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Heart of the Night

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Heart of the Night
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 23, 1996 (1996-04-23)
Recorded1996
GenreJazz, smooth jazz
Length53:24
LabelGRP
ProducerJay Beckenstein, Jeremy Wall
Spyro Gyra chronology
Love and Other Obsessions
(1995)
Heart of the Night
(1996)
20/20
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Heart of the Night is the nineteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1996 by GRP Records.[2]

Track listing

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  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

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Spyro Gyra

Additional personnel

  • Porter Carroll – vocals (1)
  • Vaneese Thomas – vocals (1)
  • Steve Skinner – programming (1)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • Dave Samuelsmarimba (2, 7, 9, 10), vibraphone (2, 7, 9, 10)
  • Eugene Moye – cello (2, 9)
  • Jesse Levy – cello (2, 9)
  • The No Sweat Horns – ensemble (3, 5)
    • Scott Kreitzer – saxophones, flutes, horn arrangements
    • Randy Andos – trombone
    • Barry Danielian – trumpet
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet (4)
  • Chieli Minucci – arrangements (1)
  • Jeremy Wall – vocal arrangements (1), cello arrangements (2, 9)

Production

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

References

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  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Heart of the Night". Allmusic. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Heart of the Night – Spyro Gyra". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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