http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2211&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rssThis superb vibraphonist crafted a winning mix of soul, world music and jazz that rode high on the jazz and R&B charts throughout the 1970s and '80s. Roy Ayers started out as a solid hard bop musician, but he quickly upped the soul and disco elements of his sound, and his sophisticated music became an uptown pop staple of disco-era black America. Even while Ayers was gaining attention for such R&B hits as "Running Away," "Hot" and "In the Dark," his overall reputation kept growing, particularly in the U.K., and he's now considered a pioneer of Britain's acid jazz movement. His work is also widely sampled by American hip-hop producers, and his juicy crossover albums are now as widely available as his soul jazz efforts should be. Ayers has earned his place in pop history as one of the few modern jazz musicians who blueprinted a pop sound with his band, not with his instrument. - Nick DedinaJazz-Funken720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:15:35 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2211&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss This superb vibraphonist crafted a winning mix of soul, world music and jazz that rode high on the jazz and R&B charts throughout the 1970s and '80s. Roy Ayers started out as a solid hard bop musician, but he quickly upped the soul and disco elements of his sound, and his sophisticated music became an uptown pop staple of disco-era black America. Even while Ayers was gaining attention for such R&B hits as "Running Away," "Hot" and "In the Dark," his overall reputation kept growing, particularly in the U.K., and he's now considered a pioneer of Britain's acid jazz movement. His work is also widely sampled by American hip-hop producers, and his juicy crossover albums are now as widely available as his soul jazz efforts should be. Ayers has earned his place in pop history as one of the few modern jazz musicians who blueprinted a pop sound with his band, not with his instrument. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2713704&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 2713704 tra.2713704 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Everybody Loves The Sunshine alb.132073 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/2/4/1104219_170x170.jpg 1993-07-06 00:00:00.0 1976-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Everybody Loves The Sunshine tra.2713704 242000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2713704&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2713704&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2223676&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 2223676 tra.2223676 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection alb.176840 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/5/4/1104598_170x170.jpg 2000-11-14 00:00:00.0 2000-11-14 00:00:00.0 true Searching tra.2223676 249000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2223676&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2223676&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716580&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 1716580 tra.1716580 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.0 Soul Essentials: Best Of Roy Ayers alb.118102 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/5/4/1104556_170x170.jpg 1997-02-04 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true You Send Me tra.1716580 508000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716580&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716580&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716572&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 1716572 tra.1716572 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Soul Essentials: Best Of Roy Ayers alb.118102 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/5/4/1104556_170x170.jpg 1997-02-04 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mystic Voyage tra.1716572 222000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716572&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716572&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716570&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 1716570 tra.1716570 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Soul Essentials: Best Of Roy Ayers alb.118102 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/5/4/1104556_170x170.jpg 1997-02-04 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Running Away tra.1716570 240000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716570&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716570&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23231420&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 23231420 tra.23231420 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.0 You Send Me alb.23223188 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/1/8/1408145_170x170.jpg 2008-09-23 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true You Send Me tra.23231420 508000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23231420&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23231420&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993460&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 1993460 tra.1993460 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Mystic Voyage alb.88545 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/5/4/1104513_170x170.jpg 1993-07-06 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mystic Voyage tra.1993460 221000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993460&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993460&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716569&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 1716569 tra.1716569 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Soul Essentials: Best Of Roy Ayers alb.118102 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/5/4/1104556_170x170.jpg 1997-02-04 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Love Will Bring Us Back Together tra.1716569 354000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716569&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716569&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20954460&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 20954460 tra.20954460 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Verve Remixed 4 alb.20949600 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/3/6/1366367_170x170.jpg 2008-05-27 00:00:00.0 2008-05-27 00:00:00.0 true Everybody Loves The Sunshine (9th Wonder Remix) tra.20954460 244000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20954460&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20954460&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2717558&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Tue, 28 Feb 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 2717558 tra.2717558 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.0 Evolution: The Polydor Anthology alb.322031 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/5/4/1104533_170x170.jpg 1995-02-28 00:00:00.0 1995-02-28 00:00:00.0 true You Send Me tra.2717558 509000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2717558&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2717558&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716901&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 1716901 tra.1716901 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection alb.176840 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/5/4/1104598_170x170.jpg 2000-11-14 00:00:00.0 2000-11-14 00:00:00.0 true Everytime I See You tra.1716901 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716901&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716901&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2713699&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 2713699 tra.2713699 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Everybody Loves The Sunshine alb.132073 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/2/4/1104219_170x170.jpg 1993-07-06 00:00:00.0 1976-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Keep On Walking tra.2713699 228000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2713699&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2713699&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993462&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 1993462 tra.1993462 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Mystic Voyage alb.88545 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/5/4/1104513_170x170.jpg 1993-07-06 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Take All The Time You Need tra.1993462 338000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993462&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1993462&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29554497&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 29554497 tra.29554497 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 A Tear To A Smile alb.29553708 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/5/6/1766563_170x170.jpg 2009-08-11 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 true A Tear To A Smile tra.29554497 345000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29554497&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29554497&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716573&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 1716573 tra.1716573 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Soul Essentials: Best Of Roy Ayers alb.118102 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/5/4/1104556_170x170.jpg 1997-02-04 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true What You Won't Do For Love tra.1716573 352000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716573&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716573&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716578&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 1716578 tra.1716578 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Soul Essentials: Best Of Roy Ayers alb.118102 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/5/4/1104556_170x170.jpg 1997-02-04 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Everybody Loves The Sunshine tra.1716578 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716578&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1716578&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2223668&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 2223668 tra.2223668 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection alb.176840 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/5/4/1104598_170x170.jpg 2000-11-14 00:00:00.0 2000-11-14 00:00:00.0 true Running Away tra.2223668 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2223668&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2223668&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2223681&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 2223681 tra.2223681 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.0 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection alb.176840 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/5/4/1104598_170x170.jpg 2000-11-14 00:00:00.0 2000-11-14 00:00:00.0 true Gotta Find A Lover tra.2223681 428000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2223681&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2223681&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23840450&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Tue, 1 Jan 1974 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 23840450 tra.23840450 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Change Up The Groove alb.23824761 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/7/3/1443754_170x170.jpg 2008-10-21 00:00:00.0 1974-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Change Up The Groove tra.23840450 277000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23840450&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23840450&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2713703&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 2713703 tra.2713703 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Everybody Loves The Sunshine alb.132073 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/2/4/1104219_170x170.jpg 1993-07-06 00:00:00.0 1976-01-01 00:00:00.0 true People And The World tra.2713703 291000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2713703&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2713703&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2717557&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Tue, 28 Feb 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 2717557 tra.2717557 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Evolution: The Polydor Anthology alb.322031 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/5/4/1104533_170x170.jpg 1995-02-28 00:00:00.0 1995-02-28 00:00:00.0 true Can't You See Me tra.2717557 367000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2717557&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2717557&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3142174&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Tue, 12 Jun 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 3142174 tra.3142174 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Live At Ronnie Scott's alb.318752 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/9/7/517924_170x170.jpg 2002-10-22 00:00:00.0 2001-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Everybody Loves The Sunshine tra.3142174 160000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3142174&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3142174&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4999953&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 4999953 tra.4999953 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.0 Virgin Ubiquity: Unreleased Recordings 1976-81 alb.4994909 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/5/2/982541_170x170.jpg 2004-09-09 00:00:00.0 2004-01-27 00:00:00.0 false Together Forever tra.4999953 280000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4999953&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4999953&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20350061&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 20350061 tra.20350061 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Vibrations alb.20339377 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/0/3/1223014_170x170.jpg 2008-04-22 00:00:00.0 1976-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Memory tra.20350061 272000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20350061&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20350061&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28505651&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz-Funk Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:04:01 -0700 Top Tracks by Roy Ayers on Rhapsody Online 28505651 tra.28505651 Roy Ayers art.2211 0.99 Virgo Red alb.28503089 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/1/9/1689134_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 null true Virgo Red tra.28505651 178000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28505651&variant=play&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28505651&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-ayers%2Ftop-tracks.rss