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Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves the Sunshine -

By 1976, vibraphone legend Roy Ayers and his group Ubiquity’s music had become dirtier, funkier, and more repetitive. Yet it was still in turns mellow and soothing. The outfit were square pegs that refused to fit in any holes that suggested straightforward jazz, soul or disco.

Unbelievably, Everybody Loves the...

Ramsey Lewis - Songs From the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey -

As a serious and respected jazz pianist, Ramsey Lewis has had more than the expected number of chart hits during his 40-odd-year career. But that’s always been the cool thing about him: as a serious and respected jazz pianist, he’s never felt the need to perpetually prove it by showing...

Freddie Hubbard Dead At Age 70 -

Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard died Monday, Dec. 29 in Los Angeles, California, of complications from a recent heart attack. He was 70-years-old. The musician helped bridge the gap between be-bop and jazz fusion.

Freddie Hubbard's esteemed career combined raw talent and a little bit of luck. As a teenager,...

Herbie Hancock: The Imagine Project -

As one of the most covered songs in modern rock history, John Lennon’s “Imagine” has become the peace sign-flashing anthem for human rights causes everywhere"a merging of messages that doesn’t always translate into great art, but in Herbie Hancock’s case, it does draw great talent. The Grammy-winning jazz legend conceived...

Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves the Sunshine -

By 1976, vibraphone legend Roy Ayers and his group Ubiquity’s music had become dirtier, funkier, and more repetitive. Yet it was still in turns mellow and soothing. The outfit were square pegs that refused to fit in any holes that suggested straightforward jazz, soul or disco.

Unbelievably, Everybody Loves the...

Music DVD Review: Cannonball Adderley - Live in '63 -

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Part of Jazz Icons: Third Series

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