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MASTER OF THE GAME

George Duke

Jazz Rock/Fusion


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2.80 | 11 ratings | 1 reviews | 27% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 1979

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Look What You Find (4:43)
2. Every Little Step I Take (3:48)
3. Games (3:13)
4. I Want You For Myself (6:36)
5. In The Distance (2:19)
6. I Love You More (3:05)
7. Dog-Man (4:39)
8. Everybody's Talkin' (4:18)
9. Part 1 - The Alien Challenges The Stick / Part 2 - The Alien Succumbs To The Macho Intergalactic Funkativity Of The Funkblasters (9:18)

Total time 41:59

Bonus tracks on 2011 remaster:
10. I Want You For Myself (US Single Edit) (3:48)
11. Every Little Step I Take (US Single Edit) (3:36)

Line-up / Musicians

- George Duke / keyboards, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, organ, synth, acoustic guitar, bells, vocals, arranger & producer

With:
- Josie James / vocals
- Lynn Davis / vocals
- Napoleon Brock / vocals
- David Myles / guitar, 12-string guitar, sitar
- Ray Obiedo / guitar (3)
- Roland Bautista / guitar (8)
- William Reichenbach / trombone, bass trombone
- Jerry Hey / fluegelhorn, trumpet
- Gary Grant / trumpet (7)
- Gary Herbig / tenor & alto saxes, flute, piccolo flute
- Byron Miller / bass
- Fred Washington / bass (3)
- Ricky Lawson / drums
- Sheila Escovedo / percussion, drums (3)

Releases information

Artwork: David Fisher

LP Epic ‎- JE 36263 (1979, US)

CD Epic ‎- EPC 471233 2 (1992, Europe) Remastered by Brian Gardner
CD Soul Music.com Records ‎- SMCR 5030 (2011, Europe) Remastered with 2 bonus tracks

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GEORGE DUKE Master Of The Game ratings distribution


2.80
(11 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music (27%)
27%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection (27%)
27%
Good, but non-essential (9%)
9%
Collectors/fans only (36%)
36%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
0%

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2 stars Duke's funk transformation completed in 1979. His contemporary R&B skillset matured, polished. Vocally, he reaches new horizons on this vocal heavy album having two female vocalists alongside him. "Every little step I take" could have been taken from Earth, Wind and Fire. Instrumental prowess is ... (read more)

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