Continuing to brilliantly fuse together jazz, soul, and tightly woven funk grooves, this recording sees Ayers at the top of his game. If the 1970 Ubiquity recording set the foundation, He’s Coming is the masterpiece that followed. This breakthrough recording has a warm sun-tinged soulful jazz-funk feel, featuring a number of early “Ubiquity-era” classics including “Pretty Brown Skin,” “Hummin’ in the Sun,” “Can You Dig It?,” and the mid-tempo groover “Painted Desert.” This highly-collectable album seems to have set-up the foundation for what became Ayers’ signature sound moving forward. 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.Īyer’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). 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. Also remember to checkout BeatCaffeine’s 30 Essential Roy Ayers Songs playlist at the bottom of this post. Here are 15 essential records (in chronological order) by the jazz-funk legend. 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. , vibraphonist, and vocalist Roy Ayers is one of the greatest jazz-funk musicians of our time. writer Lewis Dene (former contributor to the UK's Blues & Soul magazine) include quotes from a 2011 interview with Roy. Band), the funky `Crack Attack' and the vibes-dominated instrumental, `Blue Summer.' This expanded edition includes an extended dance mix of the title track. Standout tracks include a cover of The Isley Brothers' `I Once Had Your Love,' the soulful slow jam, `Let Me Love You' (featuring singer Chandra Currelley, formerly of The S.O.S. Other Ayers' band members playing on the album included William Allen and Dennis Davis with long-time friend James Bedford contributing his songwriting talents on three songs. Unlike its predecessors for the label, Roy produced the album himself working with his then-bassist David Metcen who co-produced and contributed five songs to the nine-track set. I'm The One (For Your Love Tonight) was his final set for Columbia Records. Description Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1987 album from the Jazz/Funk pioneer.
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