Virgin Ubiquity II (Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981) is a Jazz album by Roy Ayers, originally released in 2005. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Soul Jazz
- warm
- laid-back
- soulful
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
- Carlos OrtizDRUMS CONGAS
- Terri WellsLEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Philip WooPIANO ELECTRIC PIANO SYNTHESIZER
- Roy AyersVOCALS VIBRAPHONE PIANO
- William AllenBASS FRENCH HORN ARRANGED BY
- Merry ClaytonBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Sylvia CoxBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Chano O'FerralCONGAS
- Dave RobbinsELECTRIC PIANO
- John PressleyBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Richard ShadeBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Steve CobbDRUMS
- Jerry FriedmanGUITAR
- Justo AlmarioSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- John MosleyTRUMPET
- Bernard PurdieDRUMS
- Armen DonelianELECTRIC PIANO
- Carla VaughnVOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold