The Soul Brother #1 pays tribute to great Roy Ayers on this just under 40-minute run through of classics. Produced in conjunction with the 503 Collective t-shirt pictured above, available now (along with some other dope designs) at http://pete-rock.myshopify.com/.

Roy Ayers Project: Questlove from Roy Ayers Project on Vimeo.

Roy Ayers Documentary: Bobbito Garcia from Roy Ayers Project on Vimeo.

Both ?uestlove and Bobbito Garcia will appear in The Roy Ayers Project, a forthcoming documentary on the legendary musician, who’s entire catalog was sampled in the 80′s and 90′s.

You see this and immediately think, “How can anyone come out and cover Roy Ayers like that”? Give it a listen – Actor-Turnt-Sanger Seu Jorge (City of God, The Life Aquatic) comes through and murders this track like a Brazillian Barry White (speaking of which, can we expect a cover of “Never Gonna Give You Up”?), acting as the first single from the Seu Jorge & Almaz LP, dropping on Now Again Records. Paul’s Boutique’s Mario C likes to keep it clean, adding his own polish to the album.

LISTEN: Seu Jorge & Almaz – “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” (MP3)

Seu Jorge & Almaz – “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” (MP3)

Roy Ayers, Pete Rock, Stefan Harris, and the Robert Glasper Experiment discussing the roots of urban music.