  |
|
|
 |
| Master of The Game [Japan Ble-Spec] |
| George Duke |
japán
első megjelenés éve: 1979
42 perc |
|
| (1995)
|
|
CD |
| 7.905 Ft
|
|
| 1. | Look What You Find
|
| 2. | Every Little Step I Take
|
| 3. | Games
|
| 4. | I Want You for Myself
|
| 5. | In the Distance
|
| 6. | I Love You More
|
| 7. | Dog-Man
|
| 8. | Everybody's Talkin', Pt. 1
|
| 9. | Pt. 1: The Alien Challenges the Stick / Pt. 2: The Alien Succumbs to the
|
Jazz / Jazz-Pop; Crossover Jazz
Recorded: Westlake Audio, Hollywood, California.
Although George Duke first made his mark as a jazz instrumentalist, late-1970s classics like Reach for It, Don't Let Go, and Follow the Rainbow made it clear that he could also be an expressive R&B singer. But he didn't want to handle all of the lead vocals himself; so during that period, his role was that of a producer/keyboardist/songwriter who was more than happy to share the lead vocals with Lynn Davis, Josie James, and others. Davis enjoyed a lot of exposure on R&B stations when, in 1979, Duke featured her on "I Want You for Myself," the haunting single that made Master of the Game one of his best-selling albums. Her charismatic performance makes the listener wonder why she never had a solo career; the talent was certainly there. This album contains a few jazz fusion instrumentals (including the Latin-flavored "Dog-Man"), but it's an R&B release first and foremost -- and those who like Duke as an R&B artist will find this album to be enjoyable, if less than essential. "I Want You for Myself" and the mellow, Stylistics-influenced "Every Little Step I Take" are gems, but most of the other selections are merely decent instead of excellent. On the whole, this album isn't in a class with Reach for It, Don't Let Go, or Follow the Rainbow, which are arguably his most essential R&B-oriented albums. But it has more pluses than minuses and is worth having in your collection if you're a serious fans of Duke's late 1970s/early 1980s output.
---Alex Henderson, allmusic
George Duke - vocals, acoustic & electric pianos, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano, organ, Clavinet, keyboards, synthesizer
Napolean Brock- vocals
Lynn Davis- vocals
Josie James - vocals
Gary Herbig - alto & tenor saxophones, flute, piccolo
Jerry Hey - trumpet, flugelhorn
Gary Grant - trumpet
Bill Reichenbach - trombone
David Myles - 6- & 12-string acoustic & electric guitars, sitar
Roland Bautista - guitar
Ray Obeido - guitar
Byron Miller - bass
Fred Washington - bass
Sheila Escovedo - drums, percussion
Ricky Lawson - drums |
|
CD bolt, zenei DVD, SACD, BLU-RAY lemez vásárlás és rendelés - Klasszikus zenei CD-k és DVD-különlegességek |  | | Webdesign - Forfour Design |
|
|
