It's always regrettable when a talented
jazz improviser puts
jazz on the back burner, and that's exactly what Roy Ayers did when he made
soul and
funk his primary emphasis in the late '70s. As a
jazz vibist, Ayers showed great potential in the '60s and early '70s, so it's understandable that
jazz lovers were sorry to see him give up
instrumental jazz. But when
jazz purists claimed that Ayers'
soul/
funk output was worthless, they were dead wrong. The truth is that while Let's Do It doesn't have much to offer from a
jazz standpoint, it's an excellent R&B outing. Ayers and Ubiquity are as appealing on the infectious
funk hit "Freaky Deaky" as they are on "Kiss," "You Came Into My Life," and other examples of mellow, relaxed quiet storm music. While the LP's more mellow offerings have
jazz overtones, it's important to realize that they're R&B tunes first and foremost -- saying that something is jazzy is not the same as calling it
jazz. Let's Do It isn't the place to go looking for either acoustic
jazz or electric
jazz-
fusion, but it's well worth obtaining if you're interested in '70s
soul/
funk.
01. Let's Do It (Ayers-Allen) - 5:27
02. Melody Maker (Allen) - 5:04
03. When Is Real Real? (Ayers-Kinnard) - 8:07
04. Sweet Tears (Ayers-Weaver) - 6:46
05. You Came into My Life (Ayers-Ayers-Ayers III) - 4:06
06. Freaky Deaky (Birdsong-Ayers) - 5:34
07. Kiss (Ayers) - 4:23
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