Roy Ayers discographyStudio albums 33 EPs 1 Soundtrack albums 1 Compilation albums 26 Video albums 1
This is the discography of American vibraphonist and record producer Roy Ayers .
Studio albums
Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Collaborative albums
Soundtrack albums
Live albums
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
US R&B [ 6] US Dance [ 6] UK [ 4]
1976
"The Golden Rod"
70
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"Mystic Voyage"
70
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1977
"Running Away"
19
14
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1978
"Freaky Deaky"
29
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"Get On Up, Get On Down"
56
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41
"Heat of the Beat" (with Wayne Henderson )
59
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43
1979
"Love Will Bring Us Back Together"
41
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"What You Won't Do for Love"
73
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"Don't Stop the Feeling"
32
35
56
1984
"In the Dark"
35
45
83
"Poo Poo La La"
89
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1985
"Slip 'N' Slide"
49
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"Programmed for Love"
62
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"Hot"
20
12
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1987
"Can't You See Me"
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96
"Let's Start Love Over" (with Miles Jaye )
5
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77
1998
"Expansions" (with Scott Grooves)
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68
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
As sideman
With Curtis Amy
With Herbie Mann
A Mann & a Woman The Wailing Dervishes The Beat Goes On Impressions of the Middle East Glory of Love (A&M, 1967)Windows Opened Concerto Grosso in D Blues Live at the Whisky a Go Go Memphis Underground (Atlantic, 1969)Stone Flute Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty Memphis Two-Step (Embryo, 1971)The Evolution of Mann (Atlantic, 1972)Sunbelt (Atlantic, 1978)Deep Pocket (Kokopelli, 1992)With Jack Wilson
The Jack Wilson Quartet (Atlantic, 1963)Plays Brazilian Mancini (Vault, 1965)Ramblin' (Vault, 1966)Something Personal Call Me: Jazz from the Penthouse (Century, 2018)With others
4Hero , Creating Patterns (Talkin' Loud, 2001)Amerie , Touch Erykah Badu , Mama's Gun Christophe Beck , Ant-Man (Hollywood, 2015)Eric Benet , A Day in the Life (Warner Bros., 1999)Mary J. Blige , Share My World Zachary Breaux , Groovin (NYC 1992)Brooklyn Funk Essentials , Stay Good (Dorado, 2019)Jean Carn , Trust Me (Motown, 1982)Coolio , It Takes a Thief (Tommy Boy 1994)Cookie Crew , Fade to Black (1991)Digable Planets , Blowout (EMI, 1994)Doldinger , Doldinger in New York (WEA, 1994)Will Downing , After Tonight (Peak, 2007)Ronnie Foster , Love Satellite (CBS, 1978)Funkdoobiest , Brothas Doobie (Music On Vinyl, 2016)Stu Gardner , Music from the Bill Cosby Show Vol II (Columbia, 1987)Ghostface Killah , Apollo Kids (Def Jam, 2010)Wolfgang Haffner , Urban Life (Skip, 2001)Whitney Houston , Whitney Rick James , Throwin' Down Mark James , Mark James (Bell, 1973)Miles Jaye , Miles (Island, 1987)Miles Jaye, Let's Start Over (4th & Broadway, 1987)
Jazz Crusaders , Happy Again (Sin-Drome, 1995)Jazz Crusaders, Soul Axess (True Life, 2004)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince , Code Red (Jive, 1993)Jellybean , Spillin' the Beans (Atlantic, 1991)Jeru the Damaja , The Sun Rises in the East (Payday, 1994)Ronny Jordan , A Brighter Day (Blue Note, 2000)Alicia Keys , Here Fela Kuti & Roy Ayers, Music of Many Colours (Phonodisk, 1980)Talib Kweli , Eardrum (Warner Bros., 2007)Gerald Levert , The G Spot (Elektra, 2002)David Linx , Hungry Voices (Miracle, 1989)Marley Marl , Re-Entry (BBE 2001)James Moody , Moody's Party Live at the Blue Note (Telarc, 1995)Mos Def , Black On Both Sides (Rawkus1999)Najee , Embrace (N-Coded, 2003)David "Fathead" Newman , Lonely Avenue David "Fathead" Newman, Newmanism
Vi Redd , Birdcall (United Artists, 1962)Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth , The Main Ingredient (Traffic 2011)Jill Scott , Who Is Jill Scott? (Hidden Beach 2000)Sandra St. Victor , Gemini: Both Sides (Expansion, 2001)Joseph Tawadros , Chameleons of the White Shadow (ABC Music 2013)James Taylor Quartet , Room at the Top (Sanctuary, 2002)Tony Touch , The Piece Maker 2 (Koch, 2004)A Tribe Called Quest , People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (Sony, 2015)Tyler, the Creator , Cherry Bomb (Odd Future, 2015)Leroy Vinnegar , Leroy Walks Again!! Buster Williams , Crystal Reflections (Muse, 1976)Vanessa Williams , The Sweetest Days (Mercury, 1994)Gerald Wilson , On Stage Gerald Wilson, The Golden Sword
Jody Watley , I Love to Love (MAW, 2000)Jody Watley, Midnight Lounge (Shanachie, 2003)
Notes
^ a b c d e "Silver Vibrations" and "Drivin' On Up" were recorded at the same session and released separately in 1983 via Uno Melodic Records.[ 7] Ichiban Records titled as "Drive". In 2005, "Lots of Love" was reissued under the title "My Vibes" by Snapper Music along with eight unreleased cuts Ayers recorded in 1999.[ 8]
^ Also a studio album.
^ "Fast Money" was re-released via Castle Music titled "Live at Ronnie Scott's" in 2001. In 2002, Sanctuary Visual Entertainment re-released "Live at Ronnie Scott's" as a video album titled "Live at Ronnie Scott's - London 1988".
References
^ a b "Roy Ayers Chart History" . Billboard 200 . Retrieved September 6, 2018 .^ a b c "Roy Ayers Chart History" . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . Retrieved September 6, 2018 .^ "Roy Ayers Chart History" . Jazz Albums . Retrieved September 6, 2018 .^ a b "ROY AYERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 6, 2018 .^ "Ubiquity Chart History" . Billboard 200 . Retrieved September 6, 2018 .^ a b "Roy Ayers - Awards" . AllMusic . Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2022 .^ Project, Jazz Discography. "Roy Ayers Discography" . www.jazzdisco.org . ^ Ankeny, Jason. "My Vibes: The Best of the Uno Melodic Years - Roy Ayers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic
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