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Roy Ayers Recommendations

Does anyone have any favorite Roy Ayers songs?

The World Vibes Congress is Jan. 2nd-3rd, 2021, and the Vibe Hang Afterparty (5:30 PM EST on Jan. 3rd) will begin by inducting Roy Ayers into the vibe hall of fame. Come join the hang. It's free and open to anyone, as are the rest of the Congress events.

To get the word out for the hang and the WVC in general, a few of us are planning to learn some Roy Ayers tunes and post them on social media. So let's start the hype train here.

Presentation

Final Concert at the South Pole -

WHAT IS MUSIC? Music is different for different people. I’ve learned that it is not the privilege of the audience to experience an artist’s music but rather it is truly a privilege for the artist who gets to present their musical expressions to a receptive audience.

What came first, the chicken or the egg?

What came first, the chicken or the egg? or ... what came first, the melody or the scale? In a scientific world, the scale was certainly here first. It was always here. Partials derived from the harmonic series and placed in a row is not a creation of man but an existing entity just waiting to be discovered. Humanity's discovery of scales and modes evolved as artists made new melodies and found order that spoke a language of expressiveness. As a result of their exploring, learning and constructing melodies, patterns and similarities were revealed.

Monty Stark (Who knows about Monty Stark?)

John Keene sent me a recording of Monty Stark and John Abercrombie I posted it.

Here's an interview I found. I like this guy, didn't know anything about him. He seems cool, John Keene says he was.

Check out this interview of him:
https://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2009/12/egon-interviews-monty-stark-20…

I'm trying to find Monty Stark CDs.

Sassy Samba, a Jimmy Heath tune

This tune is a tribute to Sara Vaughn. I've always loved it, but as far as I can tell it never really made it into the popular fake books. A friend of mine transcribed it back in the the late 1970s. I recorded this version for piano and marimba a few years ago.

The form is kinda long and a lot of fun to improvise on. It's usually done in even 8ths. I checked Youtube and found several covers by a variety of great jazz players. There are also lyrics for the melody, although I don't know who wrote them.

A lead sheet is included.