Catching the Sun

Catching the Sun Artist: Spyro Gyra
Label: Amherst Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 051617800125
EAN: 0051617800125
ASIN: B000001O7I


Release Date: 1994-06-07

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Listmania:

  1. Kind of Cool
  2. Jammin and Trippin
  3. Lounge Trip and Smooth Jazz music
  4. some of my favorite things
  5. turn up the sax
  6. music for chillin and groovin
  7. Give me something jazzy
  8. TripHop - Jazz mashup
  9. TripChillJazz
  10. Cool Grooves & Relaxing Moods

Tracks:

  1. Catching The Sun
  2. Cockatoo
  3. Autumn Of Our Love
  4. Laser Material
  5. Percolator
  6. Philly
  7. Lovin' You (Interlude)/Lovin' You
  8. Here Again
  9. Safari

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  1. Morning Dance
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  3. Incognito
  4. Freetime
  5. Alternating Currents

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars An "ok" Release.......2004-08-23

This album was the follow up to the highly successful album, Morning dance. Unfortunately, it is not as good as MD. It's got some good moments, but overall, it just didn't touch me like they usually do. Catching the Sun is such a good song, you'd think the album would be better, but it never grabbed me. Many people will argue this with me, but just have my opinion about this album. it's got some nice hooks, some nice drum beats, but just doesn;t have that spark. However, I do enjoy listening to it from time to time. Just not a lot.

5 out of 5 stars A Classic.......2004-03-18

As a follow up to the hugely successful crossover hit album, Morning Dance, Catching The Sun extends the concepts started on Morning Dance. As a thematic album, it's one of the best things ever done in the genre. Each song flows so well with the album concept. This album contains some of Spyro's best tunes ever including the title cut, Percolator and the best ballad the band has ever done, Autumn Of Our Love. Simply put the contempory jazz genre didn't get much better than this.

2 out of 5 stars A review of Spyro Gyra's Catching The Sun........2003-06-07

Catching The Sun isn't a very good release by Spyro Gyra. I can't comprehend why that is, either. It was released in 1980, back when they had some fantastic tunes, but this album is definetly not a success. It's one of my least favorite Spyro Gyra cd's. It does have a couple of good pieces on it, to save it from a one star rating.

My top 3 favorite songs from this cd would be songs 1,4, and 6. Catching The Sun is a pretty good song on it that pertains a good guitar part. Laser Material is the only fully well, and melodic song featured in the album. It has a cool, funky rythm, and various good solos. Philly is an o.k. piece with a well-played horn solo. The other songs, however, don't have that much to offer.

Summarizing, this is not one of their better releases. If you want an excellent Spyro Gyra cd, try something else, preferably the early 80's to early 90's. If you're a collector, then save this one until the end. Thank you for taking the time and generosity to read my review.

5 out of 5 stars Classic Spyro Gyra.......2000-12-12

The follow up to "Morning Dance", Spyro Gyra essentially finished what they started with this one. They chose a good combination of both slow and fast melodic, catchy jazz-fusion tunes that are pure pleasure to listen to. The songs "Lovin' You" and "Safari" are terrific upbeat songs that really show the talents that these guys have.

Even decades later, these songs still sound just as good. The ultimate in contemporary jazz.

5 out of 5 stars Groovy, Smooth, Fresh...Stilll some of their best work........2000-07-08

I don't know what it is about most people that like, for instance, 80's music in the 80's, but when they hear it in the 90's make ludicrous comments like, "I don't like that. It's so 80's." Well, if you're among that kind, do not buy this CD. If you like a groovin' 70's sound with consummate jazz flavorings, pick this up.

I've grown less infatuated with Spyro Gyra in recent years because they seem to have grown more generic (though not to single them out -- which is the point: they don't sound much different than most other jazz groups anymore). They seem to lack the freshness and musical exploration that this CD is full of. Their is not a track occupying this album that won't fit your groove if you like the 70's flavor jazz highlighted not only with funky synthetic sounds, but laced with beautiful acoustic stuff like the trombone (an underused and underrated jazz solo instrument) solo in "Philly."

Frankly, I like the Alto Sax as an instrument, but I think it's been entirely run into the ground as a jazz feature, and Spyro Gyra has grown guilty of that I'm sorry to say, and I'm just surfeited with the instrument to the point of nausea. This album avoids that to a degree today's albums don't, and is nicely refreshing, relaxing, but also groovin'.

This is probably my favorite SG album, though they do have some newer albums I like (like Point of View) and newer songs (like "Bright Lights" off of Fast Forward). But for freshness, adventurousness, and good grooves, this is the album. If you're not a Spyro Gyra fan having heard their newer stuff, take a listen to the excerpts available here and judge for yourself. If you're a funk flavored jazz lover, this is probably the CD for you.

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