Roy Ayers • He's Coming

 

Roy Edward Ayers, Jr. was born in Los Angeles, CA on September, 10 1940. He comes by his affinity with music naturally, as his mother Ruby Ayers was a schoolteacher and local piano instructor and his father Roy Sr., a sometimes-parking attendant and trombonist. As it often happens in a household filled with the love and the appreciation which for music, Roy began to demonstrate his musical aptitude by the tender age of five, by which time he was playing boogie woogie tunes on the piano. He turned to the steel guitar by the age of nice, had stints during his teens playing flute, trumpet and drums before embracing the vibes as his instrument of choice.

Perhaps Roy’s karmic destiny as a vibraphonist was by his parents’ decision to allow him attend a concert featuring the great Lionel Hampton’s Big Band. During “Hamps” customary stroll down the aisle to thank you his audience for attending, he noticed and ecstatic five-year-old boy. So impressed was "Hamp" by the child’s ebullience he walked over and presented young Roy Ayers Jr. with the gift of a lifetime- a pair of vibe mallets. During Roy’s adolescence, although his parents required that his schoolwork remain his primary focus, his mother managed to fit in piano lessons, which served to enhance his public school education. In addition to Roy’s involvement with various instruments, he also sang in the church choir. Then, at seventeen years of age his parents presented him with a set of vibes and the rest, as they say, is history.

Roy began at first study independently, then eventually discovered that Bobby Hutcherson, a rising vibraphonist, lived in his neighborhood, and subsequently he began to work under Bobby’s tutelage. Their relationships as friends and musicians blossomed, with regular meetings between the two to collaborate and practice. During this period, Roy went on to form very first group of which he was the leader, while a student of Jefferson High school. Appropriately enough, he first named the group the Jefferson Combo, later re-naming the group to the Latin Lyrics. After graduation from Jefferson High, Roy attended Los Angeles City College where he studied advanced music theory.

By 1961 Roy had become a well-rounded, full-fledged professional musician, and as is customary in nuturing African-American households, at twenty-one the keys to the door. As the adage goes, if you are blessed, when one closes another one opens. Fortunately for Roy, he had just begun to receive his musical blessings, as early in his career, he collaborated and performed with likes of Chico Hamilton, Teddy Edwards, Jack Wilson, Phineas Newborn and Gerald Wilson. Shortly thereafter, Roy made his recording debut with Curtis Amy, a highly regarded saxophonist, with whom he recorded “Way Down” and “Tippin on Through”.

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Roy Edward Ayers, Jr. nació en Los Ángeles, California, el 10 de septiembre de 1940. Su afinidad con la música es natural, ya que su madre, Ruby Ayers, era maestra de escuela e instructora local de piano, y su padre, Roy Sr., era a veces vigilante de aparcamiento y trombonista. Como suele ocurrir en un hogar lleno de amor y aprecio por la música, Roy empezó a demostrar sus aptitudes musicales a la tierna edad de cinco años, cuando ya tocaba melodías de boogie woogie en el piano. Se pasó a la guitarra de acero a la edad de cinco años, y durante su adolescencia tocó la flauta, la trompeta y la batería antes de abrazar el vibráfono como su instrumento preferido.

Quizás el destino kármico de Roy como vibrafonista fue la decisión de sus padres de permitirle asistir a un concierto de la Big Band del gran Lionel Hampton. Durante el habitual paseo de "Hamp" por el pasillo para agradecer al público su asistencia, se fijó en un niño de cinco años que estaba extasiado. Tan impresionado estaba "Hamp" por la efervescencia del niño que se acercó y le entregó al joven Roy Ayers Jr. el regalo de su vida: un par de mazos de vibráfono. Durante la adolescencia de Roy, aunque sus padres le exigían que las tareas escolares siguieran siendo su objetivo principal, su madre se las arregló para que recibiera clases de piano, que sirvieron para mejorar su educación en la escuela pública. Además de la participación de Roy con varios instrumentos, también cantó en el coro de la iglesia. Luego, a los diecisiete años, sus padres le regalaron un juego de vibráfono y el resto, como se dice, es historia.

Roy empezó a estudiar de forma independiente, pero con el tiempo descubrió que Bobby Hutcherson, un vibrafonista en alza, vivía en su barrio, y posteriormente empezó a trabajar bajo la tutela de Bobby. Sus relaciones como amigos y músicos florecieron, con encuentros regulares entre ambos para colaborar y practicar. Durante este periodo, Roy pasó a formar el primer grupo del que era líder, mientras era estudiante del instituto Jefferson. Apropiadamente, primero llamó al grupo el Jefferson Combo, y más tarde lo rebautizó como Latin Lyrics. Tras graduarse en el Jefferson High, Roy asistió al City College de Los Ángeles, donde estudió teoría musical avanzada.

En 1961, Roy se había convertido en un músico profesional completo y, como es habitual en los hogares afroamericanos de formación, a los veintiún años recibió las llaves de la puerta. Como dice el adagio, si eres afortunado, cuando una se cierra otra se abre. Afortunadamente para Roy, acababa de empezar a recibir sus bendiciones musicales, ya que al principio de su carrera colaboró y actuó con gente como Chico Hamilton, Teddy Edwards, Jack Wilson, Phineas Newborn y Gerald Wilson. Poco después, Roy hizo su debut discográfico con Curtis Amy, un saxofonista de gran prestigio, con quien grabó "Way Down" y "Tippin on Through".


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Colaborador / Contribuitor:  Pere

Tracklist:
1 - He's A Superstar - 5:35
2 - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - 4:04
3 - Ain't Got Time - 2:53
4 - I Don't Know How To Love Him - 4:02
5 - He's Coming - 6:20
6 - We Live In Brooklyn Baby - 3:43
7 - Sweet Butterfly Of Love - 1:52
8 - Sweet Tears - 3:32
9 - Fire Weaver - 3:40


Credits:
    Arranged By – Harry Whitaker, Roy Ayers
    Art Direction [Reissue] – Hollis King
    Backing Vocals – Carol Smiley, Gloria Jones, Victoria Hospedale
    Bass – John Williams (8) (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9), Ron Carter (tracks: 6)
    Congas – Jumma Santos
    Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Andy Kman
    Design [Reissue] – Isabelle Wong
    Drums – David Lee, Jr.
    Drums, Percussion – Billy Cobham
    Electric Piano, Organ, Vocals – Harry Whitaker
    Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
    Guitar – Bob Fusco (tracks: 6), Sam Brown (2) (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9)
    Mastered By – Kevin Reeves
    Producer – Ed Kolis* (tracks: 6), Myrnaleah Williams
    Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Sonny Fortune
    Strings – Selwart Clarke
    Supervised By [Reissue Supervised By] – Harry Weinger
    Vibraphone, Organ, Vocals – Roy Ayers

Label: Verve Records ‎– B0012553-02, Polydor ‎– PD 5022
Series: Verve Originals –
Released: 2009
Original Release: 1972
Genre: Jazz
Style: Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk
https://www.discogs.com/Roy-Ayers-Ubiquity-Hes-Coming/release/3011661

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