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The recordings of vibraphonist Roy Ayers are part of the foundation of contemporary R&B and hip-hop; Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige and many others have sampled his work.

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The next year’s “Running Away” brought Ayers a genuine dance club hit ... The likes of Jay-Z, a Tribe Called Quest, Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott have all woven samples of Ayers’s tracks ...

Other hip-hop artists who have sampled Ayers include A Tribe Called Quest, J. Cole, Mos Def and Joey Bada$$, while dance music legends such as drum and bass icon Roni Size and house pioneer Armand ...

The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer died Tuesday at the age of 84, after battling a long illness.