@@quintinfranklin9168 I know exactly what you mean. I played it yesterday and this morning and will always continue to play it. I feel this live version is the best - out of all the other live versions and dare I say, even better than the studio album, which I bought when it was released in 1976. Ayers has this incredible way he puts his chords together. Whether it's this track or 'Searchin' or ' Runnin' away' etc. He's just brilliant!!
Yooooo....this crowd was sooo unappreciative to the straight up mastery and skill and pure essence of life this man brings with his crew. They just..SAT there!!!! I would have lost my EVER LASTING MINNNNDDDD in this performance!
Roy Ayers must have been at his prime here! And this has to be without doubt, his best band to date! What a fine version of Everybody Loves The Sunshine. Pitty that the audience was not ready for the kind of greatness that stood before them on that day.
Sphiwe Mashaba, I am a musician, and I agree with everything that you said! I've not heard all of the bands and ensembles that Mr. Ayers has played with, but it's hard for me to imagine any of them sounding as good as this one here, b/c the arrangement, musicianship, and virtuosity on display her is off the chart! The band and Roy Ayres are maddeningly tight! 😁 In fact this is one of my favorite live performances of all time! All genres of music considered! Lastly, it's so sad that there are very few of today's band's showcasing this level of skill and musicianship. Maybe today's kids can watch this video to see how it's done! Peace✌️
You guys are right, that audience had no soul. Excellent performance. The bass player didn't miss a note. The guitar solo was nice too. I stumble on this by mistake, glad I made that mistake. I saw Roy Ayers at the World Financial Center. He is the best!,
so good to see Roy giving props to Miles Davis, because he so deeply deserves every bit! We live for Roy Ayres here in D.C. because he never forgets us when he's on tour! Thank you so much for this smoove, mellow version of my all-time favorite jazz anthem. I'm so feelin this ace interpretation.
I was in college OU when I heard this at party went out and bought the eight track at Soundwarehouse on West Lindsey. And I played that bad boy all the time especially going down that two lane highway going home from school. It’s like a chant cause everybody’s love the sunshine. Here it is 2023 and it takes me back to the first time I heard. Oh I could run like the wind back then and so carefree.. Yes life.. in the sunshine..LB Thursday January 26, 2023…😊
SunStoned -search George Duke, Bob James, Donald Byrd and Herbie Hancock too, if you dig this. This was Smooth Jazz before it became hip to listen to. The 70s baby!
I feel like this is definitively one of the greatest music tracks of all time. Those chords are beautiful. No wonder so many Deep House, Nu-Jazz, Hip Hop and Techno artists sample and are inspired by Roy Ayers and by extension, Miles Davis and other Jazz innovators. Truly incredible.
Mindblowing music! Audience is completly paralyzed. Seriously, this is so good and cool and soothing. Hurray for the next summer! Hurray for life! Hurray for Roy Ayers!
I love this song and the guitar solo at the end is one of the best I have ever heard. The band is really tight yet there is space in the music. Brings me JOY.
Never seen Roy Ayers live. All I can say is this song is, always has been and always will be the shit. He needs to release a live version of this. I would go out and buy it in a heartbeat.
from the man who gave us 'Poo Poo La La' !! I love this song, full of soul and feeling. One of the best guitar solos I have ever heard--comes in at 4.10. The band is tight but there is space in the music shame about the audience. brings me great joy. xx
I saw him at the Blue Note in NY a couple of years ago and we the crowd responded like you're supposed to when hearing the masterful Roy Ayers!! He was awesome as always and we definitely made some noise esp when we sang with him on this awesome piece! Don't know where this crowd came from!!
Absolutely beautiful...you cannot beat live music played with such soul and feeling...Roy Ayres et al you are wonderful...but the audience was rather reserved to say the least! Classic song that will never grow old...thanks for entertaining us Roy.
