Roy Ayers

Roy Ayers - You Might Be Surprised (1985) Expanded Edition, Remastered 2012

Roy Ayers - You Might Be Surprised (1985) Expanded Edition, Remastered 2012
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 412 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 177 Mb | Scans included
Label: Funky Town Grooves/Sony | # FTG 282, 88691970822 | Time: 01:09:28
Genre: Soul-Jazz, Funk, R&B

When You Might Be Surprised came out in 1985, Roy Ayers wasn't having as many hits as he had enjoyed in the late '70s. Ayers knew that if he didn't want to be accused of sounding dated, he needed to appeal to the urban contemporary tastes of 1985, so on this album he manages to update his approach without being untrue to himself. The production (some of it by James Mtume, some of it by Ayers himself) is high-tech and hip-hop influenced synthesizers and drum machines are prominent, and there are few horns and no strings. But Ayers still sounds distinctive on material that ranges from the clever single Programmed for Love and the funky Can I See You to the playful title song (a duet with singer Jean Carn).

Roy Ayers - Silver Vibrations (1983/2019)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Aug. 2, 2020
Roy Ayers - Silver Vibrations (1983/2019)

Roy Ayers - Silver Vibrations (1983/2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 278 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 108 Mb | 00:44:08
Jazz-Funk, Soul | Label: BBE Music

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.

Roy Ayers - 2 Studio Albums (1971-1976) [Reissue 2008-2009]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Sept. 29, 2020
Roy Ayers - 2 Studio Albums (1971-1976) [Reissue 2008-2009]

Roy Ayers - 2 Studio Albums (1971-1976) [Reissue 2008-2009]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 539 MB | Covers included
Genre: Jazz-Funk | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve

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…
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Jazz Is Dead 002: Roy Ayers (2020)

Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Jazz Is Dead 002: Roy Ayers (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 172 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 60 Mb | 00:26:05
Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz | Label: Jazz Is Dead

In February 2018, Roy Ayers performed four sold out shows in Los Angeles as part of the Jazz Is Dead Black History Month series. It wasn’t until 2020 that fans of Ayers discovered that in addition to those shows, the legendary vibraphone player had also recorded an entire album of new material with Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.

Roy Ayers - Africa, Center Of The World (1981) [2014, Japan]  Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Jan. 6, 2023
Roy Ayers - Africa, Center Of The World (1981) [2014, Japan]

Roy Ayers - Africa, Center Of The World (1981) [2014, Japan]
Jazz, Soul, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Jazz-Funk | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 43:01 | 299,06 Mb
Label: Polydor/Universal Classics & Jazz (Japan) | Cat.# UCCU-90030 | Released: 2014-05-21 (1981)

"Africa, Center of the World" is a studio album by American musician Roy Ayers. It was released in 1981 through Polydor Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Artisian Sound Recording Studio in Hollywood, California and Sigma Sound Studios in New York City. The album is dedicated to Fela Kuti and Bob Marley.

Roy Ayers - Fever (1979) {2022, Japanese Limited Edition}  Music

Posted by popsakov at March 8, 2023
Roy Ayers - Fever (1979) {2022, Japanese Limited Edition}

Roy Ayers - Fever (1979) {2022, Japanese Limited Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 293 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 106 Mb
Covers Included | 00:40:59 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soul, Soul Jazz, Disco | Polydor / Universal Music Group #UICY-79976

Fever is a studio album by American musician Roy Ayers. It was released in 1979 through Polydor Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Sigma Sound Studios and Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and at Record Plant in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Ayers himself with co-production by Carla Vaughn. The album peaked at number 67 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at number 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its lead single, "Love Will Bring Us Back Together", reached peak position #41 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves The Sunshine (1976/2015) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves The Sunshine (1976/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 39:42 minutes | 1,61 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 39:42 minutes | 907 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Roy Ayers has a unique claim to fame as attracting a huge number of hip hop, rap, and R&B artists to sample his work. This album's title track has been used by a long list of celebrity artists, including Mary J. Blige, Common, and Mos Def. The album peaked at #51 on the US Top 200 Billboards.

Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Virgo Red (1973) [Reissue 2009]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Oct. 26, 2017
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Virgo Red (1973) [Reissue 2009]

Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Virgo Red (1973) [Reissue 2009]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 242 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 91 MB | Covers (5 MB) included
Genre: Jazz-Funk | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (0602517995697)

Despite contributions from an abundance of soul-jazz greats including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jimmy Owens, and Garnett Brown, Virgo Red is the most stripped-down and nuanced of Roy Ayers' Ubiquity LPs. Its sinuous funk grooves are first and foremost a showcase for the intuitive interplay of Ayers and electric keyboardist Harry Whitaker, whose Fender Rhodes' fills orbit Ayers' vibes' solos like a planet circling the sun. The material is a crazy quilt of righteously soulful originals and deeply funky covers spanning Leroy Hutson's soul classic "Giving Love" to Stories' soft pop smash "Brother Louie" to absolute treacle like The Poseidon Adventure's "The Morning After" - by all rights it shouldn't work, but as the astrological overtones winding through Virgo Red attest, sometimes the stars align.
Roy Ayers - I'm The One (For Your Love Tonight) (1987) [2011, Remastered & Expanded Edition]

Roy Ayers - I'm The One (For Your Love Tonight) (1987) [2011, Remastered & Expanded Edition]
R&B, Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 49:19 | 340,09 Mb
Label: Soul Music.com Records (UK) | Cat.# SMCR 5033 | Released: 2011-11-22 (1987)

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1987 album from the Jazz/Funk pioneer. "I'm the One (For Your Love Tonight)" was his final set for Columbia Records. Unlike it's 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. 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. 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. Band), the funky 'Crack Attack' and the vibes-dominated instrumental, 'Blue Summer. ' This expanded edition includes an extended dance mix of the title track. Notes by renowned U. S. writer Lewis Dene (former contributor to the UK's Blues & Soul magazine) include quotes from a 2011 interview with Roy.
Roy Ayers - Virgin Ubiquity II (Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981) (2005) {Rapster/BBE}

Roy Ayers - Virgin Ubiquity II (Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981) (2005) {Rapster/BBE}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and LOG | scans | 542 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 170 mb
Genre: jazz, soul, R&B, funk

Virgin Ubiquity II (Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981) is the 2005 compilation CD by American jazz artist Roy Ayers. This was released by Rapster via Barely Breaking Even (BBE).