ROY AYERS- HE'S COMING

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Oct 19, 2014 Sold Date

Oct 17, 2014 Start Date

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RARE FIND

HE'S COMING

ROY AYERS - UBIQUITY

One of the rarest and greatest Roy Ayers albums of all time – the sly, funky and spiritual masterpiece He's Coming from 1971 – really the beginning of the funk years from Roy Ayers Ubiquity! This one's a totally solid mix of soulful jazz, jazzy soul and righteous funk – and it's straight up wonderful all the way through – with a groove that's hugely influential to say the least! Includes the amazing track "We Live In Brooklyn Baby", which has a slow sample bassline in the intro that's just incredible – plus groovy cuts like the spiritual funk classic Jesus Christ Superstar "He's a Superstar", "He's Coming", and "Sweet Tears". The lineup includes Sonny Fortune on soprano sax and flute and Billy Cobham drums and percussion, and the record's co-arranged by Harry Whitaker, who's also on keys and vocals – with other tracks include "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Ain't Got Time", "I Don't Know How To Love Him", "Sweet Butterfly Of Love" and "Fire Weaver". Amazing stuff, really a beautiful encapsulation of Roy Ayers in peak form!

Ain't Got Time (1971) was sampled in
Hard to Kill by Showbiz & A.G. (1992)
In the House by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (1994)
Little Brother by Mos Def and Talib Kweli (2000)
Little Brother by Black Star (2000)
The Bone Song by Sa-Ra Creative Partners (2009)
Tea Thyme by Damu the Fudgemunk (2010)

Currently, there is a documentary in progress called the Roy Ayers Project featuring Roy Ayers, as well as many Hip Hop producers who have sampled his music and other people who have been influenced by him and his music. The documentary is planned to be released in early 2012. Roy Ayers' song "Running Away" appears in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game soundtrack, on the fictitious radio station Bounce FM. Roy Ayers' song "Funk In The Hole" appears in Grand Theft Auto IV video game on the ficitious radio station Fusion FM. He's also the radio host of this station. "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" appears in GTA Vice City Stories soundtrack. Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. 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

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