Collection is the fifteenth and debut compilation album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). The album cover showed a couple of fairies above a city with flowers.
The first two tracks are new recordings. "Mallet Ballet" is a live recording from a 1979 promo EP. "Harbor Nights" is from the live album Access All Areas. The remaining tracks are the original studio versions.
Track listing and personnel 1. "You Can Count On Me" (Tom Schuman) - 3:27
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone, Wind Synthesizer Tom Schuman: Keyboards Dave Samuels: Vibes, marimba Julio Fernández: Guitars Oscar Cartaya: Bass Joel Rosenblatt: Drums Marc Quiñones: Percussion
2. "What Exit" (Julio Fernandez) - 3:40
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophones Tom Schuman: Keyboards Dave Samuels: Marimba Julio Fernandez: Guitars Oscar Cartaya: Bass Joel Rosenblatt: Drums Marc Quiñones: Percussion
No Sweat Horns Barry Danelian: Trumpet, flugelhorn, horn section arrangement Randy Andos: Trombone Scott Kreitzer: Tenor Saxophone
3. "Nu Sungo" (Manolo Badrena) - 4:10
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophones Tom Schuman: Keyboards Dave Samuels: Vibes, Marimba Julio Fernandez: Guitar Richie Morales: Drums Roberto Vally: Bass Manolo Badrena: Percussion
4. "The Unknown Soldier" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:16
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone Tom Schuman: Keyboards Dave Samuels: Vibes, marimba, timpani Richie Morales: Drums Oscar Cartaya: Bass
5. "Morning Dance" (Jay Beckenstein) - 3:57
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophones Jeremy Wall: Electric piano Dave Samuels: Marimba, steel drums John Tropea: Guitars Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass Ted Reinhardt: Drums Rubens Bassini: Percussion
6. "Old San Juan" (Jay Beckenstein) - 6:41
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone, whistle, percussion Dave Samuels - Marimba Jorge Dalto - Piano Rob Mounsey and Tom Schuman - Synthesizers Steve Love - Guitars Marcus Miller - Bass Steve Gadd - Drums Gerardo Velez - Percussion Manolo Badrena - Percussion
Horn Section: Jerry Hey - Horn arrangement, trumpet, flugelhorn Gary Grant - Trumpet, flugelhorn Tom Scott - Saxophone, flute Larry Williams - Saxophone, flute Bill Reichenbach - Trombone
7. "Shakedown" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:22
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone Tom Schuman: Keyboards Dave Samuels: Vibes, marimba Julio Fernandez: Guitars Richie Morales: Drums Kim Stone: Bass Gerardo Velez: Percussion
8. "Mallet Ballet" (Jeremy Wall) - 6:15
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone Tom Schuman: Keyboards Chet Catallo: Guitar Eli Konikoff: Drums Jim Kurzdorfer: Bass Gerardo Velez: Percussion
9. "Catching the Sun" (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:41
Jay Beckenstein: Saxophone Tom Schuman: Electric piano, synthesizers Dave Samuels: Marimba, steel drums John Tropea - Guitar Hiram Bullock - Guitar Chet Catallo - Guitar Eli Konikoff - Drums Jim Kurzdorfer - Bass Jeremy Wall: Synthesizers Gerardo Velez - Percussion Rubens Bassini - Percussion Randy Brecker - Trumpet
10. "Para ti Latino" (Oscar Cartaya) - 4:15
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone Tom Schuman - Keyboards Dave Samuels - Vibes, marimba Jay Azzolina - Guitar Richie Morales - Drums Oscar Cartaya - Bass Marc Quiñones - Percussion
No Sweat Horns: Barry Danielian - Trumpet, flugelhorn, horn section arrangements Randy Andos - Trombone Scott Kreitzer - Tenor saxophone
11. "Incognito" (Tom Schuman) - 5:56
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone Tom Schuman - Keyboards Dave Samuels - Marimba Steve Love - Guitars Hiram Bullock - Guitars Rob Mounsey - Synthesizers, Vocorder Marcus Miller - Bass Steve Gadd - Drums Manolo Badrena - Percussion
12. "Harbor Nights" (Jay Beckenstein) - 6:52
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone Tom Schuman - Keyboards Dave Samuels - Vibes, marimba Eli Konikoff - Drums Kim Stone - Bass Chet Catallo - Guitar Gerardo Velez - Percussion
13. "Limelight" (Dave Samuels) - 4:27
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophones Tom Schuman - Keyboards Dave Samuels - Vibes, Marimba Julio Fernandez - Guitars Richie Morales - Drums Oscar Cartaya - Bass
14. "Breakout: (Jeremy Wall) - 4:37
Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone Tom Schuman - Keyboards Dave Samuels - Vibes, marimba Julio Fernandez - Guitar Richie Morales - Drums Kim Stone - Bass Manolo Badrena - Percussion
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