COOL

George Duke

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Jazz Rock/Fusion

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Studio Album, released in 2000

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Marin City (5:20)
2. Wake Up, Smell The Coffee (4:42)
3. She's Amazing (4:43)
4. If You Will (5:03)
5. Never Be Another (4:37)
6. Ancient Source (6:00)
7. Only You Understand (4:17)
8. If He Ain't Mr Right (Then He's Mr. Wrong) (5:30)
9. Sexy Cool (4:56)
10. All About You (3:48)
11. Whatever It Takes (3:43)
12. The Times We've Known (6:21)
13. At A Glance (7:15)

Total time 66:15

Line-up / Musicians

- George Duke / keyboards, vocals (1-4,6,8,9), composer (excl. 12), producer

With:
- Chant� Moore / lead vocals (3)
- Flora Purim / lead vocals (4)
- Howard Hewett / backing vocals (1,2)
- Philip Bailey / backing vocals (1,2)
- Robert Brookins / backing vocals (1,2)
- Jim Gilstrap / backing vocals (3)
- Carl Carwell / backing vocals (4)
- Diana Booker / backing vocals (4)
- Josie James / backing vocals (4)
- Lynn Davis / backing vocals (4)
- Rashid Duke / backing vocals (4)
- Kandy Johnson / backing vocals (6,9,10)
- Kim Johnson / backing vocals (2,6,9,10)
- Anointed / gospel vocals (5)
- Krystal Johnson / backing vocals (6,9,10)
- Tony Maiden / guitar (1,2,9)
- Ray Fuller / guitar (3,5,7)
- Paul Jackson, Jr / guitar (4,6)
- Jeff Lee Johnson / guitar (8,10-13)
- Benny Maupin / tenor saxophone (1)
- Everette Harp / tenor saxophone (4,10,11)
- Michael Stewart / trumpet (1,8)
- Gary Grant / trumpet (4,10,11)
- Jerry Hey / trumpet (4,10,11)
- Reggie Young / trombone (4,10,11)
- Byron Miller / bass (7,10-13)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler / drums (7,8,10-13)
- Lenny Castro / percussion (8,10-13)

Releases information

Artwork: Katherine Delaney with Bobby Holland (photo)

CD Warner Bros. Records ‎- 9 47660-2 (2000, US)

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GEORGE DUKE Cool ratings distribution

2.21
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Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(20%)
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Good, but non-essential (40%)
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Review by snobb
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This album is typical quality pop-funk and pop-jazz album. Duke released many of similar works in 80-s,90-s and 00-s. Best name for such music is "late night pop-jazz" : soft, warm, very comfortable melodic sound with strong soul vocals (and even some hip-hop, but not too much, just as modern touch of the time).

Music there is nice, but simple, and has no even traces of progressive jazz fusion. In fact, this album is good alternative to tasteless pop-music, but hardly can attract any prog fan. Still, very professional work (even with Flora Purim on vocals in few places), could be listened as cocktail party soundtrack. My rating is 2+ (as for prog site). Should be avoided by progressive fusion purists though.

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