[Review] Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels (1971)
This probably should have come with a free bar of soap and shampoo, since you’ll need a shower after listening to it.
Category: George Duke
Stanley Clarke/George Duke: “Sweet Baby” (1981)
George Duke and Stanley Clarke savor the sweet smell of success on their biggest single. Hint: it smells like money.
[Review] George Duke: A Brazilian Love Affair (1980)
Dukey goes to Brazil and brings the funk with him, creating a new fusion of sounds.
[Review] Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: One Size Fits All (1975)
[Kronomyth 19.0] I am the author of all rims and damask piping.
[Review] George Duke: From Me To You (1977)
Between searchingness and reachingness, there is this perfect slice of dukeyness.
[Review] George Duke: Master of the Game (1979)
Another funk record, as the alien succumbs to the gravitational pull of the radio.
[Review] George Duke: Follow The Rainbow (1979)
There’s a leprechaun funk shun at the end of this rainbow.
[Review] George Duke: The 1976 Solo Keyboard Album (1982)
A remix/reissue of Duke’s DIY album, The Dream, featuring fusion, funk and some acoustic piano stuff too.
[Review] George Duke: Reach For It (1977)
In which our hero reaches for the golden ring and grabs it, becoming a funk sensation.
[Review] Frank Zappa: Waka/Jawaka (1972)
Frank gets pushed from a stage and spends months at home pushing the envelope of musical smallmindedness.
[Review] George Duke: Feel (1974)
A crossover of space fusion and synth funk, featuring Frank Zappa as the mysterious Obdewl’l X.
[Review] George Duke: The Inner Source (1973)
Two albums in one (Solus, The Inner Source) that showcase Duke’s colossal Rhodes skills and artistic range, backed by the George Duke Trio.
[Review] George Duke: Faces In Reflection (1974)
Duke adds Headhunter Ndugu to the trio and releases a spacey album of jazz fusion that invites comparison to Zappa and RTF.
[Review] Frank Zappa: Chunga’s Revenge (1970)
The beginning of the Flo & Eddie experiment, in which the pair become the witting mouthpiece for Frank.