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ILLUSIONS

George Duke

Jazz Rock/Fusion


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2.40 | 6 ratings | 1 reviews | 17% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 1995

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Genesis (1:34)
2. Miles To Go (5:00)
3. 411 (5:10)
4. Love Can Be So Cold (5:42)
5. Illusions (5:00)
6. The Simple Things (5:16)
7. Life And Times (6:07)
8. Look What We Started Now (5:55)
9. C'est La Vie (4:51)
10. Buffalo Soldiers (4:50)
11. Money (5:16)
12. No Greater Love (4:46)
13. So I'll Pretend (7:25)

Total time 66:52

Line-up / Musicians

- George Duke / piano, keyboards, vocals, narration (10), composer, producer

With:
- Lori Perry / vocals (4,6)
- Jim Gilstrap / vocals (6)
- Dianne Reeves / vocals (13)
- Michael Landau / lead guitar (5)
- Ray Fuller / lead & rhythm (5) guitars
- Michael Sembello / guitar (9)
- Paul Jackson Jr / electric (11) & acoustic (12) guitars
- Larry Williams / tenor sax (9)
- Chao Chi Hao / tenor sax (10)
- Daniel Higgins / tenor sax (11)
- Kirk Whalum / tenor sax (13)
- Everette Harp / alto (7) & soprano (9,10) saxes
- Stanley Clarke / piccolo flute (5)
- Gary Grant / flugelhorn (9,11)
- Bill Reichenbach / trombone (9)
- Lew McCreary / trombone (11)
- Jerry Hey / trumpet (9,11)
- Ray Brown / bass (13)
- Larry Kimpel / bass (5,7,9,11,12)
- Byron Miller / bass (6,8)
- Terri Lynn Carrington / drums (13)
- Dennis Chambers / drums (5,12)
- Herman Matthews / drums (11)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler / drums (6,8)
- Paulinho Da Costa / percussion (6)
- Alex Brown, Carl Carwell, Josie James, Lynn Davis, James Ingram, Jeanette Hawes, Joyce Kennedy, Marvin Winans, Mervin Warren, Rachelle Ferrell,Sheila Hutchinson, Wanda Vaughn, Erik Zobler, Steve Ford / backing vocals

Releases information

Artwork: Caroline Balog with Robert Reed

CD Warner Bros. Records ‎- 9 45755-2 (1995, US)

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GEORGE DUKE Illusions ratings distribution


2.40
(6 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(17%)
17%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(17%)
17%
Good, but non-essential (17%)
17%
Collectors/fans only (50%)
50%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
0%

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2 stars Duke continues with contemporary R&B/smooth jazz on this album, which fares slightly better than "Snapshot". He even adds 4 or 5 good instrumentals that sound inspired. The music flows nicely, is subdued but not dull and at least keyboard performance is convincing. So where's the catch? After hea ... (read more)

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