Down the Wire

Down the Wire is the thirty-first album by Spyro Gyra, released on April 28, 2009. "It was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (held on January 31 2010).

Track listing

1. "Down the Wire" (Scott Ambush)
2. "Unspoken" (Julio Fernandez)
3. "Not For Nothin" (Tom Schuman)
4. "Island Pond" (Jay Beckenstein)
5. "The Tippin' Point" (Jay Beckenstein, Tom Schuman)
6. "Ice Mountain" (Bonny Bonaparte)
7. "A Flower (for Annie Jeanette)" (Scott Ambush)
8. "La Zona Rosa" (Jay Beckenstein)
9. "What It Is" (Julio Fernandez)
10. "A Distant Memory" (Jay Beckenstein, Tom Schuman)
11. "Make It Mine" (Bonny Bonaparte)

Personnel

• Jay Beckenstein : saxophones
• Tom Schuman : keyboards
• Julio Fernández : guitar
• Scott Ambush : bass guitar
• Bonny Bonaparte : drums, percussion and vocals
• Marc Quinones : percussion on "La Zona Rosa"
• Gerardo Velez : percussion on "Unspoken" and "A Flower (for Annie Jeanette)"
• Don Harris, trumpet
• Bill Harris, tenor sax and flute
• Ozzie Melendez : trombone

Awards