Feel (George Duke album)
| Feel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by George Duke | ||||
| Released | October 28, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Funk | |||
| Length | 41:36 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Baldhard Falk | |||
| George Duke chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic - |   [1] |
Feel is the seventh album of George Duke. This album was released by BasfMPS on October 28, 1974. George Duke began experimenting with synthesizer orchestration on this album, which is considered the beginning of his unique style.[2] This album is further characterized by the contributions of Kerry McNabb, Flora Purim and Frank Zappa.
Track listing
Side A:
- "Funny Funk" 5:18
- "Love" 6:06
- "The Once Over" 4:39
- "Feel" 5:40
Side B:
- "Cora Jobege" 3:50
- "Old Slippers" 5:41
- "Theme from the Opera" 2:01
- "Yana Aminah" 4:33
- "Rashid" 3:36
- "Statement" 1:15
Personnel
- George Duke: keyboards; vocals; synthesizer bass
- John Heard: acoustic and electric bass (tracks A2 to A4, B2 to B4)
- Airto Moreira: percussion (tracks A2 to A4, B4 to B6)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler: drums; percussion
- Flora Purim: vocal (track B4)
- Obdewl'l X (Frank Zappa): guitar (tracks A2 and B2)
Production
Paramount Studios, Hollywood
Engineer: Kerry McNabb
Producer, Photography (Back Cover): Baldhard Falk
Written by: George Duke (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B6) and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (tracks: A3)
Cover Art: Sätty
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 17[3] |
| 1975 | Billboard The Billboard 200 | 141[3] |
References
- ↑ Elias, Jason. Feel at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Feel - George Duke | Somehowjazz". somehowjazz.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Feel - George Duke | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
External links
- http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/related/Feel.html
- http://www.discogs.com/George-Duke-Feel/release/51357
- http://www.somehowjazz.com/feel.html
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