Roy Ayers - Feeling Good - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Roy Ayers was born in 1940, Los Angeles and was a musical child prodigy. He turned pro in 1961 and worked with Teddy Edwards, Chico Hamilton and Phineas newborn among others. He made his recording debut as a leader in 1963 with Inchwest coast vibesInch produced by legend Leonard Feather. He then spent six years with Herbie Mann and recorded many Atlantic LPs with him including the classic InchMemphis undergroundInch.· Ayers is considered by many to be the father of both Inchfunk jazzInch and Inchsmooth jazzInch. An extremely prolific artist, he has recorded over 50 albums in a career spanning more than 40 years. This is the first worldwide of the obscure 2001 'perfection' (originally recorded for Ayers' own AFI tag in 2000 and now out of print). Quintessential Inchsmooth jazzInch at it's best and a must for all fans of the vibraphone and the soul jazz genre. 2006.

This special single-CD collection features the vibist-band leader's greatest hits and best-loved performances. These recordings are the foundation of the acid-jazz movement; 15 of Roy's most popular tracks (all digitally remastered) including the chart hits InchRunning Away,Inch InchDon't Stop the Feeling,Inch InchWhat You Won't Do for Love,Inch InchMystic VoyageInch and more. Containing full-length LP versions of every track, the package is further enhanced by a 12-page booklet with new essay.

LeStrange Viols presents the modern premier recording of nearly all of William Cranford's surviving works for consort, including the complete fantasias for 4, 5, and 6 viols, the substantial and virtuosic 6-part pavans (InchPassamezzoInch and InchQuadranInch), and his distinctive 5-part setting of the In nomine and playful variations on the well-known tune InchGo from my window.Inch This is also the first major single-composer by an American viol consort in more than two decades. Little is known about the life of composer William Cranford (fl. 1630s) beyond his remarkable surviving chamber music for viol consort, a Renaissance string ensemble that attracted the best English composers from William Byrd to Henry Purcell. Cranford's music-by turns sonorous, expressive, quirky, and forward looking-represents some of finest surviving writing for the ensemble.