Feel (George Duke album)
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Released | October 28, 1974 | |||
Recorded | May 1974 | |||
Studio | Paramount Studios (Hollywood, California) | |||
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Length | 41:36 | |||
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Producer | Baldhard G. Falk | |||
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Feel is the fourth studio album by the American keyboard player George Duke, released on October 28, 1974, by MPS Records.[2] The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[3]
Overview
[edit]Duke began experimenting with synthesizer orchestration on this album, which is considered the beginning of his unique style.[4] The album has contributions from Flora Purim, Frank Zappa, John Heard, Airto Moreira and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Duke, except for track 3 written by Leon Chancler
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Funny Funk" | 5:18 |
2. | "Love" | 6:06 |
3. | "The Once Over" | 4:41 |
4. | "Feel" | 5:40 |
5. | "Cora Jobege" | 3:50 |
6. | "Old Slippers" | 5:41 |
7. | "Theme from the Opera "Tzina"" | 2:00 |
8. | "Yana Aminah" | 4:33 |
9. | "Rashid" | 3:36 |
10. | "Statement" | 1:15 |
Total length: | 41:36 |
Personnel
[edit]- George Duke – keyboards, bass synthesizer (1, 5, 9), vocals (2, 4, 10)
- Obdewl'l X (aka Frank Zappa)– guitar (2, 6)
- John Heard – acoustic bass and electric bass (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums, percussion (3)
- Airto Moreira – percussion (2, 3, 4, 8, 10)
- Flora Purim – vocals (2, 8)
Production
[edit]- Baldhard G. Falk – producer, back cover photography
- Kerry McNabb – recording, mixing
- Wilfried "Sätty" Podriech – cover art
Charts
[edit]Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 17[3] |
Billboard 200 | 141 |
References
[edit]- ^ Elias, Jason. "Feel – George Duke". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ George Duke: Feel. MPS Records. October 1974.
- ^ a b "Billboard's Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard. Vol. 87. January 11, 1975. p. 16.
- ^ "Feel – George Duke". SomehowJazz. September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
External links
[edit]- George Duke – Feel at Discogs (list of releases)
- George Duke's 1970s discography on his website
- George Duke—Feel at Globalia