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I LOVE THE BLUES, SHE HEARD MY CRYGeorge DukeJazz Rock/Fusion3.99 | 17 ratings |
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With George Duke's unfortunate passing just a few days ago, now feels like as good a time as any to
revisit one of the man's finest albums, 1975's I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry. This
record was released towards the end of Duke's time spent playing with Frank Zappa's band, and it's
apparent that some elements of Zappa's quirky and complex fusion music had rubbed off on him by this
point - although not entirely a jazz fusion observation, I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry
contains some tracks like "That's What She Said" and "Giant Child Within Us - Ego" that sound
straight out of the Zappa playbook. Not too surprising when one considers that fellow Zappa alumni
Ruth Underwood, Bruce Fowler, and Tom Fowler also participated on this album!I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry also explores funk and soul-inspired music without ever coming across as bland (even the ballad "Someday" is fantastic!), as well as humorous hard rock on "Rokkinrowl, I Don't Know" and pure traditional blues in the title track. The title track is the only song that I could really do without; I feel that it is a rather weak way to end such a fantastic record, but blues fans may be more into the song than I am. Even taking the out-of-place title track into consideration, I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry is one of the best jazz fusion albums of the classic era, and an essential pickup for all fusion enthusiasts. Rest easy, Duke!
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