Roy Ayers Ubiquity Vibrations

Ubiquity (1971). Roy Ayers' leap to the Polydor label inaugurates his music's evolution away from the more traditional jazz of his earlier Atlantic LPs toward the infectious, funk-inspired fusion that still divides critics and fans even decades after the fact. Although Ubiquity maintains one foot in Ayers' hard bop origins, the record favors soulful grooves and sun-kissed textures that flirt openly and unapologetically with commercial tastes. Several cuts feature the male/female vocals that would become a hallmark of subsequent Ubiquity efforts, while mid-tempo instrumentals like "Pretty Brown Skin" and "The Painted Desert" feature evocatively cinematic arrangements and intriguing solos that unfurl like psychedelic freak flags…

BBE Music continues its long and fertile partnership with vibraphone legend and godfather of neo-soul, Roy Ayers, with the first ever reissue of his 1983 album Silver Vibrations.

The Jazz Club series is an attractive addition to the Verve catalogue. With it's modern design and popular choice of repertoire, the Jazz Club is not only opened for Jazz fans, but for everyone that loves good music.

A man decades ahead of his time, composer, vibraphonist and bandleader, Roy Ayers has made a significant impression with his contributions to American music genres funk, soul, R&B, disco, hip-hop and jazz. Beginning his career as a jazz player, Ayers released several albums with Atlantic Records before bringing his brand of soul-jazz to Verve and Polydor where he released a succession of landmark albums such as Ubiquity, Vibrations, Mystic Voyage and Everybody Loves The Sunshine. 1977's Come Into Knowledge is the lone album released under the Roy Ayers Music Productions moniker…