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Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American vibraphonist, record producer and composer. [1] Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk. [2]
Coffy is a soundtrack produced, composed, and arranged by Roy Ayers for the blaxploitation film Coffy. It was released in 1973 on Polydor Records and peaked at number 31 on the jazz albums chart. Track listing
Everybody Loves the Sunshine is a studio album by Roy Ayers released under the Roy Ayers Ubiquity umbrella. It was released through Polydor Records in 1976. It peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200 chart. [2] In 2016, Pitchfork placed the title track at number 72 on the "200 Best Songs of the 1970s" list.
Oft-sampled vibraphonist Roy Ayers will turn 80 this fall, and his new album, recorded in L.A. on the Jazz Is Dead label, is both silky-smooth and prescient.
Roy Ayers — vibraphone; Charles Tolliver — trumpet, flugelhorn; Hubert Laws — flute, piccolo; Gary Bartz — alto saxophone; Herbie Hancock — piano; Ron Carter (tracks 1 & 2), Miroslav Vitouš (tracks 3–6) — bass; Grady Tate — drums; Herbie Mann — producer
Mystic Voyage is a studio album by Roy Ayers Ubiquity. It was released in 1975 through Polydor Records.Recording sessions for the album took place at Kaye-Smith/Van Ackeren Studios in Seattle, Washington and at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
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Fever is a studio album by American musician Roy Ayers. [1] It was released in 1979 through Polydor Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Sigma Sound Studios and Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and at Record Plant in Los Angeles. The production was handled by Ayers himself with co-production by Carla Vaughn.