i was in the record store today and i saw this name, roy ayers.
and it was in the soul and funk section and i wanted to know if it iss any good

motownlover said:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...yKhsOeA4wI
that's a cover of one of his songs
i'm not necessarily a fan but i find this song very cool

Yes! If you like funk, soul, jazz, vibes and great musicianship, you will dig him. Just buy some stuff. Start with a compilation - preferably two discs so that you get a good sampling of his sound. You should also check for Roy Ayers Ubiquity.

Here are some of my favorites, but I have too many to list. These are good introductions.






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Then you can go deeper.










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jazz soul and funk are my favorite genres , so i was just asking for some winner advice

Roy Ayers Ubiquity. Of course.

i do remember a project with roy ayers and 2 brothers, i cant remember if it was the brothers johnson, or those marsailas boys...

Ubiquity..HELL ya

got lotsaplay backinthaday

you send me - great rendition, very melodic

Start with this...


And pick up from there

Im a Roy Ayers junkie . . . . the man is legend

saw him in concert on new years day & what a way to start the new year

recommended albums

"Everybody Loves The Sunshine"

"A Tear To A Smile"

"Vibrations"

"You Send Me"

if you want a good best of to start off with then "Destination Motherland : The Roy Ayers Anthology" is a good way to get you started




those will wet your appetite
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Caramelpfe said:

Great suggestion thats how I started out myself.

The 1997 comp I started with was a one-discer:



1 Love Will Bring Us Back Together 5:52
2 Running Away 3:57
3 Red Black And Green 4:36
4 Mystic Voyage 3:39
5 What You Won't Do For Love 5:49
6 Don't Stop The Feeling 8:12
7 Coffy Is The Color 2:59
8 We Live In Brooklyn, Baby 3:43
9 Searching 4:06
10 Everybody Loves The Sunshine 3:56
11 Gotta Find A Lover 7:08
12 You Send Me 8:25
13 For Real 3:47
14 Destination Motherland 4:51
15 He's A Superstar 5:34

Are you fucking Kidding me? oh man dont let me get RAMP up in here

Harlepolis said:

I agree,this is a good place to start.The title track is my favorite song by him.

Yes!

Roy Ayers is friggin awesome!!!!



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SoulAlive said:

And commonly carried at the wrecka stow.

IAintTheOne said:

was my first thought

s'all good tho motownlover ....

If ya aren't sure...ask...always a good thing to do

Cinnie said:

This is the one I started with also. Great introduction, I now own about all of his albums. I even saw him in concert last year. Great musician, great show!

You can't go wrong with this excellent 2-disc set

definetly pick up a 2disc best of, as his work is so vast that a single disc wont give you the best sample of his great work
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Saw Roy live a few months ago. They tore that stage up.
Great show and showmanship.

My favorite Ayers song is DC City.

I made my own compilation a while back called Roy Ayers Presents...I put on my favorite cuts by him, plus some cuts by RAMP, Sylvia Striplin, and Eighties Ladies (the group Sylvia originated from). Great mellow collection...