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".
www.royayers.net ...
Colaborador / Contribuitor: Ketmokin
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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