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Roy Ayers
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Roy Ayers

Roy Ayers is a funk artist from United States formed in 1940. 79 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Funk · United States · Best funk albums

79
Releases
1963–2025
Active years
1940
Formed
2025
Died

Discography

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Ubiquity cover

Most popular

Ubiquity

1970 · 9 tracks

Singles & EPs

18

Live & compilations

6

Credits

4

Records Roy Ayers worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

Appears on

5

Releases by other artists featuring Roy Ayers.

Featured tracks

9

Collaborators

6

Community

More about Roy Ayers

Roy Ayers at a glance

Born in
Los Angeles
From
United States
Active since
1962
Instruments
piano, vibraphone, voice
Member of
Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Labels
Atlantic Records
Educated at
Jefferson High School (Los Angeles)

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

Roy Ayers was born on September 10, 1940 in Los Angeles. Thanks to his trombone playing father and piano teaching mother, he became immersed in music from day one and the story goes that he was given his first set of vibe mallets by his hero Lionel Hampton at the age of 5. Constantly performing and recording since the 1960s, he is one of the most famous jazz vibraphonists. He has produced some of the most loved modern soul-jazz records of all time such as, "Everybody Loves The Sunshine", most influential afro-jazz with musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (Africa - Centre Of The World) and the most seminal jazz-funk, such as "Running Away". And that's just the surface. 2004 saw the release of "Virgin Ubiquity: Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981" which were 'lost' sessions tapes that he had discarded. Gilles Peterson described this as the equivalent of finding a lost Beatles album. No doubt this helped him win the Gilles Peterson 2004 Worldwide Lifetime Achievement Award. Roy Ayers is ageless and evergreen and as per the title of another one of hits, remember "We All Live In Brooklyn Baby". http://www.royayers.com http://www.bassics.de/ayers.html http://www.discomuseum.com/RoyAyers.html

Roy Ayers in brief

How many Roy Ayers releases are on Riffiter?
79 releases are catalogued, spanning 1963 to 2026.
When was Roy Ayers formed?
Roy Ayers formed in 1940, in United States.
What genre is Roy Ayers?
Roy Ayers is catalogued under Funk, Jazz, Soul.
What is the most recent Roy Ayers release on Riffiter?
Delfonic Reworked #2, released in 2026.

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