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| Reach for It |
| George Duke |
| első megjelenés éve: 1977 |
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| (1990)
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| 2.885 Ft
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| 1. | The Beginning
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| 2. | Lemme at It
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| 3. | Hot Fire
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| 4. | Reach for It
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| 5. | Just for You
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| 6. | Omi [Fresh Water]
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| 7. | Searchin' My Mind
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| 8. | Watch out Baby!
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| 9. | Diamonds
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| 10. | The End
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| 11. | Bring It on Home [*]
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Jazz
George Duke - Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals
Byron Miller - Bass, Keyboards
Charles "Icarus" Johnson - Guitar, Vocals
Charles W. Johnson, Jr. - Guitar
Deborah Thomas - Vocals
Dee Henrichs - Vocals
Icarus Johnson - Guitar, Vocals
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Drums, Timbales, Tom-Tom, Vocals
Manolo Badrena - Bongos, Conga, Percussion
Michael Sembello - Guitar
Raul DeSouza - Trombone
Stanley Clarke - Bass
Sybil Thomas - Vocals
After several years working with Cannonball Adderley and Frank Zappa in addition to making some very interesting genre-busting recordings on his own, master keyboardist George Duke released the Gold-certified funk masterpiece Reach For It. The P-Funk inspired title track was his highest-charting track of all time, and the band, featuring Stanley Clarke, Charles "Icarus" Johnson, Byron Miller, and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler is as intuitively interactive as the best small group acoustic jazz ensembles.
* Alan Santos - Management, Monitor Engineer, Monitor Mixer
* Bruce Heigh - Management
* Gary Pacheco - Coordination
* Glen Christensen - Art Direction, Concept
* Herb Cohen - Management
* Hiroyuki Shiotsuki - Mastering
* John Golden - Mastering
* Johnny Golden - Mastering
* Kerry McNabb - Engineer
* Mike Berniker - Coordination
* Neil Tesser - Liner Notes
* Norman Seeff - Photography
* Penny Armstrong - Coordination
* Pete Cenedella - Package Coordinator
* Ron Lorman - Management
* Tony Tiller - Package Coordinator
* Yoshihiro Kumagai - Supervisor
* Yoshio Matsushita - Supervisor
By 1977, the jazz content of George Duke's albums had decreased considerably, and soul and funk had become his main priorities. Reach for It has more to offer from an R&B standpoint than a jazz standpoint, though the fusion it does contain is first rate -- including the Latin-influenced "Hot Fire" and "Lemme at It" (an aggressive gem that's in a class with some of the keyboardist/pianist's best work with the Billy CobhamDuke Band). Reach's heavy R&B content resulted in Duke facing the same accusation as George Benson, Patrice Rushen and other improvisers who moved away from jazz in the '70s -- that he was a sellout. But none of this CD's R&B content comes across as contrived or formulaic. In fact, Duke is downright inspired on the haunting "Just for You" and the Parliament-influenced title song. Even so, it's always regrettable when a gifted improviser pretty much abandons jazz -- and Duke is a prime example. It should be stressed that the high rating awarded this CD is primarily from an R&B standpoint -- and that those strictly interested in hearing Duke playing jazz would be better off investing in earlier efforts like Faces in Reflection.
---Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
George Duke
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jan 12, 1946 in San Rafael, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Funk, Instrumental Pop, Jazz-Pop, Crossover Jazz, Post-Disco
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.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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