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George Duke
Person · male · United States · San Rafael · born 1946 · died 2013 · recording since 1970
American musician (1946–2013)
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Also known as Dawilli Gonga · Duke George · Georges Duke · ジョージ・デューク · 喬治·杜克
Timeline
34 events▣ Album 31◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Save the Country
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography762 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374290158
Biography
George Martin Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a professor of music. He first made a name for himself with the album The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio. He is known for his 32 solo albums, as well as for his collaborations with other musicians like Stanley Clarke and (his cousin) Dianne Reeves, but particularly with composer, guitarist and bandleader Frank Zappa.
Biography
George Martin Duke was born in San Rafael, California, United States, to Thadd Duke and Beatrice Burrell, and was raised in Marin City (CA). At four years of age, he became interested in the piano. His mother took him to see Duke Ellington in concert and told him about this experience. "I don't remember it too well, but my mother told me I went crazy. I ran around saying 'Get me a piano, get me a piano!'" He began his formal piano studies at the age of seven at a local Baptist church.
He attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley (CA) before earning a bachelor's degree in trombone and composition, with a minor in contrabass, from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1967. He earned a master's degree in composition from San Francisco State University in 1975.
Although Duke started playing classical music, he credited his cousin Charles Burrell for convincing him to switch to jazz. He explained that he "wanted to be free" and Burrell "more or less made the decision for me" by convincing him to "improvise and do what you want to do". He taught a course on jazz and American culture at Merritt College in Oakland.
Duke recorded his first album in 1966. His second was with French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, with whom he performed in San Francisco. After Frank Zappa and Cannonball Adderley heard him play, both invited him to join their bands. He spent two years with Zappa as a member of The Mothers of Invention, two years with Adderley, then returned to Zappa. Zappa, who never played or recorded other than for his own projects, played guitar solos on Duke's album Feel (1974), after Duke joined him on nine of his albums and toured with the Mothers. In 1975 he recorded with his original drummer Pete Magadini the album Polyrhythm on Ibis Recordings. He recorded I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry with Zappa's bandmates Ruth Underwood, Tom Fowler, and Bruce Fowler and jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour.
Duke occasionally recorded under the name Dawilli Gonga, possibly for contractual reasons, when appearing on other artists' albums.
In 1977, Duke fused jazz with pop, funk, and soul music on his album From Me to You
From Me to YouSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1From Me to You1:46A2Carry On4:36A3What Do They Really Fear4:29A4'Scuse Me Miss3:37A5You and Me3:41A6Broken Dreams2:53B1Up on It9:05B2Seasons5:46B3Down in It1:22B4Sing It4:11. Later, that same year, his album Reach for It
Reach for ItSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1The Beginning1:50A2Lemme at It4:14A3Hot Fire5:31A4Reach for It4:54A5Just for You4:28B1Omi (Fresh Water)4:50B2Searchin' My Mind3:12B3Watch Out Baby5:25B4Diamonds6:45B5The End1:07 entered the pop charts, and his audiences increased.
In 1981, he began a collaboration with bassist Stanley Clarke that would last through the 1980s, which combined pop, jazz, funk, and R&B. Their first album contained the single "Sweet Baby", which became a Top 20 pop hit, reaching Number 19 on the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 and Number 6 on the R&B charts.
During the 1980s, Duke's career moved to a second phase as he spent much of his time as a record producer. He produced pop and R&B hits for A Taste of Honey, Jeffrey Osborne, and Deniece Williams. His clients included Anita Baker, Rachelle Ferrell, Everette Harp, Gladys Knight, Melissa Manchester, Barry Manilow, The Pointer Sisters, Smokey Robinson, Seawind, and Take 6.
Duke worked as musical director at the 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert at Wembley Stadium in London. In 1989, he temporarily replaced Marcus Miller as musical director of NBC's late-night music performance program Sunday Night during its first season. He was a judge for the second annual Independent Music Awards (AIM).
He died on August 5, 2013 in Los Angeles, at the age of 67 from chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Grammy awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Duke has received two awards out of nine nominations.
Other honors
Duke was inducted into The SoulMusic Hall of Fame at SoulMusic.com
Al Jarreau recorded the tribute album My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke (Concord, 2014) with songs written by Duke. Appearing on the album were Gerald Albright, Stanley Clarke, Dr. John, Lalah Hathaway, Boney James, Marcus Miller, Jeffrey Osborne, Greg Phillinganes, Kelly Price, Dianne Reeves, and Patrice Rushen. The album received the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 28 | 89th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 57 | 95.2th |
| Studio albums | 31 | 98.3th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 34 | 97.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 43 | 83.8th |
| Genres | 11 | 97.2th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (57 release groups · 31 studio albums)
Albums · 31
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 34:52
A1Save The Country3:35A2Soul Watcher6:14A3Since You Asked3:38A4Shades Of Joy5:01B1Come Together2:56B2Games People Play2:40B3Alcatraz4:07B4The Woman Who Sends Me Home3:59B5A Little Bit Of Seven2:421973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 42:28
A1The Opening3:34A2Capricorn5:27A3Piano Solo No. 1 & 22:39A4Psychocomatic Dung5:24A5Faces in Reflection No. 13:55B1Maria tres Filhos5:24B2North Beach6:46B3Da Somba6:45B4Faces in Reflection No. 22:341973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:28:10
Disc 1A1Au-Right3:27A2Love Reborn7:25A3Peace7:39A4My Soul4:37B1Feels So Good7:10B2Manya3:26B3Sweet Bite3:32B4The Followers5:15Disc 2C1The Inner Source6:07C2Life5:39C3Some Time Ago5:00C4So There You Go5:18D1Solus9:05D2Nigerian Numberuma2:49D3Twenty-Five4:54D4Always Constant6:471974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:53
A1Funny Funk5:22A2Love6:08A3The Once Over4:44A4Feel5:39B1Cora Jobege2:50B2Old Slipper5:42B3Theme From the Opera "Tzina"2:01B4Yana Aminah4:35B5Rashid3:38B6Statement1:141975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 38:07
A1Dawn4:55A2For Love (I Come Your Friend)4:35A3Foosh3:11A4Floop de Loop6:35B1Malibu4:06B2Fools4:34B3Echidna's Arf3:36B4Uncle Remus5:08B5The Aura1:2710For Love (I Come Your Friend) Outtake11unknown – outtakeI Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry
1975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:02
A1Chariot3:00A2Look Into Her Eyes3:26A3Sister Serene4:33A4That's What She Said4:30A5Mashavu1:50A6Rokkinrowl3:28B1Prepare Yourself5:28B2Giant Child Within Us - Ego6:39B3Someday2:40B4I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry5:281976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:02
1Don't Be Shy3:002Seeing You4:303Back to Where We Never Left6:264What The...0:335Tryin' & Cryin'5:486I C'n Hear That5:197After the Love2:348Tzina (Excerpts From Act II Scene II)2:319Liberated Fantasies9:211977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:26
A1From Me to You1:46A2Carry On4:36A3What Do They Really Fear4:29A4'Scuse Me Miss3:37A5You and Me3:41A6Broken Dreams2:53B1Up on It9:05B2Seasons5:46B3Down in It1:22B4Sing It4:111977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:16
A1The Beginning1:50A2Lemme at It4:14A3Hot Fire5:31A4Reach for It4:54A5Just for You4:28B1Omi (Fresh Water)4:50B2Searchin' My Mind3:12B3Watch Out Baby5:25B4Diamonds6:45B5The End1:071978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 41:57
A1Mr. McFreeze7:30A2Love Reborn7:13A3Tzina6:05B1Spock Does the Bump at the Space Disco4:11B2Pathways7:30B3Vulcun Mind Probe6:17B4The Dream That Ended3:111978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:00
1 1We Give Our Love4:361 2Morning Sun4:181 3Percussion Interlude2:031 4Dukey Stick6:091 5Starting Again4:352 1Yeah, We Going3:422 2The Way I Feel4:472 3Movin’ On4:252 4Don’t Let Go3:282 5Preface1:312 6The Future3:261979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:15
A1Party Down3:09A2Say That You Will3:06A3Funkin' for the Thrill4:03A4Sunrise4:45A5Festival6:44B1I Am for Real (May the Funk Be with You)5:19B2Straight From the Heart3:54B3Corine6:02B4Pluck4:48B5Follow the Rainbow1:251979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 42:28
A1Look What You Find4:47A2Every Little Step I Take3:52A3Games3:16A4I Want You for Myself6:40A5In the Distance2:22B1I Love You More3:08B2Dog Man4:42B3Everybody's Talkin'4:21B4Part 1: The Alien Challenges the Stick / Part 2: The Alien Succumbs to the Macho Intergalactic Funkativity of the Funkblasters9:201980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:17
A1Brazilian Love Affair7:24A2Summer Breezin'4:49A3Cravo and Canela3:06A4Alone - 6am1:07A5Brazilian Sugar5:35B1Sugar Loaf Mountain4:11B2Love Reborn4:28B3Up From the Sea It Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift Bite5:24B4I Need You Now4:43B5Ao que vai nascer3:301982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:16
A1Shine On5:12A2You4:38A3Dream On4:01A4I Will Always Be Your Friend3:28A5Framed3:17B1Ride on Love5:24B2Son of Reach for It (The Funky Dream)4:25B3Someday3:52B4Positive Energy3:34B5Let Your Love Shine4:251983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 44:09
1Overture1:382Light3:233Shane3:144Born to Love You3:105Silly Fightin’5:066You (Are the Light)4:157The War Fugue Interlude1:158Reach Out4:589Give Me Your Love4:1910Stand2:1411Soon2:4312Celebrate3:5413Fly Away4:001984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 36:16
A1Got to Get Back to Love5:30A2Stay Awhile2:59A3Secret Rendezvous4:52A4Thinking of You4:09B1Take It On3:53B2She Can Wait Forever4:01B3Better Ways4:24B4Your Life2:55B5Ipanema Lady3:331985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 38:13
1I Surrender3:332Thief in the Night4:483Remembering the Sixties4:104We're Supposed to Have Fun4:235Ride3:566Love Mission4:257Jam5:118Why4:119La La3:361986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:00
A1Broken Glass4:20A2I Just Want to Be in Your Life4:25A3Good Friend4:14A4So Mean to Me4:05A5Stand With Your Man5:16B1Island Girl4:42B2King for a Day4:22B3The Morning, You & Love4:00B4I Can Make It Better4:41B5African Violet3:551989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:00:47
1Miss Wriggle4:532Children of the Night5:163Love Ballad4:404Guilty3:455Same Ole Love4:366Say Hello4:507You Are the Only One in My Life5:318Brazilian Coffee1:119This Lovin'5:1010Mystery Eyes4:3411560 SL3:5312Fuzzzion6:5113Rise Up5:371992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:05:31
1From the Void0:512History (I Remember)5:373Snapshot5:404No Rhyme, no Reason5:4856 o'Clock4:366Ooh Baby5:017Fame5:478Geneva5:299Speak low4:0710Keeping Love alive5:4311Until Sunrise5:5412Bus Tours4:4313In the Meantime (Interlude)0:2714The morning after5:481995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:07:19
1Genesis1:342500 Miles to Go5:0134115:124Love Can Be So Cold5:435Illusions5:046The Simple Things5:197Life and Times6:108Look What We Started Now5:569C'est la vie4:5410Buffalo Soldiers4:5311Money5:1912No Greater Love4:4813So I'll Pretend7:261997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:12:02
1Into the Future (Prelude)2:062Is Love Enough?5:213It’s Summertime5:254Love Songs5:435It’s Our World4:246Fill the Need5:327Kinda Low6:178Time and Space (Interlude)1:279Back in the Day4:5410This Place I Call Home4:2211How About You4:4712Laid Back Sunday4:5713Thinkin’ ’Bout You5:0314I’m Falling5:3415Whatever Happened To …4:4416Back From the Future (Postlude)1:261998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 58:20
1Rush Hour/Road Rage6:502After Dinner Drink6:183Anticipation4:384The Touch5:305It’s On6:116Together as One5:467From Dusk to Dawn7:138Peace2:129Sweet Dreams5:3410Wake Me Gently6:5211My Bells1:162000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:06:33
1Marin City5:212Wake Up, Smell the Coffee4:443She's Amazing4:454If You Will5:035Never Be Another4:386Ancient Source6:027Only You Understand4:188If He Ain't Mr. Right (Then He's Mr. Wrong)5:329Sexy Cool4:5810All About You3:5011Whatever It Takes3:4512The Times We've Known6:2213At a Glance7:152003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:15:18
1The Black Messiah (Part Two)8:232Chillin'5:373My Piano7:274Guess You're Not the One7:285Let's Roll8:146Ain't It Funky Now4:207Close to You5:528Another Way to Look at It7:189Creepin'4:5110Ten Mile Jog11:2811Guess You're Not the One (Bonus Track)4:202005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:13:46
1Trust5:042I Wanna Know5:333Superwoman5:594No One4:585T-Jam5:486Somebody's Body5:017Sausalito6:168Saturday Night6:019In Between the Heartaches5:3910Hybrids18:2711Homeland5:002006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:02:12
1In a Mellow Tone5:272For All We Know5:563Never Will I Marry5:284Spring Is Here5:435Sweet Baby3:596Down the Road7:117So Many Stars5:038So I'll Pretend7:599Quiet Fire5:0210Just Because6:4311I Loves You, Porgy3:412008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:04:24
1Everyday Hero5:042I Tried to Tell You4:443A Fonk Tail4:054Dukey Treats6:535Listen Baby5:356Mercy5:387Somebody Laid It on Us4:508Creepin' (Ghoulie remix)5:019Right on Time5:2810Sudan5:1011Are You Ready4:3212Images of Us7:242010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 55:14
1A Melody4:282You Touch My Brian6:193What Goes Around Comes Around5:314Bring Me Joy4:425Ripple in Time6:306Oh Really?5:5076 O'Clock Revisted4:238Come to Me Now5:499Stupid Is as Stupid Does6:3810Deja Vu5:042013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:14:03
1DreamWeaver1:272Stones of Orion6:273Trippin’4:214Ashtray4:005Missing You5:456Transition 10:147Change the World5:548Jazzmatazz4:449Round the Way Girl4:1110Transition 20:1711Brown Sneakers6:1012You Never Know4:0213Ball & Chain5:5814Burnt Sausage Jam15:3215Happy Trails5:01
Single · 8
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1977 | Reach For It (Dance)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:07AReach For It (Dance)3:30 BJust For You3:37 | 1977 | ||
| 1982 | Shine OnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:46AShine On5:12 BPositive Energy3:34 | 1982 | ||
| 1985 | Thief in the NightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 12:34AThief in the Night (vocal / remix version)6:25 BThief in the Night (dub version)6:09 | 1985 | ||
| 1995 | Life And TimesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks1Life And Times (New York Times Mix) 2Life And Times (George's Urban Mix Radio Edit) 3Life And Times (New York Times Extended Mix) 4Life And Times (Elephant Tribal Mix) 5Life And Times (Elephant After Hours Mix) 6Life And Times (George's Urban Mix Extended) 7Life And Times (Album Version) | 1995 | ||
| 2006 | Brazillian Love AffairSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 39:381Brazillian Love Affair (radio edit)3:43 2Brazillian Love Affair (Mike Perry extended vocal mix)6:20 3Brazillian Love Affair (Mat Bradshaw vocal remix)8:24 4Brazillian Love Affair (Freshold remix)7:21 5Brazillian Love Affair (E-S/L remix)6:51 6Brazillian Love Affair (Mashtronic’s Rough Boys remix)6:59 | 2006 | ||
| 2014 | Bring Me JoySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:361Bring Me Joy4:36 | 15 July 2014 | ||
| 2017 | Reach Out (Ziggy Phunk rework)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 6:481Reach Out (Ziggy Phunk rework)6:48 | Remix | 4 July 2017 | |
| 2017 | I Want You For MyselfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:371/2I Want You For Myself6:37 2/2I Want You For Myself (Kon's Extended Remix) | 29 September 2017 |
Album · 18
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:14:551Reach for It4:59 2Dukey Stick3:36 3Party Down3:12 4Say That You Will3:10 5Festival6:43 6I Want You for Myself6:41 7Brasilian Love Affair7:22 8Sweet Baby3:49 9Up From the Sea It Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift Bite5:26 10Shine On3:50 11Son of Reach for It (The Funky Dream)4:28 12Born to Love You3:13 13Heroes4:55 14Better Ways4:29 15Mothership Connection5:13 16Finger Prints3:49 | Compilation | October 1991 | |
| 1993 | Three OriginalsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 1:59:32Disc 1 1Chariot2:59 2Look Into Her Eyes3:25 3Sister Serene4:32 4That’s What She Said4:29 5Mashavu1:50 6Rokkinrowl, I Don’t Know3:28 7Prepare Yourself5:28 8Giant Child Within Us - Ego6:38 9Someday2:39 10I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry5:26 11Dawn4:55 12For Love (I Come Your Friend)4:41 13Foosh3:13 14Floop de Loop6:47 Disc 21Malibu4:08 2Fools4:36 3Echidna’s Arf3:37 4Uncle Remus5:11 5The Aura1:28 6Don’t Be Shy3:01 7Seeing You4:31 8Back to Where We Never Left6:26 9What The...0:33 10Tryin’ & Cryin’5:48 11I C’n Hear That5:19 12After the Love2:33 13Tzina (Excerpts From Act II Scene II)2:30 14Liberated Fantasies9:21 | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1996 | Muir Woods SuiteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 49:471Phase 13:29 2Phase 22:53 3Phase 35:11 4Percussion Solo2:03 5Phase 42:19 6Phase 55:44 7Bass Solo1:14 8Phase 6 (Love Theme)7:53 9Drum Solo3:01 10Phase 79:31 11Montreux Nights6:29 | Live | 6 February 1996 | |
| 1996 | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 46:081Dukey Stick6:04 2Reach for It4:55 3Searchin' My Mind3:13 4Mothership Connection5:11 5Sweet Baby3:49 6Starting Again4:28 7Lady4:22 8Shine On5:13 9Just for You4:29 10Movin' On4:24 | Compilation | 20 February 1996 | |
| 1997 | Best of George Duke - The Elektra YearsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks1Jam (Prelude) 2560 Sl 3Rise Up 4Same Ole Love 5African Violet 6We're Supposed to Have Fun 7Good Friend 8Say Hello 9The Morning, You and Love 10Mystery Eyes 11Come to Me 12Stand With Your Man 13Baby Love 14Love Mission 15This Lovin' 16Brazilian Coffee (Postlude) | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1998 | This Is Jazz 37Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 56:501Diamonds6:46 2Love Reborn4:27 3Cravo e Canela3:07 4Positive Energy3:37 5Sugar Loaf Mountain4:13 6Pathways6:40 7Brazilian Sugar5:35 8Hot Fire5:34 9Summer Breezin'4:49 10Omi (Fresh Water)4:53 11Love Reborn7:09 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 2004 | Jazz Moods - 'Round MidnightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 48:041Sweet Baby3:46 2Stay Awhile2:57 3Love Reborn4:23 4Just for You4:24 5Corine5:58 6You - Are the Light4:11 7Summer Breezin'4:46 8Touch & Go4:33 9I Need You Now4:40 10Thinking of You4:07 11Lady4:19 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Essential George DukeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 33 tracks · 2:36:46Disc 1 1Scuse Me Miss3:33 2Reach for It4:54 3Starting Again4:33 4Dukey Stick6:09 5Movin' On4:24 6Party Down3:09 7Say That You Will3:06 8Funkin' for the Thrill4:02 9Summer Breezin'4:50 10Cravo E Canela3:04 11Up From the Sea It Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift Bite5:24 12Brazilian Love Affair7:24 13Every Little Step I Take3:47 14I Want You for Myself6:38 15Sweet Baby3:48 16I Just Want to Love You3:52 17You4:39 Disc 21Shine On5:13 2Ride on Love5:26 3Son of Reach for It4:26 4Every Reason to Smile4:22 5Heroes4:53 6The Good Times4:38 7Overture1:38 8Reach Out4:57 9Give Me Your Love4:19 10Silly Fightin'5:07 11Got to Get Back to Love5:30 12She Can Wait Forever4:01 13Secret Rendezvous4:53 14Mothership Connection5:10 15Dukey Stick 12"8:05 16Reach Out! 12"6:52 | Compilation | 6 September 2004 | |
| 2007 | Keyboard GiantSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:15:491The Opening3:19 2Capricorn5:07 3Maria Tres Filhos5:09 4Faces in Reflection No. 22:24 5Dawn4:57 6For Love (I Come Your Friend)4:41 7Malibu4:06 8The Aura1:26 9Chariot2:59 10Sister Serene4:33 11Someday2:41 12Seeing You4:32 13I C' n Hear It5:17 14After the Love2:32 15Tzina (Excerpts From Act II Scene II)2:32 16Liberated Fantasies9:22 17Feel5:38 18Yana Aminah4:34 | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2007 | Ultimate George DukeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 56:371Reach for It4:55 2Dukey Stick6:08 3Say That You Will3:07 4Brazilian Love Affair4:57 5Love Ballad4:40 6Same Ole Love4:34 7No Rhyme, No Reason5:47 86 O'Clock4:36 9Love Can Be So Cold5:42 10She's Amazing4:43 11My Piano7:28 | Compilation | 8 May 2007 | |
| 2008 | My Soul - The Complete MPS Fusion RecordingsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2008 | |
| 2009 | From Me to You / Reach for ItSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:27:50Disc 1 1From Me to You1:46 2Carry On4:36 3What Do They Really Fear4:28 4'Scuse Me Miss3:37 5You and Me3:40 6Broken Dreams2:47 7Up on It9:05 8Seasons5:45 9Down in It1:21 10Sing It4:09 Disc 21The Beginning1:50 2Lemme at It4:13 3Hot Fire5:31 4Reach for It4:53 5Just for You4:26 6Omi (Fresh Water)4:50 7Searchin' My Mind3:11 8Watch Out Baby5:25 9Diamonds6:45 10The End1:07 11Bring It on Home4:25 | Compilation | 10 August 2009 | |
| 2010 | Original Album ClassicsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 52 tracksDisc 1 1From Me to You 2Carry On 3What Do They Really Fear? 4'Scuse Me Miss 5You and Me 6Broken Dreams 7Up on It 8Seasons 9Down in It 10Sing It Disc 21The Beginning 2Lemme at It 3Hot Fire 4Reach for It 5Just for You 6Ómi (Fresh Water) 7Searchin' My Mind 8Watch Out Baby! 9Diamonds 10The End 11Bring It on Home Disc 31We Give Our Love 2Morning Sun 3Percussion (interlude) 4Dukey Stick 5Starting Again 6Yeah, We Going 7The Way I Feel 8Movin' On 9Don't Let Go 10Preface 11The Future Disc 41Brazilian Love Affair 2Summer Breezin' 3Cravo E Canela 4Alone - 6am 5Brazilian Sugar 6Sugar Loaf Mountain 7Love Reborn 8Up From the Sea It Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift Bite 9I Need You Now 10Ao Que Vai Nascer Disc 51Party Down 2Say That You Will 3Funkin' for the Thrill 4Sunrise 5Festival 6I Am for Real (May the Funk Be with You) 7Straight From the Heart 8Corine 9Pluck 10Follow the Rainbow | Compilation | 2010 | |
| 2013 | Brazilian FusionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:12:101Omi (Fresh Water)4:52 2Diamonds6:47 3Yeah, We Going3:43 4The Way I Feel4:47 5The Future3:25 6Sunrise4:46 7Festival6:43 8Straight From the Heart3:55 9Corine6:03 10Someday3:54 11Positive Energy3:36 12Let Your Love Shine4:28 13Thinking of You4:11 14Your Life2:55 15Ipanema Lady3:35 16A Melody4:30 | Compilation | 5 November 2013 | |
| 2015 | Live 1975 From Dallas Electric BallroomSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:25:06Disc 1 1Hip Pockets11:45 2Red Baron12:41 3Song For A Friend12:04 4Earthlings6:13 5George Duke Solo13:06 6Billy Cobham Solo7:48 Disc 21Stratus10:57 2Life And Times10:32 | Live | 9 October 2015 | |
| 2016 | No Rhyme, No ReasonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 35 tracks · 2:57:471No Rhyme, No Reason5:47 2It's On6:11 3After Dinner Drink6:18 4From Dusk To Dawn7:13 5All About You (feat. The Johnson Sisters)3:50 6If You Will (If You Will (With Flora Purim)5:03 7At A Glance7:15 8Is Love Enough¿5:22 9Kinda Low6:17 10Keeping Love Alive5:44 11She's Amazing (feat. Chante Moore)4:45 12It's Summertime5:25 13Anticipation4:38 14C'est La Vie4:54 15Laid Back Sunday4:57 16If He Ain't Mr. Right (Then He's Mr. Wrong)5:32 17How About You4:47 18Fill The Need5:32 19African Violet3:56 20Never Be Another (feat. Anointed)4:38 21Bus Tours4:43 22Buffalo Soldiers4:53 23500 Miles To Go5:01 24No Greater Love4:48 25Look What We Started Now5:56 26Children Of The Night5:16 27Brazillian Coffee1:11 28Broken Glass4:20 29Fame5:48 30560 SL3:53 31Genesis1:34 32Snapshot5:40 33Fuzzion6:51 346 O'Clock4:37 354115:12 | Compilation | 2016 | |
| 2022 | No Rhyme, No Reason: The Elektra / Warner Years 1985-2000Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 45 tracks · 3:39:331Surrender3:33 2Thief in the Night4:48 3We're Supposed to Have Fun4:23 4Love Mission4:25 5Jam5:11 6La La3:36 7Broken Glass4:20 8Good Friend4:14 9Stand with Your Man5:17 10Island Girl4:43 11The Morning, You & Love4:01 12African Violet3:56 13Love Ballad4:39 14Same Ole Love4:12 15Say Hello5:02 16Brazillian Coffee1:11 17This Lovin'5:09 18Mystery Eyes4:29 19Guilty3:45 20Guilty, Pt. 22:49 21560 SL3:53 22Rise Up5:33 23Snapshot5:40 24No Rhyme, No Reason5:47 256 O'Clock4:37 26Fame5:47 27Keeping Love Alive5:44 28Love Can Be so Cold5:43 29Illusions5:04 30Life and Times6:10 31C'est La Vie4:54 32So I'll Pretend7:26 33Montreaux Nights6:30 34Is Love Enough? (feat. Lori Perry, Rachelle Ferrell & Jim Gilstrap)5:21 35It's Summertime5:25 36It's Our World (feat. Vesta Williams & Lori Perry)4:24 37Fill the Need5:32 38Thinkin' 'Bout You5:03 39The Touch5:30 40From Dusk to Dawn7:12 41She's Amazing (feat. Chante Moore)4:44 42If You Will (feat. Flora Purim)5:03 43Never Be Another (feat. Anointed)4:37 44All About You (feat. The Johnson Sisters)3:49 45The Times We've Known (feat. Perri)6:22 | Compilation | 2022 | |
| 2024 | From Me to You - The Definitive Collection 1977 - 2000Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 23 August 2024 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put George Duke head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 28 | 89th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 57 | 95.2th |
| Studio albums | 31 | 98.3th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 34 | 97.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 43 | 83.8th |
| Genres | 11 | 97.2th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The George Duke Trio(band) | — | present | original,piano |
| The Billy Cobham–George Duke Band(band) | — | present | |
| The George Duke Band(band) | — | present | eponymous |
| The George Duke Quartet(band) | — | present | original,piano |
| The Mothers of Invention(band) | June 1970 | May 1975 | keyboard,synthesizer |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stanley_Clarke_and_George_Duke.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fd180bc2-7b01-4b07-9597-451e7383f1b4discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fd180bc2-7b01-4b07-9597-451e7383f1b4core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q536322genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q536322seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dukebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Duke
Why this artist is in the database
- List of funk musicians
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 0, 28 language versions)
Image: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia . · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q536322 · MusicBrainz: fd180bc2-7b01-4b07-9597-451e7383f1b4
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