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Jazz
Release Date: 09/23/2008
With 1978's
You Send Me,
Roy Ayers added vocalist
Carla Vaughn to his band
Ubiquity.
Vaughn, who is featured on several selections, never became a big name in the R&B world, but showed some promise on this LP. When she hits the high notes,
Vaughn has a
Deniece Williams-ish appeal -- and she proves to be an asset to
Ayers when she sings lead on
"I Want to Touch You Baby," the hypnotic
"Can't You See Me," and a lush remake of
Sam Cooke's
"You Send Me." While
Cooke's original 1957 version was pure doo wop,
Ayers' sexy interpretation has a lot of quiet storm appeal. The gems that
don't feature
Benson at all include the funky
"It Ain't Your Sign, It's Your Mind" and the disco-influenced
"Get On Up, Get On Down," which didn't receive much radio airplay, but enjoyed its share of dance club exposure. Like other albums that
Ayers recorded in the late '70s,
You Send Me won't interest jazz purists but is rightly considered a classic by soul and funk enthusiasts.
~Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
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