During this same period, Ayers released two jazz-focused albums as a leader, with one of them being the 1967 recording Virgo Vibes (the other being the 1963 West Coast Vibes). Prior to to exploring a more funkier sound, Roy Ayers spent the sixties as a promising up-and-coming post-bop jazz vibraphonist, performing alongside Jack Wilson, Herbie Mann, and performing in the Gerald Wilson Orchestra. Also remember to checkout BeatCaffeine’s 30 Essential Roy Ayers Songs playlist at the bottom of this post. Here are 15 essential records (in chronological order) by the jazz-funk legend. During the seventies and early eighties, the legendary artist released a string of groundbreaking recordings that defined any genre, fusing jazz, funk, and soul together to create his own signature sound which some have labeled “neo-soul.” Regardless of the label, his music can be heard across a wide diverse of settings, anywhere from the disco dance floor to a jazz nightclub. Composer, vibraphonist, and vocalist Roy Ayers is one of the greatest jazz-funk musicians of our time.
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