Stoned Soul Picnic Vinyl
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Long before Everybody Loves The Sunshine made him a crate-digger's patron saint, Roy Ayers cut Stoned Soul Picnic, a 1968 set that shows the vibraphonist's soulful instincts taking shape.
At the time Ayers was best known as a sideman in flautist Herbie Mann's band, and this album helped establish him as a leader in his own right. It sits at a fascinating crossroads, still rooted in post-bop jazz yet already leaning toward the pop and soul songbook that would shape his groundbreaking work in the following decade.
The title track Stoned Soul Picnic takes Laura Nyro's sunny hit and turns it into a breezy, shimmering vehicle for Ayers' mallets, all bright chords and easy forward motion. Wave pays tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim with gentle bossa rhythms and a soft, glowing melody.
A Rose For Cindy opens the record on a tender, unhurried note, while For Once In My Life gives the Stevie Wonder favourite a swinging, celebratory lift. Across six tracks, the vibes ring out clean and warm, framed by horns and a supple rhythm section.
This reissue brings a quietly influential record back into circulation. For anyone tracing the roots of jazz-funk, soul-jazz and the sampled grooves that followed, it makes an essential stop.
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