Alternating Currents is the ninth album by jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra, released in 1985. At Billboard magazine, it reached No. 66 on the Top 200 Albums chart, No. 41 on the R&B Albums chart, and No. 3 on the Jazz Albums chart.
Track listing "Shakedown" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:22 "Alternating Currents" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:28 "Taking the Plunge (for Jennifer)" (Beckenstein) – 4:48 "Binky Dream No. 6" (Beckenstein, Fernández, Morales, Schuman, Stone, Velez) – 4:13 "PG" (Beckenstein) – 4:15 "Heartbeat" (Wall) – 4:48 "Mardi Gras" (Dave Samuels) – 6:04 "I Believe in You" (Tom Schuman) – 5:31 "Sunflurry" (Schuman) – 5:01
Personnel
Spyro Gyra Jay Beckenstein – saxophones, Lyricon Tom Schuman – keyboards Julio Fernández – guitars Kim Stone – bass Richie Morales – drums Gerardo Velez – percussion Dave Samuels – marimba, vibraphone
Production Jay Beckenstein – producer Richard Calandra – producer Jeremy Wall – assistant producer Larry Swist – engineer Rick Begin – assistant engineer John Penzotti – assistant engineer Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York) Jeff Adamoff – art direction SteeleWorks Design – design William Coupon – band photography NASA – courtesy front cover photography of Hurricane Camille Phil Brennan – management
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