Roy Ayers

vibraphone, vocal, producer, performer, arranger, percussion, keyboard, synthesizer, electric piano, marimba, Clavinet, piano, handclaps, cowbell

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Herbie Mann
William Allen instrument arranger, vocal, bass, guitar, handclaps, horn, strings, synthesizer Boogie Down, Brand New Feeling, Compadre, Crack Attack, Fever, I Am Your Mind, I Just Wanna Give It Up, I Really Love You, Is It Too Late to Try?, Love Will Bring Us Back Together, Mystery of Love, Mystic Voyage (version), Oh What a Lonely Feeling, Sugar, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Together Forever, What's the T?
Ralph Votapek
Justo Almario tenor saxophone Brand New Feeling, I Really Love You, I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna dance), If You Love Me, Leo, Mystery of Love, Sugar, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, What's the T?
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) piano A Rose for Cindy, Bonita, Daddy Bug, Emmie, For Once in My Life, I Love You Michelle, It Could Only Happen to You, Lil's Paradise, Look to the Sky, Shadows, Stoned Soul Picnic, This Guy's in Love With You, Wave, What the People Say

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
William Allen instrument arranger, vocal, bass, guitar, handclaps, horn, strings, synthesizer Boogie Down, Brand New Feeling, Compadre, Crack Attack, Fever, I Am Your Mind, I Just Wanna Give It Up, I Really Love You, Is It Too Late to Try?, Love Will Bring Us Back Together, Mystery of Love, Mystic Voyage (version), Oh What a Lonely Feeling, Sugar, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Together Forever, What's the T?
Justo Almario tenor saxophone Brand New Feeling, I Really Love You, I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna dance), If You Love Me, Leo, Mystery of Love, Sugar, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, What's the T?
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) piano A Rose for Cindy, Bonita, Daddy Bug, Emmie, For Once in My Life, I Love You Michelle, It Could Only Happen to You, Lil's Paradise, Look to the Sky, Shadows, Stoned Soul Picnic, This Guy's in Love With You, Wave, What the People Say
Dennis Davis drums Boogie Down, Can't You See Me, Everybody Loves the Sunshine, Hot, I Did It in Seattle, Lots of Love, Love Will Bring Us Back Together, Pete King, Philadelphia Mambo, Running Away, Sweet Tears, We Live in London Baby
Zachary Breaux guitar Can't You See Me, Everybody Loves the Sunshine, Hot, Lots of Love, Love Will Bring Us Back Together, Pete King, Philadelphia Mambo, Running Away, Sweet Tears, We Live in London Baby
Rex Rideout keyboard Can't You See Me, Everybody Loves the Sunshine, Hot, Lots of Love, Love Will Bring Us Back Together, Pete King, Philadelphia Mambo, Running Away, Sweet Tears, We Live in London Baby
Bill Saxon saxophone Blue Summer, Crack Attack, Don't You Ever Turn Away, I Once Had Your Love, I Really Wanna Be With You, I'm the One, Let Me Love You, Marlon, Word
Carla Vaughn vocal Boogie Down, Fever, Is It Too Late to Try?, Love Will Bring Us Back Together, Mystic Voyage (version), Simple and Sweet, Sugar, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Together Forever
Chuck Anthony guitar Boogie Down, Fever, I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna dance), Leo, Love Will Bring Us Back Together, Mystery of Love, Sugar, Together Forever
Chano O'Ferral congas, percussion Boogie Down, Fever, I Did It in Seattle, If You Love Me, Oh What a Lonely Feeling, Simple and Sweet, Sugar, What's the T?
Hubert Laws flute A Rose for Cindy, For Once in My Life, Lil's Paradise, Stoned Soul Picnic, Wave, What the People Say
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) bass A Rose for Cindy, Emmie, I Love You Michelle, Look to the Sky, Stoned Soul Picnic, This Guy's in Love With You
Steve Cobb drums Brand New Feeling, I Am Your Mind, I Just Wanna Give It Up, Mystery of Love, Oh What a Lonely Feeling, Together Forever
Grady Tate drums A Rose for Cindy, For Once in My Life, Lil's Paradise, Stoned Soul Picnic, Wave, What the People Say
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie drums I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna dance), Leo, Love Will Bring Us Back Together, Simple and Sweet, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, What's the T?
Buster Williams bass Bonita, Daddy Bug, Glow Flower, It Could Only Happen to You, Shadows, Virgo Vibes
Gary Bartz alto saxophone A Rose for Cindy, For Once in My Life, Lil's Paradise, Stoned Soul Picnic, Wave, What the People Say
Dwayne Perdue cymbals, drums Can I See You, Compadre, For You, Goree Island, Virgo, You Might Be Surprised
David Metcen bass, synthesizer For You, Goree Island, Sexy, Sexy, Sexy, Virgo, You Might Be Surprised
John Mosley trumpet Brand New Feeling, I Really Love You, I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna dance), Sugar, What's the T?
Charles Tolliver trumpet Ayerloom, Glow Flower, In the Limelight, The Ringer, Virgo Vibes
Merry Clayton vocal Brand New Feeling, I Just Wanna Give It Up, I Really Love You, Oh What a Lonely Feeling, What's the T?
James Mtume (musician, aranger, writer -NOT the group Mtume) keyboard Hot, Night Flyte, Programmed for Love, Slip n' Slide
Gerald Brown drums Blast the Box, In the Dark, Love Is in the Feel, Poo Poo La La
Bruno Carr drums Ayerloom, Emmie, In the Limelight, The Ringer
Miroslav Vitouš bass For Once in My Life, Lil's Paradise, Wave, What the People Say
Harold Land piano, tenor saxophone Glow Flower, I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna dance), If You Love Me, Virgo Vibes
Robert Brookins synthesizer Blast the Box, I Can't Help It, In the Dark, Poo Poo La La
Binkey Brice guitar Hot, Night Flyte, Programmed for Love, Slip n' Slide
Joe Norosavage keyboard Hot, Night Flyte, Programmed for Love, Slip n' Slide
Kerry Turman (bassist) bass Fever, I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna dance), If You Love Me, Simple and Sweet
Dunn Pearson, Jr. keyboard Hot, Night Flyte, Programmed for Love, Slip n' Slide
Mickey Roker drums Bonita, Daddy Bug, It Could Only Happen to You, Shadows
Philip Field (80s keyboardist) keyboard Hot, Night Flyte, Programmed for Love, Slip n' Slide
Reggie Workman bass Ayerloom, In the Limelight, The Ringer
Freddie Waits drums I Love You Michelle, Look to the Sky, This Guy's in Love With You
Philip Woo electric piano, keyboard, piano, synthesizer I Am Your Mind, Mystic Voyage (version), Simple and Sweet
Grover Washington, Jr. saxophone Compadre, Goree Island, In the Dark
Rory Kaplan synthesizer Blast the Box, I Can't Help It, Poo Poo La La
Paul Jackson (Jazz bassist) guitar Blast the Box, I Can't Help It, In the Dark
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) tenor saxophone Ayerloom, In the Limelight, The Ringer
Erykah Badu vocal Everybody Joves the Sunshine (Dnb remix)
Ronny Clark piano Ayerloom, In the Limelight, The Ringer
David Spradley arranger I Can't Help It, In the Dark, Love Is in the Feel
Greg Moore (US guitarist & songwriter) guitar If You Love Me, Poo Poo La La
Tom Browne (US jazz trumpeter) trumpet Goree Island, Sexy, Sexy, Sexy
Donald “Duck” Bailey (drummer and harmonica player) drums Glow Flower, Virgo Vibes
Canuke Bernard percussion For You, Virgo
Gene Dunlap drums Fever, If You Love Me
George Baker (Dutch singer/songwriter) guitar Simple and Sweet, Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Branford Marsalis saxophone For You, Virgo
Don Blackman keyboard Can I See You, You Might Be Surprised
Jack Wilson (Jazz Pianist) piano Glow Flower, Virgo Vibes
Jeffrey Johnson guitar Goree Island, Sexy, Sexy, Sexy
Aaron Jerome remixer I Am Your Mind (Aaron Jerome mix)
9th Wonder remixer Everybody Loves the Sunshine (9th Wonder remix)
Harry Whitaker piano I Just Wanna Give It Up
Howard King (funk/soul drummer, vocalist with Mtume) drums Is It Too Late to Try?
Hughie Nanton percussion Don't You Ever Turn Away
Ethel Beatty vocal Simple and Sweet
James Bedford synthesizer Blast the Box
Jeff Johnson (guitar) guitar Virgo
Dave Robbins (US keyboardist for Blackhawk) keyboard For You
Jerry Friedman (session musician) guitar What's the T?
Jim Gilstrap vocal Fever
Dick Griffin trombone Simple and Sweet
Kathleen Jackson vocal I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna dance)
Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez mix-DJ Love Under the Sun
Bruce Carter drums Green and Gold
Khris Kellow synthesizer Goree Island
Miki Howard vocal Poo Poo La La
Cookie Crew vocal Love Will Bring Us Back Together
Nathaniel Phillips vocal Green and Gold
Neal Jason (bass) bass Leo
Paulinho da Costa percussion Goree Island
Chandra Currelli vocal Let Me Love You
Edward Moore (guitarist & producer) guitar Night Flyte
Russell Ferrante synthesizer Love Is in the Feel
Simon Dunmore mix-DJ Tarzan (Ame remix)
Sinclair Acey trumpet If You Love Me
Sonny Sharrock guitar Emmie
Sylvia Cox vocal Brand New Feeling
Bobby Lyle piano Green and Gold
Tom Roberts percussion Don't You Ever Turn Away
Wayne Garfield vocal I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna dance)
Edwin Birdsong vocal I Am Your Mind

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Herbie Mann vibraphone Come Together, Don't You Know the Way (How I Feel About You), Down on the Corner, Flute Bag, Flying, Hold on, I'm Comin', In Tangier / Paradise Beach, In the Medina, Incense, Love Is Far Stronger Than We, Miss Free Spirit, Norwegian Wood, Odalisque, Ooh Baby, Panama Red's Panama Hat, Pendulum, Philly Dog, The Letter, The Wailing Dervishes, Turkish Coffee, Waltz for My Son, What Would You Do
Ralph Votapek arranger, producer, vocal, percussion, piano, vibraphone Can You Dance, For Real, Give It to Me, Have Your Way, Heat of the Beat, It Ain't Your Sign, It's Your Mind, Lovers Should Always Be Together, Million Dollar Baby (Feel So Real), No Deposit No Return, Ooh Baby, Step in to Our Life, Swarte, Take Your Funky Mind to the Disco, Tell Me What You Want, Thank You, Thank You, Weekend Lover, You Make Me Feel Like (Rockin' With Ya)
Justo Almario producer Aquarian Mood, I'm the One That Loves You, Interlude, Seventh Avenue, Sho' You Right, Sir John
Zachary Breaux vocal, marimba Red Black and Green
Curtis Amy vibraphone 24 Hour Blues, A Soulful Bee, A Soulful Rose, Lisa
TOKU vibraphone Kiss of Life, Me and Mrs. Jones, One Day I’ll Fly Away
Erykah Badu producer, vocal Amerykahn Promise, Cleva
Roy Ayers Ubiquity arranger, producer Running Away (long version), Running Away (short version)
Nuyorican Soul performer Roy's Scat, Sweet Tears
Miles Jaye vibraphone Let's Start Over, Let's Start Over (extended)
Mateo Marshall performer Electric Vibes, Good to Me
The Soul Society performer Everybody Loves the Sunshine (feat. Roy Ayers)
DJ Denoizer performer Our Time Is Coming
Will Downing vibraphone Lover's Melody
Whitney Houston vibraphone Love Will Save the Day
Vidigal performer 2000 Black
The V.I.P. Club vibraphone Criss Cross
The James Taylor Quartet vibraphone Show me all your colours
Rose Pandangwangi performer Dangerous Vibes (Spen & Karizma mix)
Pascal Robault performer Oh What a Night
Najee performer Vibin' With Ayers (feat. Roy Ayers)
Mighty Martin performer Proceed
Masters at Work vocal Our Time Is Coming (Jazzanova's Guestlist mix)
Jaded Jinas performer Mystic Voyage
Guru producer, vibraphone Take a Look (at Yourself)
Flipstar performer Pirates of Penzance
Ernie Cosse performer Expansions
Eric Benét performer When You Think of Me (feat. Roy Ayers)