Freetime

Spyro Gyra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 13, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: AMHERST RECORDS
• ASIN: B000001O7G
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,268 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #42 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Jazz Fusion

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Genre: Jazz Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 1-JUN-1994

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Jazz Album!!!!!!!!, August 22, 2004

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Chris Covais (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freetime (Audio CD)

Freetime is one of the few underrated albums by Spyro Gyra in the 1980's. Of course, there is no reason for this. Almost every musical influence that has influenced so many great preformers are on this album. Jazz, funk, and contemporary. The first track, Freetime is perhaps the best track on the whole album. The album is not a drag and is rather enjoyable to listen to. One good aspect of this album is, a couple songs actually swing. Pacific Sunrise is a good example of this. After demostrating a nice funk groove, the band takes it into a swing. After all their "success" and experimentation, they still go back to their roots from time to time. This album is a winner. I'm guessing the scum on the back cover of the original record is Spirogyra.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spyro Gyra's Best Album . . . . ., September 1, 2003

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Phyllis Diller "Phyllis" (Las Vegas, Nevada United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freetime (Audio CD)

I've been purchasing Spyro Gyra since they released "Morning Dance" back in the 70's. Of all their albums, however, "Freetime" is my favorite. I promise if you give this cd a chance (listen to it several times), you'll be hooked. I've played this cd to friends and family and everyone enjoys it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spyro Gyra Strike An Excellent Balance In 1981!!!, October 14, 2005

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Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Brewer Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freetime (Audio CD)

Not to mention 'Freetime''s terrific album cover Spyro Gyra try something a little different with their music from their last album 'Carnaval'.This is actually an album that very closely indentifies Spyro Gyra with jazz,despite their current reputation as smooth jazz pioneers.The title cut opens the affair pretty much on the latter note,deceiving the listener into thinking that the next track won't make them jump but it does-'Telluride' starts out the exact same way and then gets SERIOUSLY funky.And "Summer Strut"?Well that little number gets off to a purely funky start,a catchy melody kicks in and it keeps it up until the end of the tune,drawing alot of fire out of these musicians.Same exact concept goes for the closing piece "String Soup"-a vibrant slice of late 60's style horn funk updated for the new decade!In between these two cuts things get interesting."Elegy For Trane" points straight at a strong support system to their roots with a sax style in the John Coltranes sustained high register,referencing his standards 'India" and "Namia" and cleverly improvising on them-brilliant."Pacific Sunrise" is just plain brilliant and multi faceted-getting started as a nightclub jazz piece then getting into a deep funk-fusion groove thats not the least bit smooth.The only reference to the smoother title track is the lightly funked "Amber Dream".Overall this album proves Spyro Gyra's musical diversity and alligence to jazz,fusion and funk in their hearts and even though 'Freetime' doesn't have the poppiness and smooth jazz elements by and large that they're known for at least they were'nt afraid to try something different.