.
then I Listened.
now I can’t stop Listening.
Jay and the guys have pulled off an incredible feat. An entire album of incredible ‘covering’ of great songs .. instrumentally. And the more times you listen, the better they get. The only song I didn’t initially like was ‘What a Fool Believes.’ Then the instrumentation took over and took over, the more I listened to it.
Now I HAVE to hear it All the Way Through.
“Everyone’s taking off on their different instrument solos is captivating.
Drum solos aren’t ‘drum solos’ here. Bass solos aren’t just ‘bass solos’ here.
Because of Spyro’s SO distinctive players, what normally would be just
those bass and drum solos with Spyro just further define these incredible classic rock songs.
This album is positively fabulous.”
Jay Beckenstein – Saxophones
Tom Schuman – Keyboards
Julio Fernandez – Guitars
Scott Ambush – Bass
Lionel Cordew – Drums
Additional Musicians
Gary Schreiner – Chromatic and bass harmonicas on “The Cisco Kid”
Michito Sanchez – Percussion on “Sunshine Of Your Love” “Carry On” “The Cisco Kid” & “What A Fool Believes”
Skip Martin – Trumpet on “Sunshine Of Your Love” and “Secret Agent Mash”
1. Secret Agent Mash
2. Sunshine Of Your Love
3. Can’t Find My Way Home
4. What A Fool Believes
5. The Cisco Kid
6. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
7. Tempted
8. Stolen Moments
9. Carry On
“Secret Agent Man” written by P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri
“Alfie’s Theme” written by Sonny Rollins
“Sunshine Of Your Love” written by Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce & Peter Brown
“What A Fool Believes” written by Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald,
“Can’t Find My Way Home” written by Steve Winwood
“The Cisco Kid” written by Thomas Allen, B. B. Dickerson, Harold Brown, Leroy Jordan, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott & Charles Miller
“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
“Tempted” written by Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook
“Stolen Moments” written by Oliver Nelson
“Carry On” written by Stephen Stills
Recorded at the Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, New York
Engineer: Paul Antonell
Assistant Engineers: Bella Blasko, Connor Milton
Additional recording: Kaleidoscope Sound, Union City, NJ
Engineer: Kyle Cassel
Mixed by Martin Walters , Big Time Audio, Jonesborough, TN
Mastered by Chris Muth, Kaloowa
Cover Illustration: Cameron K. Lewis
Band Photo: Brian Friedman/B-Freed Photography
All Other Photos by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pexels
Package Design: Phil Brennan