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Three Wishes
Studio album by
Released1992
Recorded1992
GenreJazz, smooth jazz
Length57:43
LabelGRP
ProducerJay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra chronology
Fast Forward
(1990)
Three Wishes
(1992)
Dreams Beyond Control
(1993)

Three Wishes is an album by the American jazz band Spyro Gyra, released in 1992 by GRP Records.[1][2]

Production[edit]

The album was produced by Jay Beckenstein.[3] The band recorded the songs in less than a week, but spent two months in total working on Three Wishes.[4][5] There was more of an effort to record live in studio, after Beckenstein heard comments praising the band's live show over its albums.[6] Beckenstein also considered the songs on Three Wishes to be more thematically linked to each other rather than merely a collection of whatever songs the band had worked up.[7] "Jennifer's Lullaby" is dedicated to Stan Getz.[8]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The Indianapolis Star[10]

The Washington Post deemed the album "a good deal less predictable and glossy than usual."[11] The Toronto Star wrote that "the veteran group is inoffensively competent, swings lightly despite the ugly rock 'n' roll drumming but contains about as much inspiration as a night watching Valium-powered TV soaps."[12] The Indianapolis Star determined that Three Wishes "is far more orchestrated than improvised, yet that keeps and perhaps deepens its entertainment edge."[10]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Pipo's Song" (Julio Fernandez) – 4:53
  2. "Introduction to Breathless" (Jay Beckenstein) – 1:05
  3. "Breathless" (Beckenstein) – 5:19
  4. "Introduction to Real Time" (Dave Samuels)
  5. "Real Time" (Samuels) – 3:56
  6. "Jennifer's Lullaby" (Beckenstein) – 5:40
  7. "Whitewater" (Beckenstein) – 6:12
  8. "Inside Your Love" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:07
  9. "Nothing to Lose" (Beckenstein, Fernandez) – 5:03
  10. "Three Wishes" (Beckenstein) – 4:47
  11. "Gliding" (Beckenstein, Samuels) – 4:50
  12. "Cabana Carioca" (Wall) – 5:18
  13. "Rollercoaster" (Tom Schuman) – 4:29
  14. "Three Wishes (reprise)" (Beckenstein) – 1:41

Personnel[edit]

Spyro Gyra

Additional Personnel

Production[edit]

Studios

References[edit]

  1. ^ Persall, Steve (29 May 1992). "Reaching a turning point". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 27.
  • ^ Doruyter, Renee (17 July 1992). "Spyro Gyra wants to play". The Province. p. C9.
  • ^ "Three Wishes by Spyro Gyra". Billboard. 104 (23): 45. Jun 6, 1992.
  • ^ Ryan, Shawn (July 4, 1992). "Spyro Gyra Livens Up Newest Album". The Plain Dealer. Newhouse News Service. p. 6C.
  • ^ Gillespie, Annette (May 29, 1992). "Spyro Gyra to Play at Van Wezel". The Bradenton Herald. p. W13.
  • ^ Sculley, Alan (23 Aug 1992). "Wishes Come True for Spyro Gyra's Beckenstein". The Morning Call. p. F2.
  • ^ Lloyd, Jack (28 Aug 1992). "Spyro Gyra: Steady Flow of Change". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 30.
  • ^ McCarty, Patrick (July 2, 1992). "With a romantic melodic vision fused...". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. C31.
  • ^ "Three Wishes". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  • ^ a b Sharp, Jo Ellen Meyers (2 Nov 1992). "Spyro Gyra 'Three Wishes'". The Indianapolis Star. p. C5.
  • ^ Joyce, Mike (26 June 1992). "Leaner, Livelier Spyro Gyra". The Washington Post. p. N16.
  • ^ Chapman, Geoff (22 Aug 1992). "The gently funky sounds...". Toronto Star. p. H10.
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