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Whenever someone makes the transition from jazz instrumentalist to R&B singer, he/she is bound to be lambasted by jazz purists and denounced as a sellout. Roy Ayers was no exception -- like George Benson, George Duke, and Patrice Rushen, Ayers was frequently attacked by jazz's hardcore in the late '70s for turning away from instrumental jazz and making vocal-oriented soul and funk his main focus. But what didn't interest jazz snobs excited R&B lovers, who found a lot to admire about Vibrations and other Ayers albums from that period. This 1976 LP boasted the moody hit "Searching," which has jazz overtones but is essentially an R&B song, and the title track which has become nothing less less than a funky soul classic. Ayers and his band Ubiquity are also quite appealing on gems that range from the sweaty, driving funk of "One Sweet Love to Remember," "Moving Grooving," "Higher," and "Domelo (Give It to Me)," to mellow quiet storm numbers like "Baby, You Give Me a Feeling" and "Baby, I Need Your Love." With Vibrations, Ayers reminded us that jazz's loss was certainly soul/funk's gain.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Edwin Birdsong, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ayers, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - William Allen, Producer - James Green, Producer - Maurice Green, Producer
℗ 1976 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer - Roy Ayers, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - William Allen, Producer - James Green, Producer - Maurice Green, Producer
℗ 1976 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer - Roy Ayers, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - William Allen, Producer - James Green, Producer - Maurice Green, Producer
℗ 1976 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ayers, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justo Almario, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JERRY SOLOMON, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Allen, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Green, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chano O'Ferral, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - PHILIP WOO, Keyboards, Piano, Harmonica, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John Mosley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Green, Producer, Associate Producer - Steve Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Banks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ayers, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - William Allen, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Green, Producer - Maurice Green, Producer
℗ 1976 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer - Roy Ayers, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - William Allen, Producer - James Green, Producer - Maurice Green, Producer
℗ 1976 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Ayers, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justo Almario, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JERRY SOLOMON, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Allen, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James Green, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chano O'Ferral, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - PHILIP WOO, Keyboards, Piano, Harmonica, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John Mosley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Green, Producer, Associate Producer - Steve Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Banks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer - Roy Ayers, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - William Allen, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Green, Producer - Maurice Green, Producer
℗ 1976 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer - Roy Ayers, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Allen, Producer - James Green, Producer - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Maurice Green, Producer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer - Roy Ayers, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - William Allen, Producer - James Green, Producer - Maurice Green, Producer
℗ 1976 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ayers, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justo Almario, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JERRY SOLOMON, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Allen, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James Green, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chano O'Ferral, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - PHILIP WOO, Keyboards, Piano, Harmonica, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John Mosley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Green, Producer - Steve Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Banks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Whenever someone makes the transition from jazz instrumentalist to R&B singer, he/she is bound to be lambasted by jazz purists and denounced as a sellout. Roy Ayers was no exception -- like George Benson, George Duke, and Patrice Rushen, Ayers was frequently attacked by jazz's hardcore in the late '70s for turning away from instrumental jazz and making vocal-oriented soul and funk his main focus. But what didn't interest jazz snobs excited R&B lovers, who found a lot to admire about Vibrations and other Ayers albums from that period. This 1976 LP boasted the moody hit "Searching," which has jazz overtones but is essentially an R&B song, and the title track which has become nothing less less than a funky soul classic. Ayers and his band Ubiquity are also quite appealing on gems that range from the sweaty, driving funk of "One Sweet Love to Remember," "Moving Grooving," "Higher," and "Domelo (Give It to Me)," to mellow quiet storm numbers like "Baby, You Give Me a Feeling" and "Baby, I Need Your Love." With Vibrations, Ayers reminded us that jazz's loss was certainly soul/funk's gain.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:35
- Main artists: Roy Ayers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1976 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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