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Born: September 10, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
Once one of the most visible and winning jazz vibraphonists of the 1960s, then an R&B bandleader in the 1970s and '80s, Roy Ayers' reputation s now that of one of the prophets of acid jazz, a man decades ahead of his time. A tune like 1972's amp;"Move to Groove" by the Roy Ayers Ubiquity has a crackling backbeat that serves as the prototype for... Continue Bio >>

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01/09/2010 Tralf
01/09/2010 Tralf
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Ringtones:

Everybody Loves The Sunshine

Discography:
2004 Mahogany Vibe
2001 Vibesman Live at Ronnie Scott's
1998 Spoken Word
1998 Lots of Love
1995 Naste'
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Filmography:
1999 Roy Ayers Live: Brewhouse Jazz
1992 Roy Ayers: Live at the Brewhouse Theatre, London
1988 Roy Ayers: Live at Ronnie Scott's
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Influenced By: Horace Silver Sam Cooke Cal Tjader Chico Hamilton Lionel Hampton More >> Followers: Khan Jamal The Herbaliser Cee Knowledge 4hero Clara Hill More >>

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