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Feel (George Duke album)

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Feel
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 1974
RecordedMay 1974
StudioParamount Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length41:36
Label
ProducerBaldhard G. Falk
George Duke chronology
Faces in Reflection
(1974)
Feel
(1974)
The Aura Will Prevail
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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

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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

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All tracks are written by Duke, except for track 3 written by Leon Chancler

No.TitleLength
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

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Production

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Charts

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Chart (1974) Peak
position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums 17[3]
Billboard 200 141

References

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  1. ^ Elias, Jason. "Feel – George Duke". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. ^ George Duke: Feel. MPS Records. October 1974.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard's Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard. Vol. 87. January 11, 1975. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Feel – George Duke". SomehowJazz. September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
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