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On its new full-length album, the jazz-pop group Spyro Gyra doesn’t just put melody forward, as usual. On the title cut, bass player Scott Ambush pops like Jiffy Pop popcorn, emphasizing an infectious funk bottom. Reflecting a mellower mood, “A Flower For Annie Jeanette” takes minutes to progress to its full instrumentation, with group founder Jay Beckenstein’s saxophone wailing. Whether you like them or loathe them, Spyro Gyra marches on, developing its own spin on the “urban contemporary” subgenre.
–forrest green III
