Incognito

Spyro Gyra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: AMHERST RECORDS
• ASIN: B000001O7O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,399 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #47 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Jazz Fusion

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spyro Gyra at their best!!, December 12, 2000

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Glenn "Glenn98" (Bergenfield, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Incognito (Audio CD)

This is my all time favorite Spyro Gyra CD. All memorable melodic tunes.

"Last Exit" is a great upbeat start that can brighten up even the most somber moods. "Old San Juan" is a nice catchy tune that will have you whistling along with it very soon. I didn't particularly like thier choice of putting the live version of "Harbor Nights" on the CD as this version seems both unnecessarily long and slow compared to the studio version. "Stripes" has an nice interesting bluesy sound to it. Then "Oasis" and the title track "Incognito" pick up the pace nicely followed by "Sueno", a nice relaxing balad. The CD then ends with the catchy and upbeat "Soho Mojo".

I definitely recommend this CD. Their best work!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still holds up after 20 years., July 23, 2002

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Big Tex (the Texas Piney Woods) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Incognito (Audio CD)

Although I had been familiar with Spyro Gyra since hearing Morning Dance on AM Radio when it was a crossover hit, Incognito was the first Spyro Gyra album that I bought. I was sixteen years old, and most of my album purchases were along the lines of Duran Duran and Adam Ant, but this album captured my attention from the first playing. I remember the mystery that surrounded the packaging. No pictures of the band. Band personnel changed from one track to the next. What was with this group with the misspelled name?

Of course the purchase of this album immediately brought about the purchase of other SG albums, but this has always been my favorite. It is immediately relaxing and puts me in a good mood from the first bass note. The album, then CD, have never been far from my stereo. I highly recommend this CD. Albums in this period, including "City Kids" and "Freetime" represent, to me, the peak of this group's career. While I wouldn't give it five stars if you compared it to fusion classics such as "In a Silent Way", it is five stars when taken for what it is: smooth jazz before smooth jazz was hip. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ooh yeah, baby!, August 18, 2000

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"bobovic" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Incognito (Audio CD)

I was sixteen when I first heard this album....not a jazz fan at that point in time. Spyro changed all that! I couldn't believe contemporary jazz could be so good and Incognito has become my benchmark for all jazz-fusion albums since then. It's a roller coaster of an album and the ballards are evenly spaced to let you catch your breath from the energy and edge of the others. I believe Spyro "peaked" on this album and is certainly my favourite (or is that now a redundant statement?).