George Duke - Jazz Moods: Round Midnight

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:35
Size: 112,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:47)  1. Sweet Baby
(2:58)  2. Stay Awhile
(4:26)  3. Love Reborn
(4:26)  4. Just for You
(6:00)  5. Corine
(4:15)  6. You (Are the Light)
(4:50)  7. Summer Breezin'
(4:34)  8. Touch And Go
(4:43)  9. I Need You Now
(4:09) 10. Thinking of You
(4:21) 11. Lady

Keyboardist/composer George Duke has been through a myriad of stylistic changes over his long career, from straight-ahead jazz to fusion to funk and R&B, not to mention being a key member of Frank Zappa's band for a while. The George Duke presented on this compilation is the slicker, more accessible one who enjoyed pop success as an R&B tunesmith and lite-jazz merchant. 

The smooth soul sound of the hit "Sweet Baby," recorded during Duke's partnership with Stanley Clarke, wouldn't sound out of place on a Maze album, while synth-flavored cuts "Corine" and "Love Reborn" are closer to Bob James/Dave Grusin territory. Duke took yet another detour in 1979 with his BRAZILIAN LOVE AFFAIR album, from which two cuts are included here, but the emphasis is on vocal-oriented mainstream R&B ballads delivered with a soft touch and a veteran craftsman's skill. https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-moods-round-midnight-mw0000745724

Jazz Moods: Round Midnight

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