Roy Ayers, a vibraphonist, record producer and composer who created a new jazz sound in the mid-1970s that combined electric jazz, trippy funk and soothing soul that rested heavily on mellow chord sequences and lyrical melodies, died on March 4. He was 84. [Photo above of Roy Ayers]
Ayers began by recording hard bop in 1962 with Curtis Amy and recorded h…
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