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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.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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Tony Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Errol Brown, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Jerry Schoenbaum, Producer
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eddie Kramer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers, ComposerLyricist - James Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Carl Clay, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Schoenbaum, Producer
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eddie Kramer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers, ComposerLyricist - James Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Carl Clay, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Schoenbaum, Producer
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Kasha, ComposerLyricist - Joel Hirschhorn, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Jerry Schoenbaum, Producer
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wayne Garfield, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Davis, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Seldon Powell, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kramer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leslie Carter, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Ayers, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bert DeCoteaux, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Carl Clay, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Schoenbaum, Producer - Arthur Clark, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Denise Bridgewater, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Argerie Ayers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Salter, ComposerLyricist - W. Salter, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Alderson, ComposerLyricist - James Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Jerry Schoenbaum, Producer
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Hutson, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Joe Reaves, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Schoenbaum, Producer
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., v
Eddie Kramer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers, ComposerLyricist - James Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Jerry Schoenbaum, Producer
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
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.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:12
- Main artists: Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 2009 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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