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Continuum – A Journey Through Jazz
Episode 107: George Duke 1965-1975 (Part 1)
Greetings and welcome to the return of Continuum - A Journey Through Jazz for a very special tribute to one of our foremost jazz innovators, funk masters, and musical inspirations spanning the past six decades – Sir George Duke - who transcended this mortal coil to join God’s heavenly jam session on August 5th, 2013. Thus, I am ending my sabbatical to pay homage to this man who has been a pivotal part of my own musical journey.
I searched the internet for tribute shows, and found quite a few – but each focused on only one or two aspects of his style. None covered his musical evolution, his overall genius, or spanned the depth and breadth of his career. So, I gathered together his 37 solo albums released over the past 48 years – as well as a wide sampling of the 2,700 other albums he produced, played on or composed for others, and picked out a wide sampling of songs that best represent his various styles & massive influence.
This is the first of four episodes spanning George Duke’s entire career to be released over the next month. This first in the series covers his first 10 years in the business – 1965 to 1975. Bits and pieces of 38 songs forced to fit in an overstuffed two and a half hour show - accompanied by history, information and anecdotes about his life and times.
Including tracks from seven solo albums, as well as recordings George did with Al Jarreau, Jean-Luc Ponty, Frank Zappa, Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderley, Gene Ammons, Billy Cobham, Airto Moreira, Johnny Guitar Watson, Sonny Rollins, Eddie Henderson, Cal Tjader and Stanley Clarke.
It's quite a journey - so sit back and let me do the driving as we travel through the music of jazz & funk master George Duke.
Agape y'all,
J. Scott Fugate, The Jazz Evangelist
Stereo, not stereotypical®
Continuum – A Journey Through Jazz
Episode 107: George Duke 1965-1975 (Part 1)
4th September 2013
Artist - Track - Album - Year
George Duke Sister Serene (Intro Music Bed edit) I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry 1975
George Duke Statement (Intro Music Bed edit) Feel 1974
George Duke Trio & Al Jarreau Moanin' Live At The Half Note 1965 1965
George Duke Quartet Jeannine Presented by the Jazz Workshop 1966 of San Francisco 1966
George Duke Quartet Secret Love (edit)
Presented by the Jazz Workshop 1966 of San Francisco 1966
Jean-Luc Ponty with George Duke Trio Cantaloup Island (edit)
Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with George Duke Trio 1969
Jean-Luc Ponty (with George Duke) Foosh (edit) Live at Donte's 1969
Jean-Luc Ponty (with George Duke) America Drinks and Goes Home
King King: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays The Music of Frank Zappa 1970
Frank Zappa (with George Duke) Twenty Small Cigars Chunga's Revenge 1970
Frank Zappa (with George Duke) Blessed Relief (edit) The Grand Wazoo 1973
George Duke Come Together Save The Country 1970
George Duke Soul Watcher (edit) Save The Country 1970
Dexter Gordon (with George Duke) The Rainbow People (edit)
Live At The Both/And Club 1970
Cannonball Adderley (with George Duke) The Black Messiah (edit)
The Black Messiah 1972
Cannonball Adderley (with George Duke) Capricorn (live) Music, You All 1972
Cannonball Adderley (with George Duke) Jive Samba Phenix 1975
Gene Ammons (with George Duke) Brass Wind Brasswind 1973
Billy Cobham (with George Duke) Crosswinds Crosswinds 1974
Airto Moreira (with George Duke) Peasant Dance (edit) Virgin Land 1975
George Duke Au-Right The Inner Source 1973
George Duke My Soul The Inner Source 1973
George Duke Piano Solo 1 Faces In Reflection 1974
George Duke Maria Tres Filhos (edit) Faces In Reflection 1974
George Duke Funny Funk Feel 1974
George Duke Cora Jobege (edit) Feel 1974
George Duke Malibu The Aura Will Prevail 1974
George Duke Uncle Remus The Aura Will Prevail 1974
George Duke Prepare Yourself (edit) I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry 1975
George Duke That's What She Said I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry 1975
George Duke (with Johnny Guitar Watson) I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry
I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry 1975
Sonny Rollins (with George Duke) Newkleus Nucleus 1975
Eddie Henderson (with George Duke) Hop Scotch Sunburst 1975
Cal Tjader (with George Duke) Mindoro Amazonas 1975
Stanley Clarke (with George Duke) Silly Putty Journey To Love 1975
Background Music-Bed Included:
George Duke The Woman Who Sends Me Home Save The Country 1970
George Duke Foosh The Aura Will Prevail 1974
Airto Moreira (with George Duke) Lydian Riff Virgin Land 1975
George Duke Love Reborn The Inner Source 1973
George Duke Sister Serene I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry 1975