The pinnacle of the golden age of jazz fusion. A fusion of virtuosity and pop sensibility.
A dream collaboration between bassist magician Stanley Clarke and keyboard genius George Duke. A crossover masterpiece with a brilliant balance of technique and melody.
"Clarke / Duke Project" is the first project by Stanley Clarke and George Duke, who were at the forefront of the fusion world in the 70s and 80s, and it became a hot topic for its high level of perfection. Based on electric jazz, this work fuses funk, R&B, and pop, and can be said to be the ideal form of 80s crossover fusion. From hits like "Sweet Baby" to virtuoso instrumentals, there are plenty of highlights to listen to. The world of sound created by these two geniuses still resonates vividly today.
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9 TRACKS:
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1)
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Put It On The Line
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2)
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Heroes
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3)
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Try Me Baby
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4)
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Every Reason To Smile
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5)
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Great Danes
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6)
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The Good Times
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7)
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You're Gonna Love It
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8)
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Trip You In Love
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9)
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Atlanta
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Keyboards, Vocals - George Duke
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Producer - George Duke
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Drums - Billy Cobham (9)
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Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa (8)
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Drums - Narada Michael Walden (8)
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Vocals [Second Verse] - Howard Hewett (4)
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Mastered By - Brian Gardner
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Strings - Barbara Hunter
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Vocals [First Verse] - Jeffrey Osborne (4)
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Producer - Stanley Clarke
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Vocals, Bass [Basses, All Guitar Sounds Made By The Alembic Piccolo Bass & The Carl Thompson Piccolo Bass] - Stanley Clarke
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Engineer [Recording] - Tommy Vicari
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Engineer [Tracks & Mixing] - Tommy Vicari
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Engineer [Second, Sound Castle] - Mitch Gibson
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Strings - Dave Schwartz
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Backing Vocals - Lynn Davis (8)
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Vocals - Lynn Davis (4)
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Backing Vocals - Portia Griffin (8)
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Strings - Rollice Dale
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Strings - Bonnie Douglas
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Strings - Ray Kelley
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Strings - Murray Adler
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Drums - John Robinson (2)
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Engineer [Recording] - Erik Zobler
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Strings - Katie Kirkpatrick
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Engineer [Additional] - Tom Perry
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Strings - Harry Bluestone
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Strings - Allan Harshman
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Strings - Ed Green (2)
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Strings - Ron Folsom
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Backing Vocals - Clydene Jackson (8)
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Arranged By [Strings] - George Del Barrio (3, 9)
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Strings - Nat Ross
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Strings - Paul Shure
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Backing Vocals - Cruz Sembello (8)
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Backing Vocals - Deborah Thomas (8)
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Backing Vocals - Julia Tillman
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Backing Vocals - Maxine Willard
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Strings - Gary Nuttycombe
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Backing Vocals - Sylvia St. James (8)
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Strings - Ron Cooper
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Strings - Brenton Banks
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Engineer [Second, Le Gonks West] - Nick Spigel
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Strings - Bob Sushel
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Strings - Reg Hill
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Oboe - William Criss (3)
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Strings - Jan Kelley
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Strings - Pat Johnson (2)
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Photography By - Norman Seeff
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Strings - Dixie Blackstone
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Engineer [Second, Fantasy Studios] - Mike Herbick
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Art Direction - Lane/Donald
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Design - Janis Wilkins
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Backing Vocals - Debra Starr (8)
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Other [Makeup On Cover] - Tara Posey
