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Keyboardist/composer George Duke has been through a myriad of stylistic changes over his long career, from straight-ahead jazz to fusion to funk and R&B, not to mention being a key member of Frank Zappa's band for a while. The George Duke presented on this compilation is the slicker, more accessible one who enjoyed pop success as an R&B tunesmith and lite-jazz merchant. The smooth soul sound of the hit "Sweet Baby," recorded during Duke's partnership with Stanley Clarke, wouldn't sound out of place on a Maze album, while synth-flavored cuts "Corine" and "Love Reborn" are closer to Bob James/Dave Grusin territory. Duke took yet another detour in 1979 with his BRAZILIAN LOVE AFFAIR album, from which two cuts are included here, but the emphasis is on vocal-oriented mainstream R&B ballads delivered with a soft touch and a veteran craftsman's skill.
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John Robinson, Drums - George Duke, Performer - George Duke, Vocal - George Duke, Keyboards - George Duke, Producer - George Duke, Composer - George Duke, Lyricist - Gary Foster, Tenor - Jerry Hey, Piccolo Trumpet - Charles Veal, Strings - Stanley Clarke, Vocal - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Guitar - Stanley Clarke, Sitar - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Cello
(P) 1981 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Robinson, Drums - Michael Sembello, Guitar - George Duke, Vocal - George Duke, Performer - George Duke, Keyboards - George Duke, Producer - George Duke, Composer - George Duke, Lyricist - Gary Grant, Trumpet - Gary Grant, Flugelhorn - Paulinho da Costa, Percussion - Jerry Hey, Flugelhorn - Jerry Hey, Trumpet - Byron Miller, Bass
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Duke, Keyboards - George Duke, Performer - George Duke, Producer - George Duke, Lyricist - George Duke, Composer - Ricky Lawson, Drums - Shelia Escovedo, Percussion - Roland Bautista, Electric Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Charles Icarus Johnson, Guitar - George Duke, Keyboards - George Duke, Performer - George Duke, Vocal - George Duke, Producer - George Duke, Lyricist - George Duke, Composer - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Drums - Mike Sembello, Percussion - Byron Miller, Bass
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Josie James, Vocal - Charles Icarus Johnson, Guitar - Lynn Davis, Vocal - Ricky Lawson, Drums - George Duke, Vocal - George Duke, Performer - George Duke, Keyboards - George Duke, Producer - George Duke, Composer - George Duke, Lyricist - Napoleon Murphy Brock, Vocal - Shelia Escoveda, Percussion - Byron Miller, Bass
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jerry Hey, Flugelhorn - Larry Williams, Tenor - Michael Sembello, Guitar - Paulinho DaCosta, Percussion - George Duke, Vocal - George Duke, Performer - George Duke, Keyboards - George Duke, Producer - George Duke, Composer - George Duke, Lyricist - Lou McGarity, Trombone - Gary Grant, Flugelhorn - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Drums - Byron Miller, Bass
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jerry Hey, Flugelhorn - Chico Batera, Percussion - Larry Williams, Tenor Saxophone - Lynn Davis, Vocal - Roberto Silva, Drums - Josie James, Vocal - Toninho Horta, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - William Reichenbach, Trombone - George Duke, Piano - George Duke, Vocal - George Duke, Performer - George Duke, Producer - George Duke, Composer - George Duke, Lyricist - Byron Miller, Bass
(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
John Robinson, Drums - George Duke, Performer - George Duke, Vocal - George Duke, Keyboards - George Duke, Producer - George Duke, Composer - George Duke, Lyricist - Jerry Hey, Trumpet - Jerry Hey, Piccolo - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Vocal - Stanley Clarke, Composer - Stanley Clarke, Guitar - Stanley Clarke, Sitar - Stanley Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Cello - Allee Willis, Composer - Allee Willis, Lyricist
(P) 1981 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jerry Hey, Flugelhorn - Ricky Lawson, Drums - Lynn Davis, Vocal - Shelia Escovedo, Percussion - Josie James, Vocal - George Duke, Vocal - George Duke, Performer - George Duke, Keyboards - George Duke, Producer - George Duke, Synthesizer - George Duke, Composer - George Duke, Lyricist - Simoné, Vocal - Roland Bautista, Electric Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Duke, Keyboards - George Duke, Performer - George Duke, Producer - George Duke, Lyricist - George Duke, Composer - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Drums - Paulinho DaCosta, Percussion - Byron Miller, Bass
(P) 1984 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dorothy Remsen, Harp - Dennis Chambers, Drums - George Duke, Performer - George Duke, Background Vocal - George Duke, Vocal - George Duke, Producer - George Duke, Lyricist - George Duke, Composer - Buell Neidlingler, Bass - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Stanley Clarke, Producer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Keyboardist/composer George Duke has been through a myriad of stylistic changes over his long career, from straight-ahead jazz to fusion to funk and R&B, not to mention being a key member of Frank Zappa's band for a while. The George Duke presented on this compilation is the slicker, more accessible one who enjoyed pop success as an R&B tunesmith and lite-jazz merchant. The smooth soul sound of the hit "Sweet Baby," recorded during Duke's partnership with Stanley Clarke, wouldn't sound out of place on a Maze album, while synth-flavored cuts "Corine" and "Love Reborn" are closer to Bob James/Dave Grusin territory. Duke took yet another detour in 1979 with his BRAZILIAN LOVE AFFAIR album, from which two cuts are included here, but the emphasis is on vocal-oriented mainstream R&B ballads delivered with a soft touch and a veteran craftsman's skill.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:28
- Main artists: George Duke
- Composer: George Duke
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock
(P) 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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