Biography
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George Duke (born 12 January, 1946 in San Rafael, California) is a piano and synthesizer pioneer. He is known for his own work as well as for his collaborations with composers such as Frank Zappa and Stanley Clarke. He earned a bachelor's degree in music from the San Francisco Conservatory in 1967. In 2001, French House duo Daft Punk used a looped sample from the intro to Duke's song "I Love You More" in their song "Digital Love".
Duke attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Year | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "George Duke Quartet Presented by the Jazz Workshop" | 1966 | ||
| "The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio" | 1969 | ||
| "Save the Country" | 1970 | ||
| "Solus (The Inner Source)" | 1971 | ||
| "The Inner Source" | 1971 | ||
| "Faces in Reflection" | 1974 | ||
| "Feel" | 1974 | ||
| "The Aura Will Prevail" | 1974 | ||
| "I Love the Blues, She Heard Me Cry" | 1975 | ||
| "Liberated Fantasies" | 1976 | ||
| "The Billy Cobham - George Duke Band 'Live' on Tour in Europe" | 1976 | ||
| "The 1976 Solo Keyboard Album" | 1976 | ||
| "From Me to You" | 1977 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Reach for It" | 1977 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Don't Let Go" | 1978 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Follow the Rainbow" | 1979 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Brazilian Love Affair" | 1979 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Master of the Game" | 1979 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Clarke/Duke Project" | 1981 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Dream On" | 1982 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Clarke/Duke Project 2" | 1983 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Guardian of the Light" | 1983 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Rendezvous" | 1984 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Thief in the Night" | 1985 | Elektra | |
| "George Duke" | 1986 | Elektra | |
| "Night After Night" | 1989 | Elektra | |
| "Clarke/Duke Project 3" | 1990 | Epic/CBS | |
| "Snapshot" | 1993 | Warner Bros. | |
| "Muir Woods Suite" | 1993 | Warner Bros. | |
| "Illusions" | 1995 | Warner Bros. | |
| "Is Love Enough" | 1997 | Warner Bros. | |
| "After Hours" | 1998 | Warner Bros. | |
| "Cool" | 2000 | Warner Bros. | |
| "Face the Music" | 2002 | Bizarre Planet | |
| "Duke" | 2005 | Bizarre Planet | |
| "In a Mellow Tone" | 2006 | Bizarre Planet |
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