Roy Ayers recorded Everybody Loves The Sunshine past midnight at Electric Lady Studios in New York — built by Jimi Hendrix — in 1976. The title track was almost an afterthought, built on a single chord, a bass pattern, and a chanted refrain. It became the most-sampled Roy Ayers track of all time, appearing in over 200 records including Dr. Dre's High Powered. The album captures Ayers at his most open — the vibraphone swims rather than cuts, and the whole thing feels like late summer in a city that never quite sleeps.
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