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Roy Ayers Ubiquity A Tear To A Smile

Polydor (1970)

Funk/Soul

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Roy Ayers Ubiquity – 2000 Black

1. 2000 Black
2. Magic Lady
3. Show Us A Feeling
4. Ebony Blaze
5. Time And Space
6. No Question
7. The Way Of The World
8. The Old One Two
9. Miles
10. A Tear To A Smile

Classic Ubiquity line-up featuring Bernard Purdy, Jimmy Owens, Harry Whitaker and Dee Dee Bridgewater on the original version of "2000 Black", "The Old One Two" and the formidable title track.

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Roy Ayers Ubiquity A Tear To A Smile

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