Artist
George Duke
George Duke is a fusion artist from San Rafael, California, USA. 51 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Fusion · San Rafael, California, USA · Best fusion albums
- 51
- Releases
- 1971–2022
- Active years
Artist
George Duke is a fusion artist from San Rafael, California, USA. 51 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Fusion · San Rafael, California, USA · Best fusion albums
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A Brazilian Love Affair
1980
After Hours
1998
Guardian of the Light
1983
Follow the Rainbow
1979
The Clarke / Duke Project II
1983
Illusions
1995
Snapshot
1992
The Aura Will Prevail
1975
Faces in Reflection
1973
The Inner Source
1971
Is Love Enough?
1997
Don't Let Go
1978
Night After Night
1989
From Me to You
1977
Thief in the Night
1985
The Best of the MPS Years
2022
No Rhyme, No Reason: The Elektra / Warner Years 1985-2000
2022
Save The Country
2021
Dukey Treats
2018
No Rhyme, No Reason
2016
The Era Will Prevail (The MPS Studio Years 1973-1976)
2015
Dream On (Bonus Track Version)
2015
Jazz Workshop 1966
2015
Icons Of Jazz - George Duke
2015
Feel
2015
Brazilian Fusion
2014
George Duke Collection
2014
DreamWeaver
2013
Déjà Vu
2010
George Duke
2010
Liberated Fantasies
2008
I Love the Blues, She Heard Me Cry
2006
The Essential George Duke
2006
Jazz Moods - 'Round Midnight
2004
Jazz Moods - Midnight
2004
Face The Music
2002
Cool
2000
This Is Jazz #37- George Duke
1998
This Is Jazz
1998
George Duke Greatest Hits
1996
Muir Woods Suite
1993
Three Originals
1993
The Clarke/Duke Project Vol. 3
1992
Reach For It
1991
3
1990
The Clarke/Duke Project
1985
Rendezvous (Expanded Edition)
1984
The Clarke / Duke Project, Volume 1
1981
Master of the Game (Expanded Edition)
1979
Brazilian Love Affair (Expanded Edition)
1979
George Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a professor of music. He first made a name for himself with the album The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio. He was known primarily for thirty-odd solo albums as well as for his collaborations with other musicians, particularly Frank Zappa. Duke attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley before earning a bachelor's degree in trombone and composition with a minor in contrabass, from the San Francisco Conservatory in 1967. Playing initially with friends from garages to local clubs, Duke quickly eased his way into session work, which refined his abilities and expanded his approach to music. He later earned his Masters Degree in composition from San Francisco State University. He also taught a course on Jazz And American Culture at Merritt College in Oakland. Beginning in 1967 Duke experimented further with jazz fusion, playing and recording with violinist Jean-Luc Pon…
