Duke (George Duke album)

Duke
Studio album by George Duke
Released	March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)
Studio	Le Gonks West (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Jazz [1]
Length	73:43
Label	Big Piano Music
Producer	George Duke
George Duke chronology
Face the Music (2002) Duke (2005) In a Mellow Tone (2006)
Singles from Duke
"T-Jam" Released: 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Duke is the 27th studio album by American keyboardist and record producer George Duke. The single "T-Jam" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Duke unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Trust"		5:04
2.	"I Wanna Know"		5:32
3.	"Superwoman"	Stevie Wonder	5:59
4.	"No One"	George Duke, Rachelle Ferrell	4:58
5.	"T-Jam"		5:48
6.	"Somebody's Body"		5:01
7.	"Sausalito"		6:16
8.	"Saturday Night"		6:01
9.	"In Between the Heartaches"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	5:38
10.	"Hybrids"		18:26
11.	"Homeland"		5:00
Total length:			73:43

Personnel

• George Duke – vocals, keyboards
• John "Jubu" Smith – guitars (1, 2, 5, 6, 8)
• Ray Fuller – guitars (3, 4, 9)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (4, 6, 9)
• Erick Walls – guitars (5)
• Robert "Fonksta" Bacon – guitars (6, 8)
• Grecco Burrato – guitars (7)
• Jef Lee Johnson – guitars (10)
• Jonathan Butler – guitars (11)
• Alex Al – bass (1, 2)
• Christian McBride – bass (4, 5, 7–11)
• Byron Miller – bass (10)
• Teddy Campbell – drums (1–6, 8, 9, 11)
• Airto Moreira – drums (7, 10), percussion (7, 10)
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (10)
• Sheila E. – percussion (5, 8, 10)
• Gerald Albright – saxophones (1, 10, 11)
• Everette Harp – saxophones (1, 4, 5, 10, 11)
• Dan Higgins – saxophones (5)
• Hubert Laws – flute (5)
• Steve Wilson – saxophones (10)
• Bruce Fowler – trombone (1, 10, 11)
• Isaac Smith – trombone (5)
• Rick Baptist – trumpet (1, 10, 11)
• Walt Fowler – trumpet (1, 10, 11)
• Oscar Brashear – trumpet (4, 5)
• Michael "Patches" Stewart – trumpet (6, 10)
• Howard Hewett – backing vocals (1, 2, 8)
• Kim Johnson – backing vocals (1, 2, 8)
• Shannon Pearson – backing vocals (1, 2, 8, 11)
• Eric Benét – vocals (3)
• Rachelle Farrell – backing vocals (4)
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (4, 9)
• Wayne Holmes – backing vocals (9)
• Phil Perry – backing vocals (9)

Production

• George Duke – producer
• Erik Zobler – recording, mixing, photography
• Stefaniah McGowan – assistant engineer
• John Vestman – mastering at Vestman Mastering Studios (Orange County, California)
• Randall Moses – art direction
• Bobby Holland – photography
• Robert Duffey – photography

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [3]	46
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) [4]	3
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [5]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6]	76

References

1. Duke at AllMusic
2. "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations". USA Today . Gannett Company. December 8, 2005. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
3. "George Duke Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
4. "George Duke Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
5. "George Duke Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
6. "George Duke Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2020.