Mystic Voyage
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Mystic Voyage | ||||
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Released | 1975 | |||
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Genre | Jazz-funk[1] | |||
Length | 42:02 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Roy Ayers | |||
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Singles from Mystic Voyage | ||||
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AllMusic |
Mystic Voyage is a studio album by Roy Ayers Ubiquity. It was released in 1975 through Polydor Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Kaye-Smith/Van Ackeren Studios in Seattle, Washington and at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. This album is dedicated to the memory of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley.
The album peaked at number 90 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and number 13 on the R&B albums chart in the United States. Its lead single, "Mystic Voyage", reached No. 70 on the R&B singles chart.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Brother Green (The Disco King)" | 5:41 | |
2. | "Mystic Voyage" | Roy Ayers | 3:40 |
3. | "A Wee Bit" | Calvin Brown | 2:46 |
4. | "Take All the Time You Need" | 5:36 | |
5. | "Evolution" | Roy Ayers | 4:33 |
6. | "Life Is Just a Moment, Pt. 1" |
| 4:04 |
7. | "Life Is Just a Moment, Pt. 2" |
| 2:32 |
8. | "Funky Motion" | Ronnie Foster | 3:16 |
9. | "Spirit of Doo Do" | Edwin Birdsong | 5:57 |
10. | "The Black Five" | Roy Ayers | 3:57 |
Total length: | 42:02 |
Personnel
[edit]- Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- Roy Ayers – lead vocals, vibraphone, electric piano, clavinet, percussion, ARP synthesizer, arrangement (tracks: 1, 2, 4–10), producer
- Debby "Chicas" Darby – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Edwin L. Birdsong – vocals
- Calvin Brown – vocals, guitar, arrangement (track 3)
- Byron Lee Miller – bass, backing vocals
- Richard David Lawson – drums
- Chano O'Ferral – bongos, congas
- Willie Michael – percussion
- Joe Brazil – soprano saxophone
- Onzy Durrett Matthews, Jr. – arrangement
- Technical
- Ron Gangnes – recording
- Ralph Moss – engineering
- Buzz Richmond – engineering
- Neal Teeman – assistant engineering
- Sheri Leverich – art direction
- David Rawcliffe – photography
- Joel Brodsky – photography
- Robert Hickson – illustration
Chart history
[edit]Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[3] | 90 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Mystic Voyage – Roy Ayers / Roy Ayers Ubiquity". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Roy Ayers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Roy Ayers Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Mystic Voyage at Discogs (list of releases)