Roy Young

10 CD box set of 200 original recordings from the golden age of rock 'n' roll. Featuring Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Bo Dilley, Cliff Richard, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Cochran, Conway Twitty and many others. his CD Set is very much a Rock 'N' Roll Set. Ten Discs of fantastic music, mostly from the late 1950's. This Set doesn't have the usual mix of "Bluer Suede Shoes", "Jailhouse Rock" or "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", but has a good mix of classic hits and unusual stuff. If you, like me, like the old music of the 50's and 60's, this is the CD Set for you. Have fun, and keep on Rockin'.

Roy Ayers - Virgo Vibes (1967) {2013 Japan Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series 24bit}
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© 1967, 2013 Warner Japan / Atlantic / Rhino | WPCR-27168 | Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Vibes

A far-reaching early gem from Roy Ayers – a set that's much more jazz-based than his later work, and a record that has him touching base with the Blue Note and Strata East sides of the jazz spectrum! The lineup here is incredibly hip – a mix of players that includes a young Charles Tolliver on trumpet, Harold Land and Joe Henderson on tenor, Jack Wilson on piano, and Reggie Workman on bass – not to mention Roy himself on some mighty great vibes! There's a surprising spiritual undercurrent to the music – pointing the way towards jazz to come in the 70s.

This album gathers up a dozen of some of his earliest hits, all cut for Duke Reid at Treasure Isle studio between 1969 and 1970. Included is one of his chartbusters, a version of the Paragons' "Wear You to the Ball." Paragon vocalist John Holt was responsible for bringing the DJ to Treasure Isle, and U-Roy repaid the singer by versioning a clutch of classic Paragons' songs, five of which appear here. …

The John Barry Seven take pride of place above the title on this 40-track CD, called Drumbeat after a BBC TV series that enjoyed a one-off 22-week run in the summer of 1959. Buddy Holly, Cliff Richard, Russ Conway and Connie Francis were in the top ten that hot summer, and Barry’s guest artists, though not of that elevated status, did feature singers who were about to become stars and remain household names, including Adam Faith and Dusty Springfield, one of the Lana Sisters.

Roy Ayers - West Coast Vibes (1963) {2011 Japan 24-bit Remaster} [Jazz Masterpiece Best & More 999 Series]
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© 1963, 2011 United Artists Jazz / Liberty / EMI Music Japan | TOCJ-50121
Jazz / Straight-ahead Jazz / Soul Jazz / Vibes

A holy grail of jazz – Roy Ayers' first album as a leader, and a near-lost session that's simply sublime! The record was cut at the same time that Roy was working in LA with pianist Jack Wilson – and it's got an approach that's a bit similar to some of the Wilson/Ayers sessions for Atlantic, Blue Note, and Vault – but with a marked difference here in the presence of Curtis Amy, who plays some incredible tenor and soprano sax on the session – arcing out over the modal lines set up by the vibes and piano, and shading in the record with a much deeper sense of soul! Amy plays on about half the album's tracks – all of which are standout modal tunes that preface the MPS/Saba sound by a number of years, and which we'd easily rank as some of the greatest jazz recorded anywhere in the 60s.