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Category: George Duke

Electric Connection album cover

[Review] Jean-Luc Ponty: Electric Connection (1969)

Ponty was flown into the US to record this album with George Duke and Gerald Wilson, but the performances feel dialed in.

Posted On 29 Dec26 Nov
Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with The George Duke Trio album cover

[Review] The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience With The George Duke Trio (1969)

Jean-Luc and Duke play an electrified set at the psychedelicized Sunset Strip spot, Thee Experience.

Posted On 25 Nov1 Mar
King Kong album cover

[Review] Jean-Luc Ponty: King Kong (1970)

The low-budget seduction of a classical/jazz violinist and an ad hoc orchestra.

Posted On 23 Feb4 Mar
Chunga's Revenge album cover

[Review] Frank Zappa: Chunga’s Revenge (1970)

The beginning of the Flo & Eddie experiment, in which the pair become the witting mouthpiece for Frank.

Posted On 4 Mar25 Mar
200 Motels album cover

[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.

Posted On 27 Mar10 Apr
Waka/Jawaka album cover

[Review] Frank Zappa: Waka/Jawaka (1972)

Frank gets pushed from a stage and spends months at home pushing the envelope of musical smallmindedness.

Posted On 11 May26 Mar
The Grand Wazoo album cover

[Review] The Mothers: The Grand Wazoo (1972)

Don’t like classical jazz/rock music? Blow it out your Wazoo.

Posted On 14 Jul2 Sep
The Inner Source album cover

[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.

Posted On 15 Apr28 Feb
Over-Nite Sensation full album

[Review] The Mothers: Over-Nite Sensation (1973)

The album that kicked off (kind of) a commercial renaissance for Frank Zappa.

Posted On 18 Aug31 Jan
Faces In Reflection album cover

[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.

Posted On 26 Mar4 Feb
Roxy & Elsewhere album cover

[Review] Zappa/Mothers: Roxy & Elsewhere (1974)

A sensational selection of new songs recorded live on double elpee and featuring the funny and furiously fast Zappa we all love.

Posted On 10 Jul22 May
Feel album cover

[Review] George Duke: Feel (1974)

A crossover of space fusion and synth funk, featuring Frank Zappa as the mysterious Obdewl’l X.

Posted On 8 May4 Feb
One Size Fits All album cover

[Review] Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: One Size Fits All (1975)

The last album from the last and best lineup of The Mothers, featuring two sofas and a modified dog.

Posted On 17 Jan10 Nov
Bongo Fury album cover

[Review] Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart/The Mothers: Bongo Fury (1975)

Okay, so it’s not a replica of Trout Mask Replica, but the pair still create sparks on this suitably demented outing.

Posted On 26 Jun18 Jan
School Days album cover

[Review] Stanley Clarke: School Days (1976)

This is a lesson in how musicians should approach making a solo album: mix it up and give 110% on every track.

Posted On 5 May25 Apr

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