Roy Ayers Ubiquity Montreux Jazz Fest. Lifeline, one of the best-loved entries in the catalogue of Roy Ayers with his group Ubiquity, will be reissued on vinyl by Polydor/UMe on 18 August 2017.But as luck would have it, it also gave us possibly his best single of the decade’s second half, and easily one of the greatest 12 extended singles to emerge from any soul-jazz artist to hear the siren call of disco. Lifeline, the last album to be credited to Roy Ayers Ubiquity, came close to signalling the point where a potential late ’70s creative slump threatened to set in. He reached the peak of his commercial popularity during the mid-70s and early 80s, whilst signed to the Polydor label, his album release ratio becoming quite prolific at various stages. Roy Ayers ‘Running Away’ 12 (Polydor, 1977) Listen / Buy. Roy Ayers is a highly popular jazz vibraphonist and vocalist. Roy Ayers started out as a solid hard bop m. Roy Ayers Ubiquity A&R Studios, NYC Mayfair Studios, NYC, released 1970 Roy Ayers, 10th September 1940, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. This superb vibraphonist crafted a winning mix of soul, world music and jazz that rode high on the jazz and R& B charts throughout the 1970s and '80s.The sounds here are so clear and smooth, and just feel so good. Respected vibist Roy Ayers takes a turn with this album towards the sound of jazz-funk.And without even knowing the mixture of funkiness and mellowness this album possessed eventually led to the creation of a whole genre called acid jazz.How this all happened is easy to explain.The year is 1971 and so much in R&B and jazz is brewing that it isn't even worth mentioning.The presense of funk in. Incredible soul/jazz/funk/bliss from the master. 11, 1969 additional recording: unknown location, May 11, 1976 Roy Ayers Ubiquity Everybody Loves The Sunshine (1976, Polydor) 'I love this record so much. Roy Ayers 5 + Overdubs Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Muscle Shoals, AL, Dec.Roy Ayers Ubiquity RVG, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, released 1972 1973. Roy Ayers Ubiquity Montreux Jazz Fest., Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, J1972. Roy Ayers 5 Atlantic Studios, NYC, Aug. Roy Ayers Ubiquity A&R Studios, NYC Mayfair Studios, NYC, released 1970 1971.Roy Ayers 4 Nippon Columbia's Studio, Tokyo, Japan, July 6, 1969.Roy Ayers 4 + Overdubs A&R Studios, NYC, additional recording: A&R Studios, NYC, additional recording: A&R Studios, NYC, July 21, 1969.11, 1969 additional recording: A&R Studios, NYC, July 21, 1969 Roy Ayers 4 + Overdubs Atlantic Studios, NYC, Mar. Note ON CDs- Standard Jewel Cases: Standard Jewel Cases are not graded as they are replaceable.Roy Ayers 7 Atlantic Studios, NYC, June 20, 1968.Roy Ayers 6 Atlantic Studios, NYC, Mar.Roy Ayers 6 Gold Star Studios, LA, Jan.Roy Ayers 4 Western Recorders, LA, June 18, 1963.Roy Ayers 5 Western Recorders, LA, June 14, 1963.
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