Roy Ayers

*2024 stock* "Vibraphonist, singer and producer Roy Ayers is a master of many musical styles and genres, from acid-jazz, jazz-funk to romantic ballads and dance tracks. While many of his contemporaries seemed to fail when they tried different sounds, Ayers always made sure a certain of musicality and identity was apparent in all of his work.

In 1970 Ayers signed Polydor Records and released Ubiquity which had Ayers in a looser and a less formal atmosphere. Even at its loosest, Atlantic still had the accouterments of a staid record label. At the beginning Polydor was a young German label still trying to find itself. Ayers as an artist was doing the same thing. With its trippy cover, Ubiquity positioned Ayers as a young, professional artist who was yet to find himself. He was in great stead however. Being in his early 30s gave him access to his post bop underpinnings as well as being young enough to be open to new sounds as well as applying them. Tracks like "Pretty Brown Skin" and "The Fuzz" showed that Ayers embraced the psychedelic movement and sound as well as R&B and funk of the day." - All About Jazz