Roy Ayers Ubiquity: He’s Coming (Verve Vault Series) 1LP ETJSAU-150 the album blends originals and

the album blends originals and standards

The mood was relaxed and soulful

The album stands as a concise document of two major jazz figures working in a small-group setting during a period when studio sessions were becoming more polished and deliberate

Shepp and arranger Roswell Rudd reimagine Coltrane’s material with bold ensemble voicings

Roy Ayers Ubiquity: He’s Coming (Verve Vault Series) 1LP ETJSAU-150 the album blends originals andVerve, 1972 Released on Polydor in 1972, "He's Coming" captures vibraphonist Roy Ayers at a creative apex, as Ubiquity's sound settled into the blend of jazz improvisation, funk rhythm, soul harmony, and spiritual import that would define his work throughout the decade. Emerging at the start of the 1970s, the album reflects Ayers's deepening move toward a groove centered musical language rooted in soul jazz and early jazz funk. The vibraphonist,