I found it! Thank you, Spin It! Records of Hull. You never fail to get me giddy after an afternoon's crate-digging. I've been doing a fair bit of writing on jazz record liner notes these past few weeks, trying to write my own as if I had brought out a vibes records. The liner notes for this record only confirm that vibes are an apt metaphor to play around with. I love how you could read it wrong and be forgiven for thinking Ayers is a guy whose profession is being cool and bringing the good vibes.
"The scarcity of genuine virtuosi on the vibes during the evolution of modern jazz can be ascribed to two principal factors First there is the practical problem of its expense and lack of accessibility to young musicians; second, the technical demands it places on the artist, coupled with the scarcity of teachers.
Roy ayers, one of the few performers to have surmounted these difficulties, has established himself firmly, among musicians who have known and worked with him, as one of the most gifted and fastest-rising vibes soloists.
Just before graduating high school, in 1958, Roy was exposed to the music of Milt Jackson and Cal Tjader. He promptly decided to take up vibes..."
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