Heart of the Night is the nineteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1996 by GRP Records.

Track listing "Heart of the Night" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:34 "De La Luz" (Julio Fernandez) – 5:14 "Westwood Moon" (Tom Schuman) – 4:56 "Midnight" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:26 "Playtime" (Beckenstein) – 4:34 "Surrender" (Beckenstein) – 4:47 "Valentino's" (Schuman) – 4:56 "Believe" (Fernandez) – 5:11 "As We Sleep" (Scott Ambush) – 4:58 "When Evening Falls" (Beckenstein) – 4:59 "J Squared" (Beckenstein, Joel Rosenblatt) – 4:49 "Best Thing" (Beckenstein) [Bonus track] – 4:34

Personnel

Spyro Gyra Jay Beckenstein – saxophones Tom Schuman – keyboards Julio Fernandez – guitars, vocals (2) Scott Ambush – bass Joel Rosenblatt – drums

Additional personnel Steve Skinner – programming (1) Bashiri Johnson – percussion Dave Samuels – marimba (2, 7, 9, 10), vibraphone (2, 7, 9, 10) Randy Brecker – trumpet (4) Jesse Levy – cello (2, 9) Eugene Moye – cello (2, 9) Chieli Minucci – arrangements (1) Jeremy Wall – vocal arrangements (1), cello arrangements (2, 9) Porter Carroll – vocals (1) Vaneese Thomas – vocals (1)

The No Sweat Horns (Tracks 3 & 5) Scott Kreitzer – saxophones, flutes, horn arrangements Randy Andos – trombone Barry Danielian – trumpet

Production Jay Beckenstein – producer Jeremy Wall – assistant producer Doug Oberkircher – recording, mixing Kristin Koerner – assistant engineer Scott Hull – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York) Hollis King – art direction Jason Claiborne – graphic design Donna Raineri – photography Phil Brennan – management

References

External links Spyro Gyra official web site