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George Duke, keyboardist in Zappa's band

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Topic: George Duke, keyboardist in Zappa's band

Posted By: hugo1995
Subject: George Duke, keyboardist in Zappa's band
Date Posted: January 28 2020 at 15:54

Timestamped: https://youtu.be/wqp71DOJ3aY?t=414" rel="nofollow - Inca Roads keyboard passage

Super dank passage starts at 7:04

Holy f**k this entire passage is insane for live play. I've heard of all the great prog keyboardists. Why haven't I ever heard of this guy?

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Posted By: Jay Beerster
Date Posted: January 31 2020 at 23:33

I don't know why you never heard of him,but what I do know is that he was classicly trained got a gig with with Frank Zappa and is quoted "FZ music is the most complicated music he has ever played" paraphrasing of course check out his his first 2 or 3 solo albums and the one he did Jean Luc Ponty good stuff there much to like.

Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 01 2020 at 10:18

Yes, George (RIP) was amazing, and I don't know, because his isn't an obscure name. Check out his early solo albums, especially The 1976 Solo Keyboard Album (he plays everything on it, incl. drums) and Faces in Reflection.

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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: February 01 2020 at 11:12

hugo1995 wrote:

Timestamped: https://youtu.be/wqp71DOJ3aY?t=414" rel="nofollow - Inca Roads keyboard passage

Super dank passage starts at 7:04

Holy f**k this entire passage is insane for live play. I've heard of all the great prog keyboardists. Why haven't I ever heard of this guy?

Ah yes, Inca Roads off the Dub Room Special. I have that DVD and the Videotape before that, lots and lots of viewing pleasure. I only have one of his solo albums, Liberated Fantasies. I have it on record rather than CD, so I haven't played it in quite some time. I can't remember it well. I know him mainly through Zappa and the MOI, and his talent displayed with the Mothers is just plain obvious. According to Wikipedia he has 32 studio albums, not bad! Here's a live vid I enjoyed:

He has some nice insightful interviews. Here are a few:

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