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Roy Ayers

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Born
10 September 1940 (age 83)
Born In
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Roy Ayers (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 with his band Roy Ayers Ubiquity. He is a key figure in the acid jazz movement, which is a mixture of jazz into hip-hop and funk, and has been dubbed by many as "The Godfather of Neo Soul". He is most well known for his signature compositions "Everybody Loves The Sunshine&qu… read more
Roy Ayers (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… read more
Roy Ayers (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 with his band Roy Ayers Ubiquity. He is a key figure in the acid j… read more

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1 Play track A Shining Symbol Searching
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 755 listeners
2 Play track Destination Motherland: The Roy Ayers Anthology The Memory
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 345 listeners
3 Play track Virgin Ubiquity II Liquid Love
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 285 listeners
4 Play track When I Met You Running Away
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 191 listeners
5 Play track I Am Your Mind (Part 2) I Am Your Mind (Part 2)
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6 Play track A Shining Symbol Love Will Bring Us Back Together
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7 Play track Virgin Ubiquity II Funk in the Hole
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8 Play track A Shining Symbol Everybody Loves The Sunshine
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9 Play track Sunshine - Demo Sunshine - Demo
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10 Play track A Shining Symbol Mystic Voyage
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  1. 70,174 listeners

    6 Jun 2005 · 13 tracks

    Virgin Ubiquity II
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  2. 68,913 listeners

    1 Jan 1976 · 11 tracks

    Vibrations
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  3. 50,808 listeners

    1993 · 16 tracks

    A Shining Symbol
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  4. 47,299 listeners

    1 Jan 1976 · 10 tracks

    Everybody Loves The Sunshine
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