George Duke - Dukey Treats [2008]

George Duke - Dukey Treats [2008]


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 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


Tracklist

01. Everyday Hero
02. I Tried To Tell You
03. A Fonk Tail
04. Dukey Treats
05. Listen Baby
06. Mercy
07. Somebody Laid It On Us
08. Creepin' (Ghoulie Remix)
09. Right On Time
10. Sudan
11. Are You Ready
12. Images Of Us

Download Link

http://rapidshare.com/files/135625624/Dukey_Treats_.rar