Product description I will ship by EMS or SAL items in stock in Japan. It is approximately 7-14days on delivery date. You wholeheartedly support customers as satisfactory. Thank you for you seeing it. Review Roy Ayers has been a figurehead to many musical camps over the years -as a straight ahead jazzing sideman to Herbie Mann in the 60s - through to being the much sampled supplier of hip hop breaks and hero to the Rare Groove generation. He has been in a position to maintain a contemporary profile and a busy gig schedule for decades; all this has been accomplished via the unlikely vehicle of the vibraphone!This anthology contains 33 examples that demonstrate why Roy, now in his 60s, is still considered hip by audiences of all ages. The album kicks off with the atmospheric "We Live in Brooklyn Baby" - illustrating Ayers skill at mixing up the best bits of funk, soul, disco and jazz into a satisfying and groovesome whole.It's not until you scan through the track listing of this compilation that it hits home how impressive a portfolio of club classics Roy has under his belt - "Everybody Loves The Sunshine", "Running Away", "Love Will Bring Us Back Together" and "Can't You See Me" have been emptying soul boys (and girls) wallets for decades.Although the musical template displays a drift from the rawer jazz-funk of "Red, Black & Green", to the smoother disco-fied styling of "Sweet Tears", the basic Ayers fingerprint stays the same - a simple catchy, upbeat melody interspersed with jazz instrumental solos usually kicked off by Roy's sparkling vibes backed up by a thumping funk bass. Tasty.It's these elements that have ensured that Ayer's fan base has never deserted him over the last 30 years. Either live or via a turntable, these unashamed party grooves will always get the dancers up on their feet and shouting for more. --Greg Boraman Find more music at the BBC This link will take you off in a new window
S**N
Take me to Rare Groove heaven !!
For anybody who seriously craves a 100% guaranteed no-fillers/no-duds selection of `70s jazz funk, rare groove and disco-soul, this album is pretty much like striking pay dirt.Whilst Roy Ayers is in no way under-rated by the soul, funk and jazz fraternity, he is inexplicably overlooked by the mainstream. This is a shame because, in my opinion, he stands alongside James Brown as one of the true innovators of dance music. He started hitting the right note around the time he set up his own band, Ubiquity, in the early `70s - and didn't stop coming up with the goods for almost two decades. His relentless ability to produce the funkiest hooks, the jazziest chords and the most incredibly hypnotic and addictive rhythms is astonishing. It is by no means a coincidence that just about every hip hop, house and dance DJ worth his/her salt has lifted a sample from the Roy Ayers back catalogue - and you will certainly recognise a few of them here.If you are new to Roy Ayers but are open to the idea of jazzy and funky old school dance music, there are at least a dozen tracks here that will instantly satisfy. From CD1 alone that would include WE LIVE IN BROOKLYN BABY, RED BLACK & GREEN, BOOGIE BACK, THE OLD ONE TWO, LIFE IS JUST A MOMENT (PART 2), EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE and SEARCHING. An honourable mention must go also to SWEET TEARS (THE DISCO VERSION) for being just about as perfect as left-field, string-laden jazz-meets-disco music gets. As for LOVE WILL BRING US BACK TOGETHER, well I would say, without exaggeration, that this justifies the price of the album on its own.Despite the strength of this collection, incredibly it doesn't include all of Roy's finest moments. For example, the mighty BROTHER GREEN (THE DISCO KING) from his MYSTIC VOYAGE album is a glaring omission. But then again, this probably tells you everything you need to know about Ayers as an artist - he has recorded so, so many great, blistering jazz-funk-soul songs, it's a difficult task to narrow down a selection for an anthology - even given the added scope of a double album! (N.B. This is borne out by another Roy Ayers compilation that came out in the same year as this one - VIRGIN UBIQUITY is a collection of hitherto unreleased tracks from the Polydor vaults, many of which are up to the same standard as those included here).DESTINATION MOTHERLAND, then. Nothing left to say but HEY DANCE HEADS! HERE IT IS, THE ULTIMATE OLD SCHOOL SOUL/JAZZ/FUNK MOTHER LODE !!
C**A
SUPERB
What a collection, Roy Ayers made so many classic's .
M**O
I would recommend this anthology.
My Royer Ayers at his best. Some tracks I have not even heard and some old favourites.I would recommend this anthology.
M**S
Five Stars
Good CD
P**A
LEGEND OF JAZZ FUNK
GOING TO SEE HIM IN CONCERT IN DECEMBER SO THIS SERVED UP AS A REMINDER OF THE GREAT MUSIC HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM LIVE
E**3
5 Stars
Brilliant. Must have
P**O
Three Stars
yes
T**I
mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Roy Ayers for me all the time takes me back to my younger days and his music still sounds great after alot of years 5 stars again
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