RIP George Duke

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RIP George Duke
« on: 6 Aug 2013, 10:50 pm »
As a Zappa fan, that's how I knew him best, not really into fusion and funk but nevertheless saddened at his passing. 67yo. Leukemia. Wife passed just last year.
RIP
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/08/06/jazz-icon-george-duke-dies-at-67/2623265/

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Re: RIP George Duke
« Reply #1 on: 7 Aug 2013, 12:39 am »
What terrible news.
George Duke was great.

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Re: RIP George Duke
« Reply #2 on: 7 Aug 2013, 12:56 am »
Yes sad news indeed,i also knew him via Zappa's music.

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Re: RIP George Duke
« Reply #3 on: 10 Aug 2013, 12:47 am »
One more great musician to go to the upper level, a loss to the Jazz Rock.
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« Reply #5 on: 10 Aug 2013, 02:40 am »
I saw The George Duke-Billy Cobham Band in '76. 4 shows (2 each night) in 2 days and met Cobham at a bar before the show. One of the best concerts ever! George was a great showman & master musician.

Quote from:
Duke, Billy Cobham, Alphonso Johnson, John Scofield

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN9Vaml0dZE Watch George solo at the 4:30 mark

Stratus . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6TwL6eoYec





My scanned ticket stub . . .



LP of the tour in Europe of the same year . . .


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Re: RIP George Duke
« Reply #6 on: 10 Aug 2013, 04:46 pm »
Billy Cobham is another great, the plays the drums like a piano:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUe4SJlMO6c