Biography
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 the 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, but he has kept himself busy with projects. Dukey Treats appeared in 2008 from Heads Up Records.
Top Songs
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| 1 | Images of Us | Dukey Treats | 7:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Are You Ready | Dukey Treats | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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| 4 | Right On Time | Dukey Treats | 5:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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| 6 | Somebody Laid It On Us | Dukey Treats | 4:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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| 8 | Listen Baby | Dukey Treats | 5:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Dukey Treats | Dukey Treats | 6:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | A Fonk Tail | Dukey Treats | 4:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | I Tried to Tell You | Dukey Treats | 4:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Everyday Hero | Dukey Treats | 5:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
