Virgo Vibes
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{{Infobox album
| name = Virgo Vibes
| type = Studio
| artist = Roy Ayers
| cover = Virgo Vibes.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1967
| recorded = January 18 and March 6, 1967
| studio = Gold Star (Los Angeles, CA and NYC)
| venue =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 40:27
| label = Atlantic
SD 1488
| producer = Herbie Mann
| chronology = Roy Ayers
| prev_title = West Coast Vibes
| prev_year = 1963
| next_title = Stoned Soul Picnic
| next_year = 1968
}}
Virgo Vibes is the second studio album by American jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers, released in 1967 by Atlantic Records.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1488 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series] accessed September 24, 2015
Critical reception
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AllMusic noted, "Long before he switched to playing disco and pop music, Roy Ayers was considered a promising young jazz vibraphonist. This LP, his second as a leader, was one of his finest".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000739066 |title=Virgo Vibes – Review |accessdate=September 24, 2015}}
Track listing
All compositions by Roy Ayers, except where noted
- "The Ringer" (Charles Tolliver) — 7:36
- "Ayerloom" (Roy Norman) — 5:19
- "In the Limelight" (Gerald Wilson) — 6:55
- "Virgo Vibes" — 12:49
- "Glow Flower" — 7:48
- "Mine Royd" — 5:08 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Number Seven" — 7:45 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Gold Star Studios, in Los Angeles, California, on January 18, 1967 (tracks 4–7), and in New York City on March 6, 1967 (tracks 1–3)
Personnel
- Roy Ayers — vibraphone
- Charles Tolliver — trumpet
- Joe Henderson (tracks 1–3), Harold Land (tracks 4–7) — tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Clark (Herbie Hancock appearing under a pseudonym) (tracks 1–3), Jack Wilson (tracks 4–7) — piano
- Buster Williams (tracks 4–7), Reggie Workman (tracks 1–3) — bass
- Donald Bailey (tracks 4–7), Bruno Carr (tracks 1–3) — drums
References
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