The Jack Wilson Quartet Ft Roy Ayers Ramblin’ (Ruby Red Vinyl/ Ltd)

* FRIDAY MUSIC PRESENTS THE MEETING OF TWO JAZZ FUSION GIANTS - JACK WILSON
& ROY AYERS
* CELEBRATING 6 DECADES OF THE JAZZ FUSION "RAMBLIN'" MASTERWORK
* STUNNING RUBY RED VINYL PRESENTATION
* PRODUCED BY JACK LEWERKE (JACK WILSON)
* MASTERED BY JOE REAGOSO (WEATHER REPORT, MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, TOMMY
BOLIN, BILLY COBHAM) FROM THE VAULT RECORDS & 43 NORTH BROADWAY
RECORDINGS
* FEATURES THE 1966 JAZZ HIT "RAMBLIN'"
* MORE HIP SELECTIONS INCLUDE:
"STOLEN MOMENTS" "PENSATIVA" "IMPRESSIONS"
* BONUS TRACK: LEE MORGAN'S "THE SIDEWINDER"
* FEATURED MUSICIANS: JACK WILSON, ROY AYERS, VARNER BARLOW & MONK
MONTGOMERY

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Tracklist
DISC 1
SIDE 1
1. Ramblin'
2. Stolen Moments
3. Kilo
4. Impressions
SIDE 2
1. The Sandpiper, Pt. 1, 2 & 3
2. Pensativa
3. The Sidewinder (Bonus Track - Rare Single)

Six decades ago, the West Coast Jazz community was truly turning out some incredible
recordings thanks to multi-instrumentalists like Jack Wilson (piano) and Roy Ayers (vibes).
Both gentlemen had already been cutting some wonderful sides for Atlantic Records and
Vault Records and solidifying reputations as young lions into the ever growing jazz music
market. As their musical partnership developed, 1966's "Ramblin'"
would soon become one
the first jazz fusion projects that would gain acceptance not just with jazz connoisseurs, but
with a pop audience. Much like Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Smith and The Jazz
Crusaders were all enjoying at this time.
Jack had already gained a major reputation playing major stints with jazz greats like Dinah
Washington, Nancy Wilson, Eddie Harris, Sonny Stitt, you name it... Jack was on the scene.
Roy Ayers got his early break playing with jazz brilliance like Curtis Amy, Gerard Wilson, and
eventually became a star very early on with the help of Atlantic's prime jazzman Herbie
Mann.
The ingredients were really correct for the recipe that would soon become "Ramblin'" for
these two jazz giants. The opening title tracks starts it all, Monk Montgomery's bass work
(Wes Montgomery's brother) and Varner Barlow's drum hits put this track into a major
groove, that sets the session into full gear. Roy and Jack play off of each other's hooks and
then the party begins.
Stellar covers of Oliver Nelson's "Stolen Moments" and John Coltrane's "Impressions" made
the album a much welcomed gift to the ears of jazz and underground radio programmers as
the Lp began to receive acclaim in the music world.
Side Two covers an entire suite in three parts of Johnny Mandel's classic "The Sandpiper"
Friday Music is very pleased to offer on vinyl The Jack Wilson Quartet featuring Roy Ayers'
1966 classic "Ramblin'" Mastered impeccably by Joe Reagoso (Weather Report/Billy
Cobham/Jeff Beck) from the Vault Records & 43 North Broadway recordings, this incredible
Lp will also be pressed on super limited edition Ruby Red Vinyl, further enhancing your
listening experience.
As an added bonus, this amazing album will also feature a stunning bonus track of the long
out of print Vault Records single "The Sidewinder"
, which was written by the late great Lee
Morgan.

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