Virgo Vibes

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Virgo Vibes
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Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedJanuary 18 and March 6, 1967
Studio Gold Star Studios (Los Angeles, CA and NYC)
Genre Jazz
Length40:27
Label Atlantic
SD 1488
Producer Herbie Mann
Roy Ayers chronology
West Coast Vibes
(1963)
Virgo Vibes
(1967)
Stoned Soul Picnic
(1968)

Virgo Vibes is the second studio album by American jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers, released in 1967 by Atlantic Records. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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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". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Roy Ayers, except where noted

  1. "The Ringer" (Charles Tolliver) — 7:36
  2. "Ayerloom" (Roy Norman) — 5:19
  3. "In the Limelight" (Gerald Wilson) — 6:55
  4. "Virgo Vibes" — 12:49
  5. "Glow Flower" — 7:48
  6. "Mine Royd" — 5:08 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "Number Seven" — 7:45 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed September 24, 2015
  2. 1 2 3 Yanow, Scott. Virgo Vibes – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 24, 2015.