''Mystic Voyage'' is a studio album by
Roy Ayers Ubiquity. It was released in 1975 through
Polydor Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Kaye-Smith/Van Ackeren Studios in
Seattle, Washington and at
Electric Lady Studios in New York City. This album is dedicated to the memory of
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley.
The album peaked at number 90 on the
''Billboard'' Top LPs chart and number 13 on the
R&B albums chart in the United States. Its lead single, "Mystic Voyage", reached No. 70 on the
R&B singles chart.
Track listing
Personnel
;Roy Ayers Ubiquity
* Roy Ayers – lead vocals,
vibraphone,
electric piano
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,
clavinet
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, percussion,
ARP synthesizer, arrangement
(tracks: 1, 2, 4–10), producer
* Debby "Chicas" Darby – lead vocals, backing vocals
*
Edwin L. Birdsong – vocals
* Calvin Brown – vocals, guitar, arrangement
(track 3)
* Byron Lee Miller –
bass
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* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
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* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
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, backing vocals
*
Richard David Lawson – drums
* Chano O'Ferral –
bongos,
congas
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* Willie Michael – percussion
*
Joe Brazil –
soprano saxophone
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*
Onzy Durrett Matthews, Jr. – arrangement
;Technical
* Ron Gangnes – recording
* Ralph Moss – engineering
* Buzz Richmond – engineering
* Neal Teeman – assistant engineering
* Sheri Leverich – art direction
* David Rawcliffe – photography
*
Joel Brodsky – photography
* Robert Hickson – illustration
Chart history
References
External links
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1975 albums
Jazz-funk albums
Roy Ayers albums
Polydor Records albums
Albums produced by Roy Ayers