George Duke - Night After Night

Styles: Vocal, Clarinet Jazz
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:24
Size: 139,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:53)  1. Miss Wiggle
(5:16)  2. Children of the Night
(4:39)  3. Love Ballad
(3:45)  4. Guilty
(4:11)  5. Same Ole Love
(5:02)  6. Say Hello
(5:30)  7. Only One in My Life
(1:11)  8. Brazillian Coffee
(5:09)  9. This Lovin'
(4:28) 10. Mystery Eyes
(3:52) 11. 560 SL
(6:50) 12. Fuzzion
(5:33) 13. Rise Up

Having been a top notch producer for such hot R&B acts as Stephanie Mills, Deniece Williams, and Jeffrey Osborne throughout the '80s, it comes as no surprise that Duke would deliver such a powerhouse of dance funk instrumentals towards the end of that decade. Being so pop oriented, however, what comes as a pleasant surprise is just how much room is left for Duke to display his sense of improvisation on the many keyboards he uses here. On both midtempo numbers like "Rise Up" and "You Are The Only One In My Life," and upbeat funkfests such as the anthem-like "Children of the Night," Duke textures his outstanding hooks with a little imagination. 

Particularly exciting is his ample use of trumpet and sax, as well as many guest vocals by such luminaries as Osborne, Phil Perry, and James Ingram. Duke's finest moments are his gorgeous covers of LTD's mid-'70s hit "Love Ballad," and Anita Baker's "Same Ole Love," which features some of the finest acoustic piano work of his career. ~ Jonathan Widran https://www.allmusic.com/album/night-after-night-mw0000652633

Personnel: George Duke - producer, lead vocals, vocals, backing vocals, synthesizer, Synclavier, mini moog, Clavinet, bass, soloist, composer; Paul Jackson, Jr. - guitar;  "Ready" Freddie Washington - bass; John Robinson - drums;  Larry Williams - tenor saxophone;  Bill Reichenbach - trombone; Gary Grant - trumpet;  Jerry Hey - trumpet; Alexandra Brown - vocals; Carl Carwell - vocals; Howard Hewett - vocals; James Ingram - vocals;  Jeffrey Osborne - vocals;  Joey Diggs - vocals

Night After Night

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