Customer Reviews

Deep End

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This is the new release from Spyro Gyra. The most current cd by this wonderful group at the time of this writing. (August 3, 2004) And what a release it was. As soon as I bought this cd, I immeadiately found myself humming the songs on this cd. There are some good things also about this cd. Like the appearence of old time Spyro Gyra member, Dave Samuels, appears on several songs, on the vibes. The new drummer, Ludwig Afonso as well as their old drummer, Joel Rosenblatt appear here. Also, drummer Billy Kilson plays on some tracks. Some interesting musicians appear here like a trumpeter and several percussionists. Some highlights are Summer Flying, Monsoon, Wiggle Room, and Chippewa Street. If you haven't bought this cd yet, for god sakes, get it! You wont be dissapointed.

Spyro Gyra has managed to produce a very beautiful, creative and powerful album in "Deep End". The music has great groves, beautiful mellodies, skillfull instrumentation, inspired guitar and sax solos and the power of putting it all together in such a way that its energy really lifts your spirit up.

Spyro Gyra's "Deep End" is great music to listen to or to use as an elegant background for your activities. Please do not confuse this great band and its meaningful music with the many bland and boring artists that are smooth jazz wannabies. This is great contemporary jazz -- it comes across smooth, but in this case that is not by any means a way to hide mediocre musicmanship.

If you would like to try a few tracks I recommend you listen to Monsoon and The Crossing, both will give you a great idea of what to expect here. Enjoy.

I can and will recommend this cd to two groups of people.One all the Spyro Gyra fans and secondly to audiophiles like me who have invested huge sums of money in the Super audio mulitichannel surround System.This cd sounds absolutely amazing and the album itself is one of their very best.

This is got to be one of Spyro Gyra's best albums released to date. This group is amazing considering they have been around for more than 30 years.

this is the most amazing contemp jazz album i have heard! smooth yet modernly powerful and constant groove! FANTASTIC writing and musicianship showcased in track 3, monsoon...amazing! beckenstein is at the TOP is my list for sax players, his virtuocity comes across in the album as experienced, ultra creative and full of feeling. all i can say about this album is i was completely blown away from the first time i heard it, and listen to it constantly! WOW!!!

(I wrote a review on this last year, but here I have updated my last review and have corrected some of the errors in my past review.)

This is the new release from Spyro Gyra. The most current cd by this wonderful group at the time of this writing. (August 3, 2004) And what a release it was. As soon as I bought this cd, I immediately found myself humming the songs on this cd. There are some good things also about this cd. Like the appearence of old time Spyro Gyra member, Dave Samuels. He appears on several songs, on the vibes. The new drummer, Ludwig Afonso as well as their old drummer, Joel Rosenblatt appear here. Also, drummer Billy Kilson plays on some tracks. Some interesting musicians appear here like a trumpeter and several percussionists. Some highlights are Summer Fling, Monsoon, Wiggle Room, and Chippewa Street. This album is most unlike any album Spyro Gyra has yet to put out. One of the best releases of 2004!

A band lasting 30 yrs. is an amazing feat in itself. With this release I feel SG is moving forward in a good way. Julio's songs are especially appealing. The band is continuing to entertain and fun to listen to. That's all a fan could ask for.

Spyro Gyra has always been one of my favorite bands. It doesn't matter how they are classified: Jazz, fusion jazz, etc., they produce some of the most enjoyable music in my collection. Even if I am not in the mood for "jazz," I can rock out to Spyro Gyra.

"The Deep End" was released in 2004, although I didn't discover it until 2006. This is a very pleasant album, with very memorable melodies. I still find myself humming some of them from time to time.

"Monsoon" stands out on this album, and my only complaint is that it could be longer! The next time I see Spyro Gyra live, I would hope that this song is on their play list. "The Crossing" is melancholy and upbeat at the same time - extraordinary! Get this CD - it is really uplifting and enjoyable.

This is a top end smooth jazz album, with a dazzling collection of melodies.Listening to this album in my new A4- I just dont want to stop driving. Drive on Spyro Gyra!!!

Man! What a great CD! I was blown away the first time I heard it. It has a little of eveything: great tunes, great playing, good variety. I first heard this group in the 70s. They sure have improved.