Beschreibung:
Releasedate: 2004-08-30
George Duke showed a great deal of promise early in his career as a jazz pianist and keyboardist, but has forsaken that form to be a pop producer. Inspired early on by Les McCann, he worked with a trio in San Francisco during the mid-'60s. In 1969, Duke accompanied Jean-Luc Ponty, recording with the violinist. After eight months with Don Ellis' Orchestra, he joined Frank Zappa for much of 1970. Duke spent 1971-1972 with Cannonball Adderley and then returned to Zappa for 1973-1975. In 1975, he worked with Sonny Rollins, co-led a group with Billy Cobham, and then formed a funk band (the Clarke-Duke Project) with Stanley Clarke. By the late '70s, he was completely outside of jazz, playing R&B and producing projects for pop artists. Although he has since expressed interest in returning to active playing, little of George Duke's post-1976 work is relevant to jazz. - Scott Yanow, Allmusic.com

1. Scuse me miss
2. Reach for it
3. Starting again
4. Dukey stick
5. Movin' on
6. Party down
7. Say that you will
8. Funkin' for the thrill
9. Summer breezin'
10. Cravo e canela
11. Up from the sea it arose and ate rio in one swift bite
12. Brazilian love affair
13. Every little step I take
14. I want you for myselfe
15. Sweet baby
16. I just want to love you
17. You

DISC 2
18. Shine on
19. Ride on love
20. Son of reach for it
21. Every reason to smile
22. Heroes
23. The good times
24. Overture
25. Reach out
26. Give me your love
27. Silly fightin'
28. Got to get back to love
29. She can wait forever
30. Secret rendezvous
31. Mothership connection
BONUS TRACK:
32. Dukey stick 12 (special disco version)
33. Reach out