Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: NPR`s Tiny Desk Concert, featuring Roy Ayers
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: NPR`s Tiny Desk Concert, featuring Roy Ayers: Fans of National Public Radio have heard of the Tiny Desk Concerts. On my computer I have enjoyed Tiny Desk concert performances by Esp...
NPR`s Tiny Desk Concert, featuring Roy Ayers
Fans of National Public Radio have heard of the Tiny Desk Concerts. On my computer I have enjoyed Tiny Desk concert performances by Esperanza Spalding, Tower Of Power, August Greene (a group that features Common, with Robert Glasper, and guest female vocalist such as Brandy), and Roy Ayers. In this blog I will share with you my thoughts and opinions on Roy Ayers` performance on NPR`s Tiny Desk Concerts.
If you have not had a chance to watch and hear NPR`s Tiny Desk Concerts you are missing-out on some wonderful performances. One performance I reviewed is vibraphonist Roy Ayers. In this concert Roy Ayers gives us some of his most popular pieces for a 24:20 performance. Of three songs he performs "Searching" is one of my favorites. "Searching" sounds great! However, I would love to hear tenor saxophone and trumpet punctuate the background like on his 1976 Ubiquity recording.
After "Searching" was Roy Ayers` performance of "Black Family". I cannot say I am familiar with this piece, but Roy Ayers released it in 1983, on his "Lots Of Love" album recorded on his label called UNO MELODIC. If you are looking for "Lots Of Love", well, good luck finding it. "Black Family" was re-released in the 1980`s on his "Drive" album. Also, "Black Family" was recorded on "My Vibes", in 2005. "My Vibes" represents the best of Roy Ayers` defunct UNO MELODIC label. Written by Roy Ayers and Dwayne Perdue, "Black Family" is inspired by Fela Anikulapo Kuti`s Afro-beat style.
What is a Roy Ayers performance without his signature piece "Everybody Loves The Sunshine". Roy Ayers did not disappoint. This was truly the way to close-out his Tiny Desk performance. "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" is such a cool mystical piece, and his band, comprised of Mark Adams (keyboards), Trevor Allen (bass), and Christopher DeCarmine (drums) performs with such spirit and creativity. These guys are right in the pocket.
If you have not had a chance to watch and hear NPR`s Tiny Desk Concerts you are missing-out on some wonderful performances. One performance I reviewed is vibraphonist Roy Ayers. In this concert Roy Ayers gives us some of his most popular pieces for a 24:20 performance. Of three songs he performs "Searching" is one of my favorites. "Searching" sounds great! However, I would love to hear tenor saxophone and trumpet punctuate the background like on his 1976 Ubiquity recording.
After "Searching" was Roy Ayers` performance of "Black Family". I cannot say I am familiar with this piece, but Roy Ayers released it in 1983, on his "Lots Of Love" album recorded on his label called UNO MELODIC. If you are looking for "Lots Of Love", well, good luck finding it. "Black Family" was re-released in the 1980`s on his "Drive" album. Also, "Black Family" was recorded on "My Vibes", in 2005. "My Vibes" represents the best of Roy Ayers` defunct UNO MELODIC label. Written by Roy Ayers and Dwayne Perdue, "Black Family" is inspired by Fela Anikulapo Kuti`s Afro-beat style.
What is a Roy Ayers performance without his signature piece "Everybody Loves The Sunshine". Roy Ayers did not disappoint. This was truly the way to close-out his Tiny Desk performance. "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" is such a cool mystical piece, and his band, comprised of Mark Adams (keyboards), Trevor Allen (bass), and Christopher DeCarmine (drums) performs with such spirit and creativity. These guys are right in the pocket.
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