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George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a professor of music.
George Duke discography. American singer-songwriter, keyboardist and record producer George Duke released 32 studio albums, eight live albums, 19 collaborative albums (as a member of the George Duke Quartet, the George Duke Trio, the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, the Nat Adderley Sextet, The Mothers of Invention, the Billy Cobham /George Duke ...
TitleAlbum DetailsPeak Chart Positions(us Pop [2])Peak Chart Positions(us R&b [3])Released: July 16, 2013 Label: Big Piano ...74—Released: August 10, 2010 Label: Big ...——Released: August 26, 2008 Label: Big ...192—In a Mellow ToneReleased: June 27, 2006 Label: Big Piano ...——Aug 6, 2013 · NEW YORK (AP) — George Duke, the Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist and producer whose sound infused acoustic jazz, electronic jazz, funk, R&B and soul in a 40-year-plus career, has died. He was 67. A representative for Duke said the performer died Monday night in Los Angeles.
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Aug 6, 2013 · George Duke, the legendary jazz keyboardist, died on Monday, his publicist tells NPR. Duke's career spanned five decades and he always straddled the line between disparate genres, collaborating...
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- Eyder Peralta
His legacy as a recording artist is vast, from Cannonball Adderly to Jean-Luc Ponty, Frank Zappa to Michael Jackson, to over 40 recordings as a solo artist. Simply put, George forever changed the landscape of jazz, r&b, funk, pop and classical music.
American singer-songwriter, keyboardist and record producer George Duke has released thirty-two studio albums, eight live albums, nineteen collaborative albums (as a member of the George Duke Quartet, the George Duke Trio, the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, the Nat Adderley Sextet, The Mothers of Invention, the Billy Cobham/George Duke Band, the ...
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George Duke became a solo artist in 1976, and enjoyed success with a series of fusion-oriented LP's such as his debut CBS LP, From Me To You. In 1978, the funk-flavored sound of the gold album Reach For It propelled George Duke into the upper reaches of the charts, and from small clubs to large arenas.