RIP George Duke

[mlloyd1]

Master musician George Duke passed this past Monday.

George Duke, Legendary Jazz Keyboardist, Dies : The Two-Way : NPR

I was excited to be seeing him and Stanley, yet again, in a few weeks.
I started my marathon an hour ago.
Great stuff.

mlloyd1

 

[thompsontechs]

Well, I just heard him for the first time and did a search... sad that there were no replies to this epitaph, so seven years later... cheers GD. The guy was a monster... here's what I stumbled on tonight... the stuff is just sick!


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If ya like it look for George Duke, "After Hours" it off that CD. I love discovering hidden gems like this.

 

[mlloyd1]

Finally, another kindred spirit.
Welcome to the club.
As you can tell, he left a nice legacy.
Enjoy!

mlloyd1

 

[tsmith1315]

I would love to have seen Clarke & Duke in person, especially in their younger time. Two masters.

This one had a particularly special feel to a 15 year old me when it came out.

 

[thompsontechs]

Thanks for the link.... I will be exploring his rather extensive library.

 

[waxx]

I first learned about him as member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. But i've discovered the rest of his work also, and especially his jazz and fusion jazz is what i rate at least as high as his work with Zappa. So this is a big los for the music...

 

[cogitech]

Thanks for reviving this thread, which caused me to discover this master! I'll be looking for lots more! Love it!

 

[thompsontechs]

Glad you enjoyed it.

 

[Saime1971]

Thanks for sharing the link. It just loved exploring it.

 

[Shaun]

I was just about to reminisce. Shine on. Then I saw: 2013.

 

[thompsontechs]

Ya, nobody replied to it and I had heard a song and did a search here, found out he had passed. The guy was awesome and I thought he deserved more... Also, I wanted to share, because it can be hard to find someone like this on the web.

 

[Drummer2005]

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Too many of the greats gone. Zappa was my intro to George Duke also. I love the synergy here. Glenn.

 

[wrenchone]

They took Georgie's watch just like they always do - it was a Timex, too...

 

[thompsontechs]

Check this stand-bass work.,, Ya, and the drums... FOGETABOUTIT!


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