A Tear to a Smile

by Roy Ayers Ubiquity

A Tear to a Smile cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1975
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:46
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Wayne Garfield, Deborah Burrell, Dee Dee Bridgewater, James Green, Debbie Darby, Edwin Birdsong, Terry Burrell, Carolyn Byrd

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Vibraphonist Roy Ayers continued his successful integration of jazz and contemporary R&B with the highly atmospheric 'A Tear to a Smile'. The album features a mellow, rhythmic fusion of soul-jazz and pop soul that became a vital building block for the emerging quiet storm format.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, atmospheric, funky, fusion, groove-laden, soulful, velvety

Tracklist

  1. 2000 Black (5:25)
  2. Magic Lady (3:18)
  3. Show Us A Feeling (3:05)
  4. Ebony Blaze (3:58)
  5. Time And Space (4:06)
  6. No Question (4:29)
  7. The Way Of The World (3:30)
  8. The Old One Two (Move To Groove) (3:36)
  9. Miles (Love's Silent Dawn) (2:29)
  10. A Tear To A Smile (5:45)

Credits

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