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Roy Ayers

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Born
10 September 1940
Born In
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Died
4 March 2025 (aged 84)
Roy Ayers (born Roy Edward Ayers Jr. in Los Angeles, CA, on 10 September 1940; died 4 March 2025) was an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player remembered as a key figure in the acid jazz movement and for his pioneering jazz-funk band Roy Ayers Ubiquity. He was a recipient of the US Congress of Racial Equality Lifetime Achievement Award. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk with his band Roy Ayers Ub… read more
Roy Ayers (born Roy Edward Ayers Jr. in Los Angeles, CA, on 10 September 1940; died 4 March 2025) was an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player remembered as a key figure in the acid jazz movement and for his pioneering jazz-funk band Roy Ayers Ubiquity. He was a recipie… read more
Roy Ayers (born Roy Edward Ayers Jr. in Los Angeles, CA, on 10 September 1940; died 4 March 2025) was an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player remembered as a key figure in the acid jazz movement and for his pioneering jazz-funk band Roy Ayers Ubiquity. He was a recipient of the US Congress of Racial Equality Lifetime Achievement Award. Ay… read more

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1 Play track Virgin Ubiquity II Liquid Love
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 362 listeners
2 Play track When I Met You Running Away
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 225 listeners
3 Play track A Shining Symbol Love Will Bring Us Back Together
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 146 listeners
4 Play track I Am Your Mind (Part 2) I Am Your Mind (Part 2)
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5 Play track A Shining Symbol Everybody Loves The Sunshine
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6 Play track Virgin Ubiquity II Funk in the Hole
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7 Play track A Shining Symbol Mystic Voyage
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8 Play track Anthology Hummin' In The Sun
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9 Play track Evolution: The Polydor Anthology You Send Me
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10 Brawling Broads - From The "Coffy" Soundtrack Brawling Broads - From The "Coffy" Soundtrack
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Albums

  1. 90,128 listeners

    1 Jan 1976 · 11 tracks

    Vibrations
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  2. 81,680 listeners

    6 Jun 2005 · 13 tracks

    Virgin Ubiquity II
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  3. 50,934 listeners

    1993 · 16 tracks

    A Shining Symbol
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  4. 48,750 listeners

    1 Jan 1976 · 10 tracks

    Everybody Loves The Sunshine
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