Quality: Hi-Res

Spyro Gyra – Good To Go-Go (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.53 GB (ISO) + 3.78 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.40 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Heads Up International | US | Cat#: HUSA 9127 | Genre: Fusion, Contemporary Jazz

Thirty-one years and 27 albums in (not including compilations), urban contemporary jazz unit Spyro Gyra are playing with the funky inspiration and clever melodic and rhythmic invention that have made them synonymous with the genre, but that they haven’t displayed on their own recordings for some time. Continue reading “Spyro Gyra – Good To Go-Go (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Spyro Gyra – The Deep End (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.41 GB (ISO) + 3.73 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.35 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Heads Up International | US | Cat#: HUSA 9085 | Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz

With their third label release, the longtime contemporary jazz powerhouse ensemble led by fluid and funky sax legend Jay Beckenstein celebrates 30 years of a consistent mix of making instrumental pop hits and pushing the musical envelopes into fusion territory. Continue reading “Spyro Gyra – The Deep End (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Spyro Gyra – Wrapped In A Dream (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | No Scans
Total Size: 3.96 GB (ISO) + 3.25 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.22 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Heads Up International | US | Cat#: HUSA 9107 | Genre: Fusion, Smooth Jazz

The Buffalo-based instrumental ensemble is always credited for contributing to the pop, R&B, and jazz hybrid that eventually evolved into today’s smooth jazz — but happily, as the music in that genre has gotten slightly more predictable, Spyro Gyra have been rocking, rolling, and improvising in a lot of unexpected directions. Continue reading “Spyro Gyra – Wrapped In A Dream (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Spyro Gyra – In Modern Times (2001) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.75 GB (ISO) + 3.29 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.20 GB (FLAC Stereo)| 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Heads Up International | US | Cat#: HUSA 9061 | Genre: Smooth Jazz, Fusion

When you consider that 1979 was the year that launched Spyro Gyra onto the pop charts with their number one hit “Morning Dance,” for what was essentially a new style of jazz, their achievements seem all the more astounding. With the release of In Modern Times, the group commemorates 25 years of recording and a move to Heads Up International with this fresh, new collection. Continue reading “Spyro Gyra – In Modern Times (2001) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”