Incognito
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1982
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length38:48
LabelMCA
ProducerJay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra
Spyro Gyra chronology
Freetime
(1981)
Incognito
(1982)
City Kids
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Incognito is the sixth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1982. At Billboard magazine, it reached No. 46 on the Top 200 Albums chart,[2] and No. 2 on that magazine's Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jay Beckenstein except where noted[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Last Exit"Tom Schuman4:17
2."Old San Juan" 6:41
3."Harbor Nights" 4:22
4."Stripes" 4:01
5."Oasis"Jeremy Wall5:39
6."Incognito"Tom Schuman5:56
7."Sueño"Jeremy Wall4:05
8."Soho Mo Jo" 3:47

Charts

U.S. Weekly charts

Chart Position
Billboard 200[4] 46
Billboard Jazz Albums[5] 2
Billboard R&B Albums[6] 39
Cash Box Top 100 Albums[7] 61
Cash Box Top 30 Jazz Albums[8] 1
Radio & Records Jazz Albums[9] 1

U.S. Year End chart

Chart Position
Billboard 1983 Jazz[10] 8

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

Additional musicians

Horn Section

String Section

  • Jeremy Wall – string arrangements and conductor
  • Harry Lookofsky – concertmaster
  • Jonathan Abramowitz and Jesse Levy – cello
  • Frederick Buldrini, Peter Dimirtiades, Lewis Eley, Regis Iandiorio, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, Marvin Morgenstern, Matthew Raimondi and Richard Young – violin

Production

  • Jay Beckenstein – producer
  • Richard Calandra – producer
  • Michael Barry – engineer, mixing
  • Steve Crimmel – assistant engineer
  • Josiah Gluck – assistant engineer
  • Debbie Rebhun – assistant engineer
  • Nina Siff – assistant engineer
  • Larry Swist – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • George Osaki – art direction, design
  • Michael G. Cobb – cover illustration

Studios

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r148023
  2. "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. "Incognito - Spyro Gyra | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  4. "Billboard Top LPs & Tape – November 20, 1982, p. 71" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. "Billboard Top Selling Jazz LPs – January 8, 1983, p. 59" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. "Billboard Black LPs – November 27, 1982, p. 56" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. "Cash Box Top 100 Albums – December 4, 1982, p. 32" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  8. "Cash Box Top 30 Jazz Albums – October 30, 1982, p. 11" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  9. "Radio & Records Jazz Radio National Airplay – November 12, 1982, p. 52" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. "Billboard Top Jazz Albums – December 24, 1983, p. TA-32" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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