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.