Ubiquity is a Jazz album by Roy Ayers, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 15 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- warm
- soulful
- funky
About
Yes, that's a vibraphone buzzing like an overheated tea kettle on "Pretty Brown Skin," the opening track of Roy Ayers' first album with his fusion concept band, Ubiquity. The sound—Ayers ran his vibes through a distortion pedal for a scuzzy, surprising, and singular effect—announced his arrival on Polydor and his further push into the psychedelia and prog rock budding alongside him in 1970. Even his take on Burt Bacharach's "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" veers from genteel post-bop jazz into bass-driven funk.
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Tracklist
- 1Pretty Brown Skin5:41
- 2Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head4:51
- 3I Can't Help Myself3:06
- 4Love4:26
- 5The Fuzz4:10
- 6Hummin'3:44
- 7Can You Dig It?5:52
- 8Painted Desert4:43
- 9He Gives Us All His Love (With Randy Newman)3:19
Credits
Performers
- Jumma SantosCONGAS
- Alphonse MouzonDRUMS
- John WilliamsELECTRIC BASS BASS
- Harry WhitakerELECTRIC PIANO
- William HendersonELECTRIC PIANO
- Richard ResnicoffGUITAR
- Edwin BirdsongORGAN VOCALS
- Roy AyersVIBRAPHONE VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 15 pressings tracked on Gatefold