Feel is the fourth studio album by the American keyboard player George Duke, released on October 28, 1974, by MPS Records.[2] The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[3]
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| Released | October 28, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | May 1974 | |||
| Studio | Paramount Studios (Hollywood, California) | |||
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| Length | 41:36 | |||
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| Producer | Baldhard G. Falk | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Overview
editDuke began experimenting with synthesizer orchestration on this album, which is considered the beginning of his unique style.[4] The album has contributions from Flora Purim, Frank Zappa, John Heard, Airto Moreira and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Duke, except for track 3 written by Leon Chancler
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Funny Funk" | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Love" | 6:06 |
| 3. | "The Once Over" | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Feel" | 5:40 |
| 5. | "Cora Jobege" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Old Slippers" | 5:41 |
| 7. | "Theme from the Opera "Tzina"" | 2:00 |
| 8. | "Yana Aminah" | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Rashid" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Statement" | 1:15 |
| Total length: | 41:36 | |
Personnel
edit- George Duke – keyboards, bass synthesizer (1, 5, 9), vocals (2, 4, 10)
- Obdewl'l X (aka Frank Zappa) – guitar (2, 6)
- John Heard – acoustic bass and electric bass (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums, percussion (3)
- Airto Moreira – percussion (2, 3, 4, 8, 10)
- Flora Purim – vocals (2, 8)
Production
edit- Baldhard G. Falk – producer, back cover photography
- Kerry McNabb – recording, mixing
- Wilfried "Sätty" Podriech – cover art
Charts
edit| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 17[3] |
| Billboard 200 | 141 |
References
edit- ^ Elias, Jason. "Feel – George Duke". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ George Duke: Feel. MPS Records. October 1974.
- ^ a b "Billboard's Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard. Vol. 87. January 11, 1975. p. 16.
- ^ "Feel – George Duke". SomehowJazz. September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
External links
edit- George Duke – Feel at Discogs (list of releases)
- George Duke's 1970s discography on his website
- George Duke—Feel at Globalia