Virgin Ubiquity (Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981) is a Jazz album by Roy Ayers, originally released in 2003. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- warm
- groovy
- funky
About
Along with the whopping 14 albums that Roy Ayers Ubiquity recorded between 1976 and 1981, the vibraphonist and his rotating band also put down scores of unreleased songs. Following up on its earlier <i>Virgin Ubiquity</i> compilation, British label BBE collects 14 previously unheard jams here, spanning the full breadth of Ayers' compositional brilliance—there’s the breakbeat shout-along propulsion of "Tarzan," the synth-driven, disco-inflected "Kwajilori," and the rubbery, electro-funking "Third Time." Ayers' signature song, "Sunshine," appears here as a mellow, intimate demo.
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Tracklist
- 1Holiday (feat. Terri Wells)7:07
- 2I Am Your Mind (Part 2)8:35
- 3Funk in the Hole5:36
- 4Liquid Love (feat. Sylvia Cox)4:46
- 5Third Time (feat. Carla Vaughn)7:12
- 6Tarzan4:12
- 7I Like the Way You Do It to Me4:57
- 8Come to Me5:45
- 9Kwajilori5:30
- 10Release Yourself (feat. Terri Wells)6:16
- 11Touch of Class (feat. Merry Clayton)5:23
- 12Wide Open6:32
- 13Sunshine (Demo)5:00
Credits
Performers
- William AllenBASS HORNS GUITAR
- Chano O'FerralCONGAS
- Dennis DavisDRUMS
- Chuck AnthonyGUITAR
- Roy AyersKEYBOARDS VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Carla VaughnLEAD VOCALS
- Bernard PurdieDRUMS
- Jerry FriedmanGUITAR
- Merry ClaytonLEAD VOCALS LEAD GUITAR
- Justo AlmarioTENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR BANJO
- John MosleyTRUMPET
- Steve CobbDRUMS
- Nathaniel PhillipsBASS
- Bruce CarterDRUMS
- Bobby LylePIANO
- Sylvia CoxLEAD VOCALS
- Peter BrownBASS
- Philip WooPIANO KEYBOARDS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 8 pressings tracked on Gatefold