Cornell Dupree
A veteran of over 2,500 recording sessions, guitarist Cornell Dupree worked most prolifically in R&B and blues, but he was equally at home in jazz, particularly funky fusion and soul-jazz. Dupree was born in Fort Worth, TX, in 1942, and by the age of 20 was playing in King Curtis' R&B group. He became a session musician soon after, playing on Brook Benton's "Rainy Night in Georgia," as well as records by stars like Lou Rawls, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, Harry Belafonte, Lena Horne, Roberta Flack, Joe Cocker, Michael Bolton, Mariah Carey, and countless others. Dupree was also a member of Aretha Franklin's touring band from 1967-1976, and during that time also became a presence on many jazz-funk recordings, the sort that would find favor with rare groove and acid jazz fans in the years to come. Dupree's first jazz session as a leader was 1974's Teasin', which was followed by Saturday Night Fever in 1977, and Shadow Dancing in 1978. During the same period, Dupree was a member of the studio-musician fusion supergroup Stuff, which signed with Warner Bros. in 1975 and recorded four albums. They also reunited periodically in the '80s and spawned a mid-'80s spin-off group called the Gadd Gang, which Dupree also belonged to. Some of Dupree's most rewarding jazz albums came in the late '80s and early '90s; 1988's Coast to Coast was nominated for a Grammy, and funky sessions like 1991's Can't Get Through, 1992's live Uncle Funky, and 1993's Child's Play received positive reviews. 1994's Bop 'n' Blues was his most straight-ahead jazz album, also ranking as one of his best.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Shadow Dancing (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Essential Media Group on 1 Jan 1979
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Saturday Night Fever
Dance - Released by UNIDISC MUSIC INC. on 1 Jan 1977
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cornell Dupree Jazz Legends
Jazz - Released by StreamWorld Entertainment Classics on 29 Oct 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Saturday Night Fever (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Essential Media Group on 1 Jan 1977
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
On & On (Instrumental)
Jazz - Released by StarPointe Records on 31 Oct 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Saturday Night Fever / Shadow Dancing (2 on 1)
Jazz - Released by Essential Media Group on 1 Mar 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Groove With Dupree - [The Dave Cash Collection]
Soul - Released by The Dave Cash Collection - OMP on 9 May 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Can't Get Through
Jazz - Released by Synergie OMP on 30 Mar 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Guitar Riffs For DJ's, Vol. 2
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Tuff City Records on 12 Jan 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Guitar Riffs For DJ's, Vol. 1
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Tuff City Records on 5 Jan 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Closer I Get To You
Soul - Released by Vanilla OMP on 29 Nov 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo