This brilliant, and often overlooked album from Ayers features some of the best jazz artists of this era, including trumpeter Charles Tolliver, saxophonists Joe Henderson and Harold Land, bassists Reggie Workman and Buster Williams, pianist Herbie Hancock, drummer Derek Bailey, and many others.Roy Ayers - ‘Ubiquity’(1970 / Polydor)Ayer’s first release on Polydor sees the vibraphonist shifting his focus away from straight-ahead jazz and towards a more funk-inspired fusion sound.

During this same period, Ayers released two jazz-focused albums as a leader, with one of them being the 1967 recording Virgo Vibes (the other being the 1963 West Coast Vibes). Also remember to checkout playlist at the bottom of this post.Roy Ayers - ‘Virgo Vibes’(1967 / Atlantic)Prior to to exploring a more funkier sound, Roy Ayers spent the sixties as a promising up-and-coming post-bop jazz vibraphonist, performing alongside Jack Wilson, Herbie Mann, and performing in the Gerald Wilson Orchestra. During the seventies and early eighties, the legendary artist released a string of groundbreaking recordings that defined any genre, fusing jazz, funk, and soul together to create his own signature sound which some have labeled “neo-soul.” Regardless of the label, his music can be heard across a wide diverse of settings, anywhere from the disco dance floor to a jazz nightclub.Here are 15 essential records (in chronological order) by the jazz-funk legend. Roy Ayers Crystal Reflections Rarotonga IslandĬomposer, vibraphonist, and vocalist Roy Ayers is one of the greatest jazz-funk musicians of our time.

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