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Evolution: The Polydor Anthology charts Roy Ayers' 12 years and 20 LPs with Polydor, a rich time where his gliding, loose-groove jazz-funk gained many fans -- though perhaps fewer than it did 20 years later in the midst of the rare groove/acid jazz revival. During the 1970s, Ayers and his band, Ubiquity, progressed from political- and social-commentary funk to blaxploitation to disco to some surprisingly touching R&B ballads, and this two-disc set covers it all with grace and a smooth flow. Fans of hip-hop, groove music, funk, and jazz will all be able to find something to enjoy on the collection. Highlights include "We Live in Brooklyn Baby," "Evolution," "Running Away," and "Get on up, Get on Down," among others. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Evolution: The Polydor Anthology
01/01/1995 | Fontana Polydor
All Music Guide Review
Evolution: The Polydor Anthology Track Listing
Credits of Evolution: The Polydor Anthology
- Gregory Matta
- Vocals (Background)
- Charles McCracken
- Strings
- Willie Michael
- Percussion
- Byron Miller
- Bass, Vocals (Background)
- Greg Moore
- Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Kermit Moore
- Strings, String Contractor
- Billy Nichols
- Guitar
- Chano O'Ferral
- Percussion, Vocals, Bongos, Conga
- Gene Orloff
- Leader
- Leon Pendarvis
- Piano, Clavinet, Piano (Electric)
- Greg Phillinganes
- Strings, Piano (Electric), String Ensemble
- Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
- Drums
- Dom Um Romão
- Percussion
- Pat Rebillot
- Synthesizer, Arp
- Ed Reddick
- Bass
- Richie Resnicoff
- Guitar
- Doug Rhodes
- Drums
- Bob Rose
- Guitar
- Jumma Santos
- Conga
- Jerry Schoenbaum
- Producer
- Irving Spice
- Strings
- Vance "Mad Dog" Tenort
- Percussion
- Charles Tolliver
- Trumpet
- P. Craig Turner
- Art Direction, Synthesizer Programming
- Carla Vaughn
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer
- Harry Weinger
- Compilation Producer
- Harry Whitaker
- Organ, Harpsichord, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric), Clavinet, Vocals, Arranger, Piano
- John Williams
- Bass, Bass (Electric)
- John Williams
- Bass, Bass (Electric)
- Philip Woo
- Synthesizer, Moog Synthesizer, Mini Moog, Art Direction, Piano (Electric), Harmonica, Strings, Piano
- Michael Young
- Vocals (Background)
- Gil Silva
- Guitar (Rhythm)
- Emanuel Vardi
- Strings
- William King
- Percussion, Conga, Bongos
- Calvin Banks
- Guitar
- Richard Clay
- Sax (Soprano)
- John Mosley
- Trumpet, Vocals (Background)
- Sylvia Striplin
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Kerry Turman
- Bass, Vocals (Background)
- Claudia Moore
- Vocals (Background)
- Terri Tierney
- Project Coordinator
- Gary N. Mayo
- Remixing, Remastering
- Babe Clark
- Sax (Baritone)
- Catherine Ladis
- Associate Producer, Project Assistant
- Tom Terrell
- Liner Notes
- Mark Weinberg
- Design
- Richard Bauer
- Director, Project Director
- Richard Bass
- Bass (Electric), Bass (Acoustic)
- Jaymz Bedord
- Synthesizer, Vocals (Background), Handclapping, Cowbell, Clavinet, Vocals
- Marguerite Arthurton
- Vocals
- Bob Fusco
- Guitar
- Glen Jeffery
- Guitar
- Laverne Seabrook
- Vocals (Background)
- Stan Richardson
- Vocals
- Myrnaleah Williams
- Producer, Associate Producer
- Carl Clay
- Arranger, Vocals (Background)
- Billy King
- Percussion, Conga
- Wilbur Bascomb, Jr.
- Bass
- Samuel "Little Sonny" Brown
- Guitar
- Emanuel Brown
- Strings
- Terry Burrell
- Vocals (Background)
- James Mason
- Guitar
- David Johnson
- Bass
- James King
- Vocals (Background)
- Peter Brown
- Bass
- Bob Clark
- Sax (Tenor)
- Debbie Darby
- Vocals (Background)
- Alexander Foster
- Sax (Soprano)
- Tamara Richardson
- Vocals (Background)
- Edwin Birdsong
- Organ, Piano, Arranger, Vocals, Vocal Arrangement, Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Michael Levy
- Executive Producer
- Onzy Matthews
- String Arrangements
- Marva Hicks
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Gloria Jones
- Vocals (Background)
- Terri Wells
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Lesette Wilson
- Piano (Electric)
- William Allen
- Synthesizer, Shekere, Arp, Arranger, Bells, Handclapping, Producer, Marimba, Bass
- Wayne Andre
- Trombone
- Chuck Anthony
- Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Handclapping
- David Barron
- Guitar
- Ethel Beatty
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Daniel Ben Zebulon
- Percussion, Conga
- Joe Brazil
- Sax (Soprano)
- Alfred Brown
- Strings
- Calvin Brown
- Guitar, Vocals
- Garnett Brown
- Trombone
- Debbie Burrell
- Vocals (Background)
- Las Chicas
- Percussion, Vocals (Background), Vocals
- Arthur Clark
- Sax (Baritone)
- Selwart Clarke
- Strings, Contractor, Strings Contractor
- Merry Clayton
- Vocals
- Steve Cobb
- Drums
- Billy Cobham
- Drums, Vocals
- Debbie Cole
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Sylvia Cox
- Bass, Vocals
- Dennis Davis
- Drums, Vocals
- Quintin Denard
- Drums
- Peter Dimitriades
- Strings
- Gordon Edwards
- Bass
- William S. Fischer
- Conductor, String Arrangements
- Bruce Fisher
- Vocals
- Wilby Fletcher
- Drums
- Jerry Friedman
- Guitar, Electric Sitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
- James Gadson
- Drums
- Wayne Garfield
- Bass, Vocals (Background), Arranger, Vocals
- James Green
- Producer
- Maurice Green
- Producer, Associate Producer
- Harry Lookofsky
- Strings
- McKinley Jackson
- String Arrangements
- Johnny King
- Vocals (Background)
- Ricky Lawson
- Drums, Executive Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Bill Levenson
- Executive Producer
- J.T. Lewis
- Drums
- Wayne Henderson
- Trombone, Producer
- Justo Almario
- Sax (Tenor), Vocals (Background)
- Roy Ayers
- Organ, Synthesizer, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Arranger, Conductor, Conga, Marimba, Piano (Electric), Vocals, Clavinet, Handclapping, Producer, Vibraphone, Main Performer, Bass Marimba, Quadra
- George Braith
- Sax (Soprano)
- Ron Carter
- Bass
- Jon Faddis
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Sonny Fortune
- Flute, Sax (Soprano)
- Omar Hakim
- Drums
- Alphonse Mouzon
- Drums
- Jimmy Owens
- Trumpet
- Lew Soloff
- Trumpet
- Cecil Bridgewater
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Onaje Allan Gumbs
- Piano (Electric)
- Clint Houston
- Bass
- Seldon Powell
- Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
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