Stoned Soul Picnic

Roy Ayers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 10, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00006IT4L
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,838 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. A Rose For Cindy

2. Stoned Soul Picnic

3. Wave

4. For Once In My Life

5. Lil's Paradise

6. What The People Say

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Thirtysomethings who grew up in the '70s and '80s grooved to vibraphonist Roy Ayers's funky hits "Freaky Deaky" and "Running Away," and modern hip-hop groups like The Roots sampled Ayers's riffs and exposed him to an even younger crowd. This 1968 reissue features Herbie Hancock, flutist Hubert Laws, alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, drummer Grady Tate, bassists Ron Carter, and Miroslav Vitous and Charles Tolliver on trumpet and flügelhorn, highlighting Ayers's forgotten roots as a jazz fusion artist. Throughout the record, the Los Angeles-born vibraphonist assimilates the styles of Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, and Bobby Hutcherson into an accessible, genre-crossing style. Ayers's "A Rose for Cindy" opens with a spooky, atonal collage and resolves into pensive midtempo tune. Antonio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova-breezed "Wave" and the Stevie Wonder hit "For Once in My Life" shimmer with Tolliver's horn arrangements. The trumpeter's Latin-tinged "Lil's Paradise," the intriguing "What the People Say," and the title track still groove and sound contemporary. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Product Description

Remastered digipak reissue of 1968 album. Enhanced by a stellar cast including Herbie Hancock on piano, Hubert Laws on flute, Charles Tolliver on trumpet, bassists Ron Carter and future Weather Report member Miroslav Vitous, saxophonist Gary Bartz and drummer Grady Tate, Stoned Soul Picnic's bright, summery feel forebodes his later funk adventures. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars COOL, August 15, 2004

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K. R Sadler (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stoned Soul Picnic (Audio CD)

If you love the vibes, then you'll love this cd. Roy Ayers has been around for decades and is still one of my favs. Play this one by candlelight, while sipping wine with the company of someone special!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good for what it is, March 1, 2003

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J. T. Schulz "disenchanted hip hop head" (Tha Lou) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stoned Soul Picnic (Audio CD)

As some have already asserted, this is not the music you'd expect from the funk/ fusion Roy Ayers of Mystic Voyage. This album is a whole other kind of beast. Ayers and band do lay down the funk, but without electric instruments and effects that can actually overpower the musical element. Hancock always comes through with strong solos and Ayers' improvisation on "Wave" is nothing short of ecstacy. If anything, it suffers from songs that are a little too long and a disk that is way too short. Lush orchestration and top-notch musicianship are the staples that make this LP a solid effort.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, January 27, 2012

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Bill Your 'Free Form FM Handi Cyber Print DJ ... (Mahwah, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stoned Soul Picnic (Audio CD)

This is not the starting point if you want to know what Roy Ayers is all about. Stone Soul Picnic was made in 1968, and features none of the fat, funky grooves that define this most brilliant of artists.

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Which does not detract from this album a bit. Here, Ayers formed a band that included Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, and Gary Bartz, all playing or soon to play with Miles Davis. Using them, Ayers covers the great Laura Nyro title track, Jobim's "Wave," and other popular tracks of the day. All of this is done in straight jazz style, well played by this all=star band.

There is nothing wrong with this, just know what you are buying and if new to Ayers, know that this is only an excellent warm up. For the music Ayers is known and so rightfully revered for, start with, say, Everybody Loves The Sunshine and the absolutely lush and unbeatable Coffy