Three Wishes
Studio album by
Spyro Gyra
Released1992
Recorded1992
GenreJazz, smooth jazz
Length57:43
LabelGRP
ProducerJay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra chronology
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Three Wishes is an album by the American jazz band Spyro Gyra, released in 1992 by GRP Records.[1][2]

Production

The album was produced by Jay Beckenstein.[3] The band recorded the songs in less than a week, but spent two months in total working on Three Wishes.[4][5] There was more of an effort to record live in studio, after Beckenstein heard comments praising the band's live show over its albums.[6] Beckenstein also considered the songs on Three Wishes to be more thematically linked to each other rather than merely a collection of whatever songs the band had worked up.[7] "Jennifer's Lullaby" is dedicated to Stan Getz.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The Indianapolis Star[10]

The Washington Post deemed the album "a good deal less predictable and glossy than usual."[11] The Toronto Star wrote that "the veteran group is inoffensively competent, swings lightly despite the ugly rock 'n' roll drumming but contains about as much inspiration as a night watching Valium-powered TV soaps."[12] The Indianapolis Star determined that Three Wishes "is far more orchestrated than improvised, yet that keeps and perhaps deepens its entertainment edge."[10]

Track listing

  1. "Pipo's Song" (Julio Fernandez) – 4:53
  2. "Introduction to Breathless" (Jay Beckenstein) – 1:05
  3. "Breathless" (Beckenstein) – 5:19
  4. "Introduction to Real Time" (Dave Samuels)
  5. "Real Time" (Samuels) – 3:56
  6. "Jennifer's Lullaby" (Beckenstein) – 5:40
  7. "Whitewater" (Beckenstein) – 6:12
  8. "Inside Your Love" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:07
  9. "Nothing to Lose" (Beckenstein, Fernandez) – 5:03
  10. "Three Wishes" (Beckenstein) – 4:47
  11. "Gliding" (Beckenstein, Samuels) – 4:50
  12. "Cabana Carioca" (Wall) – 5:18
  13. "Rollercoaster" (Tom Schuman) – 4:29
  14. "Three Wishes (reprise)" (Beckenstein) – 1:41

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

Additional Personnel

Production

  • Jay Beckenstein – producer
  • Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
  • Dave Grusin – executive producer
  • Larry Rosen – executive producer
  • Larry Swist – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Kevin Becka – assistant engineer
  • Tom Bender – assistant engineer
  • Doug Rose – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Michael Pollard – production coordinator
  • Andy Baltimore – creative director
  • David Gibb – graphic design
  • Scott Johnson – graphic design
  • Sonny Mediana – graphic design
  • Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
  • Dan Serrano – graphic design
  • Michael Cobb – illustrations
  • Frank Linder – photography

Studios

  • Recorded at BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York); Carriage House Studios (Stamford, CT); Lighthouse Studios (Los Angeles, California).
  • Mixed at BearTracks Studios and Lighthouse Studios.
  • Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).

References

  1. ↑ Persall, Steve (29 May 1992). "Reaching a turning point". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 27.
  2. ↑ Doruyter, Renee (17 July 1992). "Spyro Gyra wants to play". The Province. p. C9.
  3. ↑ "Three Wishes by Spyro Gyra". Billboard. 104 (23): 45. Jun 6, 1992.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Shawn (July 4, 1992). "Spyro Gyra Livens Up Newest Album". The Plain Dealer. Newhouse News Service. p. 6C.
  5. ↑ Gillespie, Annette (May 29, 1992). "Spyro Gyra to Play at Van Wezel". The Bradenton Herald. p. W13.
  6. ↑ Sculley, Alan (23 Aug 1992). "Wishes Come True for Spyro Gyra's Beckenstein". The Morning Call. p. F2.
  7. ↑ Lloyd, Jack (28 Aug 1992). "Spyro Gyra: Steady Flow of Change". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 30.
  8. ↑ McCarty, Patrick (July 2, 1992). "With a romantic melodic vision fused...". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. C31.
  9. ↑ "Three Wishes". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  10. 1 2 Sharp, Jo Ellen Meyers (2 Nov 1992). "Spyro Gyra 'Three Wishes'". The Indianapolis Star. p. C5.
  11. ↑ Joyce, Mike (26 June 1992). "Leaner, Livelier Spyro Gyra". The Washington Post. p. N16.
  12. ↑ Chapman, Geoff (22 Aug 1992). "The gently funky sounds...". Toronto Star. p. H10.
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