Carnaval

Spyro Gyra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: AMHERST RECORDS
• ASIN: B000001O7M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,661 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #42 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Jazz Fusion

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Genre: Jazz Music
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Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: Compact Disk

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A review of Spyro Gyra's Carnaval., June 1, 2003

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T.J. Wiebe (Paulding,OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carnaval (Audio CD)

Carnaval is fantastic collection of songs released by Spyro Gyra. The album was originally released in 1980, the start of their golden years. The cd itself is great. All of the songs are a pleasure to listen to, and have appropriate names for the tracks. Horn parts are an integral part of this record.

My top 3 favorite songs from this cd would be 1,2, and 4. Cafe Amore has an overall excellent tone and has a very nice guitar solo featured in it. Dizzy has a unique/interesting melody to it, and the guitar, bass, and horn parts of the song are fantastic. Cachaca has a memorable melody and closes with a ripping guitar solo. Every other track is good as well.

All in all, this is a very nice album released by Spyro Gyra. It's vintage, man. It's well worth the purchase and you won't regret it, either. Thank you for taking the time and generosity to read my review.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy Sounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!, August 5, 2004

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Chris Covais (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carnaval (Audio CD)

This is hardly a "must listen" to album, but after you've closely analized Spyro Gyra all the way through, give this a listen for fun. The sounds are so bright and happy. The opener, Cafe Amore, is your classic 1980's Spyro Gyra opener. I'm comparing it to Stories Without Words's opener, in 1987. Cool, comb, on fire, and all around, musical. The cd dips down then up again with songs like Cachaca, Fox Trot, and Sweet N' Savvy. By the way, Sweet N' Savvy is an excellent piece. Perhaps the best track on the album. From the beginning, you think it's gonna be a boring ballad, but then it kind of gets hip. But it's not until Eli Konicoffs drum beat starts the new rhythm and Spyro's off on it's way. The cd ends with the brightest most melodic song ever! Carnaval, the title track. This is curtainly a "fun" album, and if you got taste and are willing to keep your mind open about the music, you'll love this cd.

3.0 out of 5 stars Long before Latin jazz was cool..., December 12, 2010

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E. Brown "EB" (The Wilds) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carnaval (Audio CD)

Light, happy, Latin-infused, jazzy tunes. The original album dates back to 1980, well before Latin lounge became widely popular in The States. It introduced a bit of Brazilian flair into my American upbringing, even though the band is from Buffalo, NY. Nothing to groundbreaking by today's standards. There are certainly better Latin-infused jazz bands now, but if you'd like a touch of retro, it's a pleasurable, somewhat commercial listen. By far, the stand-out is 'Cachaca'.