George Duke - Original Album Series (5 CD, 2010/FLAC)

 


CD1 - Snapshot (1992)
CD2 - Illusions (1995)
CD3 - Is Love Enough? (1997)
CD4 - After Hours (1998)
CD5 - Cool (2000)

 


CD1 - Snapshot (1992)

01. From the Void (Intro) (Duke) - 0:50
02. History (I Remember) (Duke-Osborne) - 5:38
03. Snapshot (Duke) - 5:40
04. No Rhyme, No Reason (Duke) - 5:48
05. 6 O'Clock (Duke) - 4:36
06. Ooh Baby (Duke) - 5:01
07. Fame (Duke) - 5:47
08. Geneva (Duke) - 5:29
09. Speak Low (Duke) - 4:08
10. Keeping Love Alive (Duke) - 5:43
11. Until Sunrise (Duke) - 5:54
12. Bus Tours (Duke) - 4:43
13. In the Meantime (Interlude) (Duke) - 0:28
14. The Morning After (Duke) - 5:50

George Duke - Synclavier, D550, M1, Wave, VFX, acoustic piano, TX 816, S1000, Mini Moog bass, Fender Rhodes, lead and background vocal
Dennis Chambers - Pearl drums, Zildjan cymbalis
Phil Perry, Chante Moore, Jeffrey Osborne, Howard Hewett, Lori Perry, Phillip Bailey, Deniece Williams, Keith Washington - vocals
George Howard - soprano saxophone (#14)
Everette Harp - alto saxophone (#12)
Larry Williams - tenor saxophone
Jerry Hay, Gary Grant - trumpet
Hubert Laws - flute
Paul Jackson, Jr. - acoustic & electric guitars
Ray Fuller - guitar
Larry Kimpel - bass
Ndugu Chancler - drums
Sheila E (Escovedo) - congas, percussion
Airto Moriera - percussion
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Rachell Farrell, Jim Gilstrap, Angel Rogers, Lynn Davis, Marci Levy, Alex Brown - background vocals
Byron Miller - bass
Charles Icarus Johnson - bass (#8)
Oscar Brashear - trumpet (#12)
Reginald Young - trombone
Recorded and mixed by Erik Zobler at Le Gonks West, Conway Studios & Ocean Way Studio,LA.

CD2 - Illusions (1995)

01. Genesis (Duke) - 1:33
02. 500 Miles to Go (Duke) - 5:01
03. 411 (Duke) - 5:12
04. Love Can Be So Cold (Duke) - 5:43
05. Illusions (Duke) - 5:03
06. The Simple Things (Duke) - 5:18
07. Life and Times (Duke) - 6:09
08. Look What We Started Now (Duke) - 5:56
09. C'est la Vie (Sembello-Rudolph) - 4:53
10. Buffalo Soldiers (Duke) - 4:53
11. Money (Duke) - 5:19
12. No Greater Love (Duke) - 4:48
13. So I'll Pretend (Duke) - 7:26

George Duke - keyboards (Synclavier, Kurzwell, Korg), piano, vocals
Stanley Clarke - piccolo bass
Dennis Chambers - drums
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums
Byron Miller - bass
Terri Lynn Carrington - drums
Everette Harp - soprano & alto saxophones
Kirk Whalum - tenor sax
Paul Jackson, Jr. - guitar
Michael Landau - guitar
Larry Kimpel - bass
Ray Fuller - guitar
Gary Grant - trumpet, flugelhorn
Jerry Hey - trumpet
Michael Sembello - guitar, background vocals
Ray Brown - bass
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Phil Perry, Lori Perry, James Ingram, Joyce Kennedy, Marvin Winans, The Emotions, Dianne Reeves, Rachelle Farrell - vocals
Recorded and mixed by Erik Zobler at Le Gonks West & Conway, LA.

CD3 - Is Love Enough? (1997)

01. Into the Future (Prelude) (Duke) - 2:05
02. Is Love Enough? (Duke) - 5:21
03. It's Summertime (Duke) - 5:24
04. Love Songs (Duke) - 5:42
05. It's Our World (Duke-Warner-Griffin) - 4:24
06. Fill the Need (Duke) - 5:32
07. Kinda Low (Duke) - 6:17
08. Time and Space (Interlude) (Duke) - 1:26
09. Back in the Day (Duke) - 4:53
10. This Place I Call Home (Duke) - 4:22
11. How About You (Duke) - 4:46
12. Laid Back Sunday (Duke) - 4:56
13. Thinkin' 'Bout You (Duke) - 5:02
14. I'm Falling (Duke) - 5:33
15. Whatever Happened To... (Duke) - 4:43
16. Back from the Future (Postlude) (Duke) - 1:25

George Duke - vocals, rap vocals, keyboards, background vocals
George Howard - soprano saxophone
Gerald Albright - alto & tenor saxophones
Everette Harp - alto saxophone
Paul Jackson, Jr. - guitar
Norman Brown - guitar
Doc Powell - guitar
Byron Miller - bass
Airto Moreira - percussion
Abraham Laboriel - bass
"Little John" Roberts - drums
Lenny Castro - percussion
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Raymond Brown - trumpet
Jerry Hey - trumpet
Gary Grant - trumpet
Dori Caymmi - vocals, acoustic guitar
Jonathan Butler - vocals, guitar, bass
Phil Perry - vocals
Bruce Fowler - trombone
Ray "The Weeper" Fuller - acoustic & electric guitars
Vesta Williams - vocals
Lori Perry - vocals
Dianne Reeves - vocals
Jim Gilstrap - vocals
Rachelle Ferrell - vocals
Malcolm-Jamal Warner - rap vocals
Eddie Griffin - rap vocals
Benny Maupin - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Recorded and mixed by Erik Zobler.

CD4 - After Hours (1998)

01. Rush Hour/Road Rage (Duke) - 6:49
02. After Dinner Drink (Duke) - 6:17
03. Anticipation (Duke) - 4:38
04. The Touch (Duke) - 5:29
05. It's On (Duke) - 6:11
06. Together as One (Duke) - 5:45
07. From Dusk to Dawn (Duke) - 7:12
08. Peace (Duke) - 2:12
09. Sweet Dreams (Duke) - 5:33
10. Wake Me Gently (Duke) - 6:51
11. My Bells (Evans) - 1:16

George Duke - piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano, synthesizer
Byron Miller - electric bass
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums
Paul Jackson, Jr. - acoustic & electric guitars
Ray Fuller - electric guitar
Christian McBride - acoustic bass
Larry Kimpel - fretted & fretless electric basses
Lenny Castro - percussion
Sheridon Stokes - bass flute

CD5 - Cool (2000)

01. Marin City (Duke) - 5:20
02. Wake Up, Smell the Coffee (Duke) - 4:44
03. She's Amazing (Duke) - 4:44
04. If You Will (Duke) - 5:03
05. Never Be Another (Duke-Crawford-Walls-Crawford) - 4:37
06. Ancient Source (Duke) - 6:02
07. Only You Understand (Duke) - 4:18
08. If He Ain't Mr. Right (Then He's Mr. Wrong) (Duke) - 5:31
09. Sexy Cool (Duke) - 4:58
10. All About You (Duke) - 3:50
11. Whatever It Takes (Duke) - 3:45
12. The Times We've Known (Aznavour-Kretzmer) - 6:22
13. At a Glance (Duke) - 7:15

George Duke - keyboards, lead vocal, background vocals
Flora Purim, Denise Walls, Dadra Crawford, Steve Crawford - vocals
Philip Bailey, Howard Hewett, Robert Brookins, Kim Johnson, Kandy Johnson, Losie James, Lynn Davis, Diana Booker, Carl Carwell, Rashid Duke, Jim Gilstrap - background vocals
Chante Moore - vocal, background vocal
Tony Maiden - guitar
Benny Maupin, Everette Harp - tenor saxophones
Michael "Patches" Stewart, Jerry Hey, Gary Grant - trumpet
Ray Fuller, Paul Jackson, Jr. - electric guitars
Byron Miller - bass
Reggie Young - trombone
Jeff Lee Johnson - electric guitar
Lenny Castro - percussion
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums