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Previously-Unreleased Funk by Roy Ayers Emerges on "Secrets Of The Sun"

By JR on 7:35 AM

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Feel the warmth once again of the late great Roy Ayers on a posthumous project that goes back to his funky sound of the mid-70's. "Secrets of the Sun" is a new compilation album by Roy Ayers featuring four previously unreleased tracks and four new reinterpretations of his classic deep cuts. Released in November 2025, the project includes new mixes by Dennis "ROC.am" Jones and is available on limited edition vinyl with a gatefold jacket. The previously unreleased songs are "Pathfinder," "Pleasure," "Intermission," and "Dragon's Nest".
 
Available on mp3 download here at Amazon and on vinyl here at UDiscover Music.
  • Album Content: The album is a mix of entirely new and re-imagined material.
  • Previously Unreleased Tracks: "Pathfinder," "Pleasure," "Intermission," and "Dragon's Nest".
  • Reinterpreted Classics: New "ROCMIX" versions of "Moving, Grooving," "You Came Into My Life," and "Don't Let Our Love Slip Away".
  • Release and Format:
  • Release Date: November 2025.
  • Physical Format: Limited edition vinyl LP.
  • Special Features: Includes a gatefold jacket and a lithograph.
  • Production:
  • Mix Engineer: Dennis "ROC.am" Jones.
  • Immersive Mixes: Some of the new mixes were created for immersive audio playback. 

It's The Right Time For Love With The Music of Dean Mark, Najee, Will Downing, Roy Ayers & Vula

By JR on 9:06 PM

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These soulful superstars are here to touch you like never before, with the loving embrace of their sweet harmonies. With decades of experience in providing a musical massage, Dean Mark, Najee, Will Downing, Roy Ayers & Vula unite in 2024. Take your time as these masters of groove deliver the spice of life to your speaker, soothe and set the mood for quality time. The smooth Jazz of "Wait A While" and the funky R&B of  "I Wanna Touch You Baby" set the atmosphere for love.
 

King Most Flips Reggae Like Never Before With The Music Of Sister Nancy & Roy Ayers

By JR on 9:01 PM

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The remix work of King Most is like a ray of sunshine to your eardrum as he reworks Hip Hop-sampled Reggae classics. A delightful fusion of 80's R&B, Jazz Fusion and Reggae make up his latest release "Bam Bam Tom Tom Club" b/w "Reggae For Roy", now available on 7" vinyl. From the 2022 album *Edit Power Vol. One now on Bandcamp.

Roy Ayers Joins Kyoto Jazz Massive For The Feel-Good Fusion of "Message From A New Dawn"

By JR on 10:36 AM

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It's a foreign exchange of Jazz-Dance as Kyoto Jazz Massive invite Roy Ayers on a journey of joy and freedom in 2021. "Message From A New Dawn" demonstrates the astounding rhythm of this fusion movement as they explore new boundaries of groove in Jazz Fusion. Uplifting is the word as each song provides feelings of an ascension based on a free, forward-thinking and cosmic approach to music.

Don't Look Away As Vibraphonist Roy Ayers Collaborates With Musicians Luke Smith & Wunmi

By JR on 3:36 PM

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The man who's known for giving good vibrations inspires a new generation of music in 2020 and 2021. "Don't Look Away" featuring Roy Ayers on vibraphone and background vocals is a energetic moment of Afro-Beat by Wunmi. You're bound to remain attentive and stop dead in your tracks with one listen to the original, and the beautiful Afro House remix. On "It's Time", Roy plays it cool with Luke Smith who provides an excellent laid-back Jazz Fusion groove for Roy to do his thing.

In Conversation: Roy Ayers Interviews Meli'sa Morgan For The Chicago Bridge Magazine

By JR on 12:11 AM

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"We welcome you to listen to a special conversation between two legends one of which is Roy Ayers, our Senior Music Editor and Publisher, and the Godfather of Neo Soul, a composer, musician as well as pioneer the second being Meli'sa Morgan an legendary R&B/Soul Singer. Narrated by our host King Hoff you going to hear some of the music that has helped make both of these individuals become legends in their respective genres. You will also hear stories as well as get to peek behind the curtain as these two legends discuss their journeys and their story. This is the Chicago Bridge Magazine Podcast, bridging the gap between the person and the public figure."

The Chien Chien Lu Quartet Salute Roy Ayers With A Cover Of "We Live in Brooklyn Baby"

By JR on 3:49 PM

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"Classically trained in contemporary percussion is her native Taiwan, Chien Chien Lu, the emergent vibraphonist best known, to date, for recording and touring with Jeremy Pelt Quintet, is excited to release The Path, her genre melding debut as a leader. Accompanying Chien Chien are an elite cast of musicians, a group sourced principally from Pelt's ensemble-with the blessing of the maestro. Such a strong blessing, in fact, that Pelt himself appears here on his young protege's debut, alongside bandmates Richie Goods on acoustic and electric bass, Allan Mednard on drums, and Ismel Wignall on congas/percussion. Goods, in addition to producing the album and arranging its two most recognizable standards, introduced Chien Chien to guitarist Quintin Zoto and pianist Shedrick Mitchell, both of whom prove indispensable here. Though this is not the first time Chien Chien and Mitchell have played together-both played on Goods' most recent release, My Left Hand Man, a tribute to Goods' mentor, the late pianist Mulgrew Miller. And so here we have yet another example of jazz's circle of life: musicians paying mentorship forward."

 

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