{"product_id":"roy-ayers-ubiquity-live-at-the-montreux-jazz-festival-hmv-deep-jazz-reality-project-revinyl-reissue","title":"Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival (HMV Deep Jazz Reality Project Re:Vinyl Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA legendary live album released only in Japan in 1972. Now reissued as part of HMV Japan's Deep Jazz Reality series. No pretense whatsoever. Roy Ayers, uninhibited, gets to the heart of groove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoy Ayers, the vibraphonist who captivated the world has countless masterpieces to list, but amongst them, this album, \u003cem\u003eLive At The Montreux Jazz Festival\u003c\/em\u003e, has been sought after for its content and rarity. It is one of the earliest works, and one of the few live recordings, released under the name Ubiquity. It was also produced as a Japan-only release. Several factors combine to make its existence legendary. The feverish \"Daddy Bug,\" the cool and psychedelic \"In A Silent Way,\" the intensely groovy \"Move To Groove\" featuring Harry Whitaker's vocals, and the exciting \"A Cup Of Tea\" with its changes in tempo and dynamics. The edgy performance is reminiscent of Roy Ayers' peak at this time and foreshadows the golden age of Ubiquity to come. This is truly a live performance of pure passion. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hmv.co.jp\/en\/news\/article\/260121136\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenerally disregarded by jazz purists, Roy Ayers' \u003cem\u003eLive At the Montreux Jazz Festival\u003c\/em\u003e is nevertheless a thoroughly engaging set of funky jazz fusion. In fact, the album is one of the most sampled jazz records in hip-hop. Loops of this performance of \"Everybody Loves the Sunshine\" have appeared on tracks by A Tribe Called Quest, Brand Nubian, and several others. The original grooves on this album are just as funky as those the hip-hop artists have derived from it. In fact, Ayers is probably funkier and looser than the musicians that borrowed from him several years later. \u003cem\u003eLive At the Montreux Jazz Festival\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the core recordings of acid jazz, \"rare grooves,\" and jazz hip-hop; it's a record that sounds better 20 years after its release than it did when it first appeared. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/live-at-the-montreux-jazz-festival-mw0000184143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAll Music\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/5fXruC8mqPGpOzq0693gVj?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Universal Music\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2026 \/ Originally Released: 1972\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Soul-Jazz \/ Jazz-Funk\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Universal Music Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844534292638,"sku":"4988031845004","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/Screenshot-2026-05-16-164230.png?v=1778921689","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/roy-ayers-ubiquity-live-at-the-montreux-jazz-festival-hmv-deep-jazz-reality-project-revinyl-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}