Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson ”Step In To Our Life”

Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson

”Step In To Our Life”
( LP Polydor Records, 1978 )
Catalog # PD-1-6179

Tracklisting:
A1 Heat Of The Beat (7:06)
A2 For Real (3:50)
A3 Give It To Me (3:25)
A4 Ooh Baby (5:37)
B1 Step In To Our World (5:30)
B2 Lovers Should Always Be Together (6:31)
B3 No Deposit No Return (2:44)
B4 Take Your Funky Mind To The Disco (3:33)
B5 Swarte (2:48)

Credits:
Engineer – Allen Sides
Mastered By – Allen Sides, Geoffrey Sykes, John Golden
Producer – Roy Ayers, Wayne Henderson

Notes:
Recorded at Automated Sound Studios, New York,
Sigma Sound Studios, NY and Oceanway Studio, California.
Mastered at Kendun Recorders.
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1978

Review:
Talk about a meeting of the minds! At the time of this album, Henderson & Ayers were probably the biggest names in the jazz funk business — both with a smooth soulful style that was pushing the genre onto whole new levels while still keeping firm roots in jazz. Unlike the later album by the pair on Polydor, this one seems to be much more dominated by the spirit of Ayers work at the time — particularly the mellow jazzed up work he was laying down on albums like Vibrations and You Send Me. The album’s got wonderful vibes and electric piano from Roy — and tracks include “Step Into Our Life”, “Lovers Should Always Be Together”, “No Deposit No Return”, “Ooh Baby”, and “For Real”.
From © 1996-2009, Dusty Groove America, Inc.

By Pier