Continuum – Episode 108: George Duke 1976-1981 (Part II)

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Welcome to Continuum - A Journey Through Jazz wherein I am featuring the second portion of an epic George Duke tribute in an attempt to represent his entire 48 year career. The first part covered his formative years from 1965 to 1975 - and this episode covers his burgeoning fame as a Jazz Funk Master and protector of the Dukey Stick from 1976 to 1981.

Bits and pieces of 33 songs are nestled in this over sized two and a half hour show - accompanied by history, information and anecdotes about his life and times, including tracks from 8 solo albums, as well as recordings George either wrote, produced and/or played on with Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Raul de Souza, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Airto Moreira, Frank Zappa, The Brecker Brothers, Freddie Hubbard, Al Jarreau and Carl Carlton.

It's quite a journey - so sit back and let me do the driving as we travel through the music of jazz & funk master George Duke.

Agape y'all,
J. Scott Fugate, The Jazz Evangelist

Stereo, not stereotypical®

Continuum – A Journey Through Jazz
Episode 108: George Duke 1976-1981 (Part II)
13th September 2013

Artist - Track - Album - Year

Stanley Clarke (with George Duke)    Life Is Just A Game    School Days    1976
Billy Cobham & George Duke Band    Hip Pockets    Live On Tour In Europe    1976
George Duke    Back To Where We Never Left    Liberated Fantasies    1976
George Duke    I C'n Hear That (edit)    Liberated Fantasies    1976
George Duke    The Dream That Ended    1976 Solo Keyboard Album    1976
George Duke    Pathways    1976 Solo Keyboard Album    1976
George Duke    Spock Gets Funky (edit)    1976 Solo Keyboard Album    1976
George Duke    Scuse Me Miss    From Me To You    1977
George Duke    Seasons    From Me To You    1977
George Duke    Reach For It    Reach For It    1977
George Duke    Hot Fire    Reach For It    1977
George Duke    Dukey Stick    Don't Let Go    1978
George Duke    Yeah, We Going    Don't Let Go    1978
George Duke    Pluck    Follow The Rainbow    1979
George Duke    Funkin' For The Thrill    Follow The Rainbow    1979
George Duke    Brazilian Love Affair    Brazilian Love Affair    1979
George Duke    Sugar Loaf Mountain    Brazilian Love Affair    1979
George Duke    Look What You Find    Master Of The Game    1979
George Duke   
The Alien Challenges The Stick & The Alien Succumbs To The Macho Intergalitic Funkativity Of The Funk Blaster    Master of the Game    1979
Raul de Souza (with George Duke)    Jump Street    Don't Ask My Neighbors    1978
Dee Dee Bridgewater (with George Duke)    Tequila Mockingbird    Bad For Me    1979
Airto Moreira (with George Duke)    Toque de Cuica   Touching You, Touching Me    1979
Frank Zappa (with George Duke)    Regyptian Strut    Sleep Dirt    1979
Stanley Clarke (with George Duke)    Blues For Mingus    I Wanna Play For You    1979
Brecker Brothers (with George Duke)    Tee'd Off    Détente    1980
Freddie Hubbard (with George Duke)    Skagly (edit)    Skagly    1980
Al Jarreau (with George Duke)    Roof Garden    Breakin' Away    1981
Carl Carlton (with George Duke)    She's A Bad Mama Jama    Carl Carlton    1981
Stanley Clarke & George Duke    Wild Dog    The Clarke/Duke Project, Vol. 1    1981
     
Background Music-Bed Included:
George Duke    Liberated Fantasies    Liberated Fantasies    1976
George Duke    After The Love    Liberated Fantasies    1976
George Duke    Spock Gets Funky    1976 Solo Keyboard Album    1976
George Duke    I Am For Real (May The Funk Be With You)    Follow The Rainbow    1979
George Duke    Up From The Sea It Arose and Ate Rio In One Swift Bite   
Brazilian Love Affair    1979