![]() Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. ![]() Highlights include 'We Live in Brooklyn Baby,' 'Evolution,' 'Running Away,' and 'Get on up, Get on Down,' among others. Fans of hip-hop, groove music, funk, and jazz will all be able to find something to enjoy on the collection. During the 1970s, and his band, progressed from political- and social-commentary funk to blaxploitation to disco to some surprisingly touching R&B ballads, and this two-disc set covers it all with grace and a smooth flow. ![]() Evolution: The Polydor Anthology charts Roy Ayers' 12 years and 20 LPs with Polydor, a rich time where his gliding, loose-groove jazz-funk gained many fans - though perhaps fewer than it did 20 years later in the midst of the rare groove/acid jazz revival.
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