George Duke - Collection Japanese Remasters (1977-1984) [9CDs] {Epic Japan}

George Duke was an American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. 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 was known primarily for thirty-odd solo albums, of which 'A Brazilian Love Affair' from 1980 was his most popular, as well as for his collaborations with other musicians, particularly Frank Zappa.

01. From Me to You (Duke) - 1:45
02. Carry On (Duke) - 4:36
03. What Do They Really Fear? (Duke) - 4:28
04. 'Scuse Me Miss (Duke) - 3:37
05. You and Me (Duke) - 3:41
06. Broken Dreams (Duke) - 2:50
07. Up on It (Duke) - 9:05
08. Seasons (Duke) - 5:45
09. Down in It (Duke-Clarke-Sembello-Chancler) - 1:22
10. Sing It (Duke) - 4:10






01. The Beginning (Duke) - 1:50
02. Lemme at It (Duke) - 4:14
03. Hot Fire (Chancler) - 5:31
04. Reach for It (Duke) - 4:54
05. Just for You (Duke) - 4:28
06. Omi (Fresh Water) (Duke) - 4:50
07. Searchin' My Mind (Duke) - 3:12
08. Watch Out Baby! (Duke-Chancler-Sembello-Clarke) - 5:25
09. Diamonds (Duke) - 6:45
10. The End (Duke) - 1:07
11. Bring It on Home (Duke) - 4:25






01. We Give Our Love (Duke-Chancler-Miller-Johnson) - 4:33
02. Morning Sun (Duke) - 4:15
03. Percussion Interlude (Chancler-Escovedo) - 2:02
04. Dukey Stick (Duke) - 6:07
05. Starting Again (Duke) - 4:30
06. Yeah, We Going (Chancler) - 3:41
07. The Way I Feel (Duke) - 4:45
08. Movin' On (Duke) - 4:23
09. Don't Let Go (Duke) - 3:26
10. Preface (Duke) - 1:30
11. The Future (Duke) - 3:28
12. Dukey Stick Part 1 (Duke) - 3:35
13. Dukey Stick Part 2 (Duke) - 4:43
14. Dukey Stick (12" Single Version) (Duke) - 8:07






01. Party Down (Duke-Champlin) - 3:10
02. Say That You Will (Duke) - 3:06
03. Funkin' for the Thrill (Miller) - 4:03
04. Sunrise (Duke) - 4:45
05. Festival (Duke) - 6:43
06. I Am for Real (May the Funk Be with You) (Duke) - 5:19
07. Straight from the Heart (Duke) - 3:53
08. Corine (Duke) - 6:02
09. Pluck (Duke) - 4:48
10. Follow the Rainbow (Duke) - 1:28
11. I Am for Real (May the Funk Be with You) (Single Edit) (Duke) - 3:35
12. Pluck (Single Edit) (Duke) - 3:25






01. Brazilian Love Affair (Duke) - 7:23
02. Summer Breezin' (Duke) - 4:49
03. Cravo e Canela (Nascimento-Bastos) - 3:06
04. Alone-6AM (Duke) - 1:07
05. Brazilian Sugar (Duke) - 5:34
06. Sugar Loaf Mountain (Duke) - 4:10
07. Love Reborn (Duke) - 4:28
08. Up from the Sea It Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift Bite (Duke) - 5:24
09. I Need You Now (Duke) - 4:43
10. Ao Que Vai Nascer (Nascimento-Brant) - 3:31
11. Caxanga (Nascimento-Brant) - 4:10
12. Brazilian Love Affair (Single Edit) (Duke) - 3:52






01. Look What You Find (Duke) - 4:45
02. Every Little Step I Take (Duke) - 3:49
03. Games (Escovedo-Duke) - 3:14
04. I Want You for Myself (Duke) - 6:38
05. In the Distance (Duke) - 2:24
06. I Love You More (Duke) - 3:06
07. Dog-Man (Duke) - 4:40
08. Everybody's Talkin' (Duke) - 4:19
09. Part 1 - The Alien Challenges the Stick (Duke-Miller-Lawson-Myles) - 2:27
10. Part 2 - The Alien Succumbs to the Macho Intergalactic Funkativity of the Funkblasters (Duke-Miller-Lawson-Myles) - 6:59
11. I Want You for Myself (Single Edit) (Duke) - 3:55
12. Every Little Step I Take (Single Edit) (Duke) - 3:43






01. Shine On (Duke) - 5:13
02. You (Duke) - 4:39
03. Dream On (Martin-Pilate) - 4:02
04. I Will Always Be Your Friend (Duke) - 3:28
05. Framed (Duke) - 3:20
06. Ride on Love (Duke) - 5:26
07. Son of Reach for It (Miller-Duke-Chancler-Johnson) - 4:26
08. Someday (Duke) - 3:53
09. Positive Energy (Duke) - 3:35
10. Let Your Love Shine (Duke) - 4:31
11. Shine On (Single Edit) (Duke) - 3:53
12. Ride on Love (Single Edit) (Duke) - 3:58






01. Overture (Duke) - 1:38
02. Light (Duke) - 3:23
03. Shane (Duke) - 3:14
04. Born to Love You (Duke) - 3:10
05. Silly Fightin' (Duke) - 5:07
06. You (Are the Light) (Duke) - 4:16
07. The War Fugue Interlude (Duke) - 1:13
08. Reach Out (Duke) - 4:57
09. Give Me Your Love (Duke) - 4:19
10. Stand (Duke) - 2:14
11. Soon (Duke) - 2:43
12. Celebrate (Duke) - 3:54
13. Fly Away (Duke) - 4:03
14. Reach Out (12" Single Version) (Duke) - 6:54






01. Got to Get Back to Love (Duke) - 5:31
02. Stay Awhile (Duke) - 2:59
03. Secret Rendezvous (Knight) - 4:53
04. Thinking of You (Duke) - 4:10
05. Take It On (Duke-Anderson) - 3:55
06. She Can Wait Forever (Leib) - 4:01
07. Better Ways (Duke) - 4:25
08. Your Life (Duke) - 2:49
09. Ipanema Lady (Duke) - 3:41
10. Secret Rendezvous (Single Edit) (Knight) - 4:11