Roy Ayers - Virgo Vibes

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:28
Size: 122,7 MB
Art: Front

( 7:35)  1. The Ringer
( 5:21)  2. Ayerloom
( 6:56)  3. In the limelight
(12:49)  4. Virgo vibes
( 7:49)  5. Glow flower
( 5:09)  6. Mine Royd
( 7:45)  7. Number Seven

Long before he switched to playing disco and pop music, Roy Ayers was considered a promising young jazz vibraphonist. This LP, his second as a leader, was one of his finest. On four of the five selections (obscurities and pieces by group members), Ayers teams up with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Bruno Carr, and the mysterious pianist Ronnie Clark (Herbie Hancock under a disguised name). On "Glow Flower," Ayers and Tolliver are joined by Harold Land on tenor, pianist Jack Wilson, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Donald Bailey. The music is primarily advanced hard bop with some freer moments on Tolliver's "The Ringer." This underrated music is long overdue to be reissued on CD and displays Roy Ayers' long before he was known as an R&B artist. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/virgo-vibes-mw0000739066  

Personnel: Roy Ayers (vibraphone); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Charles Tolliver (trumpet); Ronald Clark (piano).

Virgo Vibes

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